Article 17U.K.General principles
[F11. For the purposes of this Section, the following crop groups shall be distinguished as appropriate:
areas declared for the purpose of activation of payment entitlements under the basic payment scheme or for the purpose of being granted the single area payment;
areas giving right to the re-distributive payment;
areas giving right to payments under the young farmers scheme;
areas declared per voluntary coupled support measures;
a group for each of the areas declared for the purpose of any other area-related aid scheme or support measure, for which a different rate of aid or support is applicable;
areas declared under the heading ‘ other uses ’ .
For the purposes of point (e) of the first subparagraph, in respect of payments for areas facing natural or other specific constraints as referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, where degressive aid amounts are used, the average of those amounts in relation to the respective areas declared shall be taken into account.]
2.Where the same area serves as the basis for an aid application and/or payment claim under more than one area-related aid scheme or support measure, that area shall be taken into account separately for each of those aid schemes or support measures.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1393 of 4 May 2016 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross-compliance.