Common Agricultural Policy (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (W.S.I. No. 217 (W. 86) of 2016).

These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 by inserting provisions which provide that there will be a national reserve established by the Welsh Ministers setting out, in priority order, how funds in that reserve will be used. Regulation 2(4) also inserts a provision setting out the application of the “greening” component of direct payments, linking payments to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment. They also revoke Part 2 of the Schedule.
The Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended in respect of how the rate of interest applicable will be calculated. Amendments to the Schedule permit a beneficiary to leave rough surface cover post-harvest provided the requisite risk assessment has been undertaken and notified to the Welsh Ministers.