Regulation 11 Agricultural activity

For the purposes of point (ii) of Article 4(1)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation and in accordance with Article 4 of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, agricultural areas are deemed to be maintained in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation where a farmer meets the criteria set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

For the purposes of point (iii) of Article 4(1)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation and in accordance with Article 5 of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, the minimum activity requirement is met if either of the activities set out in paragraph 2(1) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is carried out on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation.

In paragraph (2) and in Part 1 of Schedule 1, “agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation” means agricultural areas comprising parcels of land in region 2 or 3.