Article 2General principles
1.Member States 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.Member States shall ensure that all conditions for support implemented under this Regulation are verifiable and controllable.
3.Member States shall implement this Regulation:
(a)
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
(b)
in respect of coupled support, respecting the requirements of Article 6(5) of the Agreement on Agriculture.