Regulation 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “agricultural parcel”, there shall be inserted the following definition—

““application for dairy premium and additional payments” means an application for the support scheme provided for in Chapter 7 of Title IV of Council Regulation 1782/2003;”;

(b)

in the definition of “area aid application”, there shall be inserted after the words “Council Regulation 3508/92 and” the words “that Regulation as applied by the first paragraph of Article 2 of Commission Regulation 2237/2003 and for the purposes”;

(c)

after the definition of “Commission Regulation 2316/1999”, there shall be inserted the following definition—

““Commission Regulation 2237/2003” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 2237/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of certain support schemes provided for in Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers;”^f1;

(d)

after the definition of “Council Regulation 1257/1999”, there shall be inserted the following definition—

““Council Regulation 1782/2003” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001;”^f2; and

(e)

in the definition of “specified payment”—

(i)

at the end of sub-paragraph (f) there shall be deleted the word “or”; and

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (g) there shall be deleted the word “and” and there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs—

“(h)

the protein crop premium provided for in Chapter 2 of Title IV of Council Regulation 1782/2003;

(i)

the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Council Regulation 1782/2003;

(j)

the aid for energy crops provided for in Chapter 5 of Title IV of Council Regulation 1782/2003; or

(k)

the dairy premium and additional payments provided for in Chapter 7 of Title IV of Council Regulation 1782/2003; and”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: O.J. No. L339, 24.12.2003, p.52.
f2: O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.