Article 15 Situations where no reimbursement is required
United Kingdom
When a beneficiary increases the area of the holding during the period for which a commitment, given as a condition for the grant of support, runs, F1the relevant authority may provide for the commitment to be extended so as to cover the additional area for the remainder of the period of the commitment, or for the original commitment to be replaced by a new one. The same shall apply in cases where the area covered by a commitment within a holding is increased.
A commitment may be extended to cover additional area as referred to in paragraph 1 only under the following conditions:
it serves the environmental objective pursued by the commitment;
it is justified in terms of the nature of the commitment, the length of the remaining period and the size of the additional area;
it does not impede the effectiveness of checks to ensure compliance with the conditions for the grant of support.
The original duration of the commitment shall be respected.
A new commitment may be undertaken to replace the existing one as referred to in paragraph 1 on condition that it covers the whole area concerned and that its terms are not less demanding than those of the original commitment.
When the original commitment is replaced by a new one, the new commitment shall be undertaken for the full period specified in the relevant measure irrespective of the period for which the original commitment has already been implemented.
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Textual amendments
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Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/770), regs. 1, 2(13); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)