[CHAPTER IU.K.Scope
Article 91U.K.General principle
1.Where a beneficiary referred to in Article 92 does not comply with the rules on cross-compliance as laid down in Article 93, an administrative penalty shall be imposed on that beneficiary.
2.The administrative penalty referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply where the non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned; and where one, or both, of the following additional conditions are met:
(a)the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary;
(b)the area of the holding of the beneficiary is concerned.
[With regard to forest areas, however, this penalty shall not apply in so far as no support is claimed for the area concerned in accordance with point (a) of Article 21(1), and Articles 30 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.]
3.For the purpose of this Title the following definitions shall apply:
(a)'holding' means all the production units and areas managed by the beneficiary referred to in Article 92 situated within [Wales][England][Scotland][Northern Ireland];
(b)"requirement" means each individual statutory management requirement ... referred to in Annex II within a given act, differing in substance from any other requirements of the same act.
Article 92U.K.Beneficiaries concerned
[Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving ... the annual premia under points (a) and (b) of Article 21(1), Articles 28 to 31, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
[However, Article 91 shall not apply to the support referred to in Article 28(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.]]
[Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payment support.]
Article 93U.K.Rules on cross-compliance
1.The rules on cross-compliance shall consist of the statutory management requirements ... and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established [in the constituent nation] as listed in Annex II, relating to the following areas:
(a)environment, climate change and good agricultural condition of land;
(b)public, animal and plant health;
(c)animal welfare.
2.The legal acts referred to in Annex II concerning the statutory management requirements shall apply in the version in force and, in the case of Directives, as implemented [in the constituent nation].
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Article 94U.K.Obligations [of Member States] relating to good agricultural and environmental condition
[The relevant authority] shall ensure that all agricultural area, including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. [The minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental conditions of land are as set out in the legislation applying in the constituent nation.]
[The relevant authority] shall not define minimum requirements which are not established in Annex II.
Article 95U.K.Information to beneficiaries
[The relevant authority] shall provide the beneficiaries concerned, where appropriate by the use of electronic means, with the list of the requirements and standards to be applied at farm level, as well as clear and precise information thereon.]