The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Horticulture) Regulations 2009

Made: 6th July 2009

Laid before Parliament: 8th July 2009

Coming into force: 31st July 2009

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Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Horticulture

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Regions

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Minimum size of holding

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Signed

Jim Fitzpatrick — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 6th July 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations make provision in England for the administration of Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 (OJ No L 141, 30.4.2004, p 1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 (OJ No L 141, 30.4.2004, p 18) in relation to the application, to farmers of permanent fruit and vegetables, nurseries and vines, of the Single Payment Scheme under the Common Agricultural Policy.

More specifically, these Regulations make provision for applications to establish payment entitlements, as provided for in Article 33(1)(b)(iii) and points A and C of Annex IX of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ No L 30, 30.1.2009, p 16), in relation to permanent fruit and vegetables, nurseries and vines (regulation 3(1) and (2)). Regulation 3(3) specifies the relevant periods necessary to establish entitlement, and regulation 3(4) specifies that an application for entitlement must be submitted no later than 13th August 2009. Regulation 3(5) provides that in cases where more than one farmer applies to establish entitlement, only the application of the farmer who last met the requirements of paragraph (2) during the relevant period specified in paragraph (3) will be considered.

These Regulations also provide that regulations 3 and 5 of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/219) (“the 2005 Regulations”) apply for the purposes of applications under regulation 3(2) of these Regulations. Regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations specifies the three regions of England. The regions are moorland, the severely disadvantaged area (excluding moorland) and all other land (regulation 4). Regulation 5 of the 2005 Regulations specifies the minimum size of a holding for which the establishment of payment entitlements may be requested. The minimum size of holding is 0.3 hectares (regulation 5).

An impact assessment on the options for allocating Single Payment Scheme entitlements to farmers of permanent fruit and vegetables, nurseries and vines is available from the Defra Information Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68; the function of the Minister of Agriculture of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

[^f00003]: Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).

[^f00004]: S.I. 2005/219, as amended by S.I. 2006/989, 2007/3182 and 2008/1139.

[^f00005]: OJ No L 141, 30.4.2004, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/2009 (OJ No L 114, 7.5.2009, p 3).

[^f00006]: OJ No L 141, 30.4.2004, p 18, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 380/2009 (OJ No L 116, 8.5.2009, p 9).

[^f00007]: OJ No L 30, 30.1.2009, p 16.

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Editorial notes

[^key-9523edcefe3a9d2ad3703969f15c36e2]: Regulations revoked (1.1.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3259), reg. 15(1)(a)