common rules on direct payments under income support schemes in the framework of the common agricultural policy which are financed by the "Guarantee" Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) listed in Annex I, except those provided for under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999; an income support for farmers (hereinafter referred to as the "single payment scheme"); a transitional simplified income support for farmers in the new Member States (hereinafter referred to as the "single area payment scheme"); support schemes for farmers producing durum wheat, protein crops, rice, nuts, energy crops, starch potatoes, milk, seeds, arable crops, sheep meat and goat meat, beef and veal, grain legumes, cotton, tobacco, hops, as well as for farmers maintaining olive groves.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001
Modified by
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is foundedCouncil Decisionof 22 March 2004adapting the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, following the reform of the common agricultural policy(2004/281/EC), 103T304D0281, September 23, 2003
- Council Decisionof 22 March 2004adapting the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, following the reform of the common agricultural policy(2004/281/EC), 304D0281, March 30, 2004
- Council Regulation (EC) No 583/2004of 22 March 2004amending Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, (EC) No 1786/2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder and (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, 304R0583, March 30, 2004
- Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004of 29 April 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and adapting it by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, 304R0864, June 9, 2004
- Council Regulation (EC) No 2217/2004of 22 December 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector, 304R2217, December 23, 2004
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005of 26 January 2005modifying Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and establishing budgetary ceilings for partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and annual financial envelopes for Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in that Regulation, 305R0118, January 27, 2005
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2183/2005of 22 December 2005amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, 305R2183, December 30, 2005
- Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006of 30 January 2006laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union, 306R0247, February 14, 2006
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001, 303R1782R(01), March 31, 2004
(a) "farmer" means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within Community territory, as referred to in Article 299 of the Treaty, and who exercises an agricultural activity, (b) "holding" means all the production units managed by a farmer situated within the territory of the same Member State, (c) "agricultural activity" means the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes, or maintaining the land in good agricultural and environmental condition as established under Article 5, (d) "direct payment" means a payment granted directly to farmers under an income support scheme listed in Annex I, (e) "payments in a given calendar year" or "payments in the reference period" means the payments granted or to be granted in respect of the year/years concerned, including all payments in respect of other periods starting in that calendar year/years, (f) "agricultural products" means the products listed in Annex I of the Treaty, including cotton, but with the exception of fishery products, (g) "new Member States" means the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
public, animal and plant health, environment, animal welfare.
(a) an agricultural activity, or (b) an agricultural land of the holding, including the parcels on set aside.
2005: 3 %, 2006: 4 %, 2007: 5 %, 2008: 5 %, 2009: 5 %, 2010: 5 %, 2011: 5 %, 2012: 5 %.
agricultural area, agricultural employment, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power.
(a) a computerised data base, (b) an identification system for agricultural parcels, (c) a system for the identification and registration of payment entitlements as referred to in Article 21, (d) aid applications, (e) an integrated control system, (f) a single system to record the identity of each farmer who submits an aid application.
all agricultural parcels of the holding, the number of olive trees and their positioning in the parcel, the number and amount of payment entitlements, any other information provided for by this Regulation or by the Member State concerned.
(a) the computerised data base; (b) the identification systems for agricultural parcels; (c) administrative checks.
any examination or control relating to the measures taken in order to establish and to implement the integrated system, checks at the specialised agencies and firms referred to in Article 23(3).
(a) extend the date of payment for the payments provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation 136/66/EEC of the Council of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fatsOJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 (OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4 ).(b) provide for advances; (c) authorise the Member States, subject to the budgetary situation, to pay prior to 1 December advances in regions where, due to exceptional conditions, farmers face severe financial difficulties: of up to 50 % of the payments, or of up to 80 % of the payments in case advances have already been provided for.
(a) they have been granted a payment in the reference period referred to in Article 38 under at least one of the support schemes referred to in Annex VI, or (b) they have received the holding or part of the holding, by way of actual or anticipated inheritance, by a farmer who met the conditions referred to in point (a), or (c) they have received a payment entitlement from the national reserve or by transfer.
(a) the amount referred to in Chapter 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "reference amount"); (b) the number of hectares referred to in Article 43; (c) the number and value of payment entitlements as defined in Chapter 3.
(a) the death of the farmer; (b) long-term professional incapacity of the farmer; (c) a severe natural disaster gravely affecting the holding's agricultural land; (d) the accidental destruction of livestock buildings on the holding; (e) an epizootic affecting part or all of the farmer's livestock.
(a) in case of potato starch, dried fodder, seed, olive groves and tobacco aids listed in Annex VII, the number of hectares whose production has been granted the aid in the reference period as calculated in points B, D, F, H and I of Annex VII; (b) all forage area in the reference period.
buildings, woods, ponds, paths, areas used for other crops eligible for Community aid or for permanent crops or horticultural crops, areas qualifying for the support system laid down for the producers of certain arable crops, used for the aid scheme for dried fodder or subject to a national or Community set-aside scheme.
(a) the deseasonalisation premium provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999; (b) the slaughter premium provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999; (c) the special premium for male bovine animals and the suckler cow premium, where the farmer was exempted from the stocking rate requirement pursuant to Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, provided that the farmer did not apply for the extensification payment provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation; (d) additional payments provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 where paid in addition to aid provided for under (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph; (e) the aids provided for under the sheep and goats aid scheme: in the calendar years 2000 and 2001, in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90 OJ L 132, 23.5.1990, p. 17 . Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 (OJ 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ).in the calendar year 2002, in Articles 4, 5 and 11(1) and in the first, second and fourth indent of Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001.
(a) equal to the reference amount corresponding to the direct payments he was granted in the three-year average period; (b) for each EUR 5000 or fraction of the reference amount corresponding to the direct payments he was granted in the three-year average period.
(a) permanent crops, apart from olive trees planted before 1 May 1998 , except for Cyprus and Malta, for which the date shall be31 December 2001 , or new olive trees replacing existing olive trees or olive trees within approved planting schemes and registered into a geographic information system or hops;(b) the production of the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1 .OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29 .However, Member States may decide to allow secondary crops to be cultivated on the eligible hectares during a period of maximum three months starting each year on 15 August; however, at the request of a Member State, this date is modified in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 144(2) for regions where cereals are normally harvested earlier for climatic reasons; (c) potatoes other than those intended for the manufacture of potato starch for which aid is granted under Article 93.
areas set aside pursuant to Articles 22 to 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, which are neither put to any agricultural use nor used for any lucrative purposes other than those accepted for other land set aside under this Regulation, or areas afforested pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.
