Government Decree No 344 / 1999 Coll.
Government regulations laying down support programmes to promote non-production functions for agriculture, support for landscape conservation activities and aid programmes to promote less favourable areas
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 6 October 1999
establishing support programmes to promote non-production functions for agriculture, support for landscape maintenance activities and assistance programmes to promote less favourable areas
The Government orders pursuant to § 2 (5) of Act No. 252 / 1997 Coll., on Agriculture, hereinafter referred to as "the Act":
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1) On the basis of the support programmes provided for in Article 2 (3) of the Act or aid programmes provided for in Article 2 (4) of the Act, the State grants financial support or assistance in accordance with the criteria laid down in this Regulation to natural or legal persons who:
(a) agricultural management on arable land, hops, vineyards, gardens, fruit plantations, meadows, pastures and other plantations (2) (hereinafter referred to as agricultural parcels)
1. at least 5 ha; or
2. if agricultural parcels are used in the territories of national parks or in protected landscapes (hereinafter referred to as "large-area specially protected areas") (3) or in the protection zones established to protect the salinity, quality or health of surface or groundwater water resources intended for drinking water supply, (4) shall be at least 2 ha; or
3. where agricultural farming is carried out in an organic way on arable land, hops, vineyards and fruit orchards or on agricultural parcels on which the production crop of fast-growing timber listed in Annex 13 to this Regulation is to be planted shall be at least 1 ha; or
4. if agricultural land is situated in the territories of national natural reserves, natural reserves, national natural monuments and natural monuments (hereinafter referred to as "small area specially protected areas"), 5) is at least 0,5 ha; or
5. where agricultural parcels are to be planted with the crops referred to in Annex 13 to this Regulation are not less than 0,25 ha; or
(b) woodland in accordance with special legislation6) at least 0,25 hectares of agricultural parcels on which agricultural land has been established under property law; or
(c) establish an element of the landscape's environmental stability system (7) in the cadastral territories, in accordance with approved land modification proposals, on agricultural land on the basis of property law; (8); or
(d) a 1 to 5 ha mud pond, which is managed on the basis of property law, rental contract or other legal grounds.
(2) The agricultural management of the other areas (2) is confirmed by the competent department of the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as "Ministry"), in an honorary declaration of compliance with the conditions for granting financial support or assistance, as set out in Annexes No 26 and 27 to this Regulation, in military outages, by the authority of the Ministry of Defence.
(3) Financial support or assistance may not be granted to state undertakings, budgetary and contribution organisations, with the exception of state enterprises and budgetary and contribution organisations under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence and budgetary and contribution organisations under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
(1) Financial support or assistance shall be provided by the Ministry, including in the case of budgetary and contribution organisations falling within the competence of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, or by the Ministry of Defence at the request of the person referred to in Section 1 (hereinafter referred to as the applicant), subject to the criteria set out below.
(2) Financial aid or assistance is to be granted in compliance with the criteria established throughout the year in which the financial aid or assistance was granted. Financial support or assistance pursuant to § 1 (1) (a), (c) and (d) may be made available in advance.
(3) Financial support and assistance may be granted to one applicant, subject to the criteria laid down, for more than one support or assistance programme under this Regulation.
(1) An application for financial support or assistance (hereinafter referred to as "the application") is submitted by the applicant to the competent department of the Ministry of Defence or, where applicable, to the Ministry of Defence, if it is a legal person within its jurisdiction. Application to be made
(a) for the financial support or assistance referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), (c) and (d) until the last day of February of the year in which the financial support or assistance is to be granted;
(b) for the financial support or assistance referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) by 30 June of the year in which the financial support or assistance is to be granted.
