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Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 (repealed)Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 april 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (repealed)
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Article 3Maintenance of land under permanent pasture at Member State level
1.Without prejudice to the exceptions provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the Member States shall, pursuant to the first paragraph thereof, ensure the maintenance of the ratio of the land under permanent pasture in relation to the total agricultural area as defined in Article 2 point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 That obligation shall apply at national or regional level.
However, where the amount of land under permanent pasture in absolute terms established in accordance with paragraph 4, point (a) is maintained, the obligation set out in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be considered as being complied with.
2.For the purpose of applying the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the Member States shall ensure that the ratio referred to in paragraph 1 shall not decrease to the detriment of land under permanent pasture by more than 10 % relatively to the ratio of reference for 2003.
3.The ratio referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established each year on the basis of the areas declared by the farmers for the year concerned.
4.The ratio of reference for 2003 referred to in paragraph 2 shall be established as follows:
(a)the land under permanent pasture shall be the land under permanent pasture declared by the farmers in 2003, plus the land under permanent pasture declared in 2005 in accordance with Article 14 (1) of this Regulation and that has not been declared for any use other than grassland in 2003, unless the farmer can demonstrate that such land was not under permanent pasture in 2003.
Areas declared in 2005 as land under permanent pasture and that in 2003 were eligible for the arable crops area payment in accordance with Article 1(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1) shall be discounted.
Land that was under permanent pasture in 2003 and that has been afforested since 2003 or yet to be afforested in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be discounted.
(b)the total agricultural area shall be the total agricultural area declared by the farmers in 2005.
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