Government Regulation No. 34 / 2018 Coll.
Government Regulation amending Government Regulation No. 74 / 2015 Coll., on the conditions for granting subsidies on animal welfare measures, as amended
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Effective from 01.03.2018
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 21 February 2018
amending Government Regulation No 74 / 2015 Coll., on the conditions for granting subsidies on animal welfare measures, as amended
The Government orders pursuant to § 2c (5) of Act No. 252 / 1997 Coll., on Agriculture, as amended by Act No. 85 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 291 / 2009 Coll. and Act No. 179 / 2014 Coll., and pursuant to § 1 (3) of Act No. 256 / 2000 Coll., on the State Agricultural Intervention Fund and on the amendment of certain other laws (Act No. 179 / 2014 Coll. as amended by Act No. 441 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 291 / 2009 Coll. and Act No. 179 / 2014 Coll.:
Government Regulation No. 74 / 2015 Coll., on the conditions for granting subsidies for animal welfare measures, as amended by Government Regulation No. 113 / 2015 Coll., Government Regulation No. 62 / 2016 Coll., Government Regulation No. 17 / 2017 Coll. and Government Regulation No. 49 / 2017 Coll., are amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 2, including the title, reads:
Animal welfare measures
(1) The animal welfare measures consist of the following:
(a) enlargement of the lying area in dairy farming;
(b) improving the stables in dairy farming;
(c) ensuring access to the range for dry-cut cows;
(d) improving living conditions in pig farming, which includes:
1. the title of improving living conditions for sows; and
2. the title of improving living conditions for sows; and
(e) the extension of the area for weaned piglets.
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) dairy cows of bovine animals kept in a system with market production of milk for which at least 1 birth is recorded in the information system of the central livestock register (3) (hereinafter "the central register");
(b) a dry-cut cow, situated within a period of no more than 60 days before the end of pregnancy,
(c) an adult female pig from 7 months to the end of the first pregnancy,
(d) an adult female pig with at least 1 birth,
(e) weaned piglets within 40 days of weaning, and
(f) the commitment period for the period of compliance with the animal welfare measures, which shall run from 1 June of the relevant calendar year for which the subsidy is to be granted until 31 May of the following calendar year. ";
2. in Article 3 (1), point (a), including footnote 2, shall be deleted;
Points (b) to (d) shall be renumbered as points (a) to (c).
3. in Article 3 (1) (b):
"(b) at the date on which the application is submitted, at least five livestock units registered in the central register (3) in the case of tubers referred to in points (a) to (c) of Paragraph 2 (1); the conversion rate for determining the number of livestock units is set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation; and ';
4. In § 3 (1) (c), § 3 (4), § 6 (2), § 7 (1), § 8 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, § 12 (1) (c) and (d), § 12 (2) of the introductory part of the provision, § 12 (4) of the introductory part of the provision, § 16 (1) and § 17 (16), the text "paragraph 1" is inserted after the text "§ 2."
5. in Article 3 (2), "(a), (c) and (d) 'is replaced by" (b) and (c)';
6. In Article 3 (3), the words "(hereinafter referred to as" the animal ') are not replaced by "not at the time of the commitment' in the period from 1 June of the relevant calendar year for which the subsidy is to be granted until 31 May of the following calendar year (hereinafter referred to as" commitment period ').
7. Article 4 shall be deleted, including the title.
8. in Article 6 (1) (d), the text "§ 10 (2) (e)" is replaced by "§ 10 (2) (d)" and the text "§ 11 (3) (c)" is replaced by "§ 11 (3) (b)."
9. In Article 6, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following point (e) is added:
"(e) has a minimum of five livestock units of dairy cows in the case of subsection 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c).";
10. in Paragraph 6 (2) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "eligible for grant" shall be replaced by the words "livestock subject to grant."
11. in Article 6, the following paragraphs 3 to 5 are inserted after paragraph 2:
"(3) For the purposes of the sub-measure referred to in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c), a dairy cow for which an event report is recorded in the central register (3) shall be considered eligible.
