Organic Farming Regulations 1999 (S.I. 590 of 1999).

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Plant production Ecological production/organic production Subsidy/incentive

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 6 April 1999.

Abstract

These Regulations provide for the payment of aid to farmers who undertake to introduce organic farming methods and comply with certain environmental management conditions, pursuant to Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2078/92. These Regulations implement certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 746/96 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 435/97, laying down detailed rules for the application of the Agri-environment Regulation. The Regulations, inter alia: (a) enable the Minister to make payments of aid, subject to specified conditions, and specify the rate of aid (regs. 3 and 4); (b) specify the conditions of eligibility to be satisfied by applicants for aid (reg. 5), certain procedural and formal preconditions for the acceptance of applications for aid (regs .6 and 9), and certain restrictions on the payment of aid (reg. 7); and permit the Minister to refuse applications for aid in the event that financial resources available for aid under the Regulations are insufficient (reg. 8); (c) provide for variations of undertakings given by applicants for aid and amendments to conversion plans (regs. 10 and 11); (d) provide for the payment of aid to a new occupant where there has been a change in the occupation of an organic unit or part of an organic unit due to the death of a beneficiary or otherwise (reg. 12); (e) impose obligations in respect of the keeping of records and confer powers of entry and inspection (regs. 14 and 15); (f) provide for the withholding or recovery of aid and the recovery of interest (regs. 16, 17 and 18). (21 regulations)

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Organic Farming (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 2933 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX