Paragraph 1 Breeding cowsI1

it is declared by the claimant in his single payment scheme application;

it is of a meat breed, or is a crossbreed, or the offspring of a crossbreed;

it is entered by the claimant into the register referred to in regulation 29(3) of the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998^f1, and the claimant complies with those Regulations in respect of that register;

it was, throughout the relevant period, part of a herd used for rearing calves for meat production only;

it was, throughout the relevant period, owned by the claimant, or leased to him under a leasing agreement in writing, and throughout that period the claimant had economic responsibility for it; and

it was kept on the claimant’s holding throughout the relevant period.

“crossbreed” means a bovine animal with at least one parent of a meat breed;

“meat breed” means any bovine breed which is not listed in Annex XV to Commission Regulation 1973/2004.