The Arable Area Payments (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Amendment of the principal Regulations

4.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after the definition of “Commission Regulation 334/93”(1) the following definitions shall be inserted—

““Commission Regulation 1586/97” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1586/97 laying down detailed implementing rules for the use of set-aside land for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption;(2)

“Commission Regulation 334/93 or Commission 1586/97, as the case may be” means—

(i)

in relation to contracts entered into before 10th August 1997, Commission Regulation 334/97; and

(ii)

in relation to contracts entered into on or after 10th August 1997, Commission Regulation 1586/97;”;

(ii) after the words “Commission Regulation 334/93” in the definitions of “land set aside for non-food purposes”, “set aside” and “specified raw materials”, there shall be inserted the words “or Commission Regulation 1586/97, as the case may be”;

(iii) for the definition “organic waste” there shall be substituted the following definition—

• ““organic waste” means—

  (a)

  in relation to the application of organic waste to environmental transferred set-aside land, waste material produced by any work carried out for the maintenance of a tree, hedge, stream or ditch; and

  (b)

  in relation to the application of organic waste to any other set-aside land, waste material produced by or from animals or plants as a by-product of agricultural production, including animal bedding;”;

(iv) in the definition of “set-aside requirement”, after the words “Article 2(5)” there shall be inserted the word “of”;

(v) the definition of “shallow cultivate” shall be deleted; and

(b) in paragraph (3), for the words “these Regulations”, where they appear for the second time, there shall be substituted the words “the Arable Area Payments (Amendment) Regulations 1997”.

(1)

OJ No. L38, 16.2.93, p.12, repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1586/97 (OJ No. L215, 7.8.97, p.3), but continues to apply in respect of contracts concluded before the entry into force of Commission Regulation 1586/97.

(2)

OJ No. L215, 7.8.97, p.3.