Regulation 4 Amendment of the Rural Development RegulationI1

for paragraph 5 substitute—

“5.

Commitments under this measure shall be for up to seven years.”.

for paragraph 10 substitute—

“10.

(1)

The appropriate authority may make regulations to provide support in accordance with paragraph 1.

(2)

The appropriate authority, in order to ensure that agri-environment-climate commitments are defined in accordance with the priorities for rural development, may make regulations concerning the following:

(a)

the conditions applicable to commitments to extensify livestock farming;

(b)

the conditions applicable to commitments to rear local breeds that are in danger of being lost to farming or to preserve plant genetic resources that are under threat of genetic erosion;

(c)

the definition of eligible operations under paragraph 9; and

(d)

the conditions applicable to commitments to make a positive contribution to the sustainability of the environment.”.