# The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 13: Reduction coefficient


(1) For the purposes of Article 24(6) of the Direct Payments Regulation, the Scottish Ministers must apply a reduction coefficient of 10 per cent when establishing the number of payment entitlements to be allocated to a farmer in respect of areas with difficult climate conditions.
(2) In paragraph (1), “areas with difficult climate conditions” means areas comprising parcels of permanent grassland in region 2 or 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/58/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-13
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