(a) his entire holding is managed for the totality of its production in compliance with the obligations laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffsOJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).(b) the land set-aside is used for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption, provided that effective control systems are applied.
(a) within the limit of the number of hectares that he used for the production of the products referred to in paragraph 1 in 2003; (b) in case of application, mutatis mutandis, of Articles 40 and 42(4), within the limit of a number of hectares to be established according to objective criteria and in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions.
(a) retain up to 25 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the arable crops area payments referred to in Annex VI, except compulsory set-aside payment. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted to farmers producing arable crops listed in Annex IX and, in Member States where maize is not a traditional crop, grass silage on a per hectare basis, at a maximum level up to 25 % of the per hectare payments referred to in Annex VI to be granted under the conditions provided for in Chapter 10 of Title IV. or, alternatively (b) retain up to 40 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the durum wheat supplement payment referred to in Annex VI. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted to farmers producing durum wheat listed in Annex IX on a per hectare basis, at a maximum level up to 40 % of per hectare supplement payment for durum wheat referred to in Annex VI granted or to be granted under conditions provided for in Chapter 10 of Title IV.
(a) (i) retain up to 100 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the suckler cow premium referred to in Annex VI. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted for maintaining suckler cows, at a maximum level up to 100 % of suckler cow premium referred to in Annex VI to be granted under conditions provided for in Chapter 12 of Title IV; and (ii) retain up to 40 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the slaughter premium referred to in Annex VI for bovine animals other than for calves. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted on slaughtering of bovine animals other than calves at a maximum level up to 40 % of the slaughtering premium referred to in Annex VI for bovine animals other than for calves to be granted under conditions provided for in Chapter 12 of Title IV; or alternatively,
(b) (i) retain up to 100 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the slaughter premium referred to in Annex VI for bovine animals other than for calves. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted on slaughtering of bovine animals other than for calves at a maximum level up to 100 % of the slaughtering premium referred to in Annex VI for bovine animals other than for calves to be granted under conditions provided for in Chapter 12 of Title IV; or, alternatively, (ii) retain up to 75 % of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the special male premium referred to in Annex VI. In this case and within the limit of the ceiling fixed in accordance with Article 64(2), the Member State concerned shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. The additional payment shall be granted at a maximum level up to 75 % of the special male premium referred to in Annex VI to be granted under conditions provided for in Chapter 12 of Title IV.
(a) one or more of the direct payments granted in the reference period under: Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2358/71.
In this case, Articles 64 and 65 shall apply mutatis mutandis; (b) all other direct payments listed in Annex VI granted to farmers in the reference period in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Aegean Islands and the direct payments granted in the reference period under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93.
(a) within the limit of the number of hectares that he/she used for the production of the products referred to in paragraph 1 in 2003; (b) by way of derogation from Article 71a(1), second subparagraph, in case of application, mutatis mutandis , of Articles 40 and 42(4), within the limit of a number of hectares to be established according to objective criteria and in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions.
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peas falling within CN code 071310 ,field beans falling within CN code 071350 ,sweet lupins falling within CN code ex12092950 .
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almonds falling within CN codes 080211 and080212 ,hazelnuts or filberts falling within CN codes 080221 and080222 ,walnuts falling within CN codes 080231 and080232 ,pistachios falling within CN codes 080250 ,locust beans falling within CN codes 12121010 .
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| United Kingdom | 100 ha. |
products considered biofuels listed in Article 2, point 2 of Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transportOJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 42 .electric and thermal energy produced from biomass.
EUR 110,54 for the marketing year 2004/2005 and in case of application of Article 71, EUR 66,32 from the marketing year 2005/2006 onwards.
EUR 8,15/t for the calendar year 2004, EUR 16,31/t for the calendar year 2005, EUR 24,49/t for the calendar years 2006 and 2007, and
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the marketing year shall run from 1 July to 30 June, "arable crops" are taken to mean those listed in Annex IX.
EUR 291/ha for the marketing year 2005/06, EUR 285/ha for the marketing year 2006/07 and onwards
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producing materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not directly intended for human or animal consumption, provided that effective control systems are applied; growing legume crops on a agricultural holding, managed for the totality of its production, in compliance with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.
set aside pursuant to agri-environment (Articles 22 to 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999), which are neither put to any agricultural use nor used for any lucrative purposes other than those accepted for other land set aside under this Regulation, or afforested pursuant to afforestation (Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999),
those relating to the establishment and management of base areas, those relating to the establishment of production regionalisation plans, those relating to grass silage, those relating to the granting of the area payment, those relating to the minimum area eligible for payment; such rules shall take particular account of the monitoring requirements and of the desired effectiveness of the scheme in question, those determining, for durum wheat, the eligibility for the supplement to the area payment and the eligibility requirements for the special aid, and in particular determination of the regions to be taken into consideration, those relating to set-aside, and in particular those relating to Article 107(3); these conditions shall define the fodder legumes that may be grown on land set aside and, with regard to the first indent of the first paragraph of that paragraph, may include the growing of crops without compensation.
either make the granting of payments subject to the use of: (i) specific seeds; (ii) certified seed in the case of durum wheat and flax and hemp grown for fibre; (iii) certain varieties in the cases of oilseeds, durum wheat, linseed and flax and hemp grown for fibre,
or provide for the possibility for Member States to make the grant of payments subject to such conditions, allow the dates in Article 109 to be varied in certain zones where exceptional climatic conditions render the normal dates inapplicable.
Greece: 370000 haSpain: 70000 haPortugal: 360 ha.
Greece: EUR 594 for 300000 hectares and EUR 342,85 for the remaining70000 hectaresSpain: EUR 1039 Portugal: EUR 556.
(a) the olive grove shall be registered in the geographic information system referred to in Article 20(2); (b) only surfaces corresponding either to olive trees planted before 1 May 1998 , except for Cyprus and Malta, for which the date shall be31 December 2001 , or to replacing trees or surfaces covered by a programme approved by the Commission shall be eligible for the aid;(c) the number of olive trees in the olive grove shall not differ by more than 10 % from the number registered on 1 January 2005 in the geographic information system referred to in Article 20(2);(d) the olive grove shall comply with the features of the olive grove category under which aid is claimed; (e) the aid applied for shall amount to at least EUR 50 per application.
