
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed) 

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PART I
SCOPE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope
Article 1 
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Definitions
Article 2 
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Maintenance of land under permanent pasture at Member State level
Article 3 
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Maintenance of land under permanent pasture at individual level
Article 4 
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PART II
THE INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM
TITLE I
GENERAL
Identification of farmers
Article 5 
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Identification of agricultural parcels
Article 6 
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Identification and registration of payment entitlements
Article 7 
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General principles in respect of agricultural parcels
Article 8 
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Control system as regards cross-compliance
Article 9 
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Payment of aid
Article 10 
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TITLE II
AID APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER I
THE SINGLE APPLICATION
Date of submission of the single application
Article 11 
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Contents of the single application
Article 12 
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Specific requirements pertaining to the single application
Article 13 
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General rules pertaining to the single application and declarations in relation to particular uses of area
Article 14 
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Amendments to the single applications
Article 15 
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CHAPTER Ia
AID APPLICATIONS FOR HOPS PAYMENTS BY RECOGNISED PRODUCER GROUPS
Aid application
Article 15a 
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CHAPTER II
LIVESTOCK AID APPLICATIONS
Requirements pertaining to livestock aid applications
Article 16 
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CHAPTER III
AID APPLICATION FOR THE DAIRY PREMIUM AND THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS
Requirements pertaining to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments
Article 17 
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CHAPTER IIIa
AID FOR SUGAR BEET AND CANE PRODUCERS, SEPARATE SUGAR PAYMENT AND SEPARATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PAYMENT
Requirements pertaining to aid applications for the aid for sugar beet and cane producers, the separate sugar payment and the separate fruit and vegetables payment
Article 17a 
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CHAPTER IV
COMMON PROVISIONS
Simplification of procedures
Article 18 
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Adjustments of obvious errors
Article 19 
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Derogation from the final date for the submission of aid applications, supporting documents, contracts and declarations and the latest date for amendments to the single application
Article 20 
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Late submission
Article 21 
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Late submission of an application to the single payment scheme
Article 21a 
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Withdrawal of aid applications
Article 22 
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TITLE III
CONTROLS
CHAPTER I
COMMON RULES
General principles
Article 23 
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Article 23a 
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CHAPTER II
CONTROLS WITH REGARD TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Section I
Administrative checks
Cross-checks
Article 24 
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Section II
On-the-spot checks
Sub-section I
Common provisions
General principles
Article 25 
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Control rate
Article 26 
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Selection of the control sample
Article 27 
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Control report
Article 28 
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Sub-section II
On-the-spot checks of the Single applications with regard to area-related aid schemes
Elements of on-the-spot checks
Article 29 
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Determination of areas
Article 30 
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Elements of the on-the-spot checks related to applications for seed aid
Article 31 
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On-the-spot checks on approved inter-branch organisations
Article 31a 
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On-the-spot checks on sugar manufacturers
Article 31b 
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Remote sensing
Article 32 
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Article 33 
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Sub-section IIa
On-the-spot checks of aid applications for hops payments by recognised producer groups
Elements of the on-the-spot-checks
Article 33a 
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Subsection IIb
On-the-spot checks related to the applications for tobacco aid
Checks of deliveries
Article 33b 
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Placing under supervision and checks during first processing and market preparation
Article 33c 
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Sub-section III
On-the-spot checks of livestock aid applications
Timing of on-the-spot checks
Article 34 
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Elements of the on-the-spot checks
Article 35 
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Control measures as regards on-the-spot checks in slaughterhouses
Article 36 
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Control measures as regards the premium granted after export
Article 37 
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Special provisions as regards additional payments
Article 38 
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Special provisions as regards the control report
Article 39 
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Sub-section IV
On-the-spot checks with regard to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments
On-the-spot checks with regard to aid applications for the dairy premium and additional payments
Article 40 
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CHAPTER III
CONTROLS RELATING TO CROSS-COMPLIANCE
Section I
Common provisions
General principles and definitions
Article 41 
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Competent control authority
Article 42 
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Section II
Administrative checks
Administrative checks
Article 43 
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Section III
On-the-spot checks
Minimum control rate
Article 44 
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Selection of the control sample
Article 45 
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Determination of the compliance with the requirements and standards
Article 46 
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Elements of the on-the-spot checks
Article 47 
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Control report
Article 48 
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TITLE IV
BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE AID, REDUCTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
CHAPTER I
FINDINGS IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Section I
Single payment scheme and other area-related aid schemes
General principles
Article 49 
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Basis of calculation in respect of areas declared
Article 50 
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Reductions and exclusions in cases of overdeclaration
Article 51 
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Reductions in cases of irregularities concerning the size of the areas declared for the payment of aid for starch potato, seed and tobacco
Article 52 
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Intentional overdeclaration
Article 53 
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Reductions and exclusions concerning seed aid applications
Article 54 
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Reductions and exclusions concerning tobacco aid applications
Article 54a 
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Reductions and exclusions concerning the crop specific payment for cotton
Article 54b 
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Calculation of forage area for premiums referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
Article 55 
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Calculation of forage area for the extensification payment in accordance with Article 132 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
Article 56 
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Section II
Livestock premia
Basis of calculation
Article 57 
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Replacement
Article 58 
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Reductions and exclusions in respect of bovine animals claimed for aid
Article 59 
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Reductions and exclusions in respect of ovine or caprine animals claimed for aid
Article 60 
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Natural circumstances
Article 61 
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False certificates and declarations issued by slaughterhouses
Article 62 
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Findings in relation to the additional payment
Article 63 
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Section III
Dairy premium and additional payments
Dairy premium and additional payments
Article 64 
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CHAPTER II
FINDINGS IN RELATION TO CROSS-COMPLIANCE
General principles and definition
Article 65 
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Application of reductions in the case of negligence
Article 66 
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Application of reductions and exclusions in cases of intentional non-compliance
Article 67 
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CHAPTER III
COMMON PROVISIONS
Exceptions from the application of reductions and exclusions
Article 68 
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Amendments and adjustments of entries in the computerised database for bovine animals
Article 69 
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TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Minimum payments
Article 70 
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Accumulation of reductions
Article 71 
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Application of reductions on each support scheme
Article 71a 
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Basis for calculation of reductions due to modulation, financial discipline and cross-compliance
Article 71b 
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Force majeure and exceptional circumstances
Article 72 
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Recovery of undue payments
Article 73 
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Recovery of undue entitlements
Article 73a 
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Transfer of holdings
Article 74 
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Additional measures and mutual assistance between Member States
Article 75 
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Notifications
Article 76 
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PART III
MODULATION
Basis for the calculation of the reduction
Article 77 
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Allocation key
Article 78 
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Additional amount of aid
Article 79 
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PART IV
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Repeal
Article 80 
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Entry into force
Article 81 
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ANNEX I
COMMUNITY METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF Δ9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONTENT IN HEMP VARIETIES
1. Scope and area of application 

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 1.1. Procedure A 

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 1.2. Procedure B 

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2. Sampling 
 2.1. Samples 

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 2.2. Sample size 

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 2.3. Drying and storage of the sample 

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3. Determination of THC content 
 3.1. Preparation of the test sample 

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 3.2. Reagents and extraction solution 

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 3.3. Extraction of Δ9-THC 

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 3.4. Gas chromatography 

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4. Results 

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ANNEX II
VARIETIES OF HEMP ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS
(a) Hemp varieties 
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(b) Hemp varieties authorised in the marketing year 2008/2009 
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ANNEX III
CORRELATION TABLE

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