For the purposes of the integrated system referred to in Article 67(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the definitions F1in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and in Article 67(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall apply.

The following definitions shall also apply:

1. (1)
   F2‘beneficiary’ means F3... F4the beneficiary subject to cross-compliance within the meaning of Article 92 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and/or the beneficiary receiving rural development support as referred to in Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council9

   F2‘beneficiary’ means a farmer as defined in Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 F5and referred to in Article 9 of that Regulation;

2. (2)

   ‘non-compliance’ means:

   1. (a)

      for eligibility criteria, commitments or other obligations relating to the conditions for the granting of the aid or support referred to in Article 67(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, any non-respect of those eligibility criteria, commitments or other obligations; or

   2. (b)

      F6for cross-compliance, non-compliance with the statutory management requirements under F7the law applying in the constituent nation, with the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land defined F8... in accordance with Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 F9...;

3. (3)

   ‘application for support’ means an application for support or to enter a measure under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

4. (4)

   ‘payment claim’ means an application by a beneficiary for payment by the F10national authorities under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

5. (5)

   ‘other declaration’ means any declaration or document, other than applications for support or payment claims, which has to be submitted or kept by a beneficiary or a third party in order to comply with specific requirements of certain rural development measures;

6. (6)

   ‘rural development measures in the scope of the integrated system’ means the support measures granted in accordance with Article 21(1)(a) and (b) and Articles 28 to 31, 33, 34 F11and 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and where applicable Article 35(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, with the exception of measures referred to in Article 28(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and measures under Article 21(1)(a) and (b) of that Regulation as far as the establishment cost is concerned;

7. (7)
   F12‘system for the identification and registration of animals’ means the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals established by Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and/or the system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals established by Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200411 respectively;
8. (8)

   F12‘ear tag’ means the ear tag to identify bovine animals individually referred to in Article 3(a) and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and/or the ear tag to identify ovine and caprine animals individually referred to in point A.3 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 respectively;

9. (9)

   F12‘computerised database for animals’ means the computerised database referred to in Article 3(b) and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and/or the central register or computerised database referred to in Article 3(1)(d), Article 7 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 respectively;

10. (10)

    F12‘animal passport’ means the animal passport referred to in Article 3(c) and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000;

11. (11)

    F12‘register’ in relation to animals means the register kept by the animal keeper referred to in Article 3(d) and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and/or the register referred to in Article 3(1)(b) and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 respectively;

12. (12)

    F12‘identification code’ means the identification code referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and/or the codes referred to in point A.2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 respectively;

13. (13)

    F12F13‘animal aid scheme’ means a voluntary coupled support measure provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 where the annual payment to be granted within defined quantitative limits is based on a fixed number of animals;

14. (14)

    ‘animal-related support measures’ means rural development measures or types of operations for which support is based on the number of animals or number of livestock units declared;

15. (15)

    F14F13‘livestock aid application’ means the applications for the payment of aid where the annual payment to be granted within defined quantitative limits is based on a fixed number of animals under the voluntary coupled support provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;

16. (16)

    F14‘declared animals’ means animals F15subject to a livestock aid application under the animal aid scheme or subject to a payment claim for an animal-related support measure;

17. (17)

    F14‘potentially eligible animal’ means an animal that could a priori potentially fulfil the eligibility criteria for receiving F16the aid under the animal aid scheme or support under an animal-related support measure in the claim year in question;

18. (18)

    F14‘animal determined’ means:

    1. (a)

       F17for an animal aid scheme, an animal for which all conditions laid down in the rules for granting the aid have been met; or

    2. (b)

       for an animal-related support measure, an animal identified by means of administrative or on-the-spot checks;

19. (19)

    F14‘animal keeper’ means any natural or legal person responsible for animals whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market;

20. (20)

    F18‘area-related aid schemes’ means the area-related direct payments within the meaning of Article 67(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1306/2013 F19...;

21. (21)

    ‘area-related support measures’ means rural development measures or type of operations for which support is based on the size of the area declared;

22. (22)

    F20F21‘use’ in relation to area means the use of area in terms of the type of permanent grassland as defined in Article 4(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013, or areas of grassland, other than permanent grassland, or ground cover or the absence of a crop;

23. (23)

    ‘area determined’ means:

    1. (a)

       F22for area-related aid schemes, the area for which all eligibility criteria or other obligations relating to the conditions for the granting of the aid have been met, regardless of the number of the payment entitlements at the beneficiary’s disposal; or

    2. (b)

       for area-related support measures, the area of plots or parcels as identified by means of administrative or on-the-spot checks;

24. (24)

    ‘Geographical Information System’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘GIS’) means the computerised geographical information system techniques referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;

25. (25)

    ‘reference parcel’ means a geographically delimited area retaining a unique identification as registered in the identification system for agricultural parcels referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;

26. (26)

    ‘geographical material’ means maps or other documents used to communicate the contents of the GIS between the applicants for aid or support and the F23relevant authority.

For the purpose of Title IV of this Regulation, the definitions in Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall apply.

In addition, ‘standards’ means any of the standards as defined by the F25relevant authority in accordance with Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 F26....

In this Regulation, references to “Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013” are to be construed as references to that Regulation as it applied in relation to England immediately before the end of 2023.