Article 41E+S+N.I.General rules
[F11.The relevant authority may grant an annual payment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Chapter 1 (“the redistributive payment”), provided that such a decision was taken and notified to the Commission by 1 August 2019.
2.If the relevant authority applies the basic payment scheme at regional level in accordance with Article 23, it may apply the redistributive payment at regional level.]
3.Without prejudice to the application of financial discipline, of reduction of payments in accordance with Article 11, of linear reductions as referred in Article 7 of this Regulation, and to the application of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the redistributive payment shall be granted annually upon activation of payment entitlements by the farmerF2....
4.The redistributive payment shall be calculated each year by [F3the relevant authority] by multiplying a figure to be set by the [F4relevant authority], which shall not be higher than 65 % of the F5... average payment per hectare [F6made by the relevant authority (at regional level where applicable)], by the number of payment entitlements activated by the farmer in accordance with Article 33(1) F7.... The number of such payment entitlements or hectares shall not exceed a maximum to be set by [F3the relevant authority] which shall not be higher than 30 hectares [F8, or 54 hectares if the] average size exceeds 30 hectares in the [F9constituent nation] concerned.
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6.The national average payment per hectare referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be established by the [F11relevant authority] on the basis [F12of its share] of the national ceiling F13... for calendar year 2019 and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 33(1) F14... in 2015.
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7.[F16The relevant authority] shall ensure that no advantage provided for under this Chapter is granted to farmers in respect of whom it is established that, after 18 October 2011, they divided their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the redistributive payment. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.
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Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Wales only
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 41(1)(2) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(a)
F2Words in Art. 41(3) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(b)
F3Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(i)
F4Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(ii)(aa)
F5Words in Art. 41(4) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(iii)
F6Words in Art. 41(4) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(iv)
F7Words in Art. 41(4) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(v)
F8Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(vi)
F9Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(ii)(bb)
F10Art. 41(5) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(d)
F11Words in Art. 41(6) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(aa)
F12Words in Art. 41(6) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(bb)
F13Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(cc)
F14Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(dd)
F15Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(ii)
F16Words in Art. 41(7) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(f)
F17Art. 41(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), 5(13)(g)
Article 41WGeneral rules
[F181.The relevant authority may grant an annual payment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Chapter 1 (“the redistributive payment”)F19....
2.If the relevant authority applies the basic payment scheme at regional level in accordance with Article 23, it may apply the redistributive payment at regional level.]
3.Without prejudice to the application F20... of reduction of payments in accordance with Article 11F21... of this Regulation, and to the application of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the redistributive payment shall be granted annually upon activation of payment entitlements by the farmerF22....
4.The redistributive payment shall be calculated each year by [F23the relevant authority] by multiplying a figure to be set by the [F24relevant authority], which shall not be higher than 65 % of the F25... average payment per hectare [F26made by the relevant authority (at regional level where applicable)], by the number of payment entitlements activated by the farmer in accordance with Article 33(1) F27.... [F28The number of such payment entitlements or hectares shall not exceed a maximum level to be set by the relevant authority which shall not be higher than 54 hectares.]
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6.The national average payment per hectare referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be established by the [F30relevant authority] on the basis [F31of its share] of the national ceiling F32... for calendar year 2019 and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 33(1) F33... in 2015.
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7.[F35The relevant authority] shall ensure that no advantage provided for under this Chapter is granted to farmers in respect of whom it is established that, after 18 October 2011, they divided their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the redistributive payment. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.
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Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F18Art. 41(1)(2) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(a)
F19Words in Art. 41(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(17)(a)
F20Words in Art. 41(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(17)(b)(i)
F21Words in Art. 41(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(17)(b)(ii)
F22Words in Art. 41(3) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(b)
F23Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(i)
F24Words in Art. 41(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(ii)(aa)
F25Words in Art. 41(4) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(iii)
F26Words in Art. 41(4) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(iv)
F27Words in Art. 41(4) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(c)(v)
F28Words in Art. 41(4) 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(17)(c)
F29Art. 41(5) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(d)
F30Words in Art. 41(6) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(aa)
F31Words in Art. 41(6) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(bb)
F32Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(cc)
F33Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(i)(dd)
F34Words in Art. 41(6) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(e)(ii)
F35Words in Art. 41(7) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(f)
F36Art. 41(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), 5(13)(g)