[F1[F2CHAPTER 3U.K.GREENING

SECTION 4U.K.Ecological focus area

Article 47U.K.Rules for the collective implementation and the criteria to be met by holdings to be considered to be in close proximity

1.[F3Where the relevant authority decides] to allow a collective implementation as provided for in Article 46(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, [F4the relevant authority] shall define the criteria to be met by holdings considered to be in close proximity using any of the following:

(a)

farmers of whom 80 % of the holding are in the same municipality;

(b)

farmers of whom 80 % of the holding are in an area with a radius of a number of kilometres to be set by [F5the relevant authority] with a maximum of 15 kilometres.

2.[F6Where the relevant authority opts] for designating the areas on which collective implementation is possible and [F7opts] for imposing obligations upon participating farmers or groups of farmers, [F8the relevant authority] shall take account of existing national or regional biodiversity and/or climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, river basin management plans or needs identified with a view to ensure the ecological coherence of the Natura 2000 network referred to in Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC or to contribute to the enhancement of green infrastructure.

3.The obligations for the participating farmers or groups of farmers referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the condition that the contiguous ecological focus areas will consist of one or more of the areas referred to in points (a), (c) [F9and (d)] of the second subparagraph of Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

4.Farmers participating in the collective implementation shall conclude a written agreement that includes details on the internal arrangements of financial compensation and as regards the administrative penalties in case of non-compliance on the common ecological focus area.]]

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