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These Regulations provide for the payment of grant to farmers who agree to introduce organic farming methods and comply with the management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of and Annexes III and IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. Grants shall be paid to farmers who are certified by an organic inspection authority as having agreed to a plan to convert all or part of their holding to organic farming methods. Agreements between the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and eligible persons are intended to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements for conversion of a holding to organic standards.
Implements: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). (2006-12-15)
Implements: Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). (2005-09-20)
Implements: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures. (2006-12-07)
Amended by: Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 435 of 2008). (2008-11-06)
Amended by: Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 99 of 2010). (2010-03-11)
Repeals: Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 5 of 2001). (2001-01-15)
