# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/532 of 16 April 2020 derogating in respect of the year 2020 from Implementing Regulations (EU) No 809/2014, (EU) No 180/2014, (EU) No 181/2014, (EU) 2017/892, (EU) 2016/1150, (EU) 2018/274, (EU) 2017/39, (EU) 2015/1368 and (EU) 2016/1240 as regards certain administrative and on-the-spot checks applicable within the common agricultural policy, Article 4a

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

By way of derogation from the first sentence of point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 40a(1) and point (b) of Article 40a(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014, where due to the measures put in place to address the pandemic of COVID-19 Member States are not in a position to carry out all the checks that require field inspections, the following shall apply in respect of claim year 2020:
(a) the relevant checks relating to the eligibility criteria, commitments and other obligations shall be carried out for at least 3 % of the beneficiaries concerned;
(b) the verifications of tetrahydrocannabinol content in hemp shall be made for at least 10 % of the area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/532/article/4a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-532/article-4a
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