If the request is not received within these time limits, financial support or assistance shall not be granted to the relevant Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Defence.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by the relevant documents referred to in Annexes 1 to 27 to this Regulation. The declaration of honour of the conditions for granting financial support or assistance set out in Annexes 26 and 27 to this Regulation shall be made by the applicant no later than 31 October of the year in which the financial support or assistance was granted; the certificate referred to in Annex 12 (3) and Annex 13 (3) to this Regulation, the certified forest operator referred to in Annex 14 to this Regulation and the certificate referred to in Annex 25 (2) to this Regulation shall be submitted by the applicant no later than 15 November of the year in which the financial support or assistance was granted.
(3) If the application is incomplete or contains manifestly incorrect information, the competent department of the Ministry or, where applicable, the Ministry of Defence shall return it to the applicant within 30 days of its delivery, indicating the defects in the submission and the request for removal. If the request is not remedied within 10 calendar days of the date of receipt of the call, the application shall be deemed to have been submitted after the deadline and no financial support or assistance shall be granted.
(4) The applicant for financial support referred to in Article 10 (a) or for financial assistance referred to in Article 16 (a) shall, when submitting an application, provide the relevant Ministry of Justice or, where appropriate, the Ministry of Defence with the information necessary to assess the need for financial support or assistance listed in Annex 23 to this Regulation.
(5) The Ministry shall provide information to third parties on who, to what extent and for what purpose the financial support or assistance has been provided.
(1) Financial aid or assistance shall be granted if:
(a) the application complies with the criteria laid down in this Regulation, is accompanied by the relevant documents and is submitted within the time limits laid down;
(b) the applicant is settled on the date on which the application is submitted due to the State Fund for Market Regulation, the Support and Guarantee Agricultural and Forestry Funds, a. s., the Land Fund of the Czech Republic, the National Property Fund of the Czech Republic, the Financial Office, the Czech Social Security Administration, health insurance companies and payable obligations arising from contracts already concluded to provide funds from the state budget,
(c) the applicant has complied with an obligation which has been imposed within the time limit laid down by a final administrative decision given on the basis of an infringement of the legislation governing the protection of environmental compartments, (9) in respect of the management of agricultural parcels, and provided that:
1. the administrative final decision was taken before 1 January of the year in which the financial support or assistance is granted; or
2. an administrative final decision shall be taken in the period up to 31 October of the year in which the financial support or assistance is granted;
(d) the applicant is not in liquidation and no application for bankruptcy or bankruptcy has been filed for his property.
(2) Financial support or assistance shall be granted even if the condition laid down in paragraph 1 (c) is not met, provided that the deadline for fulfilling the obligation laid down in the final administrative decision has not expired by 31 October of the year in which the financial support or assistance is granted.
(1) The amount of financial support or assistance shall be determined:
(a) for the financial support or assistance referred to in points (1) to (4) of Article 1 (1) in the financial evaluation of 1 point, with the exception of part of the agricultural parcels to be planted with the production crops referred to in Annex 13 to this Regulation,
(b) for financial support or assistance under § 1 (1) (a) (5) and § 1 (1) (b) at rates in CZK for the technical unit of performance to which the financial support or assistance relates,
(c) for financial support or assistance pursuant to § 1 (1) (c) and (d) in CZK according to the amount of the cost proven, subject to the limits set below.
(2) The financial evaluation of the financial support or assistance is expressed in amounts rounded down to the whole CZK.
(3) The amount per item shall be determined by the share of the amount allocated by the Ministry to the State budget under the Ministry's budget chapter and by the number of points established on the basis of eligible applications submitted within the time limit for individual aid or assistance programmes for the calendar year concerned. The amount shown in the national budget for the relevant calendar year under the Ministry's budget chapter shall be reduced by the amount of funding needed to provide financial support or assistance for selected support programmes or assistance programmes before calculation.
(4) The tariffs for technical units of performance are set out in Annexes 13 and 15 to this Regulation.
(1) If the criteria for granting financial support or assistance are not met, financial support or assistance shall not be provided.
(2) The Ministry or, where applicable, the Ministry of Defence shall inform the applicant in writing of the facts referred to in paragraph 1 and shall state in the notice the reasons for which financial support or assistance cannot be granted.
