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Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
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- rt. 52(9) substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 19(2)(c)
- Regulation coming into force by 2020 c. 2 s. 1 4 (Regulation (except Art. 13) as it has effect for the claim year 2020 brought into domestic law on exit day by virtue of Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2), ss. 1, 4, 9(3))
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2023 asc 4 s. 16
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 s. 9
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 s. 10
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 5 para. 2
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 5 para. 3
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 6 para. 2
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 6 para. 3
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 6 para. 4
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 2
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 3
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 4
- Regulation revoked by S.I. 2023/1430 Sch. 3 para. 1 Table 1
- Art. 44 excluded by S.R. 2020/75 reg. 2
- Art. 44 excluded by S.S.I. 2020/135 reg. 2
- Art. 44 excluded by S.I. 2020/475 reg. 2
- Art. 44 excluded by S.I. 2020/470 reg. 2(a)(ii)
- Art. 44 omitted by S.S.I. 2020/349 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 44(5) words substituted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 42 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 44(5) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(16)(b)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole legislation item and associated provisions
- Title 3 Ch. 3 omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(6)
- Signature words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 7(5)
- Annex 1 words omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(18)
- Annex 1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 8(1)
- Annex 1 words omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(8)
- Annex 1 words omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(23)
- Annex 1 words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 8(1)
- Art. 1(b)(i) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(a)
- Art. 1(b)(i) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(a)
- Art. 1(b)(v) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(v) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(x) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(x) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(iii) omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 1(b)(iii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(2)(a)
- Art. 1(b)(vii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(2)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(viii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(viii) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(ii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(ii) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(b)
- art. 1(b)(iv) omitted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 4(2)
- Art. 1(b)(iv) omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(2)
- Art. 1(b)(iv) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(2)
- Art. 1(b)(ix) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(ix) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(1)(b)
- Annex 2 substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 8(2)
- Annex 2 substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 8(2)
- Annex 2 sum substituted by S.I. 2020/760 reg. 2(2)
- Annex 3 omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(19)
- Annex 3 omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(24)
- Annex 3 substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 8(3)
- Annex 3 substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 8(3)
- Annex 3 sum substituted by S.I. 2020/760 reg. 2(3)
- Annex 4-8 omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 8(4)
- Annex 4-8 omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 8(4)
- Art. 4(1)(a) word substituted by S.S.I. 2020/349 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 4(1)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(3)(a)
- Art. 4(1)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(a)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(a)(i)
- art. 4(1)(a) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 13(2)(a)
- Art. 4(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(a)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(a)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(b) word substituted by S.S.I. 2020/349 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 4(1)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(3)(b)
- Art. 4(1)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(i)
- art. 4(1)(b) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 13(2)(b)
- Art. 4(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(b)
- Art. 4(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(b)
- art. 4(1)(c)(i) word inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(aa)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(i) word inserted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(aa)
- art. 4(1)(c)(iii) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(cc)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(iii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(cc)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(iii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(c)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(iii) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(c)(ii)
- art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(bb)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(bb)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(c)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(c)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(d) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(d)
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- Art. 4(1)(e) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(g) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(iii)(bb)
- Art. 4(1)(g) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(iii)(aa)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(e)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(e)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(e)(iii)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(e)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(e)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(e)(iii)