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(a) the tobacco must come from a production area referred to in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2002 (OJ L 306, 8.11.2002, p. 8 ).(b) the quality requirements defined in Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 must be fulfilled; (c) the leaf tobacco must be delivered by the farmer to the premises of the first processor under a cultivation contract; (d) it shall be made in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between farmers and/or according to objective criteria such as location of tobacco producers in an Objective 1 region or the production of varieties of a certain quality.
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located in hop production areas as published by the Commission pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 OJ L 200, 8.8.1977, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.planted with hops, and actually harvested.
(a) "ewe" shall mean any female of the ovine species having lambed at least once or aged at least one year; (b) "she-goat" shall mean any female of the caprine species having kidded at least once or aged at least one year.
(a) goat rearing is mainly directed towards the production of goatmeat; (b) goat and sheep rearing techniques are similar in nature.
(a) at least 90 % of the animals for which the premium is applied are grazed for at least 90 consecutive days in an eligible area established in accordance with paragraph 1, and (b) the seat of the holding is situated in a well-defined geographical area for which it has been established by the Member State that transhumance is a traditional practice of sheep and/or goat rearing and that these animal movements are necessary owing to the absence of forage in sufficient quantity during the transhumance period.
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| Belgium | 70 |
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| Denmark | 104 |
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| Estonia | 48 |
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| Austria | 206 |
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| Finland | 80 |
| Sweden | 180 |
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payments to farmers engaged in specific types of production, in particular related to quality, which are important for the local economy or the protection of the environment; an increase in the premium set out in Article 113. The additional amounts may be subject to the application of stocking density requirements, to be determined by the Member State according to local conditions; support for restructuring of farmers' holdings or the development of producers' organisations; area payments to farmers, to be granted per hectare of forage area, which is available to a farmer during the calendar year concerned and in respect of which no payments are claimed for the same year under the support system for farmers producing certain arable crops, under the aid system for dried fodder and under Community aid schemes for other permanent or horticultural crops; payments to farmers who surrender their rights on a voluntary basis pursuant to Article 117(2); support for the improvement and rationalisation of processing and marketing of sheep and goatmeat.
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| Belgium | 64 |
| Czech Republic | 71 |
| Denmark | 79 |
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| Estonia | 51 |
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| Cyprus | 441 |
| Latvia | 19 |
| Lithuania | 18 |
| Luxembourg | 4 |
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| Malta | 9 |
| Netherlands | 743 |
| Austria | 185 |
| Poland | 355 |
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| Slovenia | 86 |
| Slovakia | 323 |
| Finland | 61 |
| Sweden | 162 |
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(a) "region" shall mean a Member State or a region within a Member State, at the option of the Member State concerned, (b) "bull" shall mean an uncastrated male bovine animal, (c) "steer" shall mean a castrated male bovine animal, (d) "suckler" cow shall mean a cow belonging to a meat breed or born of a cross with a meat breed, and belonging to a herd intended for rearing calves for meat production, (e) "heifer" shall mean a female bovine animal from the age of eight months which has not yet calved.
(a) once in the life of each bull from the age of nine months, or (b) twice in the life of each steer: the first time at the age of nine months, the second time after it has reached the age of 21 months.
(a) any animal covered by an application shall be held by the farmer for fattening for a period to be determined, (b) each animal shall be covered until slaughter or until export by an animal passport referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef productsOJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1 .
on the basis of objective criteria that are part of a rural development policy and only on the condition that they take into account environmental as well as employment aspects, change or waive the headage limit of 90 animals per holding and age bracket, and, where exercising this power, decide to apply paragraph 4 in such a way as to reach the level of reductions required to comply with the applicable regional ceiling, without applying such reductions to small farmers who, in respect of the year in question, did not submit special premium applications for more than a minimum number of animals determined by the Member State concerned.
(a) EUR 210 per eligible bull; (b) EUR 150 per eligible steer and age bracket.
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(a) slaughtered in a given year exceeds 60 % of total annual slaughterings of male bovine animals, and (b) slaughtered during the period 1 September to 30 November in a given year exceeds 35 % of total annual slaughterings of steers,
EUR 72,45 per animal slaughtered during the first 15 weeks in a given year, EUR 54,34 per animal slaughtered during the 16th and 17th weeks in a given year, EUR 36,23 per animal slaughtered during the 18th to the 21st week in a given year, and EUR 18,11 per animal slaughtered during the 22nd and 23rd weeks in a given year.
(a) may decide to grant this premium for the first two or three of the periods in question only, (b) shall ensure the measure is financially neutral in respect of the same budget year by accordingly reducing: the amount of the second age bracket of the special premium applicable to steers granted in that Member State, and/or the additional payments to be made under Section 2, and shall inform the Commission of the reduction measure applied.
(a) not supplying milk or milk products from his farm for 12 months from the day on which the application is lodged. The supply of milk or milk products directly from the holding to the consumer shall not, however, prevent grant of the premium, (b) supplying milk or milk products whose total individual reference quantity as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 does not exceed 120000 kilograms. However, Member States may decide on the basis of objective criteria, which they determine, to change or waive this quantitative limit,
the rate at which farmers have used their individual ceilings during the three reference years prior to the year 2000, the implementation of an investment or extensification programme in the beef and veal sector, particular natural circumstances or the application of penalties, resulting in a non-payment or a reduced payment of the premium for at least one reference year, additional exceptional circumstances having the effect that the payments made for at least one reference year do not correspond to the actual situation as established during the previous years.
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(a) shall take the necessary measures to prevent premium rights being transferred outside sensitive areas or regions where beef and veal production is particularly important for the local economy; (b) may provide either that the transfer of rights without transfer of the holding is carried out directly between farmers or that it is carried out through the intermediary of the national reserve.
