Regulation 3 Amendments

For regulation 2 substitute the following—

“Interpretation

2

(1)

In these Regulations—

• “Commission Regulation 795/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in the Council Regulation^f1;

• “Commission Regulation 796/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in the Council Regulation^f2;

• “Commission Regulation 1973/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials^f3;

• “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers^f4;

• “direct payment” has the meaning given by Article 2(d) of the Council Regulation;

• “farmer” has the meaning given by Article 2(a) of the Council Regulation;

• “holding” has the meaning given by Article 2(b) of the Council Regulation;

• “the IACS Regulations” means the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005^f5;

• “relevant competent authority” has the meaning given by regulation 5 of the IACS Regulations;

• “single application” has the meaning given by Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 796/2004;

• “single payment scheme” means the support scheme established under Title III of the Council Regulation;

• “sugar quota” has the same meaning as it has in Council Regulation (EC) Regulation No. 318/2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector^f6;

(2)

Other expressions used in these Regulations that are also used in the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004, Commission Regulation 796/2004 or Commission Regulation 1973/2004 have the meaning they bear in those instruments.

(3)

Any reference in paragraph (1) to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.”.