Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Article 33S+N.I.Animal welfare

[F11.Animal welfare payments under this measure shall be granted to farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more animal welfare commitments and who are active farmers within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 F2....]

2.Animal welfare payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and other relevant mandatory requirements. These relevant requirements shall be identified in the programme.

Those commitments shall be undertaken for a renewable period of one to seven years.

F3...

3.The payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitment made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs to the value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the animal welfare commitments.

Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex II.

4.In order to ensure that animal welfare commitments are in accordance with the overall F4... policy in this field, the [F5appropriate authority may make regulations] concerning the definition of the areas in which animal welfare commitments are to provide upgraded standards of production methods.

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision applies to Scotland and Northern Ireland only; separate versions have been created for England and Wales

Textual Amendments

Article 33W[F6Animal health and welfare]

[F71.[F6Animal health and welfare] payments under this measure shall be granted to farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more [F6animal health and welfare] commitments F8...F9....]

2.[F6Animal health and welfare] payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and other relevant mandatory requirements. These relevant requirements shall be identified in the programme.

Those commitments shall be undertaken for a renewable period of one to seven years.

[F10For new commitments to be undertaken as from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to three years in their rural development programmes.

If Member States provide for an annual renewal of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the second subparagraph, as from 2022 the renewal shall not go beyond one year.

By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, for new commitments to be undertaken in 2021 and 2022, Member States may determine a period of longer than three years in their rural development programmes based on the nature of the commitments and the [F6animal health and welfare] benefits sought.]

3.The payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitment made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs to the value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the [F6animal health and welfare] commitments.

F11...

4.In order to ensure that [F6animal health and welfare] commitments are in accordance with the overall F12... policy in this field, the [F13appropriate authority may make regulations] concerning the definition of the areas in which [F6animal health and welfare] commitments are to provide upgraded standards of production methods.

Extent Information

E2This version of this provision applies to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only

Textual Amendments

F6Words in Art. 33 substituted (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 7(28)(a)

F8Words in Art. 33(1) omitted (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 7(28)(b)

F11Words in Art. 33(3) omitted (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 7(28)(c)

Article 33EAnimal welfare

[F141.Animal welfare payments under this measure shall be granted to farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more animal welfare commitments F15... .]

2.Animal welfare payments cover only those commitments going beyond the F16... relevant mandatory requirements. These relevant requirements shall be identified in the programme.

Those commitments shall be undertaken for a renewable period of one to seven years.

F17...

3.The payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitment made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs to the value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the animal welfare commitments.

Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex II.

4.In order to ensure that animal welfare commitments are in accordance with the overall F18... policy in this field, the [F19appropriate authority may make regulations] concerning the definition of the areas in which animal welfare commitments are to provide upgraded standards of production methods.

Extent Information

E3This version of this provision applies to England only; separate versions have been created for Scotland and Northern Ireland and Wales

Textual Amendments