Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3981/89 of 20 December 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1272/88 laying down detailed rules for applying the set-aside incentive scheme for arable land

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3981/89
of 20 December 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1272/88 laying down detailed rules for applying the set-aside incentive scheme for arable land
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1609/89 (2), and in particular Article 1a (7) thereof:
Whereas the arable land eligible for aid under the set-aside scheme provided for in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1272/88 (3) should be defined in greater detail;
Whereas, in cases where land is left fallow in a rotation system, the area of the set-aside plots may be changed each year; whereas annual changes in the percentage of the land covered by the undertaking should therefore be authorized under certain circumstances;
Whereas the afforestation or non-agricultural use of set-aside land may entail major changes to the holding; whereas, in cases where land is farmed by a tenant, provision should be made for the owner to approve such uses;
Whereas the transition from an undertaking to set aside arable land to an undertaking to take early retirement as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1096/88 of 25 April 1988 establishing a Community scheme to encourage the cessation of farming (4) should be facilitated under certain circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure and Rural Development,