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The State Aid (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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Draft 2019, ISBN 9780111183465

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This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament and published on 12th February 2019 (ISBN 978-0-118066-2). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f1.

In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

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2018 c. 16.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. Part 2: Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014
  4. 2Amendments to the agricultural block exemption regulation
  5. 3Article 1 (Scope)
  6. 4Article 2 (Definitions)
  7. 5New Articles 2A and 2B
  8. 6Article 3 (Conditions for exemption)
  9. 7Article 5 (Transparency of aid)
  10. 8Article 6 (Incentive effect)
  11. 9Article 7 (Aid intensity and eligible costs)
  12. 10Article 8 (Cumulation)
  13. 11Article 14 (Aid for investments in tangible assets or intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production)
  14. 12Article 15 (Aid for agricultural land consolidation)
  15. 13Article 16 (Aid for investments concerning the relocation of farm buildings)
  16. 14Article 17 (Aid for investments in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products)
  17. 15Article 18 (Start-up aid for young farmers and the development of small farms)
  18. 16Article 19 (Start-up aid for producer groups and organisations in the agricultural sector)
  19. 17Article 20 (Aid for the participation of producers of agricultural products in quality schemes)
  20. 18Article 21 (Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions)
  21. 19Article 22 (Aid for advisory services)
  22. 20Article 23 (Aid for farm replacement services)
  23. 21Article 24 (Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products)
  24. 22Article 25 (Aid to compensate for damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster)
  25. 23Article 26 (Aid for the costs of the prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases or plant pests)
  26. 24Article 27 (Aids to the livestock sector and aid for fallen stock)
  27. 25Article 28 (Aid for the payment of insurance premiums)
  28. 26Article 29 (Aid for investments in favour of the conservation of cultural and natural heritage located on agricultural holdings)
  29. 27Article 30 (Aid to make good damage caused by natural disasters in the agricultural sector)
  30. 28Article 31 (Aid for research and development in the agricultural and forestry sectors)
  31. 29Article 32 (Aid for afforestation and the creation of woodland)
  32. 30Article 33 (Aid for agroforestry systems)
  33. 31Article 34 (Aid for the prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to a natural disaster, other adverse climactic events, plant pests and catastrophic events)
  34. 32Article 35 (Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems)
  35. 33Article 36 (Aid for disadvantages related to Natura 2000 forest areas)
  36. 34Article 37 (Aid for forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation)
  37. 35Article 38 (Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in the forestry sector)
  38. 36Article 39 (Aid for advisory services in the forestry sector)
  39. 37Article 40 (Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of the forestry sector)
  40. 38Article 41 (Aid for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, mobilising and marketing of forestry products)
  41. 39Article 42 (Conservation of genetic resources in forestry)
  42. 40Article 43 (Aid for forestry land consolidation)
  43. 41Section 6
  44. 42Article 44 (Aid for investments concerning the processing of agricultural products into non-agricultural products or the production of cotton)
  45. 43Article 45 (Business start-up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas)
  46. 44Article 46 (Aid for advisory services for SMEs in rural areas) and Article 47 (Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in favour of SMEs in rural areas)
  47. 45Article 48 (Aid for new participation of active farmers in quality schemes for cotton and foodstuffs)
  48. 46Article 49 (Aid for information and promotion activities concerning cotton and foodstuffs covered by a quality scheme)
  49. 47Article 51 (Transitional provisions)
  50. 48Article 52 (Entry into force and applicability)
  51. 49Annex 1
  52. Part 3: Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013
  53. 50Amendments to the agricultural de minimis regulation
  54. 51Article 1 (Scope)
  55. 52Article 2 (Definitions)
  56. 53Article 3 (De minimis aid)
  57. 54Article 4 (Calculation of gross grant equivalent)
  58. 55Article 5 (Cumulation)
  59. 56Article 6 (Monitoring)
  60. 57Article 7 (Transitional provisions)
  61. 58Article 8 (Entry into force and period of application)
  62. 59Annexes
  63. Part 4: Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1388/2014
  64. 60Amendments to the fisheries block exemption regulation
  65. 61Article 1 (Scope)
  66. 62Article 3 (Definitions)
  67. 63New Article 3A
  68. 64Article 4 (Conditions for exemption)
  69. 65Article 5 (Transparency of aid)
  70. 66Article 6 (Incentive effect)
  71. 67Article 8 (Cumulation)
  72. 68Articles 13 to 45
  73. 69Article 46 (Transitional and final provisions)
  74. 70Article 47 (Entry into force and applicability)
  75. 71Annex 1 (SME Definition)
  76. Part 5: Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014
  77. 72Amendments to the fisheries de minimis regulation
  78. 73Article 1 (Scope)
  79. 74Article 2 (Definitions)
  80. 75Article 3 (De minimis aid)
  81. 76Article 4 (Calculation of gross grant equivalent)
  82. 77Article 5 (Cumulation)
  83. 78Article 6 (Monitoring)
  84. 79Article 7 (Transitional provisions)
  85. 80Article 8 (Entry into force and period of application)
  86. 81Annex
  87. Part 6: Other amendments to state aid provisions
  88. 82Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  89. 83Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  90. 84Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  91. 85Amendment to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014
  92. Signature
  93. Explanatory note