[F1Article 2U.K.General principles
1.[F2The relevant authority] shall implement this Regulation in accordance with objective criteria and in such a way as to ensure the equal treatment of farmers and to avoid distortions of the market and of competition, while promoting a sustainable management of natural resources and climate action.
2.[F2The relevant authority] shall ensure that all conditions for support implemented under this Regulation are verifiable and controllable.
3.[F2The relevant authority] shall implement this Regulation:
in respect of support other than coupled support, respecting the requirements set out in paragraphs 1, 5 and 6 of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture; and
in respect of coupled support, respecting the requirements of Article 6(5) of the Agreement on Agriculture.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regulation revoked (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 3 para. 1 Table 1 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 2)
F2Words in Art. 2 substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 10(2)