PART 2Common Market Organisation Amendments

13.

In Article 23—

(a)

in paragraph 1, for “Union aid shall” substitute “ Aid may ”;

(b)

in paragraph 3—

(i)

for the words from “Member” to “shall” substitute “ The relevant authority may ”;

(ii)

for “national circumstances” substitute “ circumstances in the constituent nation ”;

(c)

in paragraph 4, for “their territory, Member States” substitute “ the constituent nation, the relevant authority ”;

(d)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

in the first subparagraph—

(aa)

for “Member States consider” substitute “ the relevant authority considers ”;

(bb)

for “they” substitute “ it ”;

(ii)

in the second subparagraph, for “Union aid” substitute “ aid referred to in paragraph 1 ”;

(e)

in paragraph 6 in the second subparagraph—

(i)

for “any Member State” substitute “ the relevant authority ”;

(ii)

for the words from “obtaining” to “procedures” substitute “ consulting the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation ”;

(f)

omit paragraph 7;

(g)

in paragraph 8, in the first subparagraph—

(i)

for the words from the beginning to “level”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “ The relevant authority must ensure that there is a strategy in place for the implementation of the scheme in the constituent nation for any period during which it intends to make payments under the scheme. The strategy may cover a period of up to six years and may be amended by the relevant authority at any time ”;

(ii)

at the end, insert “ Where the relevant authorities agree, the strategy may be a single strategy in respect of the United Kingdom as a whole. ”;

(h)

in paragraph 9—

(i)

for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(ii)

for “their strategies” substitute “ its strategy ”;

(iii)

for the second sentence substitute “ In drawing up that list, the relevant authority must consult, where appropriate, the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation. ”;

(i)

in paragraph 10, for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(j)

in paragraph 11—

(i)

in the first subparagraph—

(aa)

for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(bb)

for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(ii)

in the second subparagraph—

(aa)

for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(bb)

for “their strategies” substitute “ its strategy ”.

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