# The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 3: Minimum eligible area of holding

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of Article 10(1) ... of the Direct Payments Regulation, no direct payments may be granted to a farmer where the eligible area of the holding for which the payments are claimed or due to be granted in accordance with Article 10(1) is less than 5 hectares.
(2) Direct payments may be granted to a farmer where the eligible area of the holding referred to in paragraph (1) is less than 5 hectares if in 2020 direct payments were claimed by or due to be granted to that farmer—
(a) before the application of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013; and
(b) in respect of such a holding (as defined for the 2020 claim year)—
(i) situated in Wales and at least one other territory;
(ii) where the eligible area situated in Wales of that holding was less than 5 hectares; and
(iii) for which a payment was claimed or due to be granted in respect of the eligible area situated in Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1252/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-basic-payment-and-support-schemes-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-3
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