The 2003 programme provided for mandatory conditionality in relation to good farming and environmental practices and compliance with environmental food safety welfare and safety at work legislation in EU directive. All direct payments were decoupled and transferred into a single farm payment based on the historical records of aid and acreage.<\/p>\n
There was mandatory modulation of direct payments beyond \u00a0\u20ac5,000 euro per year. A menu of \u00a038 rural development measures was provided in accordance with four axis.\u00a0 These were financed in part through modulation.<\/p>\n
Provisions for the competitiveness of the agriculture sector included occasional training, set up of young farmers, early retirement, advisory services, modernisation aid, participation in qualitative schemes, and support for farmers’ organisation for product information and marketing.<\/p>\n
Sustainable land management plans included compensation for farming in protected areas and the sustainable use of farmland.<\/p>\n
Diversification of rural economy measures included \u00a0agri-tourism measures and training. Most export subsidies ended.<\/p>\n\n
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