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

Sujet

Plantes cultivées

Mot clé

Production végétale Production écologique/production biologique Subvention/incitation

Aire géographique

Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord

Entry into force notes

Entry into force on 6 April 1999.

Résumé

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)

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.opsi.gov.uk

Références - Législation

Amendé par

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

Législation | Royaume-Uni | 1999

Mot clé: Production végétale, Production écologique/production biologique, Subvention/incitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX