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Common Agricultural Policy (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (W.S.I. No. 131 (W. 64) of 2016).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Subsidy/incentive Farming Less favoured areas Financial agricultural measures Climate change Ecosystem preservation Soil conservation/soil improvement EIA Plant production Fertilizers/nutrients
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 and the Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014 by inserting provisions which provide that there will be a national reserve established by the Welsh Ministers setting out, in priority order, how funds in that reserve will be used. Regulation 2(4) also inserts a provision setting out the application of the “greening” component of direct payments, linking payments to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 (W.S.I. No. 1252 (W. 84) of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Farming, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Climate change, Ecosystem preservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, EIA, Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (W.S.I. 3223 (W. 328) of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Financial agricultural measures, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX