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Organic Aid Scheme Explanatory booklet
Appendix 7 - Glossary of terms
Arable land
Land eligible for payment under Arable Area Payments Scheme.
Certificate of Registration
A certificate issued by an approved organic Private Inspection Body in relation to land, specifying its status in relation to organic standards, that is whether it is in conversion, fully organic or conventionally farmed.
Compendium of UK Organic Standards
The Compendium is the standard for organic food production that must be complied with in the UK. It is based on, and complies with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91, as amended.
EU
European Union.
Holding
A holding is defined as all the production units managed by a producer situated within the same Member State's territory. It is, therefore, the same definition as that used for IACS purposes. Separate IACS applications may be submitted for different farms in which you are involved only if they are managed as separate businesses according to certain criteria.
In determining whether businesses are managed separately we will have to take account a range of criteria, including the legal status of the businesses and how far operations are run separately on a practical day-to-day basis. These could include separate farm records and accounts, independence of decision making between the separate farms and where the overall economic control of the business(es) rests. None of these factors is conclusive by itself. We may need to seek further information from you before determining whether businesses are separate.
IACS
Integrated Administration and Control System.
Livestock
Any creature kept for the production of food, wool or skins or for the breeding of any animal for any such purpose.
SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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