Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) N o 640/2014 of 11 March 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 (c. 640)

1. Introductory Text

2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 1. Scope

   2. Article 2. Definitions

   3. Article 3. Application of criminal penalties

   4. Article 4. Force majeure and exceptional circumstances

3. TITLE II THE INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM

   1. CHAPTER I SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

      1. Article 5. Identification of agricultural parcels

      2. Article 6. Quality assessment of the identification system for agricultural parcels

      3. Article 7. Identification and registration of payment entitlements

      4. Article 8. Identification of beneficiaries

   2. CHAPTER II AGRICULTURAL PARCELS WITH LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND TREES

      1. Article 9. Determination of areas where the agricultural parcel contains landscape features and trees

      2. Article 10. Pro-rata system for permanent grassland containing landscape features and trees

   3. CHAPTER III AID APPLICATIONS AND PAYMENT CLAIMS

      1. Article 11. The single application

      2. Article 12. Derogation for the final date for submission and notification

      3. Article 13. Late submission

      4. Article 14. Late submission of an application related to payment entitlements

   4. CHAPTER IV CALCULATION OF AID AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES RELATING TO DIRECT PAYMENTS SCHEMES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES IN THE SCOPE OF THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM

      1. SECTION 1 General rules

         1. Article 15. Exceptions from the application of administrative penalties

         2. Article 15a. Individual limit or ceiling

         3. Article 16. Non-declaration of all areas

      2. SECTION 2 Area-related aid schemes, except the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, or area-related support measures

         1. Article 17. General principles

         2. Article 18. Basis of calculation in respect of area-related payments

         3. Article 19. Administrative penalties in cases of over-declaration

         4. Article 19a. Administrative penalties in cases of over-declaration of areas for the basic payment scheme, the re-distributive payment and the young farmers scheme

         5. Article 20. Administrative penalties concerning the crop specific payment for cotton

         6. Article 21. Administrative penalties, other than over-declarations of areas, concerning the payments for young farmers under Chapter V of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

      3. SECTION 3 Payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment

         1. Article 22. General principles

         2. Article 23. Basis of calculation of the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment in respect of the eligible hectares declared under the basic payment scheme or the single area payment scheme

         3. Article 24. Reduction of the greening payment in case of non-compliance with crop diversification

         4. Article 25. Reduction of the greening payment in case of non-compliance with the permanent grassland requirements

         5. Article 26. Reduction of the greening payment in case of non-compliance with the ecological focus area requirements

         6. Article 27. Maximum reduction of the greening payment

         7. Article 28. Administrative penalties as regards the greening payment

         8. Article 29. Applicable rules for equivalent practices

      4. SECTION 4 Voluntary coupled support based on livestock aid applications under animal aid schemes or rural development support based on payment claims under animal-related support measures

         1. Article 30. Basis of calculation

         2. Article 31. Administrative penalties in respect of declared animals under the animal aid schemes or animal-related support measures

         3. Article 32. Exceptions from the application of administrative penalties in cases of natural circumstances

         4. Article 33. Additional penalties and measures

         5. Article 34. Amendments and adjustments of entries in the computerised database for animals

4. TITLE III SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT MEASURES

   1. Article 35. Non-compliance with the eligibility criteria other than the size of area or number of animals, commitments or other obligations

   2. Article 36. Suspending the support

5. TITLE IV CONTROL SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES IN RELATION TO CROSS-COMPLIANCE

   1. CHAPTER I MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT PASTURE

      1. Article 37. Permanent pasture obligations

   2. CHAPTER II CALCULATION AND APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

      1. Article 38. General rules concerning non-compliance

      2. Article 39. Calculation and application of administrative penalties in the case of negligence

      3. Article 40. Calculation and application of administrative penalties in cases of intentional non-compliance

      4. Article 41. Cumulation of administrative penalties

6. TITLE V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 42. Transitional rules as regards cross-compliance

   2. Article 43. Repeal

   3. Article 44. Entry into force and application

7. Signature