# Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 of 27 January 2011 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the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)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 65/2011 · adopted 27 January 2011

Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 of 27 January 2011 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the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011
of 27 January 2011
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the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)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 Definitions

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## 3 Applications for support, payment claims and other declarations

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## 4 General principles of control

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## 5 Recovery of undue payments

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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 Applicable rules

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## 8 Payment claims

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## 9 Payments

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### Chapter II: Control, reductions and exclusions

## 10 General principles

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### Section I: Compliance with the eligibility criteria, commitments and linked obligations

### Subsection I: Control

## 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 Reductions and exclusions in relation to the size of area

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## 17 Reductions and exclusions in relation to the number of animals

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## 18 Reductions and exclusions in the case of non-compliance with other eligibility criteria, commitments and linked obligations

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### Section II: Cross-compliance

### Subsection I: Control

## 19 General rules

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## 20 On-the-spot checks

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### Subsection II: Reductions and exclusions

## 21 Reductions and exclusions

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### Section III: Order of reductions

## 22 Order 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: Introductory provisions

## 23 Scope

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### Chapter II: Control, reductions and exclusions

### Section I: Control

### Subsection I: General provisions

## 24 Administrative checks

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## 25 On-the-spot checks

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## 26 Content of on-the-spot checks

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## 27 Control report

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### Subsection II: Supplementary control provisions for specific measures

## 28 Young farmers

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## 28a Early retirement

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## 28b Support for food quality schemes recognised by Member States

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## 28c Semi-subsistence farming

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## 28d Producer groups

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## 28e Holdings undergoing restructuring

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## 28f Leader

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## 28g Subsidies on interest rates

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## 28h Other financial engineering actions

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### Subsection III: Ex-post checks

## 29 Ex-post checks

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### Section II: Reductions and exclusions

## 30 Reductions and exclusions

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## Part III: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 31 Reporting

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## 32 Control by the Commission

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## 33 Reporting of checks to the paying agencies

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## 34 Repeal

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## 35 Entry into force

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## Signature

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## Annex I Indicative description of information requirements for a sufficient audit trail

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## Annex II 

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-65
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