(1) The Ministry of Defence or, where applicable, the Ministry of Defence shall carry out checks under specific legislation10) on the use of funds provided under this Regulation. It shall notify the competent financial authority of the deficiencies identified where they have resulted from the applicant's obligation to repay the financial support or assistance provided.
(2) Where the applicant has obtained financial support or assistance on the basis of false data provided by him, he shall, in accordance with special legislation11) repay the financial support or assistance provided in full and pay the penalty payment provided.
(3) If the applicant:
(a) in the course of the year in which he applied for financial support or assistance, has failed to meet one of the criteria for granting financial support or assistance; or
(b) has not complied with the obligations imposed on him by final administrative decision (Articles 4 (1) (c) and 4 (2)) in respect of the management of agricultural parcels within the prescribed time limit;
is obliged, in accordance with specific legislation11, to repay the funds provided as a result of the facts referred to in this paragraph for the entire support or assistance programme to which they relate.
(4) If, during the year in which he was granted financial support or assistance, the applicant has not complied with only one of the criteria to which the granting of financial support or assistance for the maintenance of agricultural parcels (Section 10 (1) (a) or Section 16 (1) (a)) has been subject for exceptional and special reasons, the Ministry or Ministry of Defence may request recovery only on such agricultural parcels.
(1) The funds are referred to the bank account of the beneficiary of the financial support or assistance. The beneficiary of the financial support or assistance shall charge it under specific legislation. 12)
(2) Payment of financial aid or assistance from previous years and periodic penalty payments for the unauthorised use or retention of State budget funds shall be made directly to the State budget through the competent tax office, the payment of financial aid or assistance in the current year shall be made to the account from which the financial support or assistance was granted, the periodic penalty payments shall be made to the account of the competent tax office.
SUPPORT PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT AID FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE COUNTRY
Financial statement of the aid
Support from the State budget ("the aid ') shall be granted in financial amounts.
(a) derived from the score referred to in § 12 (1) to (5);
(b) at the rates referred to in Article 12 (6),
(c) according to the cost demonstrated, up to a maximum of the price set in the project for the development of the landscape's environmental stability system (13), according to the approved land modification proposal (8) (hereinafter referred to as "the project"), subject to the limit set out in Section 12 (7);
(d) according to the above proven costs of de-mudding the pond, subject to the limits set out in Section 12 (8).
Types of support programmes
(1) The support programmes shall be:
(a) maintenance of agricultural parcels contributing to the maintenance of the landscape in accordance with specific legislation, 9)
(b) compensation of losses resulting from the applicant's management in an environmentally sound manner;
(c) liming of agricultural parcels with arable land with soil reaction up to 5,5 pH;
(d) fertilisation of agricultural parcels with arable land of organic fertilisers, 14)
(e) a change in the structure of agricultural production by grounding agricultural parcels with arable land;
(f) a change in the structure of agricultural production by setting up the crops of fast growing trees listed in Annex 13 to this Regulation on agricultural parcels, including the maintenance of such crops;
(g) the change in the structure of agricultural production by afforestation of agricultural parcels, including the protection of forest areas thus created in their reinsurance, 15)
(h) the establishment of elements of the territorial systems of ecological stability of the landscape, 7)
i) desalination and restoration of the functions of ponds in cadastral areas with an average price of agricultural parcels of CZK 4.01 per 1 m2 or more, not including agricultural parcels in large-scale specially protected areas (3) and agricultural parcels in conservation zones of 1st and 2nd degree water tanks. 17)
(2) The aid is granted for support programmes for the de-mud of ponds and agricultural parcels in the cadastral territory with an allocated average price for agricultural parcels under the special legislation16) (hereinafter referred to as "agricultural parcels with an average price") CZK 4.01 per 1 m2 or more, if not for agricultural parcels in large-scale specially protected areas (3) and agricultural parcels in protection zones 1st and 2nd degree water tanks. 17)
Criteria for granting aid
(1) The criterion for granting aid for support programmes under Section 10 is:
