Agriculture Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. 2 These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. 3 These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom and, except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), apply in relation to England and Northern Ireland only. 4 Regulation 2 applies in relation to England only. 5 This regulation and regulation 4 apply in relation to the whole of the United Kingdom. Amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 3 1 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1 of Article 8, in point (h)(ii), omit “, for the type of operation referred to in Article 38(3) and Article 39(1) when a Member State applies a percentage less than 30%,”. 3 In Article 28, in paragraph 5, omit the words from “For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021” to the end. 4 In Article 29, in paragraph 3, omit the words from “For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021” to the end. 5 In Article 31, in paragraph 5, for the second subparagraph substitute— By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, where degressive payments start only in the year 2019, those payments shall start at no more than 80% of the average payment fixed in the 2014-2020 programming period. The payment level shall be established in such a way that the end-level in 2020 is half the starting level. . 6 In Article 33, in paragraph 2, omit the words from “For new commitments to be undertaken as from 2021” to the end. 7 In Article 38, in paragraph 3, omit the final sentence of the second subparagraph. 8 In Article 39, in paragraph 1, omit the final sentence. 9 In Article 42, in paragraph 1, after “Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 ” omit “and in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220”. 10 In Article 51, in paragraph 2, omit the fourth subparagraph. 11 In Article 58, in paragraph 7, after “paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Article” omit “and the transfers resulting from the application of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220”. 12 In Article 59— a for paragraph 5 substitute— 5 At least 5% of the total core contribution to the rural development programme shall be reserved for LEADER. ; b in paragraph 6a, omit “for the years 2014-2020 as provided for in Part One of Annex I”. 13 In Article 75, in paragraph 1, for “2026” substitute “2024” . Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 4 1 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72 , (EEC) No 234/79 , (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 is amended as follows. 2 In Article 55, in paragraph 1, for the second subparagraph substitute— By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, apiculture programmes drawn up for the period running from 1 August 2019 until 31 July 2022 shall be extended until 31 December 2022. The appropriate authority shall modify its apiculture programmes to take account of that extension. . 3 Omit Article 167a. Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 2020/2220 5 1 Regulation (EU) No 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) is amended as follows. 2 Omit Articles 1 to 9. 3 Omit Article 10, except paragraphs (2) and (3). 4 Omit Article 11 and Annexes I, II, III and IV. Victoria Prentis Minister of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 21st July 2022