Regulation 5 Amendment of Regulation 480/2014

(1)

Regulation 480/2014, to the extent that it applies to support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014, is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 1—

(a)

in point (a)—

(i)

omit “the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund,” and “(hereinafter referred to as the ‘ESI Funds’)”;

(ii)

for “the EAFRD and the EMFF” substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(iii)

omit point (i);

(iv)

in point (iv), omit “Union”;

(b)

omit points (b) and (c).

(3)

After Article 1 insert—

“Article 1A
Interpretation

In this Regulation, a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or any provision of that Regulation is a reference to that Regulation as it applies for the purpose of support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014.”.

(4)

In the heading of Chapter 2 for “the ESI Funds” substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(5)

Omit Section 1 of Chapter 2.

(6)

In Article 4(1)—

(a)

omit “the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and”;

(b)

for “the EAFRD” substitute “support for rural development”.

(7)

Omit Article 6(1)(b).

(8)

In Article 7—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

in point (a), omit “Union and”;

(ii)

for point (f) substitute—

“(f)
agreement to be audited by audit bodies.”;

(b)

in paragraph 3, omit “including the EIB,”.

(9)

In Article 9—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

in point (c)—

(aa)

omit “the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund and”;

(bb)

for “the EMFF” substitute “support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(cc)

omit “and (2)”;

(dd)

for “the EAFRD” substitute “support for rural development”;

(ii)

in point (d)(ii), omit “declared to the Commission”;

(iii)

in point (e)—

(aa)

omit “Union and”;

(bb)

in point (ii), for “the ESI Funds and re-use of resources attributable to the ESI Funds” substitute “, and re-use of resources attributable to, support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(b)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

in the first subparagraph—

(aa)

for “from programmes” substitute “under Regulation 508/2014”;

(bb)

omit “under the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF”;

(ii)

in the second subparagraph—

(aa)

for “from programmes” substitute “for rural development”;

(bb)

omit “under the EAFRD”;

(c)

omit paragraphs 3 and 4.

(10)

In Article 10—

(a)

for “Member States and managing authorities” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(b)

omit the words from “point (a)” to “referred to in”;

(c)

for the words from “However, as” to “the EMFF” substitute “However, as regards support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(11)

In Article 12(1)(a), omit “ESI Funds”.

(12)

In Article 19—

(a)

in paragraph 3, for “co-financed by the ESI Funds” substitute “funded by support for rural development or support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(b)

in paragraph 4, for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(c)

in paragraph 5(a), for “Member State’s” substitute “constituent nation’s”;

(d)

in paragraph 6, for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”.

(13)

In the heading of Section 4, omit “Union”.

(14)

In Article 20—

(a)

omit points (a) and (b);

(b)

in point (c)—

(i)

for “supported by the EAFRD” substitute “funded by support for rural development”;

(ii)

omit “Union”;

(c)

in point (d), for “supported by the EMFF” substitute “funded by support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(15)

In Article 21—

(a)

omit points (a) and (b);

(b)

in point (c)—

(i)

for “supported by the EAFRD” substitute “funded by support for rural development”;

(ii)

omit “Union”;

(c)

in point (d), for “supported by the EMFF” substitute “funded by support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(16)

Omit Chapters 3 and 4.

(17)

Omit Annexes 2 to 4.