(a) failure after 7 months of pregnancy, stillborn calf or change in the system of farming in terms of market milk production within 30 days of the date of the event; or
(b) the birth of a calf within the time limit provided for in Decree No. 136 / 2004 Coll., laying down the details of the marking of the animals and their registration and registration of the holdings and persons provided for by the Breeding Act, as amended and, where appropriate, the correction of this report.
(4) If the occurrence report is not registered within the period referred to in paragraph 3, the dairy cows shall be considered eligible for the purposes of the sub-measure referred to in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c), or if a condition justifying their eligibility has been established by an on-the-spot check on the date of registration of the event report in the central register (3).
(5) Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c) shall also be considered as eligible dairy cows for the purposes of the sub-measure referred to in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c). ';
Paragraph 3 shall become paragraph 6.
12. In Article 7 (3) (a), the words "the dimensions of a permanent object according to the land use register under the Act on Agriculture (" permanent object ") or" shall be inserted after the word "change."
13. in Article 7 (3) (c), the words "pursuant to Government Decree 307 / 2014 Coll. (" permanent object ")" shall be deleted;
14. in Article 7 (4), the words "the dimensions of a permanent object or" shall be inserted after the words "in the event of an amendment."
15. in Article 8 (1) (c):
"(c) weaned piglets.";
16. In Article 8, at the end of the text of paragraph 2, the words "except in May, when reporting by 10 June at the latest 'shall be added.
17. in § 8 (3) and in § 17 (14) of the introductory part of the provision, "30" is replaced by "10."
18. in Article 9 (1), the word "a" shall be added at the end of point (a);
19. in Paragraph 9 (1), at the end of point (b), the word "a" is replaced by a dot and point (c) is deleted;
20. in Article 9 (2) and (3):
"(2) The Fund shall provide a subsidy to cover the enlargement of the laying area in dairy cows, provided that the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 6 on each of those holdings and ensures that each dairy cow has a minimum total lying area by:
(a) in free housing in the production stall with the box bed, the minimum total surface area of the stalls shall be per dairy cow or, where appropriate, other registered livestock (3), in the case of:
1. one-row box arrangement 2,90 m2,
2. the opposite arrangement of two rows of boxes 2,60 m2; and
3. combiboxes 2,22 m2,
(b) in free housing in group pens with a reclining minimum surface area of the stables shall be 5,75 m2 per dairy cow or other registered livestock (3); or
(c) the minimum total surface area of the stables lying area shall be 10,35 m2 per dairy cow and, where appropriate, other registered livestock (3), in free housing in the labour market.
(3) The Fund grants a subsidy to the minimum daily number of livestock units detected by the dairy cows (8) determined according to the minimum daily number of eligible dairy cows referred to in Article 6 (3), (4) or (5) registered in the central register (3) during the retention period for that holding meeting the conditions laid down in this Regulation. '
21. in Article 10 (1), the words "a" and (c) shall be added at the end of point (b);
Point (d) shall be renumbered (c).
22. in Paragraph 10 (1) (c), "(b)" is replaced by "(a)";
23. in Article 10 (2), point (a) is deleted;
Points (b) to (f) shall be renumbered (a) to (e).
24. in Paragraph 10 (3):
"(3) The Fund shall grant a subsidy to the minimum daily number of livestock units detected by the dairy cows (8) determined according to the minimum daily number of eligible dairy cows referred to in Article 6 (3), (4) or (5) registered in the central register (3) during the retention period for that holding meeting the conditions laid down in this Regulation."
25. in Article 11 (1), points (a) and (b) are deleted;
Points (c) and (d) shall be renumbered (a) and (b).
26. Paragraph 11 (2) to (4) reads as follows:
"(2) For the purposes of this sub-measure, the result shall be:
(a) an enclosed outdoor area; or
(b) part of the soil block according to land use records according to user relations under the Agriculture Act;
with a minimum size of 5 m2 per dry-cut cow, or other registered livestock (3), directly linked to the permanent establishment referred to in paragraph 1 (a).