(a) the maintenance of the full area of the agricultural parcels of the applicant referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) on which the applicant manages the agricultural land on the basis of property rights or other legal grounds and this shall be documented in accordance with Annex 7 to this Regulation, in accordance with the specific legislation; (9) the total area of the agricultural parcels of the agricultural parcels which have been cultivated shall not be counted in accordance with the provisions of Annex 8 to this Regulation, provided that this is consistent with the non-agricultural intentions of land use supported by the confirmation of the Ministry or Ministry of Defence pursuant to Annex 8 to this Regulation; no aid shall be granted for these agricultural parcels;
(b) the fact that the applicant is not included in the list drawn up by the competent county authority in which applicants who have failed to fulfil their environmental obligations in the management of agricultural parcels (Articles 4 (1) (c) and 4 (2)) are registered, which have been imposed on them by a final administrative decision; the lists shall be transmitted to the Ministry of Defence at the latest day of February and 31 October of the calendar year,
(c) the fact that the applicant does not apply in the year in which the aid is requested, for other aid or assistance for the same agricultural parcel or purpose, in support or assistance provided by the Ministry, in support or aid for the use of agricultural parcels for non-food purposes, nor has it been granted aid or assistance for the same purpose by another public authority;
(d) if the management of agricultural parcels in small-scale specially protected areas (6) is carried out in accordance with Article 1 (1) (a) (4), the submission of a certificate from the competent authority referred to in Annex 20 to this Regulation; if the management of agricultural parcels in the protection zones established to protect the salinity, quality or health of surface or groundwater water resources intended for drinking water supply is (4) with a total area of between 2 ha and less than 5 ha, with the exception of agricultural parcels in protection zones 1 and 2 in water tanks, 17) the submission of a certificate by the competent water authority referred to in Annex 21 to this Regulation.
(2) In addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (b) is the following:
(a) the inclusion of the applicant in the list of farmers who conduct farming in a particularly good way and ensure the protection of all environmental aspects (organic farmers); the list is published annually by the Ministry in the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin,
(b) if the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 10 (2) have permanent grassland managed by organic farmers, including organic livestock farming owned or kept by the applicant under a breeding contract; the ecological stocking density of livestock (18) referred to in Annex 3 to this Regulation in the table and kept on the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 10 (2), as determined in accordance with this Annex, and obtained per average year shall be at least 0,1 livestock units per hectare of such permanent grassland; for the calculation of the stocking density of livestock, the applicant may also include areas of permanent grassland and animals kept on agricultural parcels as referred to in Article 14, provided that they are managed by organic farmers, taking into account the link with the use of production for feed purposes for animals and agricultural parcels so counted; these agricultural parcels and animals cannot be counted more than once.
(3) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and Annexes 7 and 9 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (c) of this Regulation is the submission of a tax document on the purchase of minced limestone, dolomitic limestone (14) or burnt lime (14) or a tax document on the carrying out of liming to order, at a dose of at least 1,5 tonnes of dolomitic limestone, minced limestone or at least 0,75 tonnes of burnt lime per hectare of arable land, by 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted. the aid shall be granted at a maximum of 20% of the total area of the applicant's agricultural parcels with arable land with a soil reaction up to 5,5 pH, supported by evidence of agrochemical testing of agricultural land.
(4) In addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1 and Annex 10 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (d) is the submission of a tax document on the purchase of registered fertiliser (19) - compost or tax document on the execution of an application for an order, no later than 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted. This organic fertiliser - compost14) must not contain peat. The aid shall be granted for the application of the compost of those characteristics in the dose range of 10 to 40 tonnes per hectare of arable land agricultural parcel, up to a maximum of 20% of the total area of the applicant's arable land.
