Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“Commission Regulation 795/2004” means Commission 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 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(1);
“Commission Regulation 796/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in the Council Regulation(2);
“Commission Regulation 1973/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials(3);
“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4);
“direct payment” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(d) of the Council Regulation;
“farmer” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(a) of the Council Regulation;
“holding” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(b) of the Council Regulation;
“IACS Regulations” means the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005(5);
“relevant competent authority” has the meaning given to it in regulation 5 of the IACS Regulations;
“the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;
“single application” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 796/2004;
“single payment scheme” means the support scheme established under Title III of the Council Regulation;
(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations shall be construed in accordance with the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004, Commission Regulation 796/2004 and Commission Regulation 1973/2004.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date these Regulations are made.
O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2004 (O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p.85).
O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p18.
O.J. No. L 345, 20.1.2004, p.1.
O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (O.J. No. L 161, 30.4.2004, p.48 as corrected by a corrigendum at O.J. No. L 206, 9.6.2004, p.20).