HL Deb 08 September 2003 vol 652 cc97-8WA
Lord Willoughby de Broke

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the 18 "cross-compliance" directives or regulations which farmers will have to meet in order to qualify for the single farm payment under the Common Agricultural Policy. [HL4265]

Lord Whitty

The directives and regulations currently listed as management requirements ("cross-compliance" conditions) with which farmers will have to comply to receive the single farm payment are as follows:

Applicable from 1.1.2005

  1. 1. Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1 ).
  2. 2. Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances (OJ L 20, 26.1.1980, p. 43).
  3. 3. Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, an in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (OJ L 181, 4.7. 1986, p. 6).
  4. 4. Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).
  5. 5. Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
  6. 6. Council Directive 92/102/EEC on identification and registration of animals.
  7. 7. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2629/97 of laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals.
  8. 8. Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products.

Applicable from 1.1.2006

  1. 9. Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
  2. 10. Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostaic action and of beta-agonists.
  3. 11. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council lay down the general principles and requirements of food law.
  4. 12. Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
  5. 13. Council Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.
  6. 14. Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease.
  7. 15. Council Directive 2000/75/EC laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue.

Applicable from 1.1.2007

  1. 16. Council Directive 91/629/laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves.
  2. 17. Council Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.
  3. 18. Council Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes.