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This form must be used for the notification of aid aiming to compensate for natural handicaps in certain areas, which is dealt with in point IV.D. of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007—2013.
In Ireland Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) are known as disadvantaged areas and are currently classified under Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 (as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005), which deals with support for rural development. These consist of (i) areas in danger of abandonment and where conservation of the countryside is essential (Article 19) and (ii) areas affected by specific handicaps (Article 20), e.g. island position and low soil potential. Under (i) these Less Favoured Areas are divided into:
For (ii) there are about 0.027 million hectares of Coastal Areas with Specific Handicaps. Within the More Severely and Less Severely Handicapped Areas some 1.501 million hectares of land is designated as Mountain Type Grazings, as it is of poor quality (normally a gley type or peat with impeded drainage and a low pH and totally unsuited for any type of arable production) growing inferior type vegetation (heathers, sedges, brackens and mosses). Although Mountain Type Grazings are normally found in elevated areas, some are found in lowland bogs also, as their soils fit this description precisely.
The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 provides minimum and maximum rates in respect of Compensatory Allowances. For Ireland the rates are €25 (minimum) and €200 (maximum). The proposed rates per forage hectare for 2007 are:
As these rates equate to 41per cent, 48per cent and 55per cent respectively of the maximum compensation payable, and because the Area-Based Compensatory Allowances Scheme is successful in achieving the objectives of:
the Irish Authorities are satisfied that there is no over-compensation.
In Ireland the lands located within each of the three different types of Less Favoured Areas are by and large homogenous as regards the degree of handicap in each of the three types of areas. Therefore, the type of difference referred to above does not arise.
yes no If yes, please note that only the economic impact of permanent handicaps that lie outside of human control may be taken into account for calculating the amount of compensatory payments. Structural disadvantages open to improvement through modernisation of farms or factors like taxes, subsidies or the implementation of the CAP reform may not be taken into account. If no, explain why it is outside human control to reverse the economic impact of the permanent handicap: In Ireland almost 75per cent of total land area is designated as Less Favoured. Due mainly to the permanent natural handicaps affecting holdings in these areas, farmers earn lower farm incomes, which in turn is compounded by higher than normal production costs and/or lower than normal output. As a result, such areas became prone to land abandonment mainly due to migration in significant numbers away from rural areas, which in turn had a negative effect on the viability of rural communities and maintenance of the countryside. In the absence of the Compensatory Allowances system, which has operated in Ireland since 1975, it is the belief of the Irish Authorities that it would not be possible to reverse/partly reverse the negative economic impact of living in such areas. Could you specify the size of the farms that will benefit from these payments? In general these are small-scale farms with an average of 27 hectares, consisting of poor land in the main.
yes no Describe how the comparison was made. Income per hectare in Less Favoured Areas averages 66per cent of income in the non-Disadvantaged Areas. This figure increases to an average of 81per cent when the Compensatory Allowances are factored in. These figures are derived from data from the annual Farm Survey and used by the Irish Authorities to determine average Family Farm Income. Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) conducts the survey and adjustments are made in respect of income from farm subsidies. 6. Is the aid measure combined with support under Articles 13, 14 and 15 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/199975? yes no 7. Can you confirm that the total support granted to the farmer will not exceed the amount determined in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation No 1257/1999? yes no Specify the amount. Maximum amount of Compensatory Allowance payable is €200 (Article 15(3) – see Table of Amounts Annex) Proposed rates for 2007: Mountain Type Grazings: €109.71 More Severely Handicapped Areas: €95.99 Less Severely Handicapped Areas: €82.27
9.Does the measure provide that, in the event of obstruction on the part of the owner or holder of the animals when inspections are being carried out and the necessary samples are being taken in application of national residue-monitoring plans, or when the investigations and checks provided for under Directive 96/23/EC are being carried out, the penalties provided for under question 4 shall apply? yes no 10.In case of aid schemes still in force at the date of the entry into force of Articles 37 and 88(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200577, will the aid scheme be amended to comply with the provisions of those articles as from that date? yes no If no, please note that from the entry into force of Articles 37 and 88 (3) of the above mentioned regulation new rules will be applied to measures aiming to compensate for natural handicaps in certain areas and that aid measures that do not fulfil all the criteria of these Articles and any implementing rules adopted by the Council or the Commission will have to be put to an end. Directory: media -> migration media -> The milk carton kids media -> Events Date and Location media -> The Gilded Age: The First Generation of Historians by H. Wayne Morgan University of Oklahoma, April 18, 1997 media -> Analysis of Law in the United Kingdom pertaining to Cross-Border Disaster Relief Prepared by: For the 30 June 2010 Foreword media -> Cuba fieldcourse 2010 migration -> Submissions received from the public consultation on a proposal to increase the allocation to the Celtic Sea Herring Sentinel Fishery for 2016 Proposal migration -> Background Paper Food, Beverages, Nutrition & pcf migration -> Review of Replacement Capacity Requirements under Sea-fishing Boat Licensing Policy migration -> Of the burren farming for conservation programme migration -> Of the burren farming for conservation programme Download 5.36 Mb. Share with your friends:
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