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Organic Farming (Aid) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1712 of 1994).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Ecological production/organic production Soil pollution/quality Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

Regulations to make provisions for aid to farmers who undertake to introduce organic farming methods pursuant to article 2(1)(a) of Council regulation (EC) No. 2078/92. An applicant shall be eligible for aid if the land on which organic farming is carried out is not less than 1 hectare. Aid is limited to 300 hectares per holding. Conditions of eligibility are specified in regulation 4. The application for aid shall be made in writing in accordance with provisions of regulation 5. "Organic farming" has the same meaning as in article 2(1)(a) of the mentioned Council Regulation. (13 regulations and a Schedule specifying the method of calculation of aid)

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Organic Farming (Aid)(Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1606 of 1998).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998

Keyword: Plant production, Ecological production/organic production, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX