Article 47 Special departments
United Kingdom
The special departments referred to in Article 85 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 F1shall be responsiblemay, in addition to the tasks referred to in that Article F2, for:
F3trainingtrain the national officials responsible for carrying out the scrutiny referred to in this Section, to enable them to acquire sufficient knowledge to perform their duties;
F4administeringadminister the scrutiny reports and any other documents relating to the scrutinies carried out and provided for under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
F5the preparation and communication ofprepare and communicate the programmes referred to in Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the reports referred to in Article 86(1) of that Regulation.
Special departments shall be entrusted by F6a relevant authority with all the powers necessary to perform the tasks referred to in paragraph 1.
They shall consist of a sufficient number of officials who are suitably trained to carry out those tasks.
F7A relevant authority where the minimum number of undertakings to control is less than 10 shall not be required to establish a special department.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Art. 47(1) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(a)
- F2
Word in Art. 47(1) omitted (E.) (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(b)
- F3
Word in Art. 47(1)(a) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(c)
- F4
Word in Art. 47(1)(b) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(d)
- F5
Words in Art. 47(1)(c) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(e)
- F6
Words in Art. 47(2) 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, 4(22)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F7
Words in Art. 47(3) 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, 4(22)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)