Retained EU Law SI 2013 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments (as assimilated)

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Enforced by
RPA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Farmer or Animal Keeper7 Applicant1

Plus 12 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 86 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Integrated pest management plan (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Prepare an integrated pest management plan before claiming direct paymentsApplicant
s.art005 The total ceiling for England Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must set and publish the total direct payments ceiling before the financial yearCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art010 Minimum requirements for receiving direct payments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must refuse direct payments below minimum thresholdsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art011 Reduction of payments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Reduce direct payments above £150,000 by at least 5%Statutory regulator
s.art023 Regional allocation of the basic payment scheme ceiling Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must define regions and allocate payment ceilings objectivelyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art025 Value of payment entitlements and convergence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must tell farmers the value of their payment entitlementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art029 Notifications concerning the value of payment entitlements and convergence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must notify Commission of payment entitlement decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art030 Establishment and use of the national reserve or regional reserves Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must maintain and allocate national/regional farm payment reservesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art032 (1.) Farmers shall not convert or plough permanent grassland situated... Regulated
  • Do not convert or plough environmentally sensitive permanent grasslandFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art033 Declaration of eligible hectares Regulated
  • Declare eligible hectares when claiming direct paymentsFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art043 General rules Regulated
  • Observe greening practices on all eligible farmlandFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art043 Plans for, and reports in respect of, a holding Regulated
  • Prepare two or more required farm plans or reportsFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art044 Crop diversification Regulated
  • Diversify arable crops and keep main crop at 75% or lessFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art045 Permanent grassland Regulated
  • Don't plough or convert environmentally sensitive permanent grasslandFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art046 Ecological focus area Regulated
  • Ensure at least 5% of arable land is ecological focus areaFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art047 Financial provisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must fund and apply greening payments uniformlyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art050 General rules Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must pay annual young farmer top-up to eligible farmersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art051 Financial provisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must fund young farmers' payments within 2% ceilingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art053 Financial provisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must determine amount for coupled supportCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art068 Processing and protection of personal data Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must protect personal data when processing direct paymentsCrown / Minister / Government department
69 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Animal health and welfare plan (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Carbon plan (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Habitats report (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Soil report (opens in a new tab)
s.annex ix para.1 Practices equivalent to crop diversification: Crop diversification Requirement: at least...
s.art001 Scope
s.art002 Amendment of Annex I
s.art003 Application to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands
s.art004 Definitions and related provisions
s.art005 General common agricultural policy provisions
s.art005 Tapering of payments under the basic payment scheme in Wales
s.art006 National ceilings
s.art007 Net ceilings
s.art007 Increase in national and net ceilings
s.art008 Financial discipline
s.art009 Active farmer
s.art011 Progressive reductions of direct payments
s.art012 Multiple claims
s.art013 State aid
s.art014 Flexibility between pillars
s.art015 Review
s.art016 Gradual introduction of direct payments in Bulgaria and Romania
s.art017 Gradual introduction of direct payments in Croatia
s.art018 Complementary national direct payments and direct payments in Bulgaria and Romania
s.art019 Complementary national direct payments for Croatia
s.art020 Special national de-mining reserve for Croatia
s.art021 Payment entitlements
s.art022 Farm sustainability payment scheme ceiling
s.art024 First allocation of payment entitlements
s.art026 Calculation of the initial unit value
s.art027 Inclusion of the special national de-mining reserve
s.art028 Windfall profit
s.art031 Replenishment of the national reserve or regional reserves
s.art032 Activation of payment entitlements
s.art034 Transfer of payment entitlements
s.art035 Delegated powers
s.art036 Single area payment scheme
s.art037 Transitional national aid
s.art038 Introduction of the basic payment scheme in the Member States having applied the single area payment scheme
s.art039 First allocation of payment entitlements
s.art040 Value of payment entitlements
s.art041 General rules
s.art042 Financial provisions
s.art048 General rules
s.art049 Financial provisions
s.art052 General rules
s.art054 Notification
s.art055 Approval by the Commission
s.art056 Scope
s.art057 Eligibility
s.art058 Base areas, fixed yields and reference amounts
s.art059 Approved interbranch organisations
s.art060 Granting of the payment
s.art061 General rules
s.art062 Participation
s.art063 Amount of the payment
s.art064 Special conditions
s.art065 Financial provisions
s.art066 Use of the annual budget for the restructuring programmes
s.art067 Notification requirements
s.art069 Measures to resolve specific problems
s.art070 Regulations: General
s.art071 Regulations: the Secretary of State
s.art071 Regulations: the Welsh Ministers
s.art071 Regulations: the Scottish Ministers
s.art071 Regulations: Northern Ireland
s.art072 Repeals
s.art073 Transitional rules
s.art074 Entry into force and application

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