Regulation 3 Amendment of the Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

omit the definitions of “Commission Regulation 2419/2001” and “Commission Regulation 2237/2003”;

for the definition of “Commission Regulation 795/2004” substitute—

• ““Commission Regulation 795/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers^f1;”;

for the definition of “Commission Regulation 796/2004” substitute—

• ““Commission Regulation 796/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008^f2;”;

after the definition of “Commission Regulation 796/2004” insert—

• ““Commission Regulation 1973/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials^f3;

• “Commission Regulation 1120/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers^f4, as amended from time to time;

• “Commission Regulation 1121/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the support schemes for farmers provided for in Titles IV and V thereof^f5, as amended from time to time;

• “Commission Regulation 1122/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system, under the direct support schemes for farmers provided for that Regulation, as well as for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards cross-compliance under the support scheme provided for the wine sector^f6, as amended from time to time;”;

omit the definition of “Council Regulation 3508/92”;

for the definition of “Council Regulation 1782/2003” substitute—

• ““Council Regulation 1782/2003” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001^f7;”;

for the definition of “Council Regulation 73/2009” substitute—

• ““Council Regulation 73/2009” means Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006 and (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003^f8, as amended from time to time;”;

after the definition of “holding” insert—

• ““IACS Regulations” means the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005^f9 or the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2009^f10;”;

for the definition of “IACS scheme” substitute—

• ““IACS scheme” means one of the EU support schemes specified in Article 17 of Council Regulation 1782/2003 or Article 14 of Council Regulation 73/2009;”;

omit the definition of “IACS year”;

omit “and” at the end of the definition of “the 2004 Regulations”; and

at the end of the definition of “relevant decision” insert—

• “;

• “scheme year” means the year commencing on the last day for submission of the single application as specified in the IACS Regulations; and

• “single application” has the same meaning as in Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 796/2004 or Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 1122/2009”.