(5) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and Annex No 11 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (e) is the following:
(a) the presentation by 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted of the tax document on the purchase of recognised grassland (20);
(b) presentation of proof of a change of culture in the real estate register, 21)
(c) the presentation of a tax document for the establishment of the land and the establishment of a geometrical plan if it was carried out not later than 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted.
(6) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and Annex No 13 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (f) is the following:
(a) in the case of use of the agricultural parcel on which the crop of rapidly growing timber is to be based, on the basis of a lease contract, the submission of this contract valid for at least 10 years, including the year of the establishment of the crop and the submission of the consent of the owner of the land with the establishment of the crop of rapidly growing timber;
(b) planting of crops of rapidly growing trees at minimum size for reproductive crops (mother plants) 0,25 ha or for production crops at 1,0 ha agricultural land;
(c) the use of certified, ostensibly and genetically appropriate clones which have been verified by an approval procedure.
For repeated planting in the production crop, aid shall be granted up to 30% of the number of seedlings used in planting in the year of granting of the aid or in the year preceding, if the aid has been granted, the criterion referred to in point (c).
(7) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and in Annexes No 14 and 15 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (g) is the following:
(a) use of habitat and genetic suitable and planting material capable of planting, 22) respect for the interests of the protection of the agricultural soils fund6) and execution of all the work referred to in the afforestation project for the year in question;
(b) 30% and a higher representation of the meliorative trees (23) on fenced areas and a fence height of at least 160 cm when fences are established on land wooded in the year of the aid or the year preceding.
On re-afforestation, aid shall be granted up to 30% of the number of seedlings used in afforestation in the year of granting the aid or in the year preceding the criterion referred to in point (a).
(8) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and in Annex 12 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (h) in the cadastral territory with approved land-use designs (8) is the following:
(a) the use of habitats and genetically appropriate, planting and sowing capable of material23) and the implementation of all the work referred to in the project to be carried out for the relevant year in which the aid was granted for that purpose;
(b) submission of the project, 13)
(c) the presentation by 15 November of the year in which the aid was granted of the tax proof of the cost of setting up an element of the territorial environmental stability system7.
(9) In addition to the criteria set out in Annexes 24 and 25 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 10 (1) (i) of this Regulation is to submit a tax document on the extraction of sediment by 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted. The aid shall be granted for a pond of between 1 and 5 ha, the area of which is more than 50% located in the cadastral area with an average price for agricultural parcels of CZK 4.01 per 1 m2 and higher, with the exception of agricultural parcels in large-scale specially protected areas (3) and protection zones of 1st and 2nd degree water tanks. 17)
Evaluation of compliance with criteria
(1) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (a), the economy is 1 ha
(a) agricultural parcels with permanent grassland with an average price
1. between 4.01 and 5.00 CZK for 1 m2 rated 3 points,
2. 5.01 CZK and higher for 1 m2 rated 2.5 points,
(b) agricultural parcels not referred to in (a) with an average price
1. between 4.01 and 6.00 CZK for 1 m2 rated 3.5 points,
2. between 6.01 and 8.00 CZK for 1 m2 rated 3 points,
3. 8.01 CZK and higher for 1 m2 rated 2 points.
(2) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (b), the management of 1 ha of agricultural parcels shall be evaluated in addition to the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1.
(a) for orchards, vineyards or hops, another 15 points;
(b) for arable land, a further 10 points;
(c) for permanent grassland, a further 5 points.
(3) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (c), liming to 1 ha of arable agricultural parcels is assessed by 1,5 points.
(4) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (d), fertilisation of agricultural parcels with arable land with organic fertility14) - compost is evaluated by 1,5 points per tonne of registered fertility19) - compost.
(5) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (e), the implementation of grubbing-up of agricultural parcels with arable land in the year in which the aid is granted is valued at 30 points per hectare of grubbed land. If the geometrical orientation of individual parcels has been carried out, 50 points per ha of such land are evaluated.