(a) bulls, steers, cows and heifers from the age of eight months, (b) calves of more than one and less than eight months old and of carcass weight up to 185 kg,
(a) EUR 80 per eligible animal as specified under paragraph 1(a); (b) EUR 50 per eligible animal as specified under paragraph 1(b).
| Bulls, steers, cows and heifers | Calves more than 1 and less than 8 months old and of carcase weight up to 185 kg | |
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| Malta | 17 | |
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(a) the male bovine animals, suckler cows and heifers, sheep and/or goats for which premium applications have been submitted, as well as the dairy cows needed to produce the total reference quantity of milk allocated to the farmer. The number of animals shall be converted to LU by reference to the following conversion table: Male bovine animals and heifers older than 24 months, suckler cows, dairy cows 1,0 LUMale bovine animals and heifers from six months to 24 months 0,6 LUSheep 0,15 LUGoats 0,15 LU(b) the forage area, meaning the area of the holding available throughout the calendar year for rearing bovine animals and sheep and/or goats. The forage area shall not include: buildings, woods, ponds, paths, areas used for other crops eligible for Community aid or for permanent crops or horticultural crops, except permanent pasture for which area payments are granted pursuant to Article 136 or, as the case may be, Article 96, areas qualifying for the support system laid down for the farmers producing certain arable crops, used for the aid scheme for dried fodder or subject to a national or Community set-aside scheme.
(a) by way of derogation from Article 131(2)(a), the stocking density of the holdings shall be determined by taking into account the male bovine animals, cows, and heifers present thereon during the calendar year concerned, as well as the sheep and/or goats for which premium applications have been submitted for the same calendar year. The number of animals shall be converted to LU by reference to the conversion table referred to in Article 131(2)(a); (b) without prejudice to the third indent of Article 131(2)(b), areas used for the production of arable crops as defined in Annex IX shall not be taken as "forage area"; (c) the forage area to be taken into account for the calculation of the stocking density shall consist of at least 50 % of pasture land.
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(a) male bovine animals, (b) suckler cows, (c) dairy cows, (d) heifers.
(a) to the special conditions set out in Article 135, (b) to specific stocking density requirements to be established by Member States.
on the basis of the forage area referred to in Article 131(2)(b), with the exception of areas for which area payments are granted in accordance with Article 136, taking account of, in particular, the environmental impact of the type of production concerned, the environmental sensitivity of the land used for rearing cattle and the measures which have been implemented with a view to stabilise or improve the environmental situation of this land.
equal to the regional ceiling of the Member State concerned set out in Article 123(8), or equal to the number of male bovine animals for which premiums were granted in 1997, or equal to the average number of slaughterings of male bovine animals during the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 deriving from Eurostat statistics for these years or any other published official statistical information for these years accepted by the Commission, or for the new Member States: equal to the ceilings set out in Article 123(8) or equal to the average number of slaughterings of male bovine animals during the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 deriving from Eurostat statistics for these years or any other published official statistical information for these years accepted by the Commission.
(a) which is available to a farmer during the calendar year concerned, (b) which is not used to comply with the specific stocking density requirements referred to in Article 134(3), and (c) in respect of which no payments under the support system laid down for farmers producing certain arable crops, under the aid system for dried fodder and under Community aid schemes for other permanent or horticultural crops are claimed for the same year.
(a) lentils other than for sowing covered by CN code ex07134000 ;(b) chick peas other than for sowing covered by CN code ex07132000 ;(c) vetches of the species Vicia sativa L. andVicia ervilla Willd. covered by CN codeex07139090 (other).
25 % in 2004, 30 % in 2005, 35 % in 2006, 40 % in 2007, 50 % in 2008, 60 % in 2009, 70 % in 2010, 80 % in 2011, 90 % in 2012, 100 % as from 2013.
as the sum of the funds that would be available in respect of the calendar year concerned for granting direct payments in the new Member State, according to the relevant Community rules and on the basis of the quantitative parameters, such as base areas, premium ceilings and Maximum Guaranteed Quantities (MGQ), specified in the Act of Accession and subsequent Community legislation for each direct payment, and adjusted using the relevant percentage specified in Article 143a for the gradual introduction of direct payments.
prepare and process farmers' annual aid applications. Such applications shall contain data on applicants and on declared agricultural parcels (identification number and area); put in place a land parcel identification system so as to ensure that the parcels for which aid applications have been made can be identified and their area established, that the parcels concern agricultural land and that they are not the subject of another application; have in place a computerised database for agricultural holdings, parcels and aid applications; check the aid applications pertaining to the year 2004 in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 and those pertaining to any year as from 2005 in accordance with Article 23 of this Regulation.
(a) note that the new Member State can enter the system of direct payments applied in the Member States of the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 ,or (b) decide to extend the application of the single area payment scheme by the new Member State for the period estimated necessary to allow for the necessary management and control procedures to be fully in place and to function properly.
(a) with regard to all direct payments, 55 % of the level of direct payments in the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 in 2004, 60 % in 2005 and 65 % in 2006 and from 2007 up to 30 percentage points above the applicable level referred to in Article 143a in the relevant year. However, the Czech Republic may complement direct payments in the potato starch sector up to 100 % of the level applicable in the Community as constituted on30 April 2004 .or (b) (i) with regard to direct payments other than the single payment scheme, the total level of direct support the farmer would have been entitled to receive, on a product by product basis, in the new Member State in the calendar year 2003 under a CAP-like national scheme increased by 10 percentage points. However for Lithuania the reference year shall be the calendar year 2002 and for Slovenia the increase shall be 10 percentage points in 2004, 15 percentage points in 2005, 20 percentage points in 2006 and 25 percentage points from 2007. (ii) with regard to the single payment scheme the total amount of complementary national direct aid which may be granted by a new Member State in respect of a given year shall be limited by a specific financial envelope. This envelope shall be equal to the difference between: the total amount of CAP-like national direct support that would be available in the relevant new Member State in respect of the calendar year 2003 or, in the case of Lithuania, of the calendar year 2002, each time increased by 10 percentage points. However, for Slovenia the increase shall be 10 percentage points in 2004, 15 percentage points in 2005, 20 percentage points in 2006 and 25 percentage points from 2007, and the national ceiling of that new Member State listed in Annex VIIIa adjusted, where appropriate, in accordance with Articles 64(2) and 70(2).
For the purpose of calculating the total amount referred to in the first indent above, the national direct payments and/or its components corresponding to the Community direct payments and/or its components which were taken into account for calculating the effective ceiling of the new Member State concerned in accordance with Article 64(2), 70(2) and 71c shall be included. For each direct payment concerned a new Member State may choose to apply either option (a) or (b) above. The total direct support the farmer may be granted in the new Member States after accession under the relevant direct payment including all complementary national direct payments shall not exceed the level of direct support the farmer would be entitled to receive under the corresponding direct payment then applicable to the Member States in the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 .
the total amount of support per (sub)sector resulting from the application of the points (a) or (b) of paragraph 2, as appropriate, and the total amount of direct support that would be available in the relevant new Member State for the same (sub)sector in the year concerned under the single area payment scheme.
the direct payments combined to the single payment scheme, and/or one or more of the direct payments that are excluded or may be excluded from the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 70(2) or may be subject to partial implementation as referred to in Article 64(2).
where point (b) of paragraph 2 applies, specify the relevant CAPlike national direct payment schemes, define the level up to which the complementary national aid may be paid, the rate of the complementary national aid and, where appropriate, the conditions for the granting thereof, be granted subject to any adjustments which may be rendered necessary by developments in the common agricultural policy.
