Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 432 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Farming Subsidy/incentive Ecological production/organic production Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 19 March 2001. Abstract These Regulations provide for the payment of aid to farmers who undertake to introduce organic farming methods and comply with certain environmental conditions. They implement in England articles 22 to 24 and 43(2) of Council Regulation 1257/1999 (EC) No. 1257/1999. The Regulations: (a) specify the conditions of eligibility to be satisfied by applicants for aid (reg. 4), prescribe certain formal preconditions for the acceptance of applications for aid (reg. 5) and permit the Minister to reject or suspend consideration of applications for aid in the event that financial resources available for aid under the Regulations are insufficient (reg. 6); and (b) specify conditions for the payment of aid (reg. 7), the rates of aid and periods for which aid is paid (reg. 8) and restrictions on the payment of aid (reg. 9). Applications made after 29 July 1999 must conform to the terms of the England Rural Development Programme, which has been approved by the European Commission under article 44 of the Rural Development Regulation. Consequently, the Regulations provide that the Organic Farming Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/590) shall cease to apply in relation to any person whose application was made after 29th July 1999 (reg. 4(1)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Capacity building, Mountain area, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Policy/planning, Special fund, Data collection/reporting, Gender, Sustainable development, Youth Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) 1257/1999. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Less favoured areas, Farming, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 3139). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Ecological production/organic production Source: FAO, FAOLEX