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Regulation 3 Interpretation

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In these Regulations–

  • “the Agrimonetary Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2799/98 M1 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro;

  • “the Council Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1259/1999 M2 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy of the European Community;

  • “farmer" has the meaning given to it by Article 10(a) of the Council Regulation;

  • “holding" has the meaning given to it by Article 10(b) of the Council Regulation;

  • F1...

  • “the Rural Development Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 M3 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations;

  • “scheme year" means the twelve months in respect of which payments are made pursuant to the support scheme in question; and

  • “support scheme" means any support scheme listed in the Annex to the Council Regulation.

(2)

For the purposes of these Regulations, a reference to any European Community Regulation shall include any amendments to it before the making of these Regulations.

(3)

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 3(1) omitted (15.11.2001) by virtue of The Abolition of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/390), regs. 1(1), 3(13)(b) (with reg. 4)

Marginal citations

M1

O.J. No. L 349, 24.12.98, p.1.

M2

O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p.113.

M3

O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p.80.