- Art. 4(1)(h) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(iv)
- Art. 4(1)(i) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(f)
- Art. 4(1)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(f)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(g)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(g)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(g)(i)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(g)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(g)(iii)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(g)(iv)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(g)(iii)
- Art. 4(1)(k) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(g)(iv)
- Art. 4(1)(o)-(r) inserted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(h)
- Art. 4(1)(o)-(s) inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 3(4)(h)
- Art. 4(1)(s) inserted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 32(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 4(1)(s) substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(v)
- art. 4(1)(t) inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(t) inserted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(3)
- Art. 4(1)(t) inserted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(ii)
- Art. 4(1)(t) inserted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(3)(a)(vi)
- art. 4(2)(b) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(b)
- Art. 4(2)(b) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(b)
- art. 5A inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(3)
- Art. 5A inserted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 5A inserted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 5A inserted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(4)
- art. 5A(4) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 21(2)
- Art. 6(3)-(5) substituted for Art. 6(3) by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 33 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 6(4)(5) inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 4(4)
- Art. 7(2)(2A) substituted for Art. 7(2) by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 4(6)
- Art. 7(3)-(5) substituted for Art. 7(3) by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 34 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 7(4)(5) inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 4(8)
- Art. 7A inserted by 2020 c. 2 s. 5(4)
- art. 7A omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 7A omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(5)
- Art. 7A omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(5)
- Art. 7A omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(5)
- Annex 9 s. 1 para. 1 excluded by S.I. 2020/470 reg. 2(a)(iii)
- Annex 9 omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(9)
- Art. 9(5)(b) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(6)(b)
- Art. 9(5)(c) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(6)(b)
- Art. 9(5)(c) words omitted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 36(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 9(5)(c) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 4(10)(e)(ii)
- Art. 9(5)(d) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(6)(b)
- Annex 10 omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(10)
- Art. 11(4A)(4B) inserted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(6)(b)
- Art. 11A inserted by S.I. 2021/407 reg. 3(3)
- Art. 11A substituted by S.I. 2022/407 reg. 2
- Art. 11A substituted by S.I. 2023/456 reg. 3
- Art. 14(3) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/207, reg. 4(8) by S.I. 2019/812 reg. 2(2)(b)
- art. 21(b) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(8)
- Art. 21(b) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(10)
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) word substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(bb)
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(cc)
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(aa)
- Art. 24(1)(a)(ii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iv)
- Art. 24(1)(b) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(v)
- Art. 24(1)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(vi)
- Art. 30(7)(a)(b) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(12)(a)(i)
- Art. 30(7)(d) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(13)(d)(ii)
- Art. 30(7)(e) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(13)(d)(iii)
- Art. 30(7)(e) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(6)(d)(ii)
- Art. 30(7)(e) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(12)(a)(ii)
- art. 30(7)(f) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(12)(d)
- Art. 30(7)(f) words omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(11)(c)
- Art. 30(7)(f) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(14)(d)
- Art. 30(7)(f) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(12)(a)(iii)
- art. 30(10a) inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 10(2)
- art. 30(10b) inserted by S.R. 2022/1 reg. 3(2)
- Art. 30(11)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(12)(c)
- art. 30(12) inserted by S.R. 2022/1 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 31(1)(a) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/308 reg. 2
- Art. 31(1)(a) omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(5)
- art. 31(1)(a)(i) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(13)
- Art. 31(1)(b) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/308 reg. 2
- Art. 31(1)(b) omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(5)
- Art. 31(1)(d) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(14)(a)
- Art. 31(1)(d) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(7)(a)(i)
- Art. 31(1)(g) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(14)(b)(i)
- Art. 31(1)(g) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(14)(b)(ii)
- Art. 31(1)(g) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(7)(a)(ii)(aa)
- Art. 31(1)(g) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(7)(a)(ii)(bb)
- Art. 31(1)(h) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(13)
- Art. 32(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(15)(b)(i)
- Art. 32(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(8)(b)(i)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(iia) inserted by S.I. 2023/718 reg. 2(2)(b)
- Art. 32(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(15)(b)(ii)