(a) detailed rules related to the establishment of a farm advisory system; (b) detailed rules related to the definition of the criteria for the allocation of amounts made available by the application of modulation; (c) detailed rules related to the granting of aids provided for in this Regulation, including eligibility conditions, dates of application and payment and control provisions as well as checking and establishing entitlement to the aids including any necessary exchange of data with the Member States, and the establishment of the overrun of the base areas or maximum guaranteed areas as well as detailed rules concerning the withdrawal and reallocation of unused premium rights established under Chapter 11 and 12; (d) with regard to the single payment scheme, detailed rules relating in particular to the establishment of national reserve, the transfer of entitlements, the definition of permanent crops, permanent pastures, agricultural land and grassland, the options provided for in Chapters 5 and 6 of Title III and the list of crops allowed on the set-aside land as well as detailed rules relating to compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding on certain oil seeds between the European Economic Community and the United States of America within the framework of the GATT approved by Decision 93/355/EEC OJ L 147, 18.6.1993, p. 25 .(d)a) detailed rules relating to the implementation of the provisions in Title IVa; (e) with regard to durum wheat, detailed rules relating to the quantities of certified seeds and recognised varieties; (f) with regard to energy crops, detailed rules relating to the definition of crops covered by the scheme, minimal requirements for the contract, control measures on the quantity processed and processing on the holding; (g) with regard to hemp grown for fibre, detailed rules relating to the specific control measures and methods for determining tetrahydrocannabinol levels including the arrangements for contracts and to the commitment referred to in Article 52; (h) such amendments to Annex I as may become necessary taking into account the criteria set out in Article 1; (i) such amendments to Annexes II, VI, VII, IX, X and XI as may become necessary, taking into account in particular new Community legislation and, as far as it concerns Annexes VIII and VIIIa, in case of application of Articles 62 and 71i respectively and, as the case may be, in function of the information communicated by the Member States in relation to the part of the reference amounts corresponding to the payments for arable crops, as well as the amounts of the ceilings themselves, to be increased in function of the difference between the area actually determined and the area for which premiums were paid for arable crops in 2000 and 2001, in application of Article 9(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 11 .(j) the basic features of the identification system for agricultural parcels and their definition; (k) any amendments which may be made to the aid application and exemption from the requirement to submit an aid application; (l) rules on the minimum amount of information to be included in the aid applications; (m) rules on the administrative and on-the-spot checks and the checks by remote sensing; (n) rules on the application of reductions and exclusions from payments in case of non-compliance with the obligations referred to in Articles 3 and 24, including cases of non-application of reductions and exclusions; (o) such amendments to Annex V as may become necessary taking into account the criteria set out in Article 26; (p) communications between the Member States and the Commission; (q) measures which are both necessary and duly justified to resolve, in an emergency, practical and specific problems, in particular those related to the implementation of Chapter 4 of Title II and Chapters 5 and 6 of Title III. Such measures may derogate from certain parts of this Regulation, but only to the extent that, and for such a period as, is strictly necessary; (r) with regard to cotton, detailed rules in respect of: the calculation of the reduction of the aid provided for in Article 110c(3), the approved inter-branch organisations, in particular their financing and a control and sanction system;
(s) with regard to the single payment scheme, detailed rules for the calculation and/or for the adjustment of payment entitlements, for the purpose of integrating in the scheme production aid to cotton, olive oil, tobacco and hops.
1) Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 6 1. In case of application of the exclusion provided for in Article 70 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, the Hellenic Republic shall present to the Commission a programme to assist traditional activities connected with beef and veal, as well as sheep and goat production, within the limits of the consumption needs of minor Aegean Islands.The programme shall be prepared and implemented by the competent authorities designated by the Member State. 2. The Community shall finance the programme up to an annual amount equal to the sum of premiums actually paid in 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."The Commission shall increase such amount in order to take into consideration the development of the local production. However, the annual amount shall in no case be higher than the sum of the ceilings applicable in 2003 for beef premiums pursuant to this Regulation multiplied by the base and complementary premiums and payments applicable in 2003 and the sum of all premiums rights held by producers established in the minor Aegean Islands at the date of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 and the pertinent proportion of the national reserve multiplied by the premiums and payments applicable in 2003.3. The Commission shall adopt the implementing arrangements, approve and modify the programme as well as fix and increase the amount provided for in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, of this Article in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + The Commission may, in accordance with the same procedure, revise the limit set forth in paragraph 2, second subparagraph.4. Before 15 April every year, Greek authorities shall present a report on the implementation of the programme. ----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 9 1. In case of application of the exclusion provided for in Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmersOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .The programmes shall be prepared and implemented by the competent authorities designated by the Member State. 2. The Community shall finance the programmes up to an annual amount equal to the sum of premiums actually paid in 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."The Commission shall increase such amount in order to take into consideration the development of the local production. However, the annual amount shall in no case be higher than the sum of the ceilings applicable in 2003 for beef premiums pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 multiplied by the base and complementary premiums and payments applicable in 2003 and the sum of all premiums rights held by producers established in the French Overseas Departments at the date of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 and the pertinent proportion of the national reserve multiplied by the premiums and payments applicable in 2003.3. The Commission shall adopt the implementing arrangements, approve and modify the programmes as well as fix and increase the amount provided for in paragraph 2, first subparagraph of this Article, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The Commission may, in accordance with the same procedure, revise the limit set forth in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. 4. Before 15 April every year, French authorities shall present a report on the implementation of the programmes. ----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."3) Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 is hereby amended as follows: (a) Article 13 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 13 1. In case of application of the exclusion provided for in Article 70 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmersOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .The programme shall be prepared and implemented by the competent authorities designated by the Member State. 2. The Community shall finance the programme up to an annual amount equal to the sum of premiums actually paid in 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."The Commission shall increase such amount in order to take into consideration the development of the local production. However, the annual amount shall in no case be higher than the sum of the ceilings applicable in 2003 for beef premiums pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 multiplied by the base and complementary premiums and payments applicable in 2003 and the sum of all premiums rights held by producers established in Madeira at the date of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 and the pertinent proportion of the national reserve multiplied by the premiums and payments applicable in 2003.3. The Commission shall adopt the implementing arrangements, approve and modify the programme as well as fix and increase the amount provided for in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, of this Article in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The Commission may, in accordance with the same procedure, revise the limit set forth in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. 