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Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 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(EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. TITLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. CHAPTER 1 CROSS COMPLIANCE

      1. Article 3.Main requirements

      2. Article 4.Statutory management requirements

      3. Article 5.Good agricultural and environmental condition

      4. Article 6.Reduction or exclusion from payments

      5. Article 7.Detailed rules for reduction or exclusion

      6. Article 8.Review

      7. Article 9.Amounts resulting from cross compliance

    2. CHAPTER 2 MODULATION AND FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE

      1. Article 10.Modulation

      2. Article 11.Financial discipline

      3. Article 12.Additional amount of aid

      4. Article 12a.Application to new Member States

    3. CHAPTER 3 FARM ADVISORY SYSTEM

      1. Article 13.Farm advisory system

      2. Article 14.Conditions

      3. Article 15.Obligations of approved private bodies and designated authorities

      4. Article 16.Review

    4. CHAPTER 4 INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM

      1. Article 17.Scope

      2. Article 18.Elements of the integrated system

      3. Article 19.Computerised data base

      4. Article 20.Identification system for agricultural parcels

      5. Article 21.System for the identification and registration of payment entitlements

      6. Article 22.Aid applications

      7. Article 23.Verification of eligibility conditions

      8. Article 24.Reductions and exclusions

      9. Article 25.Controls on cross compliance

      10. Article 26.Compatibility

      11. Article 27.Information and checks

    5. CHAPTER 5 OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. Article 28.Payment

      2. Article 29.Restriction of payment

      3. Article 30.Review

      4. Article 31.Evaluation

      5. Article 32.Interventions under Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999

  4. TITLE III SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME

    1. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. Article 33.Eligibility

      2. Article 34.Application

      3. Article 35.Double claims

      4. Article 36.Payment

    2. CHAPTER 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMOUNT

      1. Article 37.Calculation of the reference amount

      2. Article 38.Reference period

      3. Article 39.Application of modulation and cross-compliance laid down under Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999

