Art. 70a AgricA from 2023
Art. 70a Requirements
1 Direct payments are made on condition that:a. the business is run as a farm;b. proof of ecological performance can be provided;c. agricultural production methods comply with the provisions of legislation on the protection of waters, the environment and animal welfare;d. the land farmed does not lie within a designated building zone that has been legally excluded under planning legislation after this provision comes into force;e. a minimum amount of labour on the farm in standard labour units is reached;f. a minimum amount of work is carried out by labourers employed by the farm;g. the farmer is not over a certain age;h. the farmer has a qualification in agriculture.
2 Proof of ecological performance includes:a. appropriate conditions for livestock;b. balanced use of fertilisers;c. an adequate proportion of land set aside for biodiversity;d. regulation use of objects included in inventories of national interest under the terms of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 (1) on Nature and Cultural Heritage;e. regular crop rotation;f. appropriate soil protection;g. specific choice and application of plant protection products.
3 The Federal Council:a. shall set out the terms for proof of ecological performance;b. shall set out the terms for values and requirements in relation to paragraph 1 letters a and e–h; c. may limit the amount of direct payments per standard labour unit;d. may allow exceptions to letter c and paragraph 1 letter h;e. may allow exceptions to paragraph 1 letter a for direct payments for biodiversity and landscape quality;f. shall set the limits in relation to the area per farm above which payments are graduated or reduced.
4 The Federal Council may stipulate further requirements and obligations regarding direct payments.
5 It shall decide on the areas for which direct payments are made.
(1) [SR 451]
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.