4. Before 15 April every year, the Portuguese Republic authorities shall present a report on implementation of the programme. ----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."(b) Article 22(2) to (5) shall be replaced by the following: "2. In case of application of the exclusion provided for in Article 70 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + , the Portuguese Republic shall present to the Commission a programme to assist traditional activities connected with beef and veal, as well as sheep and goat production and measures to improve product quality.The programme shall be prepared and implemented by the competent authorities designated by the Member State. 3. The Community shall finance the programme up to an annual amount equal to the sum of premiums actually paid in 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 for producers established in the Azores. The Commission shall increase such amount in order to take into consideration the development of the local production. However, the annual amount shall in no case be higher than the sum of the ceilings applicable in 2003 for beef premiums pursuant to this Regulation multiplied by the base and complementary premiums a and payments applicable in 2003 and the sum of all premiums rights held by producers established in the Azores at the date of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 and to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 for suckler cows premiums, and the pertinent proportions of the national reserves thereof multiplied by the premiums and payments applicable in 2003.In case of application of Article 68(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 the Portuguese Republic authorities may increase the ceiling for suckler cow for the Azores by transferring suckler cow premium rights from the national ceiling. In this case, the corresponding amount shall be transferred from the ceiling fixed in application of Article 68(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to the ceiling referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 of this Article. 4. The Commission shall adopt the implementing arrangements, approve and modify the programme as well as fix and increase the amount provided for in paragraph 3, first subparagraph of this Article, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The Commission may, in accordance with the same procedure, revise the limit set forth in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. 5. Before 15 April every year the Portuguese Republic authorities shall present a report on implementation of the programme." (c) Article 22(6) shall be repealed. (d) Article 23 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 23 For a transitional period covering the 1999/2000 to 2004/2005 marketing years, for the purposes of sharing the additional levy between the producers referred to in the second sentence of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/2003 (OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 20 )."The additional levy shall be due on quantities exceeding the increased reference quantity after reallocation of the unused quantities within the margin resulting from this increase among the producers referred to in the first paragraph and in proportion to the reference quantity available to each producer. The percentage referred to in the first paragraph shall be equal to the ratio between the quantities respectively, of 73000 tonnes for the period 1999/2000 to 2003/2004 and61500 tonnes for the 2004/2005 marketing years, and the total of the reference quantities available on each holding on31 March 2000 . It shall apply for each producer only to the reference quantities available to that producer on31 March 2000 .----------------------OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/2003 (OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 20 )."
4) Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 is hereby amended as follows: (a) Article 5 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 5 1. In case of application of the exclusion provided for in Article 70 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + of29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmersOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .The programme shall be prepared and implemented by the competent authorities designated by the Member State. 2. The Community shall finance the programme up to an annual amount equal to the sum of premiums actually paid in 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."The Commission shall increase such amount in order to take into consideration the development of the local production. However, the annual amount shall in no case be higher than the sum of the ceilings applicable in 2003 for beef premiums pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 multiplied by the base and complementary premiums and payments applicable in 2003 and the sum of all premiums rights held by producers established in the Canary Islands at the date of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 and the pertinent proportion of the national reserve multiplied by the premiums and payments applicable in 2003.3. The Commission shall adopt the implementing arrangements, approve and modify the programme as well as fix and increase the amount provided for in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, of this Article in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The Commission may, in accordance with the same procedure, revise the limit set forth in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. 4. Before 15 April every year, the Kingdom of Spain authorities shall present a report on implementation of the programme. ----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 .OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3 ."(b) Article 6 shall be repealed.
1) The following Article 4 shall be inserted: "Article 4a A minimum price for potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato starch shall be set at EUR 178,31 per tonne from the 2004/2005 marketing year onwards. This price applies to the quantity of potatoes, delivered to the factory, which is needed for making one tonne of starch. The minimum price shall be adjusted according to the starch content of the potatoes." 2) Article 5 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 5 A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up the quota limit referred to in Article 2(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers the minimum price, referred to in Article 4a, for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit." 3) Article 7 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 7 The provisions of this Regulation shall not cover production of potato starch by undertakings which are not subject to Article 2(2) of this Regulation and which purchase potatoes for which producers do not benefit from the payment provided for in Article 93 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmersOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 "----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 "
1) In Article 4(3), the first indent shall be replaced by the following: "for protein crops: EUR 63,00/t from the 2004/2005 marketing year onwards"
2) In Article 4(4), the amount of "EUR 19/t" shall be replaced by "EUR 24/t". 3) In Article 5: (a) the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following: "A supplement to the area payment of EUR 313/ha for the marketing year 2004/2005, shall be paid for the area down to durum wheat in the traditional production zones listed in Annex II, subject to the limits fixed in Annex III." (b) the fourth subparagraph shall be replaced by the following: "In regions where the production of durum wheat is well established, other than those referred to in Annex II, special aid amounting to EUR 93/ha for the marketing year 2004/2005 shall be granted up to a limit of the number of hectares laid down in Annex IV."
1) In Article 10(1) second subparagraph, the percentage of "20 %" shall be replaced by "40 %". 2) In Annex I, in the table concerning Special premium, the figure for Austria is replaced by " 373400 ".3) In Annex II, in the table concerning Suckler cow premium, the figures for Austria and Portugal are replaced respectively by " 375000 " and "416539 ".
1) Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) In paragraph 2, point (a) shall be replaced by the following: "(a) "farmer" shall mean a farmer as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + of29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmersOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 ."----------------------OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1 ."(b) In paragraph 3, "Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999" shall be replaced by "Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + "
2) In the first and second indent of Article 5(2), "Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999" shall be replaced by "Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 + ".
1. in Articles 1 and 2 and in Annex I, "harvests 2002, 2003 and 2004" shall be replaced by "harvests 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005"; 2. the title of the second table set out in Annex II is replaced by the following: "The guaranteed thresholds for the harvests 2003, 2004 and 2005"
(a) Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71; (b) Articles 3 to 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999; (c) Articles 3 to 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001; (d) Titles I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92. However, they shall continue to apply to applications for direct payments in respect of the 2005 harvest; (e) Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2320/2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 18 ).
(a) 2003 shall be the last year in which participants may introduce new applications; (b) Participants shall continue to receive the amount established under the simplified scheme until 2005; (c) Chapters 1 and 2 of Title II of this Regulation shall not apply to the amounts granted under the simplified scheme during the participation in the scheme; (d) Farmers participating in the simplified scheme shall not be entitled to apply for the single payment as long they participate in the simplified scheme. In case of application for the single payment scheme, the amount granted under the simplified scheme shall be included in the reference amount referred to in Article 37 and calculated and adjusted according to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation.
(a) Title II, Chapters 4 and 5 shall apply to the applications for payments made in respect of the calendar year 2005 and onwards. However, Article 28(2) shall apply for the application for payments under Title IV, Chapters 1 to 7 from 1 January 2004 .(b) Title IV, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6, and Article 149 shall apply starting from marketing year 2004/2005. (c) Title IV, Chapters 4, 5, 7 and Article 150 shall apply from 1 January 2004 .(d) Title II, Chapter 1, Article 20, Title III, Title IV Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and Article 147 shall apply from 1 January 2005 , except Article 147(3)(d) which shall apply from1 April 2003 .(e) Title IV, Chapter 9 shall apply from marketing year 2005/2006. (f) Article 151 and 152 shall apply from 1 January 2005 , except Article 152(a) which shall apply from the marketing year 2005/2006.(g) Title IV, Chapter 10a, shall apply as from 1 January 2006 for the cotton sown as from that date.(h) Title IV, Chapter 10b, shall apply as from marketing year 2005/06.
| Sector | Legal base | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Single payment | Title III of this Regulation | Decoupled payment (see Annex VI) |
| Single area payment | Title IVa, Article 143b of this Regulation | Decoupled payment replacing all the direct payments listed in this Annex |
| Durum wheat | Title IV, Chapter 1 of this Regulation | Area payment (quality premium) |
| Protein crop | Title IV, Chapter 2 of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Rice | Title IV, Chapter 3 of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Nuts | Title IV, Chapter 4 of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Energy crops | Title IV, Chapter 5 of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Starch potatoes | Title IV, Chapter 6 of this Regulation | Production aid |
| Milk and milk products | Title IV, Chapter 7 of this Regulation | Dairy premium and additional payment |
| Arable crops in Finland and in certain regions of Sweden | Title IV, Chapter 8 of this Regulation | Special regional aid for arable crops |
| Seeds | Title IV, Chapter 9 of this Regulation | Production aid |
| Arable crops | Title IV, Chapter 10 of this Regulation | Area payment, including set-aside payments, grass silage payments, supplementary amounts |
| Sheepmeat and goatmeat | Title IV, Chapter 11 of this Regulation | Ewe and she-goat premium, supplementary premium and certain additional payments |
| Beef and veal | Title IV, Chapter 12 of this Regulation | Special premium |
| Grain legumes | Title IV, Chapter 13 of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Specific types of farming and quality production | Article 69 of this Regulation | |
| Dried fodder | Article 71(2) second subparagraph of this Regulation | |
| Small farmers' scheme | Transitional area aid for farmers receiving less than EUR | |
| Olive oil | Title IV, Chapter 10b, of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Silkworms | Aid to encourage rearing | |
| Bananas | Production aid | |
| Dried grapes | Area payment | |
| Tobacco | Title IV, Chapter 10c, of this Regulation | Production aid |
| Hops | Title IV, Chapter 10d of this Regulation | Area payment |
| Posei | Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 | Direct payments within the meaning of Article 2, under measures established in the programmes |
| Aegean Islands | Sectors: beef and veal; potatoes; olives; honey | |
| Cotton | Title IV, Chapter 10a, of this Regulation | Area payment |
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| 1. | Council Directive 79/409/EEC of | Articles 3, 4(1), (2), (4), 5, 7 and 8 |
| 2. | Council Directive 80/68/EEC of | Articles 4 and 5 |
| 3. | Council Directive 86/278/EEC of | Article 3 |
| 4. | Council Directive 91/676/EEC of | Articles 4 and 5 |
| 5. | Council Directive 92/43/EEC of | Articles 6, 13, 15, and 22(b) |
| 6. | Council Directive 92/102/EEC of | Articles 3, 4 and 5 |
| 7. | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 of | Articles 6 and 8 |
| 8. | Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of | Articles 4 and 7 |
| 9. | Council Directive 91/414/EEC of | Article 3 |
| 10. | Council Directive 96/22/EC of | Articles 3, 4, 5 and 7 |
| 11. | Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of | Articles 14, 15, 17(1), 18, 19 and 20 |
| 12. | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of | Articles 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15 |
| 13. | Council Directive 85/511/EEC of | Article 3 |
| 14. | Council Directive 92/119/EEC of | Article 3 |
| 15. | Council Directive 2000/75/EC of | Article 3 |
| 16. | Council Directive 91/629/EEC of | Articles 3 and 4 |
| 17. | Council Directive 91/630/EEC of | Articles 3 and 4(1) |
| 18. | Council Directive 98/58/EC of | Article 4 |
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| Dried grapes | Article 7(1) Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 | Area-related aid |
| Agri-environment | Title II, chapter VI (Articles 22 to 24) and Article 55(3) Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 | Area-related aid |
| Forestry | Article 31 and Article 55(3) Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 | Area-related aid |
| Less-favoured areas and areas with environmental restrictions | Title II, chapter V (Articles 13 to 21)and Article 55(3) Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 | Area-related aid |
| Dried fodder | Articles 10 and 11 Regulation (EC) No 603/95 | Production aid |
| Citrus for processing | Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 | Production aid |
| Tomatoes for processing | Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 | Production aid |
| Wine | Articles 11 to 15 Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 | Restructuring aid |
| Sector | Legal base | Notes |
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| Arable crops | Area payment, including set-aside payments, grass silage payments, supplementary amounts | |
| Potato starch | Payment for farmers producing potatoes for the manufacture of potato starch | |
| Grain legumes | Area payment | |
| Rice | Area payment | |
| Seeds | Production aid | |
| Beef and veal | Special premium, deseasonalisation premium, suckler cow premium (including when paid for heifers and including the additional national suckler cow premium when part-financed), slaughter premium, extensification payment, additional payments | |
| Milk and milk products | Title IV, Chapter 7 of this Regulation | Dairy premium and additional payments |
| Sheepmeat and goatmeat | Ewe and she-goat premium, supplementary premium and certain additional payments | |
| Aegean Islands | Sectors: beef and veal | |
| Dried fodder | Payment for processed products (as applied according to Annex VII point D of this Regulation) | |
| Cotton | Paragraph 3 of Protocol No 4 on cotton annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece | Support in the form of payment for unginned cotton |
| Olive oil | Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC | Production aid |
| Tobacco | Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 | Production aid |
| Hops | Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 | Area payment |
| Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 | Aid for temporary resting |
EUR 63/t multiplied by the yield as provided for in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 determined in the regionalisation plan for the region concerned applicable in the calendar year 2002.
EUR 102/t multiplied by the following average yields: Member States Yields (t/ha) Spain 6,35 France — Metropolitan territory 5,49 — French Guyana 7,51 Greece 7,48 Italy 6,04 Portugal 6,05
for lentils and chick peas, EUR 181/ha for vetches, respectively, EUR 175,02/ha in 2000, EUR 176,60/ha in 2001 and EUR 150,52/ha in 2002.
EUR 291/ha for the single payment to be granted for the calendar year 2005, EUR 285/ha for the single payment to be granted for the calendar year 2006 and subsequent calendar years.
EUR 46/ha for the single payment to be granted for the calendar year 2005.
| Member State | Ceiling for fodder processed into the products referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 (dehydrated fodder) | Ceiling for fodder processed into the products referred to in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 (sun-dried fodder) | Total ceiling |
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EUR 24/t multiplied by the yields utilised for the area payments for cereals, oilseeds, linseed and flax and hemp grown for fibre in the regions indicated in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999; the amount per head as provided for in Article 9(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Articles 13(2) and (3), 22(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001, Article 5(2) and (3), 6(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001, multiplied by the number of animals for which such a payment has been granted in 2002; the amount per head as provided for in Article 6(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 multiplied by the number of animals for which such a payment has been granted in 2002.
EUR 966 for Greece, EUR 1509 for Spain,EUR 1202 for Portugal.
where the measures were applied to only one marketing year, the number of tonnes to be taken into account for the year concerned shall be equal to the number of tonnes for which aid would have been granted had the measures not been applied, where the measures were applied to two consecutive marketing years, the number of tonnes to be taken into account for the first year concerned shall be established in accordance with the first indent, and the number of tonnes to be taken into account for the following year shall be equal to the number of tonnes for which aid was granted in respect of the last marketing year before the reference period which has not been affected by an application of the said measures.
where the premium has been partly or totally reduced, the amounts of payment to be taken into account for the year concerned shall be equal to the amounts which would have been granted without the reduction, where the production quota has been partly or totally reduced, the amounts of payment to be taken into account for the year concerned shall be equal to the premium amounts that would have been granted in the preceding year, without the reduction of the premium, provided that the production area indicated in the last cultivation contract was not used for the cultivation of a crop eligible under any other direct support scheme in the year concerned.
| Member State | 2005 | 2006 | 2007, 2008 and 2009 | 2010 and subsequent years |
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| Belgium | 411 | 413 | 530 | 530 |
| Denmark | 838 | 838 | 996 | 996 |
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| Greece | 837 | |||
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| Italy | ||||
| Luxembourg | 27 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| Netherlands | 386 | 386 | 779 | 779 |
| Austria | 613 | 614 | 712 | 712 |
| Portugal | 452 | 493 | 559 | 561 |
| Finland | 467 | 467 | 552 | 552 |
| Sweden | 612 | 612 | 729 | 729 |
| United Kingdom |
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| CN code | Description |
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| Durum wheat | |
| Other wheat and meslin other than durum wheat | |
| Rye | |
| Barley | |
| Oats | |
| Maize | |
| Grain sorghum | |
| Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals | |
| Sweet corn | |
| Soya beans | |
| Rape seed | |
| Sunflower seed | |
| Peas | |
| Field beans | |
| Sweet lupins | |
| Linseed ( | |
| Flax, raw or retted, grown for fibre ( | |
| Hemp, raw or retted, grown for fibre ( |
Central Greece Peloponnese Ionian Islands Thessaly Macedonia Aegean Islands Thrace.
Almería Badajoz Burgos Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Màlaga Navarra Salamanca Sevilla Toledo Zamora Saragossa
2046 Tullnerfeld-Klosterneuburg 2054 Baden 2062 Bruck/Leitha-Schwechat 2089 Baden 2101 Gänserndorf 2241 Hollabrunn 2275 Tullnerfeld-Klosterneuburg 2305 Korneuburg 2321 Mistelbach 2330 Krems/Donau 2364 Gänserndorf 2399 Mistelbach 2402 Mödling 2470 Mistelbach 2500 Hollabrunn 2518 Hollabrunn 2551 Bruck/Leitha-Schwechat 2577 Korneuburg 2585 Tullnersfeld-Klosterneuburg 2623 Wr. Neustadt 2631 Mistelbach 2658 Gänserndorf
3018 Neusiedl/See 3026 Eisenstadt 3034 Mattersburg 3042 Oberpullendorf
1007 Wien
Midi-Pyrénées Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Languedoc-Roussillon
Ardèche Drôme
Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Latium Marches Molise Umbria Apulia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany
Santarém Lisbon Setúbal Portalegre Évora Beja Faro
Dél Dunamenti síkság Dél-Dunántúl Közép-Alföld Mezőföld Berettyo-Kőrös-Maros vidéke Györi medence Hajdúság
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| — long-grain varieties the grains of which are of a length exceeding 6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of more than or equal to 3 | ||
| — other varieties the grains of which are of a length exceeding, not exceeding or equal to 6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of less than 3 | ||
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| Schedule of increments | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
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| Sector | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| Bananas | 0 | ||||||||
| Dried grapes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Almonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total |
The total amount of complementary national direct payments that may be granted under the Single Payment Scheme shall be equal to the sum of the sectoral ceilings referred to in this table relating to the sectors that are covered by the Single Payment Scheme to the extent that the support in these sectors is decoupled.
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| Arable crops (durum wheat excluded) | 0 | ||||
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