Summary Description
- Penalises pig and calf producers under the form of reduced subsidies in cases of breaches with the Pigs and Calves Directives.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureAnimal welfarePublic procurementSubsidies
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Beef cowsDairy cowsCalvesPigs
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- EU
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Under revision
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2013
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Regulation�1307/2013 of 17�December 2013 Establishing Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers under Support Schemes within the Framework of the Common Agricultural Policy, 2013, O.J. (L 347) 608 � 670 (E.U.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Establishes "conditionality," an enforcement mechanism whereby farmed animal producers who receive subsidies will see the amount of their agricultural subsidies reduced if they fail to comply with animal welfare rules on farmed animals, pigs, and calves.
- Weaknesses
- Only a limited set of rules on animal welfare are included in conditionality (broiler and egg-laying hens directives are excluded).
- Conditionality only applies to producers who receive subsidies.
- Broad exemption to farmers who fall under the "small farmer" regulatory definition, which represent 60% of EU farmers.
- Member States can implement a three-step warning system before penalising non-compliant farmers. Penalties are limited to 3 to 5% reduction in the total amount of subsidies.