1.Support provided for in Article 20(d)(i) to agricultural holdings which produce primarily for their own consumption and also market a proportion of their output (semi-subsistence agricultural holdings) shall be granted to farmers who submit a business plan.
2.Progress in respect of the business plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall be assessed after three years.
3.The support shall be paid in the form of a flat-rate aid up to the maximum amount specified in the [F1Annex I] and for a maximum of five years.
4.The support shall be granted in respect of applications approved by 31 December 2013.
Textual Amendments
1.Support provided for in Article 20(d)(ii) shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and administrative operation of producer groups for the purposes of:
(a)adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such groups to market requirements;
(b)jointly placing goods on the market, including preparation for sale, centralisation of sales and supply to bulk buyers;
(c)establishing common rules on production information, with particular regard to harvesting and availability.
2.The support shall be granted as a flat-rate aid in annual instalments for the first five years following the date on which the producer group was recognised. It shall be calculated on the basis of the group’s annual marketed production, up to the ceilings set in the [F1Annex I].
3.The support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member State’s competent authority by 31 December 2013.
Textual Amendments
1. Support provided for in Article 20(d)(iii) for agricultural holdings which undergo restructuring, including diversification outside agricultural activities, due to a reform of a common market organisation shall be granted to farmers whose direct payments are reduced as of 2010 by more than 25 % compared to 2009 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and who submit a business plan.
2. Progress in respect of the business plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall be assessed after twelve months.
3. The support shall be paid in the form of a degressive flat-rate aid and only in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. The support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex I and, in any event, shall not exceed 50 % of the reduction of direct payments compared to 2009 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.]