PART II U.K. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV U.K. RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT

CHAPTER I U.K. Object of assistance and eligibility

Section 1 U.K. Object of assistance

Article 170 U.K. Additional definitions for the rural development component

For the purposes of this Title, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

‘Community standards’: the standards laid down by the Community in the fields of environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety;

2.

‘Mountain areas’: the areas referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 50(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005(1);

3.

‘Young farmer’: a farmer under 40 years of age at the time when the decision to grant support is taken, possessing adequate occupational skills and competence.

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OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.