# The Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 3: Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013


(1) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy is amended as follows.
(2) Omit Article 11.
(3) After Article 10, insert—
“Article 11A
Progressive reductions of direct payments
The Secretary of State must reduce the amount of the direct payments to be granted for the claim year 2021 to a farmer under Title III by the percentage specified in column 2 of the following table applied to the portion of the direct payment specified in column 1 of that table—
Column 1
Column 2
Portion of the direct payment
Claim year 2021: reduction percentage to be applied to the corresponding portion of the direct payment
£30,000.00 or less
5%
amounts above £30,000.00 and no more than £50,000.00
10%
amounts above £50,000.00 and no more than £150,000.00
20%
amounts above £150,000.00
25%
”
(4) In Article 32(1), for “Article 11” substitute “Article 11A”.
(5) In Article 50(4), for “Article 11” substitute “Article 11A”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348220438/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-direct-payments-to-farmers-reductions-and-simplifications-england-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-3
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