| Sector | Legal base | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic payment scheme | Title III, Chapter 1, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of this Regulation | Decoupled payment |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| [F2Redistributive payment] | [F2Title III, Chapter 2 of this Regulation] | [F2Decoupled payment] |
| [F3Payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment] | [F3Title III, Chapter 3 of this Regulation] | [F3Decoupled payment] |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| Payment for young farmers | Title III, Chapter 5 of this Regulation | Decoupled payment |
| [F4Voluntary coupled support] | [F4Title IV, Chapter 1 of this Regulation] | |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Annex 1 omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 8(1)
F2Words in Annex 1 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(24); words in Annex 1 Table omitted (E.) (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1513), regs. 1(2), 2(23); and words in Annex 1 Table omitted (S.) (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/460), regs. 1(2), 2(18)
F3Words in Annex 1 Table omitted (E.) (1.1.2021 in relation to an application for direct payments made in 2021 or in any subsequent year) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Cross-Compliance (Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1387), regs. 1(1), 5(8) (with reg. 1(2))
F4Words in Annex 1 Table omitted (E.) (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1513), regs. 1(2), 2(23)
Textual Amendments
F5Annex 2 substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 8(2)
F6Words in Annex 2 heading substituted (W.) (31.12.2020) by The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(25)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 3,173,324 | 3,179,880 | 3,186,319 | 3,195,781 | 3,205,243 | [F73,208,298]] | |
Textual Amendments
F7Sum in Annex 2 substituted (15.7.2020) by The Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/760), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
Textual Amendments
F8Annex 3 substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 8(3)
F9Annex 3 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(26); Annex 3 omitted (E.) (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1513), regs. 1(2), 2(24); and Annex 3 omitted (S.) (1.1.2021) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/460), regs. 1(2), 2(19)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 3,170.7 | 3,177.3 | 3,183.6 | 3,192.2 | 3,201.4 | [F103,204.4]]] | |
Textual Amendments
F10Sum in Annex 3 substituted (15.7.2020) by The Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/760), regs. 1(1), 2(3)
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Textual Amendments
F11Annexes 4-8 omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 8(4)
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Textual Amendments
F12Annex 9 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(26); and Annex 9 omitted (E.) (1.1.2021 in relation to an application for direct payments made in 2021 or in any subsequent year) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Cross-Compliance (Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1387), regs. 1(1), 5(9) (with reg. 1(2))
Practices equivalent to crop diversification:
Crop diversification
Requirement: at least three crops, the main crop covering a maximum of 75 %, and any one or more of the following applying:
there are at least four crops,
lower maximum thresholds apply,
there is a more appropriate selection of crops, such as, for example, leguminous, protein crops, crops not requiring irrigation or pesticide treatments, as appropriate,
regional varieties of old, traditional or endangered crop types are included on at least 5 % of the rotated area.
Crop rotation
Requirement: at least three crops, the main crop covering a maximum of 75 %, and any one or both of the following applying:
a more environmentally beneficial multiannual sequence of crops and/or fallow is followed,
there are at least four crops.
Winter soil cover(1)
Catch crops(1)
Practices equivalent to maintenance of permanent grassland:
Management of meadows or pastures
Requirement: maintenance of permanent grassland and any one or more of the following:
Cutting regime or appropriate mowing (dates, methods, limits)
Maintenance of landscape features on permanent grassland and control of scrub
Specified grass varieties and/or seeding regime for renewal depending on the grassland type, with no destruction of high nature value
Evacuation of forage or hay
Appropriate management for steep slopes
Fertiliser regime
Pesticide restrictions
Extensive grazing systems
Requirement: maintenance of permanent grassland and any one or more of the following:
Extensive grazing (timing, maximum stocking density)
Shepherding or mountain pastoralism
Using local or traditional breeds for grazing the permanent grassland
Practices equivalent with ecological focus area:
Requirement: application of any of the following practices on at least the percentage of the arable land set pursuant to Article 46(1):
Ecological set-aside
Creation of "buffer zones" for high nature value areas, Natura 2000 or other biodiversity protection sites, including along hedgerows and water courses
Management of uncultivated buffer strips and field margins (cutting regime, local or specified grass varieties and/or seeding regime, re-seeding with regional varieties, no use of pesticides, no disposal of manure and/or mineral fertilisers, no irrigation, no soil sealing)
Borders, in-field strips and patches managed for wildlife or specific fauna (herbaceous border, protection of nests, wildflower strips, local seed mix, unharvested crops)
Management (pruning, trimming, dates, methods, restoration) of landscape features (trees, hedgerows, riparian woody vegetation, stone walls (terraces), ditches, ponds)
Keeping arable peaty or wet soils under grass (with no use of fertilisers and no use of plant protection products)
Production on arable land with no use of fertiliser (mineral fertiliser and manure) and/or plant protection products, and not irrigated, not sown with the same crop two years in a row and on a fixed place(1)
Conversion of arable land into permanent grassland extensively used]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Annex 9 Section I para. (1) excluded (W.) (30.4.2020) by The Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/470), regs. 1(2), 2(a)(iii) (with reg. 3)
Textual Amendments
