The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013

“Voluntary adjustment of direct payments in 20136A.

(1)

For the purposes of calculating the total amount of direct payments to be paid to a farmer for 2013, the Scottish Ministers must, in application of Article 10b of Council Regulation 73/20093, deduct a sum equal to the specified proportion of the relevant amount.

(2)

In accordance with Article 10b(4) of Council Regulation 73/2009, the Scottish Ministers must apply the sum deducted under paragraph (1) for one or more of the relevant purposes.

(3)

In this regulation—

“the relevant amount” means the amount which would have been granted to the farmer in respect of the year 2013 before the application of Article 10a of Council Regulation 73/20094;

“the relevant purposes” means support for measures under the following provisions of Council Regulation 1698/20055—

(a)

Articles 20 to 33 (measures improving the competiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector);

(b)

Articles 36 to 49 (measures improving the environment and the countryside);

(c)

Articles 52 to 59 (measures as regards the quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy); or

(d)

Articles 61 to 65 (Leader); and

“the specified proportion” means the percentages given in the following table:—

Amount of Direct Payment (€ Euros)	Specified Proportion
Less than € 5,000	9%
€ 5,000 and higher but less than € 300,000	4%
€ 300,000 and higher	0%”