(6) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (f) and (g), the performance is evaluated by the rates in CZK for the technical unit of performance covered by the individual aid referred to in Annexes 13 and 15 to this Regulation.
(7) For the support programme referred to in Article 10 (1) (h), support for the establishment of the elements of the landscape's environmental stability systems (7) shall be granted at the level of proven costs, up to a maximum of the price fixed by the project, but not more than CZK 100 000 per ha of land in conversion to the area actually implemented, according to the work carried out in the project for the calendar year in question.
(8) For the support programme referred to in Section 10 (1) (i), the aid shall be granted up to 80% of the proven costs of de-mudding the pond, up to a maximum of CZK 200 in conversion to 1 m3 of harvested sediment.
Calculation of the aid
The amount of aid shall be calculated:
(a) for the aid referred to in Article 10 (1) (a) to (e), as a multiple of the points for assessing compliance with the criteria for support programmes referred to in Article 12 (1) to (5) and the level of financial evaluation of 1 point;
(b) in the case of aid under § 10 (1) (f) and (g) as a multiple of the number of technical units performed and the rate in CZK per technical unit according to § 5 (4),
(c) in the case of aid referred to in Article 10 (1) (h), in accordance with the amount of costs demonstrated, subject to the limit set out in Article 12 (7);
(d) in the case of the aid referred to in Article 10 (1) (i), in accordance with the costs shown, in compliance with the limits set out in Article 12 (8).
AID PROGRAMMES BY A MOST CONSIDERABLE AREA
Definition of a less favourable area
Less favourable areas are
(a) cadastral area with an average price of up to CZK 4.00 per m2;
(b) large areas specially protected, 3)
(c) agricultural parcels in protection zones 1 and 2 of the waterworks tanks. 17)
Financial statements of assistance
Assistance to less favourable areas (hereinafter referred to as "assistance ') from the State budget shall be provided in financial amounts.
(a) derived from the score referred to in paragraphs 1 to 7 of Paragraph 18;
(b) at the rates set out in Paragraph 18 (8),
(c) according to the cost demonstrated, up to a maximum price in the project for the creation of the environmental stability system13) according to the approved land modification proposal (8), subject to the limit referred to in Paragraph 18 (9);
(d) according to the above proven costs of de-pollution of the pond, in compliance with the limits set out in Paragraph 18 (10).
Types of assistance programmes
(1) Assistance programmes shall be set at:
(a) the maintenance of agricultural parcels contributing to the maintenance of the landscape in accordance with specific legislation; (9) on agricultural parcels in large-scale specially protected areas (3), also to cover additional costs associated with the maintenance of such parcels in each conservation zone and in protection zones (1) and (2) of water tanks; (17) aid shall not be granted for agricultural parcels used as arable land in breach of specific legislation, (2) except for agricultural parcels with permanent grassland on which the rearing and sowing of grassland is carried out for the first year; assistance will also be provided for agricultural parcels registered as arable land and other areas, (2) on which permanent grassland is situated,
(b) compensation of losses resulting from the applicant's management in an environmentally sound manner;
(c) liming of agricultural parcels with arable land with soil reaction up to 5,5 pH;
(d) fertilisation of agricultural parcels with arable land of organic fertilisers, 14)
(e) a change in the structure of agricultural production by grounding agricultural parcels with arable land;
(f) a change in the structure of agricultural production by setting up the crops of fast growing trees listed in Annex 13 to this Regulation on agricultural parcels, including the maintenance of such crops;
(g) the change in the structure of agricultural production by afforestation of agricultural parcels, including the protection of forest areas thus created in their reinsurance, 15)
(h) the establishment of elements of the territorial systems of ecological stability of the landscape, 7)
(i) de-pollution and restoration of the function of ponds on agricultural parcels in a less favourable area.
(2) Assistance shall be granted for aid programmes for de-pollution of ponds or agricultural parcels in a less favourable area.