(3) The Fund shall grant a subsidy to ensure access to the dry-cut range where the applicant fulfils the following conditions on each holding referred to in paragraph 1 (a) in accordance with Article 6:
(a) ensure continuous access to the range for a minimum of 30 days in the 60 days prior to the end of pregnancy;
(b) keep a record of the residence of the non-compliant cows in the stables with access to the restricted areas listed in Annex 4 to this Regulation; and
(c) assembled by straw in the range so that the area directly linked to the permanent object referred to in paragraph 1 (a) is capped at a minimum size of 5 m2 per dry-cut cow or other registered livestock (3).
(4) The Fund grants a subsidy to the total number of livestock units determined by the dry-cut cow (8) determined according to the number of eligible dairy cows referred to in Article 6 (3), (4) or (5) registered in the central register (3) in the retention period on that holding referred to in paragraph 1 (a) which meet the conditions laid down in this Regulation and have ceased pregnancy during the period 1 July to 30 November of the relevant calendar year for which the subsidy is to be granted. '
Article 27 (14), including the title, shall be deleted.
28. in Article 16 (2), the word "eligible" shall be deleted and after the word "united8) 'the words" identified animals' shall be inserted;
29. in Paragraph 17 (1):
"(1) Subsidies for the relevant calendar year referred to in Article 5 shall not be granted for those holdings if the Fund finds that the applicant has not complied with the condition laid down in:
(a) Article 3 (1) (b) or (c);
(b) Paragraph 3 (3) or (4),
(c) Article 6 (1) (d) or (e);
(d) Paragraph 8 (1),
(e) Paragraph 9 (2),
(f) Paragraph 10 (2) (c),
(g) Paragraph 11 (2),
(h) Article 11 (3) (a) or (c);
(i) Article 12 (2) (a) or (b);
(j) Article 12 (4) (a), (b) or (c); or
(k) Paragraph 13 (2) (a) or (b). ';
30. in Article 17 (2), the words "or (b)" shall be deleted;
31st Paragraph 17 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) If the Fund finds that the number of livestock units detected by animals (8) kept by the applicant during the retention period is
(a) higher than the number of livestock units indicated in the application for the grant of the sub-measure or title referred to in Article 2 (1) (d) or (e) for that holding shall use the number of livestock units indicated in that application for the calculation of the subsidy; or
(b) lower than the number of livestock units eligible for the sub-measure referred to in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c), or referred to in the application for a sub-measure subsidy or a title referred to in Article 2 (1) (d) or (e), the subsidy under that sub-measure or title for that holding shall be reduced or, where appropriate, the application for a subsidy shall not be rejected 13). "
32. in Article 17 (6), the text "Article 11 (1) (b), Article 11 (1) (c)" is replaced by "Article 11 (1) (a)."
33.In Article 17 (7), "(b)" is replaced by "(a)";
34. in Paragraph 17 (8), the text "(c)" is replaced by "(b)" and the text "(d)" is replaced by "(c)."
35. in Paragraph 17 (9), "(f)" is replaced by "(e)";
36. Paragraph 17 (15) is deleted.
Paragraph 16 shall become paragraph 15.
37. Paragraph 20a shall be deleted, including the title.
38. Annex No 2 is deleted.
Transitional provision
The procedure for applications for grants initiated under Government Regulation No. 74 / 2015 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be completed under Government Regulation No. 74 / 2015 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Efficacy
This Regulation shall take effect on 1 March 2018.
Prime Minister:
Ing. Babiš v. r.
Minister for Agriculture:
Ing. Milek v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Government Regulation No. 34 / 2018 Coll., amending Government Regulation No. 74 / 2015 Coll., on the conditions for granting subsidies on animal welfare measures, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 26.02.2018 |
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| Effective from | 01.03.2018 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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