AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Development and Farming Advice Service (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 18th December 2024. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only. 3 In these Regulations— “ rural development support measures ” means measures under support schemes established under— Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (Regulation EUR 1999/1257); Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (Regulation EUR 2005/1698); or 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) (Regulation EUR 2013/1305). Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 2 1 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78 , (EC) No 165/94 , (EC) No 2799/98 , (EC) No 814/2000 , (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (Regulation 1306/2013) is amended, insofar as it relates to rural development support measures, as follows. 2 In Article 12 (Principle and scope - Farm Advisory System) , in paragraph 2, omit subparagraphs (d) and (e). 3 In Article 54 (Common Provisions), in paragraph 3(a)(i), for “EUR 100” substitute “£100” . 4 In Article 75 (Payment to beneficiaries)— a in paragraph 1— i in the first subparagraph, for the words from “the period” to the end substitute “any deadlines specified by the Secretary of State.” ; ii omit the second subparagraph; iii for “first and second subparagraphs”, in both places it occurs, substitute “first subparagraph” ; iv omit “prior to 1 December,”; b in paragraph 2— i in the first subparagraph, for “Payments referred to in the paragraph 1” substitute “Where a payment referred to in paragraph 1 is made in multiple instalments, the final instalment of such payment” ; ii in the second subparagraph, for “By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, advances” substitute “Advances” . Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 3 In Article 13 (Final date of submission of the single application, aid applications or payment claims) of 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 , insofar as it relates to rural development support measures, in paragraph 1, for “15 May” substitute “31 December” . Amendment of The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 4 In Regulation 19 (Competent control authorities) of The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 omit paragraphs (1) to (3). Daniel Zeichner Minister of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 26th November 2024