F13Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1155 of 15 February 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards the control measures relating to the cultivation of hemp, certain provisions on the greening payment, the payment for young farmers in control of a legal person, the calculation of the per unit amount in the framework of voluntary coupled support, the fractions of payment entitlements and certain notification requirements relating to the single area payment scheme and the voluntary coupled support, and amending Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
F14Annex 10 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(26); and Annex 10 omitted (E.) (1.1.2021 in relation to an application for direct payments made in 2021 or in any subsequent year) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Cross-Compliance (Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1387), regs. 1(1), 5(10) (with reg. 1(2))
| Features | Conversion factor (m/tree to m 2 ) | Weighting factor | Ecological focus area (if both factors are applied) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land lying fallow (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1 | 1 m 2 | ||
| Terraces (per 1 m) | 2 | 1 | 2 m 2 | ||
| Landscape features: | |||||
| Hedges/wooded strips/trees in line (per 1 m) | 5 | 2 | 10 m 2 | ||
| Isolated tree (per tree) | 20 | 1,5 | 30 m 2 | ||
| Field copses (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1,5 | 1,5 m 2 | ||
| Ponds (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1,5 | 1,5 m 2 | ||
| Ditches (per 1 m) | 5 | 2 | 10 m 2 | ||
| Traditional stone walls (per 1 m) | 1 | 1 | 1 m 2 | ||
| Other features not listed above but protected under GAEC7, SMR 2 or SMR 3 (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1 | 1 m 2 | ||
| Buffer strips and field margins (per 1 m) | 6 | 1,5 | 9 m 2 | ||
| Hectares of agro-forestry (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1 | 1 m 2 | ||
| Strips of eligible hectares along forest edges (per 1 m) | |||||
| Without production | 6 | 1,5 | 9 m 2 | ||
| With production | 6 | 0,3 | 1,8 m 2 | ||
| [F15Areas with short rotation coppice (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 0,5 | 0,5 m 2] | ||
| Afforested areas as referred to in Article 32(2)(b)(ii) (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1 | 1 m 2 | ||
| Areas with catch crops or green cover (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 0,3 | 0,3 m 2 | ||
| [F15Areas with nitrogen fixing crops (per 1 m 2 ) | n.a. | 1 | 1 m 2] | ||
| [F16Areas with Miscanthus | n.a. | 0,7 | 0,7 m 2 | ||
| Areas with Silphium perfoliatum | n.a. | 0,7 | 0,7 m 2 | ||
| Land lying fallow for melliferous plants (pollen and nectar rich species) | n.a. | 1,5 | 1,5 m 2] | ||
Textual Amendments
F15Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material.
F16Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material.
referred to in Article 72(2)
| Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 | This Regulation | Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 |
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| Article 1 | Article 1 | — |
| Article 2 | Article 4 | — |
| Article 3 | Article 5 | — |
| Article 4(1) | — | Article 91 |
| Article 4(2) | — | Article 95 |
| Article 5 | — | Article 93 |
| Article 6(1) | — | Article 94 |
| Article 6(2) | — | — |
| Article 7 | — | — |
| Article 8 | Article 7 | — |
| Article 9 | — | — |
| Article 10 | — | — |
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| Article 10c | — | — |
| Article 10d | — | — |
| Article 11 | Article 8 | Article 26(1) and (2) |
| Article 11(3) | Article 8(2) | — |
| Article 11a | Article 8(3) | — |
| Article 12(1) and (2) | — | Article 12 |
| Article 12(3) | — | Article 14 |
| Article 12(4) | — | — |
| Article 13 | — | Article 13(2) |
| Article 14 | — | Article 67 |
| Article 15 | — | Article 68(1) and (2) |
| Article 16 | — | Article 69 |
| Article 17 | — | Article 70 |
| Article 18 | — | Article 71 |
| Article 19 | — | Article 72 |
| Article 20 | — | Article 74(1), (2) and (3) |
| Article 21 | — | Article 74(4) |
| Article 22 | — | Article 96 |
| Article 23 | — | Article 97 |
| Article 24 | — | Article 99 |
| Article 25 | — | Article 100 |
| Article 26 | — | Article 61 |
| Article 27(1) | — | Article 102(3) |
| Article 27(2) | — | Article 47 |
| Article 27(3) | — | Article 68(3) |
| Article 28(1) | Article 10 | — |
| Article 28(2) | Article 9(3) | — |
| Article 28(3) | Article 31(1)(a) (i) and (ii) | — |
| Article 29 | — | Article 75 |
| Article 30 | — | Article 60 |
| Article 31 | — | Article 2(2) |
| Article 32 | Article 15 | — |
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| Article 34 (2) | Article 32(2) and (4) | — |
| Article 35 | Article 33 | — |
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| Article 37 | Article 12 | — |
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| Article 39(1) | Article 32(6) | — |
| Article 39(2) | Article 35(3) | — |
| Article 40(1) | Article 6(1) | — |
| Article 41(1) | Article 30(1) | — |
| Article 41(2) | Article 30(3) and (6) | — |
| Article 41(3) | Article 30(3) and (7)(a) | — |
| Article 41(4) | — | — |
| Article 41(5) | Article 30(10) | — |
| Article 41(6) | — | — |
| Article 42 | Article 31(1)(b) | — |
| Article 43(1) | Article 34(1), (2) and (3) | — |
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| Article 43(3) | Article 34(4) | — |
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| Article 121a | — | Article 98, second subparagraph |
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| Article 124(1) to (5), (7) and (8) | — | — |
| Article 124(6) | — | Article 98, first subparagraph |
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| Article 138 | Article 3 | — |
| Article 139 | Article 13 | — |
| Article 140 | Article 67 | — |
| Article 141 | Article 71 | — |
| Article 142(a) to (q) and (s) | Article 70 | — |
| Article 142(r) | Article 69 | — |
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| Article 146 | Article 72 | — |
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| Article 147 | Article 73 | — |
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| Article 149 | Article 74 | — |
| Annex I | Annex I | — |
| Annex II | — | Annex II |
| Annex III | — | Annex II |
| Annex IV | Annex III | — |
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| Annex VII | Annex IV | — |
| Annex VIII | Annex II | — |
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| Annex XVIIa | — | — |
Practices subject to the calculation referred to in point (c) of Article 43(12)