TITLE IIIRURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

CHAPTER IMeasures

E3Article 30Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments

1

Support under this measure shall be granted annually per hectare of agricultural area or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for additional costs and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to F3requirements on beneficiaries which apply as a consequence of the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and the Water Framework Directive.

F1When calculating the payments related to the support referred to in the first subparagraph, F4the relevant authority shall deduct the amount necessary in order to exclude double funding of the practices referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. F5The relevant authority may calculate the deduction as a fixed, average amount applied to all beneficiaries concerned carrying out the sub-measures concerned.

2

Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest holders and associations of private forest holders. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers.

X13

Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall only be granted in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to points (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

4

Support to farmers, linked to the Water Framework Directive shall only be granted in relation to specific requirements that:

a

were introduced by the Water Framework Directive, are in accordance with the programmes of measures of the river basin management plans for the purpose of achieving the environmental objectives of that Directive and go beyond the measures required to implement other F6law as it applies in the constituent nation for the protection of water;

b

go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities as established pursuant to points (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;

c

go beyond the level of protection of the F7law as it applied in the constituent nation existing at the time the Water Framework Directive was adopted F8... ; and

d

impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in a significant loss of income.

5

The requirements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be identified in the programme.

6

The following areas shall be eligible for payments:

a

Natura 2000 agricultural and forest areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;

b

other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forests which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that, per rural development programme, those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by its territorial scope;

c

agricultural areas included in river basin management plans according to the Water Framework Directive.

7

Support shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex II.

8

In order to ensure that double funding, as referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is excluded, the F2appropriate authority may make regulations laying down the calculation method to be used.

E1Article 30Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments

1

Support under this measure shall be granted annually per hectare of agricultural area or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for additional costs and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to F9requirements on beneficiaries which apply as a consequence of the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and the Water Framework Directive.

F14...

2

Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest holders and associations of private forest holders. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers.

X23

Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall only be granted in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to points (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

4

Support to farmers, linked to the Water Framework Directive shall only be granted in relation to specific requirements that:

a

were introduced by the Water Framework Directive, are in accordance with the programmes of measures of the river basin management plans for the purpose of achieving the environmental objectives of that Directive and go beyond the measures required to implement other F10law F15... for the protection of water;

b

go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities as established pursuant to points (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;

c

go beyond the level of protection of the F11lawF16... at the time the Water Framework Directive was adopted F12... ; and

d

impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in a significant loss of income.

5

The requirements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be identified in the programme.

6

The following areas shall be eligible for payments:

a

Natura 2000 agricultural and forest areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;

b

other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forests which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that, per rural development programme, those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by its territorial scope;

c

agricultural areas included in river basin management plans according to the Water Framework Directive.

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Annotations:
Extent Information
E1

This version of this provision applies to Wales only; separate versions have been created for Scotland and Northern Ireland and England

E2Article 30Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments

1

Support under this measure shall be granted annually per hectare of agricultural area or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for additional costs and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to F18requirements on beneficiaries which apply as a consequence of the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and the Water Framework Directive.

F23...

2

Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest holders and associations of private forest holders. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers.

X33

Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall only be granted in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to F25points (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013.

4

Support to farmers, linked to the Water Framework Directive shall only be granted in relation to specific requirements that:

a

were introduced by the Water Framework Directive, are in accordance with the programmes of measures of the river basin management plans for the purpose of achieving the environmental objectives of that Directive and go beyond the measures required to implement other F19law as it applies in the constituent nation for the protection of water;

b

go beyond F26... the relevant criteria and minimum activities as established pursuant to F24points (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013;

c

go beyond the level of protection of the F20law as it applied in the constituent nation existing at the time the Water Framework Directive was adopted F22... ; and

d

impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in a significant loss of income.

5

The requirements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be identified in the programme.

6

The following areas shall be eligible for payments:

a

Natura 2000 agricultural and forest areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;

b

other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forests which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that, per rural development programme, those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by its territorial scope;

c

agricultural areas included in river basin management plans according to the Water Framework Directive.

7

Support shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex II.

8

In order to ensure that double funding, as referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is excluded, the F21appropriate authority may make regulations laying down the calculation method to be used.