PART 2Single Farm Payment Scheme
Regional application
3. Scotland is a region for the purposes of Article 46(2) of Council Regulation 73/2009.
Minimum requirements for receiving direct payments
4. For the purposes of Article 28(1)(b) of Council Regulation 73/2009, the Scottish Ministers must not grant direct payments arising from activated standard payment entitlements where the eligible area of the holding concerned is, before the application of any reductions or exclusions arising from non-compliance by reason of Articles 21 and 23 of Council Regulation 73/2009, less than 3 hectares.
Transfers
5. For the purposes of Article 12(3) of Commission Regulation 1120/2009, a transferor of a payment entitlement must communicate the transfer to the relevant competent authority at least 6 weeks before—
(a)the transfer is to take place; and
(b)the last day for submission of the single application.