Criteria for granting assistance
(1) The criterion for providing assistance for assistance programmes under Article 16 is:
(a) the maintenance of the full area of the agricultural parcels of the applicant referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) on which the applicant manages agricultural land on the basis of property law or other legal grounds, and this shall be supported by the documents referred to in Annex 7 to this Regulation, in accordance with the specific legislation; (9) the total area of the agricultural parcels of the agricultural parcels shall not be counted in accordance with the provisions of Annex 8 to this Regulation, provided that this is consistent with the non-agricultural intentions of the use of agricultural parcels supported by the confirmation of the Ministry or Ministry of Defence referred to in Annex 8 to this Regulation; no assistance shall be granted for these agricultural parcels;
(b) the presentation of a certificate of the appropriate management of the protected landscape area or national park in accordance with Annexes 16 to 19 to this Regulation, if agricultural land is managed in large areas specially protected; Where the management of agricultural parcels in small-scale specially protected areas (5) is carried out in accordance with Article 1 (1) (a) (4), the production of a certificate from the competent authority referred to in Annex 20 to this Regulation or the production of a certificate from the competent water authority in accordance with Annexes 21 and 22 to this Regulation, that the applicant's agricultural parcels are located in the abovementioned territories,
(c) the fact that the applicant is not included in the list drawn up by the competent county authority in which applicants who have not fulfilled their environmental obligations in the management of agricultural parcels are registered [Sections 4 (1) (c) and 4 (2)], which have been imposed on them by a final administrative decision; the lists shall be transmitted to the Ministry of Defence at the latest day of February and 31 October of the calendar year,
(d) the fact that the applicant does not apply in the year in which the aid is requested, for other aid or aid for the same agricultural parcel or for the same purpose under aid or aid granted by the Ministry or under aid or aid for the use of agricultural parcels for non-food purposes, nor has it been granted aid or assistance for the same purpose by another State authority.
(2) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1, the criterion for providing assistance under Paragraph 16 (1) (a) is the following:
(a) the stocking density of livestock (18) referred to in Annex 4 (2) (B) to this Regulation shall be owned by the applicant or the farmed livestock (18) on the basis of a breeding contract established pursuant to this Annex and obtained by means of an average of the whole year, in the range of 0,30 to 1,5 livestock units per hectare of agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (a) within the district; the number of pigs and poultry kept established in accordance with Annex 4, point 2, Part A table to this Regulation may reach a maximum of 50% of the total livestock population; in calculating the stocking density of livestock, account shall be taken of the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (a) and the livestock kept therein within the district; for the calculation, all agricultural parcels may be taken into account by the applicant, but not by the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (b) and (c) and all livestock kept on the agricultural parcels, including in the adjacent district, taking into account the link with the use of production for feeding purposes for the agricultural parcels and animals thus counted; those livestock and agricultural parcels cannot be counted more than once; the conversion into livestock units of species and categories for these purposes is shown in the table in Annex 4 to this Regulation;
(b) if the agricultural land management referred to in Article 14 (b) and (c), except the protection zone of the 1st stage of the water tank, 17) the stocking density of livestock (18) referred to in Annex 5 (2) (B) of the table to this Regulation is owned by the applicant or farmed livestock (18) on the basis of the rearing contract set out in Annex 5 to this Regulation, calculated as an average for the whole year, the livestock unit shall be 0,15 to 1,00 per ha of agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (b) and (c) within the county; the proportion of pigs and poultry kept as established in accordance with Annex 5 to Part A of this Regulation may not exceed 30% of the total livestock population; the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (b) and (c) and the livestock kept within the district shall be taken into account in the calculation of the livestock stocking density; for the calculation, the applicant may take into account the agricultural parcels referred to in Article 14 (b) and (c) in the adjacent district and the livestock kept on all agricultural parcels, including in the adjacent district, taking into account the link with the use of production for feeding purposes in such counted animals; those livestock and agricultural parcels cannot be counted more than once; the conversion into livestock units of species and categories for these purposes is shown in the table in Annex 5 to this Regulation;
(c) if agricultural land management is carried out in accordance with Article 14 (c), the submission of the completed Annex No 22 to this Regulation.