- Art. 32(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(8)(b)(ii)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(ii) word omitted by S.I. 2022/706 reg. 3(a)(i)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2023/718 reg. 2(2)(a)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(iv)(v) inserted by S.I. 2022/706 reg. 3(a)(ii)
- Art. 32(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(15)(c)(i)
- Art. 32(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(15)(c)(ii)
- Art. 32(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(8)(c)(i)
- art. 32A inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 4(4)
- Art. 35(1)(a) word inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(11)(a)(ii)(aa)
- Art. 35(1)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(11)(a)(ii)(bb)
- Art. 35(1)(e) omitted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 40(a)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 35(1)(e)(f) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(11)(a)(iii)
- Art. 35(1)(f) omitted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 40(a)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 35(1)(g) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(16)(a)
- art. 35(1)(h) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(16)
- Art. 35(1)(h) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(17)
- Art. 35(1)(h) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(16)(b)
- Art. 43(2)(a) excluded by S.S.I. 2020/135 reg. 2
- Art. 43(2)(a) excluded by S.I. 2020/475 reg. 2
- Art. 43(2)(a) excluded by S.I. 2020/470 reg. 2(a)(i)
- Art. 43(2)(a) omitted by S.S.I. 2020/349 reg. 2(3)(a)
- Art. 44(3)(d) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(22)
- Art. 44(3)(d) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(16)(a)
- Art. 45(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(23)(b)(iii)
- Art. 45(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(17)(b)(iii)(aa)
- Art. 45(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(17)(b)(iii)(bb)
- Art. 46(2)(h) substituted by S.S.I. 2022/279 reg. 2(2)(a)
- Art. 46(9)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 44(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 46(9)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(18)(g)(ii)
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- Art. 46(9)(e)(f) omitted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(18)(g)(iii)
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- art. 50(2a) inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 10(3)
- Art. 50(6)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(7)
- Art. 50(10A) inserted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(27)(j)
- Art. 50(10A) inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 5(21)(j)
- Art. 50(10A) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(20)(d)
- Art. 52(11) inserted by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 46(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 52(11) inserted by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 6(1)(h)
- art. 52(11) omitted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 19(2)(e)
- Art. 70-71C substituted for Arts. 70, 71 by S.I. 2020/91 reg. 7(3)
- Art. 71-71C substituted for Art. 70 71 by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 48 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
- Art. 71A(1) words substituted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(23)(a)
- Art. 71A(2) omitted by S.I. 2020/1556 reg. 7(23)(b)
Article 44U.K.Crop diversification
1.Where the arable land of the farmer covers between 10 and 30 hectares and is not entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle, there shall be at least two different crops on that arable land. The main crop shall not cover more than 75 % of that arable land.
Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 30 hectares and is not entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle, there shall be at least three different crops on that arable land. The main crop shall not cover more than 75 % of that arable land and the two main crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of that arable land.
[F12. Without prejudice to the number of crops required pursuant to paragraph 1, the maximum thresholds set out therein shall not apply to holdings where grasses or other herbaceous forage or land lying fallow or cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle cover more than 75 % of the arable land. In such cases, the main crop on the remaining arable area shall not cover more than 75 % of that remaining arable land, except where this remaining area is covered by grasses or other herbaceous forage or land lying fallow.]
3.Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to holdings:
[F1(a) where more than 75 % of the arable land is used for the production of grasses or other herbaceous forage, is used for cultivation of leguminous crops, is land lying fallow or is subject to a combination of those uses;
(b) where more than 75 % of the eligible agricultural area is permanent grassland, is used for the production of grasses or other herbaceous forage or for the cultivation of crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle, or is subject to a combination of those uses;]
(c)where more than 50 % of the areas of arable land declared were not declared by the farmer in his aid application of the previous year and, where based on a comparison of the geo-spatial aid applications, all arable land is being cultivated with a different crop compared to that of the previous calendar year;
(d)that are situated in areas north of 62nd parallel or certain adjacent areas. Where the arable land of such holdings covers more than 10 hectares, there shall be at least two crops on the arable land, and none of these crops shall cover more than 75 % of the arable land, unless the main crop is grasses or other herbaceous forage, or land lying fallow.
4.For the purposes of this Article, a "crop" means any of the following:
(a)a culture of any of the different genera defined in the botanical classification of crops;
(b)a culture of any of the species in the case of Brassicaceae, Solanaceae, and Cucurbitaceae;
(c)land lying fallow;
(d)grasses or other herbaceous forage.
[F1Winter crop and spring crop shall be considered to be distinct crops even if they belong to the same genus. Triticum spelta shall be considered to be a distinct crop from crops belonging to the same genus.]
5.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 70:
(a)recognising other types of genera and species than those referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article; and
(b)laying down the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material.
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