The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment Scheme (Set-aside) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“collector” (“casglwr”) has the meaning given by Article 144(b) of Commission Regulation 1973/2004;

“Commission Regulation 795/2004” (“Rheoliad y Comisiwn 795/2004”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 795/2004(1) 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;

“Commission Regulation 1973/2004” (“Rheoliad y Comisiwn 1973/2004”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004(2) 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;

“the Council Regulation” (“Rheoliad y Cyngor”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003(3) 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;

“Council Regulation 1251/1999” (“Rheoliad y Cyngor 1251/1999”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(4);

“the Cross Compliance Regulations 2004” (“Rheoliadau Trawsgydymffurfio 2004”) mean the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2004(5);

“farmer” (“ffermwr”) has the meaning given by Article 2(a) of the Council Regulation;

“green cover” (“gorchudd glas”) means a green cover established or, as the case may be, falling to be established in accordance with Schedule 1;

“green cover season” (“tymor gorchudd glas”) means the period from 15 January to 14 July (inclusive) in any given year;

“holding” (“daliad”) has the meaning given by Article 2(b) of the Council Regulation;

“land set aside for non-food purposes” (“tir sydd wedi'i neilltuo at ddibenion di-fwyd”) means land set aside pursuant to Article 55(b) of the Council Regulation under the conditions laid down in Chapter 16 of Commission Regulation 1973/2004 for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the European Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption, and any reference to a farmer setting aside land for that purpose shall be construed accordingly;

“land set aside from production” (“tir sydd wedi'i neilltuo oddi wrth waith gynhyrchu”) means land set aside pursuant to Article 54(3) of the Council Regulation (other than land set aside for non-food purposes), and any reference to a farmer setting aside land from production shall be construed accordingly;

“the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cendlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

“organic waste” (“gwastraff organig”) means waste material produced by or from animals or plants as a by-product of agricultural production, including animal bedding;

“processor” (“prosesydd”) has the same meaning as in Commission Regulation 1973/2004;

“set-aside period” (“cyfnod neilltuo”) means the period from 15 January to 31 August (inclusive) in any given year; and

“watercourse” (“cwrs dŵ r”) includes a canal and field ditch.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date on which these Regulations are made.

(3) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004 or Commission Regulation 1973/2004 have the same meanings in these Regulations as in the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004 or Commission Regulation 1973/2004 as the case may be.

(1)

O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2004 (O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 85).

(2)

O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1.

(3)

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 corrigendum at O.J. No. L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 20).

(4)

O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1, as last amended by the Council Regulation.

(5)

S.I. 2004 / 3280 (W.284).