Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 160, 26 June 1999, pp. 1-14. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Less favoured areas Agricultural land Subsidy/incentive Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Regulation hereby establishes a system of area payments for producers of arable crops, Community producers of arable crops may apply for an area payment under the conditions set out in this Regulation. The area payment shall be fixed on a per hectare basis and regionally differentiated. Producers applying for the area payment shall be subject to an obligation to set aside part of the land of their holding from production and shall receive compensation for this obligation. For the purpose of setting average yields to be used for calculation of the area payment, each Member State shall establish a regionalisation plan setting out the relevant objective criteria for determination of the separate production regions in order to arrive at distinct homogeneous areas. Member States may also apply a different yield figure for maize than for other cereals in their regionalisation plans. (15 articles and 1 Annex) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No. 2019/93, (EC) No. 1452/2001, (EC) No. 1453/2001, (EC) No. 1454/2001, (EC) No. 1868/94, (EC) No. 1251/1999, (EC) No. 1254/1999, (EC) No. 1673/2000, (EEC) No. 2358/71 and (EC) No. 2529/2001. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Less favoured areas, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive, Financial agricultural measures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Less favoured areas, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 155 of 2000 relative to administration and control of an incentive system for crop species. Legislation | Finland | 2000 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Subsidy/incentive, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX