The Common Agricultural Policy Support Schemes (Appeals) Regulations 2002

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“agrimonetary compensation” means a payment made pursuant to Article 4 or 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2799/98 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1);

“applicant” means a person who has made a relevant application;

“the Community schemes” means—

(a)

the IACS support schemes; and

(b)

any supplemental scheme;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(2);

“holding” has the meaning given by Article 1(4) of the Council Regulation;

“IACS support schemes” means the support schemes specified in Article 1(1) of the Council Regulation;

“relevant application” means an application made to the Secretary of State for payment under any of the Community schemes or any enactment implementing any of the Community schemes;

“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

“supplemental scheme” means any support scheme—

(a)

which provides for payments to be made by way of supplement to any payment made pursuant to an IACS support scheme or by way of agrimonetary compensation; and

(b)

the payments under which are made by way of supplement to a payment made pursuant to an IACS support scheme; and

“support scheme” means any scheme which—

(a)

is established by a Community instrument adopted under the common agricultural policy of the European Community; and

(b)

provides for payments to be made which are financed in whole or in part by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.

(1)

OJ No. L349, 24.12.98, p.1.

(2)

OJ No. L355, 5.12.92, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 495/2001 (OJ No. L72, 14.3.2001, p.6).