      4. Article 40.Hardship cases

      5. Article 41.Ceiling

      6. Article 42.National reserve

    3. CHAPTER 3 PAYMENT ENTITLEMENTS

      1. Section 1 Payment entitlements based on areas

        1. Article 43.Determination of the payment entitlements

        2. Article 44.Use of payment entitlements

        3. Article 45.Unused payment entitlements

        4. Article 46.Transfer of payment entitlements

      2. Section 2 Payment entitlements subject to special conditions

        1. Article 47.Payments giving right to payment entitlements subject to special conditions

        2. Article 48.Determination of the payment entitlements subject to special conditions

        3. Article 49.Conditions

        4. Article 50.Dairy premium and additional payments

    4. CHAPTER 4 LAND USE UNDER THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME

      1. Section 1 Use of the land

        1. Article 51.Agricultural use of the land

        2. Article 52.Production of hemp

      2. Section 2 Set-aside entitlements

        1. Article 53.Determination of the set-aside entitlements

        2. Article 54.Use of set-aside entitlements

        3. Article 55.Exemption from set-aside

        4. Article 56.Use of the set aside land

        5. Article 57.Application of other provisions

    5. CHAPTER 5 REGIONAL AND OPTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION

      1. Section 1 Regional implementation

        1. Article 58.Regional allocation of the ceiling referred to in Article 41

        2. Article 59.Regionalisation of the single payment scheme

        3. Article 60.Use of the land

        4. Article 61.Grassland

        5. Article 62.Dairy premium and additional payments

        6. Article 63.Conditions for the entitlements established under this section

      2. Section 2 Partial implementation

        1. Article 64.General provisions

        2. Article 65.Establishment of the entitlements under this section

        3. Article 66.Arable crops payments

        4. Article 67.Sheep and goat payments

        5. Article 68.Beef and veal payments

        6. Article 68a.Hops payments

        7. Article 68b.Transitional fruit and vegetables payments

        8. Article 69.Optional implementation for specific types of farming and quality production

      3. Section 3 Optional exclusions

        1. Article 70.Optional exclusion of some direct payments

      4. Section 4 Optional transition

        1. Article 71.Optional transitional period

    6. CHAPTER 6 IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES

      1. Article 71a.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 71b.Application for support

      3. Article 71c.Ceiling

      4. Article 71d.National reserve

      5. Article 71e.Regional allocation of the ceiling referred to in Article 71c

      6. Article 71f.Regionalisation of the single payment scheme

      7. Article 71g.Use of the land

      8. Article 71h.Grassland

      9. Article 71i.Dairy premium and additional payments

      10. Article 71j.Set-aside entitlements

      11. Article 71k.Conditions for the entitlements

      12. Article 71l.Optional implementation

      13. Article 71m.Farmers with no eligible hectares

  5. TITLE IV OTHER AID SCHEMES

    1. CHAPTER 1 SPECIFIC QUALITY PREMIUM FOR DURUM WHEAT

      1. Article 72.Scope of application

      2. Article 73.Amount and eligibility

      3. Article 74.Areas

      4. Article 75.Overrun of the area

    2. CHAPTER 2 PROTEIN CROP PREMIUM

      1. Article 76.Scope

      2. Article 77.Amount and eligibility

      3. Article 78.Area

    3. CHAPTER 3 CROP SPECIFIC PAYMENT FOR RICE

      1. Article 79.Scope

      2. Article 80.Amount and eligibility

      3. Article 81.Areas

      4. Article 82.Overrun of the areas

    4. CHAPTER 4 AREA PAYMENT FOR NUTS

      1. Article 83.Community aid

      2. Article 84.Areas

      3. Article 85.Overrun of the sub-base areas

      4. Article 86.Conditions for eligibility

      5. Article 87.National aid

    5. CHAPTER 5 AID FOR ENERGY CROPS

      1. Article 88.Aid

      2. Article 89.Areas

      3. Article 90.Conditions for eligibility

      4. Article 90a.National aid

      5. Article 91.Review of the list of energy crops

      6. Article 92.Review of energy crops scheme

    6. CHAPTER 6 AID FOR STARCH POTATO

      1. Article 93.Aid

      2. Article 94.Conditions

    7. CHAPTER 7 DAIRY PREMIUM AND ADDITIONAL PAYMENT

      1. Article 95.Dairy premium

      2. Article 96.Additional payments

      3. Article 97.Definitions

    8. CHAPTER 8 SPECIFIC REGIONAL AID FOR ARABLE CROPS

      1. Article 98.Aid

    9. CHAPTER 9 SEED AID

      1. Article 99.Aid

    10. CHAPTER 10 ARABLE CROPS AREA PAYMENT

      1. Article 100.Scope of application and definitions

      2. Article 101.Base areas

      3. Article 102.Overrun of base areas and ceiling

      4. Article 103.Regionalisation plan

      5. Article 104.Basic amount

      6. Article 105.Durum wheat supplement

      7. Article 106.Flax and hemp

      8. Article 107.Set-aside

      9. Article 108.Eligible land

      10. Article 109.Sowing and application

      11. Article 110.Implementing rules

    11. CHAPTER 10A CROP SPECIFIC PAYMENT FOR COTTON

      1. Article 110a.Scope

      2. Article 110b.Eligibility

      3. Article 110c.Base areas, fixed yields and reference amounts

      4. Article 110d.Approved inter-branch organisations

      5. Article 110e.Payment of aid

    12. CHAPTER 10B AID FOR OLIVE GROVES

      1. Article 110g.Scope

      2. Article 110h.Eligibility

      3. Article 110i.Amount

    13. CHAPTER 10C TOBACCO AID

      1. Article 110j.Scope of application

      2. Article 110k.Eligibility

      3. Article 110l.Amount

      4. Article 110m.Transfer to the Community Tobacco Fund

    14. CHAPTER 10D HOPS AREA AID

      1. Article 110n.Scope of application

      2. Article 110o.Eligibility

    15. CHAPTER 10E SUGAR PAYMENT

      1. Article 110p.Transitional sugar payment

    16. CHAPTER 10F COMMUNITY AID FOR SUGAR BEET AND CANE PRODUCERS

      1. Article 110q.Scope

      2. Article 110r.Conditions for eligibility

      3. Article 110s.Amount of the aid

    17. CHAPTER 10G TRANSITIONAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PAYMENTS

      1. Article 110t.Transitional area aid

      2. Article 110u.Amount of the aid and eligibility

    18. CHAPTER 10H TRANSITIONAL SOFT FRUIT PAYMENT

      1. Article 110v.Soft fruit payment

    19. CHAPTER 11 SHEEP AND GOAT PREMIUMS

