# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)

EU Regulation No 1975/2006 · adopted 7 December 2006

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1975/pdf/eur_20061975_adopted_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2011) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1975/pdf/eur_20061975_2011-01-01_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2010) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1975/pdf/eur_20061975_2010-01-01_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2009) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1975/pdf/eur_20061975_2009-01-01_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2007) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1975/pdf/eur_20061975_2007-01-01_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006
of 7 December 2006
laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)
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## Part I: Scope and general provisions

## 1 Scope

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## 2 Application of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004

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## 3 Definitions

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## 4 Applications for support and payment claims

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## 5 General principles of control

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## Part II: Administration and control rules

### Title I: Rural development support for certain measures under Axis 2 and Axis 4

### Chapter I: General provisions

## 6 Scope and definitions

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## 7 Application of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004

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## 8 Payment claims

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## 9 Payments

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### Chapter II: Controls, reductions and exclusions

## 10 General principles

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### Section I: Respect of the eligibility criteria

### Subsection I: Controls

## 11 Administrative checks

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## 12 On-the-spot checks

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## 13 Control report

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## 14 General principles concerning on-the-spot checks

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## 15 Elements of the on-the-spot checks and determination of areas

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### Subsection II: Reductions and exclusions

## 16 Area-related measures

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## 17 Animal-related measures

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## 18 Reductions and exclusions in the case of non-respect of eligibility criteria

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### Section II: Respect of cross-compliance

### Subsection I: Controls

## 19 General principles

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## 20 On-the-spot checks

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## 21 Selection of the control sample

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### Subsection II: Reductions and exclusions

## 22 General

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## 23 Calculation of reductions and exclusions

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## 24 Accumulation of reductions

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### Title II: Rural development support under Axis 1 and Axis 3 and certain measures under Axis 2 and Axis 4

### Chapter I: General provisions

## 25 Scope

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### Section I: Controls

## 26 Administrative checks

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## 27 On-the-spot checks

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## 28 Content of on-the-spot checks

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## 28a Control report

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## 29 Control of Early retirement and semi-subsistence farming measures

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## 30 Ex-post checks

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### Section II: Reductions and exclusions

## 31 Reductions and exclusions

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### Chapter II: Specific provisions for Axis 4 (Leader)

## 32 Controls

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## 33 Responsibilities for control

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## Part III: Final Provisions

## 34 Notifications

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## 35 Control by the Commission

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## 36 Reporting of controls to the paying agency

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## 37 Entry into force

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## Signature

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## INDICATIVE DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUFFICIENT AUDIT TRAIL

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