(3) In addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1, the criterion for the granting of assistance under Article 16 (1) (b) is the following:
(a) the inclusion of the applicant in the list referred to in Article 11 (2) (a);
(b) if agricultural parcels with permanent grassland are situated in a less favourable area managed by organic farmers, including organic livestock farming owned or kept by the applicant under a breeding contract; the organic livestock farming intensity (18) referred to in Annex 6 to this Regulation in the table and kept on agricultural parcels in a less favourable area, as determined in accordance with this Annex, and achieved in terms of average over the year, must be at least 0,1 livestock units and on a basis of 1 ha of such permanent grassland; for the calculation of the stocking density of livestock, the applicant may also include areas of permanent grassland and animals kept on agricultural parcels as referred to in Article 10 (2), provided that they are managed by organic farmers, taking into account the link to the use of production for feeding purposes for such counted animals and agricultural parcels; such agricultural parcels and livestock cannot be counted several times.
(4) In addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1 and Annex 9 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting assistance under Paragraph 16 (1) (c) of this Regulation is the submission of a tax document on the purchase of minced limestone, dolomitic lime14) or burnt lime or a tax document on the execution of liming to order at least 1,5 tonnes of dolomitic limestone, minced limestone or 0,75 tonnes of burnt lime per hectare of arable land not later than 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted; aid shall be granted at a maximum of 20% of the applicant's total area of agricultural parcels with arable land with a soil reaction up to 5,5 pH, supported by evidence of agrochemical testing of agricultural land.
(5) In addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1 and Annex 10 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting aid under Paragraph 16 (1) (d) of this Regulation is the submission of a tax document on the purchase of registered fertiliser (19) - compost or tax document on the execution of an application for an order, no later than 31 October of the year in which the aid is granted. The organic fertiliser14) - compost must not contain peat. The aid shall be granted for the application of the compost of those characteristics in the dose range of 10 to 40 tonnes per hectare of arable land agricultural parcel, up to a maximum of 20% of the total area of the applicant's arable land.
(6) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and Annex No 11 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting assistance under Paragraph 16 (1) (e) is the following:
(a) the presentation by 31 October of the year in which the aid was granted of the tax document on the purchase of recognised grass seed (20);
(b) presentation of proof of a change of culture in the real estate register, 21)
(c) the presentation of a tax document setting out the land and drawing up a geometrical plan, if carried out, no later than 31 October of the year in which the aid was granted.
(7) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and Annex No 13 to this Regulation, the criterion for granting assistance under Paragraph 16 (1) (f) of this Regulation is as follows:
(a) in the case of the use of land on which the crop is to be based, on the basis of a lease agreement, the submission of this contract valid for at least 10 years, including the year of the establishment of the crop and the submission of the consent of the owner of the land with the establishment of the crop of fast growing timber;
(b) planting of crops of rapidly growing trees at minimum size for reproductive crops (mother plants) 0,25 ha or for production crops at 1,0 ha agricultural land;
(c) the use of certified, ostensibly and genetically appropriate clones which have been verified by an approval procedure.
For repeated planting in the production crop, assistance shall be granted up to 30% of the number of seedlings used in planting in the year in which the aid was granted or in the year preceding, if the aid was granted, compliance with the criterion referred to in point (c).
(8) In addition to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and in Annexes No 14 and 15 to this Regulation, the criteria for the granting of assistance under Paragraph 16 (1) (g) are as follows:
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Government Regulation No 344 / 1999 Coll., establishing support programmes to promote out-of-production functions of agriculture, to support activities involved in landscape maintenance and aid programmes to promote less favourable areas |
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| Regulation Type | Regulation |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 30.12.1999 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2000 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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