# Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed) EU Regulation No 796/2004 · adopted 21 April 2004 Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed) ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part I: SCOPE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ## 1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Maintenance of land under permanent pasture at Member State level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Maintenance of land under permanent pasture at individual level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: THE INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM ### Title I: GENERAL ## 5 Identification of farmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Identification of agricultural parcels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Identification and registration of payment entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 General principles in respect of agricultural parcels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Control system as regards cross-compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Payment of aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Title II: AID APPLICATIONS ### Chapter I: THE SINGLE APPLICATION ## 11 Date of submission of the single application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Contents of the single application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Specific requirements pertaining to the single application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 General rules pertaining to the single application and declarations in relation to particular uses of area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Amendments to the single applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter Ia: AID APPLICATIONS FOR HOPS PAYMENTS BY RECOGNISED PRODUCER GROUPS ## 15a Aid application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: LIVESTOCK AID APPLICATIONS ## 16 Requirements pertaining to livestock aid applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter III: AID APPLICATION FOR THE DAIRY PREMIUM AND THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ## 17 Requirements pertaining to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter IIIa: AID FOR SUGAR BEET AND CANE PRODUCERS, SEPARATE SUGAR PAYMENT AND SEPARATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PAYMENT ## 17a Requirements pertaining to aid applications for the aid for sugar beet and cane producers, the separate sugar payment and the separate fruit and vegetables payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter IV: COMMON PROVISIONS ## 18 Simplification of procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Adjustments of obvious errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Derogation from the final date for the submission of aid applications, supporting documents, contracts and declarations and the latest date for amendments to the single application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Late submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21a Late submission of an application to the single payment scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Withdrawal of aid applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Title III: CONTROLS ### Chapter I: COMMON RULES ## 23 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: CONTROLS WITH REGARD TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ### Section I: Administrative checks ## 24 Cross-checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section II: On-the-spot checks ### Subsection Sub-section I: Common provisions ## 25 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Control rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Selection of the control sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Control report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section II: On-the-spot checks of the Single applications with regard to area-related aid schemes ## 29 Elements of on-the-spot checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Determination of areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Elements of the on-the-spot checks related to applications for seed aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31a On-the-spot checks on approved inter-branch organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31b On-the-spot checks on sugar manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Remote sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section IIa: On-the-spot checks of aid applications for hops payments by recognised producer groups ## 33a Elements of the on-the-spot-checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection IIb: On-the-spot checks related to the applications for tobacco aid ## 33b Checks of deliveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33c Placing under supervision and checks during first processing and market preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section III: On-the-spot checks of livestock aid applications ## 34 Timing of on-the-spot checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Elements of the on-the-spot checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Control measures as regards on-the-spot checks in slaughterhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Control measures as regards the premium granted after export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Special provisions as regards additional payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Special provisions as regards the control report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section IV: On-the-spot checks with regard to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments ## 40 On-the-spot checks with regard to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter III: CONTROLS RELATING TO CROSS-COMPLIANCE ### Section I: Common provisions ## 41 General principles and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Competent control authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section II: Administrative checks ## 43 Administrative checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section III: On-the-spot checks ## 44 Minimum control rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Selection of the control sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Determination of the compliance with the requirements and standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Elements of the on-the-spot checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Control report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Title IV: BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE AID, REDUCTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS ### Chapter I: FINDINGS IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ### Section I: Single payment scheme and other area-related aid schemes ## 49 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Basis of calculation in respect of areas declared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Reductions and exclusions in cases of overdeclaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Reductions in cases of irregularities concerning the size of the areas declared for the payment of aid for starch potato, seed and tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Intentional overdeclaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Reductions and exclusions concerning seed aid applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54a Reductions and exclusions concerning tobacco aid applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54b Reductions and exclusions concerning the crop specific payment for cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Calculation of forage area for premiums referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Calculation of forage area for the extensification payment in accordance with Article 132 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section II: Livestock premia ## 57 Basis of calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Reductions and exclusions in respect of bovine animals claimed for aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Reductions and exclusions in respect of ovine or caprine animals claimed for aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Natural circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 False certificates and declarations issued by slaughterhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Findings in relation to the additional payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section III: Dairy premium and additional payments ## 64 Dairy premium and additional payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: FINDINGS IN RELATION TO CROSS-COMPLIANCE ## 65 General principles and definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Application of reductions in the case of negligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Application of reductions and exclusions in cases of intentional non-compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS ## 68 Exceptions from the application of reductions and exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Amendments and adjustments of entries in the computerised database for bovine animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Title V: GENERAL PROVISIONS ## 70 Minimum payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Accumulation of reductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71a Application of reductions on each support scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71b Basis for calculation of reductions due to modulation, financial discipline and cross-compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Force majeure and exceptional circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Recovery of undue payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73a Recovery of undue entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Transfer of holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Additional measures and mutual assistance between Member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: MODULATION ## 77 Basis for the calculation of the reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Allocation key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Additional amount of aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part IV: TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS ## 80 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I: COMMUNITY METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF Δ9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONTENT IN HEMP VARIETIES ## 1 Scope and area of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.1 Procedure A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.2 Procedure B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Sampling ## 2.1 Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.2 Sample size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.3 Drying and storage of the sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Determination of THC content ## 3.1 Preparation of the test sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2 Reagents and extraction solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.3 Extraction of Δ9-THC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4 Gas chromatography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex II: VARIETIES OF HEMP ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS ## (a) Hemp varieties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) Hemp varieties authorised in the marketing year 2008/2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex III CORRELATION TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/796 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-796 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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