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Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 November 2021 – Agrárminiszter
(Case C‑273/21) (
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(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Agriculture – Common Agricultural Policy – Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 – Direct support schemes – Article 4(1)(c) and (e) – Article 32(2) – Single area payment application – Concept of ‘eligible hectare’ – Land classified as an aerodrome according to the land register – Actual use for agricultural purposes)
Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – Direct support schemes – Common rules – Single payment scheme – Concept of area eligible for aid – Concept of agricultural area – Area classified under national law as an aerodrome but used for agricultural purposes – Included – Condition
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1307/2013, Arts 4(1)(c) and (e) and 32(2)(a))
(see paras 23-27, operative part)
Operative part
Article 4(1)(c) and (e) and Article 32(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 must be interpreted as meaning that an area classified, under national law, as an aerodrome, but on which no activity relating to an aerodrome is carried out, must be classified as an agricultural area used for agricultural purposes since it is in fact used as permanent pasture for livestock.
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)	OJ C 252, 28.6.2021.