{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-809/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-809/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/809",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-809",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Corrections and adjustments of obvious errors",
  "text": "Aid applications, applicationsApplications for support or payment claims and any supporting documents provided by the beneficiary may be corrected and adjusted at any time after their submission in cases of obvious errors recognised by the competent authority on the basis of an overall assessment of the particular case and provided that the beneficiary acted in good faith.\nThe competent authority may recognise obvious errors only if they can be straightforwardly identified at a clerical check of the information given in the documents referred to in the first subparagraph.\nThe competent authority may recognise obvious errors only if they can be identified by—\n(a)) a basic review of the information given in the documents referred to in the first subparagraph; or\n(b)) at the beneficiary’s request, where such a request is reasonable, a basic review of information gathered from cross-checks of data relating to the case at the competent authority’s disposal.",
  "extent": "E+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4 substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/765), regs. 1, 5(4A) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(b), 8(6)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4 substituted (E.) (1.1.2021 insofar as it relates to direct payments) by The Direct Payments to Farmers and Cross-Compliance (Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1387), regs. 1(1), 9(3) (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision applies to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Wales only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2025/165",
      "affecting_title": "The Farm Sustainability Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/809/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:25.658900+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}