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Member States shall provide the following beneficiary variables, in accordance with the specific design of interventions and their intervention logic: (a) B010: unique beneficiary ID This field provides the same unique beneficiary identifier used for the data on interventions in monitoring variable M030, referred to in point 2(a)(iii), of this Annex; (b) B020: gender This field provides information on the gender of the beneficiary. In case the beneficiary is a group of natural persons, a legal person or a group of legal persons, the gender of the main manager(s) of the farm shall be reported. The main manager means the person who has the decision-making power in relation to the agricultural activities exercised on the farm and who bears benefits and financial risks related to those activities. Member States may provide additional explanatory data on the share of management responsibilities exercised by gender category; (c) B030: young farmer This field provides information on whether the beneficiary is a young farmer, i.e. below the age limit set by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans pursuant to Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Member States shall provide this information for all beneficiaries who are natural persons. For groups of natural persons or legal entities, the information shall be provided only for the beneficiaries granted support for generational renewal under Article 30, Article 75(2), point (a), and Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115); (d) B040: geographical location – municipality This field provides the Local Administrative Unit code of the municipality where all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary is located or where the main building of the holding is located; (e) B050: area with natural or other specific constraints This field indicates whether the holding is located in an area with natural or other specific constraints as referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. The holding shall be classified as located in an area with natural or other specific constraints when all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary or the main building of the holding are located in an area with natural or other specific constraints. Where a beneficiary is granted support under Article 71 of that Regulation, their holding shall be classified as located in an area with natural or other specific constraints; (f) B060: nitrate vulnerable zone This field indicates whether the holding is located in a nitrate vulnerable zone designated under Council Directive 91/676/EEC (1). Holdings shall be classified as located in a nitrate vulnerable zone when all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary or the main building of the holding are located in a nitrate vulnerable zone; (g) B070: characteristics of farm’s location in a river basin management plan The field indicates whether the holding is located in an area included in a river basin management plan referred to in Article 72(3), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Holdings are classified located in an area included in a river basin management plan when all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary or the main building of the holding are located in an area included in a river basin management plan; (h) B080: NATURA 2000 area The field indicates whether the holding is located in Natura 2000 area as referred to in Article 72(3), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Holdings are classified as located in Natura 2000 area when all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary or the main building of the holding are located in Natura 2000 area. Member States may provide additional explanatory data on the share of the holding’s area located in Natura 2000 area; (i) B090: organic farm The field indicates whether the holding is farmed organically as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 the European Parliament and of the Council (2), partially farmed organically or not farmed organically. The holding shall be classified as farmed organically when all or the majority of the area of the beneficiary (> 50 % of the total area) is farmed organically and partially farmed organically when only of a minority of the area of the beneficiary (< 50 % of the total area) is farmed organically; (j) B100: number of hectares of arable land declared This field provides the total number of hectares of arable land as defined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans pursuant to Article 4(3), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (k) B110: number of hectares of permanent grassland declared This field provides the total number of hectares of permanent grassland area as defined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans pursuant to Article 4(3), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (l) B120: number of hectares with permanent crops declared This field provides the total number of hectares with permanent crops as defined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans pursuant to Article 4(3), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (m) B130: number of hectares of other areas eligible for direct payments This field provides the total number of hectares on which no agricultural activity is performed, but which is still eligible for direct payments pursuant to Article 4(4), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (n) B141: GAEC 2 – number of hectares of wetland and peatlands – permanent grassland This field provides the total number of hectares of permanent grassland in wetland and peatlands subject to GAEC 2 as laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (o) B142: GAEC 2 – number of hectares of wetland and peatlands – arable land This field provides the total number of hectares of arable land in wetland and peatlands which are subject to GAEC 2; (p) B143: GAEC 2 – number of hectares of wetland and peatlands – permanent crops This field provides the total number of hectares of permanent crops in wetland and peatlands which are subject to GAEC 2; (q) B150: GAEC 8 – number of hectares used to fulfil the minimum share of arable land devoted to non-productive areas and features This field provides the total number of hectares, before possible weighting factors, used to fulfil the minimum share of arable land devoted to non-productive areas and features under GAEC 8 as laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Member States shall provide a breakdown of this beneficiary variable as follows: (i) B151: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of land laying fallow; (ii) B152: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of hedgerows, individual or group of trees, trees rows; (iii) B153: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of field margins, patches or buffer strips; (iv) B154: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of ditches and streams; (v) B155: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of small ponds and small wetlands; (vi) B156: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of stonewalls; (vii) B157: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of cairns; (viii) B158: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of terraces; (ix) B159: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of cultural features; (x) B160: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of other non-productive areas and features; (xi) B161: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of catch crops cultivated without the use of plant protection products; (xii) B162: GAEC 8 – number of hectares of nitrogen fixing crops cultivated without the use of plant protection products; (r) B170: GAEC 9 – number of hectares subject to the ban on conversion or ploughing This field provides the number of hectares that are subject to the ban on converting or ploughing permanent grassland designated as environmentally sensitive permanent grassland in Nature 2000 sites under GAEC 9 as laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Member States shall provide the following information: (i) B171: GAEC 9 – number of hectares of permanent grassland in Natura 2000 sites; (ii) B172: GAEC 9 – number of hectares of designated environmentally sensitive permanent grassland in Natura 2000 sites protected under GAEC 9 and declared by farmers; (s) B180: number of hectares of designated environmentally sensitive permanent grassland outside Natura 2000 sites, protected under the scope of the GAECs and declared by farmers, where applicable.