# The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 9: Active farmers


(1) For the purposes of Article 9(2) sub-paragraph 3(b) of the Direct Payments Regulation, a farmer's agricultural activities are not insignificant if that farmer's total holding size is greater than or equal to 21 hectares, in accordance with the third sub-paragraph of Article 13(1) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation.
(2) For the purposes of Article 9(2) sub-paragraph 3(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation, a farmer's principal business or company objects consist of exercising an agricultural activity where that farmer provides the Welsh Ministers with evidence that at least 40% of the total receipts obtained by the business in the most recent fiscal year for which evidence is available were obtained from agricultural activities, in accordance with the third sub-paragraph of Article 13(3) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation.
(3) For the purposes of Article 9(4) of the Direct Payments Regulation, the maximum amount is EUR 5,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1252/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-basic-payment-and-support-schemes-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-9
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