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Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 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) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001Legal instrument | Regulation |
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Number legal act | Regulation 2003/1782 |
Original proposal | COM(2003)23 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 32003R1782 |
Document | 29-09-2003 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 21-10-2003; Special edition in Polish: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 03 Volume 040,OJ L 270, 21.10.2003,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 049,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 03 Volume 040,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 049 |
Effect | 01-04-2003; Partial application See Art 156.2 28-10-2003; Entry into force Date pub. + 7 See Art 156.1 01-01-2004; Partial application See Art 156.2 01-07-2004; Partial application See Art 156.2 01-01-2005; Partial application See Art 156.2 01-07-2005; Partial application See Art 156.2 01-11-2005; Partial application Start of season See Art 156.2 And 32004R0864 01-01-2006; Partial application See Art 156.2 And 32004R0864 |
End of validity | 31-12-2009; Repealed by 32009R0073 |
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 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) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001
Official Journal L 270 , 21/10/2003 P. 0001 - 0069
Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
of 29 September 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) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36, 37 and 299(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),
Whereas:
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(1)Common conditions should be established for direct payments under the various income support schemes in the framework of the common agricultural policy.
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(2)The full payment of direct aid should be linked to compliance with rules relating to agricultural land, agricultural production and activity. Those rules should serve to incorporate in the common market organisations basic standards for the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare and good agricultural and environmental condition. If those basic standards are not met, Member States should withdraw direct aid in whole or in part on the basis of criteria which are proportionate, objective and graduated. Such withdrawal should be without prejudice to sanctions laid down now or in the future under other provisions of Community or national law.
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(3)In order to avoid the abandonment of agricultural land and ensure that it is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition, standards should be established which may or may not have a basis in provisions of the Member States. It is therefore appropriate to establish a Community framework within which Member States may adopt standards taking account of the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic conditions and existing farming systems (land use, crop rotation, farming practices) and farm structures.
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(4)Since permanent pasture has a positive environmental effect, it is appropriate to adopt measures to encourage the maintenance of existing permanent pasture to avoid a massive conversion into arable land.
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(5)In order to achieve a better balance between policy tools designed to promote sustainable agriculture and those designed to promote rural development, a system of progressive reduction of direct payments should be introduced on a compulsory Community-wide basis for the years 2005 to 2012. All direct payments, beyond certain amounts, should be reduced by a certain percentage each year. The savings made should be used to finance measures under the rural development and allocated between Member States according to objective criteria to be defined. However, it is appropriate to establish that a certain percentage of the amounts should remain in the Member States where they have been generated. Until 2005, Member States may continue to apply the current modulation on an optional basis under Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural...
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