Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (W.S.I. No. 531 (W. 125) of 2020).

These Regulations provide for derogations from requirements regarding on-the-spot checks within the integrated system including for area-related aid schemes (based on Regulation 809/2014) and reduce the minimum rate of the compared to the normal control rates for Greening, cross-compliance, Basic Payment Scheme, redistributive and young farmer obligations. The measures in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic affects the feasibility of performing the required on-the-spot checks accurately and within the corresponding time limits.