      1. Article 111.Scope of application

      2. Article 112.Definitions

      3. Article 113.Ewe and goat premium

      4. Article 114.Supplementary premium

      5. Article 115.Common provisions

      6. Article 116.Individual limits

      7. Article 117.Transfer of premium rights

      8. Article 118.National reserve

      9. Article 119.Additional payments

      10. Article 120.Ceilings

    20. CHAPTER 12 BEEF AND VEAL PAYMENTS

      1. Article 121.Scope of application

      2. Article 122.Definitions

      3. Article 123.Special premium

      4. Article 124.Deseasonalisation premium

      5. Article 125.Suckler cow premium

      6. Article 126.Individual ceiling for suckler cow

      7. Article 127.Transfer of suckler cow premium rights

      8. Article 128.National reserve of suckler cow premium rights

      9. Article 129.Heifers

      10. Article 130.Slaughter premium

      11. Article 131.Stocking density

      12. Article 132.Extensification payment

      13. Article 133.Additional payments

      14. Article 134.Headage payments

      15. Article 135.Conditions for the headage payment

      16. Article 136.Area payments

      17. Article 136a.Conditions of application in the new Member States

      18. Article 137.Transmission of information

      19. Article 138.Common provisions

      20. Article 139.Ceilings

      21. Article 140.Substances prohibited under Directive 96/22/EC

    21. CHAPTER 13 GRAIN LEGUMES AID

      1. Article 141.Scope of application

      2. Article 142.Aid

      3. Article 143.Ceiling

  6. TITLE IVA IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORT SCHEMES IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES

    1. Article 143a.Introduction of support schemes

    2. Article 143b.Single Area Payment scheme

    3. Article 143ba.Separate sugar payment

    4. Article 143bb.Separate fruit and vegetables payment

    5. Article 143bc.Transitional fruit and vegetables payment

    6. Article 143c.Complementary national direct payments and direct payments

  7. TITLE IVB FINANCIAL TRANSFERS

    1. Article 143d.Financial transfer for restructuring in the cotton regions

    2. Article 143e.Financial transfer for restructuring in the tobacco regions

  8. TITLE V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL RULES

    1. Article 144.Management Committee for Direct Payments

    2. Article 145.Implementing Rules

    3. Article 146.Transmission of information to the Commission

    4. Article 147.Amendments to Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, No 1453/2001, No 1454/2001

    5. Article 148.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1868/94

    6. Article 149.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999

    7. Article 150.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999

    8. Article 151.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000

    9. Article 151a.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 546/2002

    10. Article 151b.Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2075/92

    11. Article 152.Amendments to other Regulations

    12. Article 153.Repeals

    13. Article 154.Transitional rules for the simplified scheme

    14. Article 154a.Transitional arrangements for new Member States

    15. Article 155.Other transitional rules

    16. Article 155a.. . . . . . . . . ....

    17. Article 156.Entry into force and application

  9. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX II

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX III

      Statutory management requirements referred to in Articles 3 and 4

      1. A. Applicable from 1.1.2005

        1. Environment

        2. Public and animal health Identification and registration of animals

      2. B. Applicable from 1.1.2006

        1. Public, animal and plant health

        2. Notification of diseases

      3. C. Applicable from 1.1.2007

      4. Animal welfare

    4. ANNEX IV

      Good agricultural and environmental condition referred to in Article 5

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. ANNEX V

      Compatible support schemes referred to in Article 26

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    6. ANNEX VI

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    7. ANNEX VII

      Calculation of the reference amount referred to in Article 37

      1. A. Area aids

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. B. Potato starch payment

      3. C. Livestock premiums and supplements

      4. D. Dried fodder

      5. E. Regional aids

      6. F. Seed aids

      7. G. Cotton

      8. H. Olive oil

      9. I. Raw tobacco

      10. J. Hops

      11. K. Sugar beet, cane and chicory

      12. L. Bananas

      13. M. Fruit and vegetables, ware potatoes and nurseries

      14. N. Wine (grubbing-up)

      15. O. Wine (transfer from support programmes)

    8. ANNEX VIII

      National ceilings referred to in Article 41

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    9. ANNEX VIIIa

      National ceilings referred to in Article 71c

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    10. ANNEX IX

      List of arable crops referred to in Article 66

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    11. ANNEX X

      Traditional production zones for durum wheat as referred to in Article 74

      1. GREECE

      2. SPAIN

        1. Provinces

      3. AUSTRIA

        1. 1. Gebiete der Bezirksbauernkammern (Areas covered by District Farmers' Boards)

        2. 2. Gebiete der Bezirksreferate (Areas covered by District Divisions)

        3. 3. Gebiete der Landwirtschaftskammer (Areas covered by the Chamber of Agriculture)...

      4. FRANCE

        1. Regions

        2. Departments

      5. ITALY

        1. Regions

      6. PORTUGAL

        1. Districts

      7. CYPRUS

      8. HUNGARY

        1. Regions

      9. BULGARIA

    12. ANNEX XI

      List of seed species referred to in Article 99

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    13. ANNEX XIA

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    14. ANNEX XIB

      National arable crops base areas and reference yields in the new Member States referred to in Articles 101 and 103

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    15. ANNEX XII

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    16. ANNEX XIII

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    17. ANNEX XIV

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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