Article 3
1. Member States shall for the purposes of this Directive define what is meant by the expression "a farmer practising farming as his main occupation". Definitions shall, in the case of a natural person, at least include the condition that the proportion of income from farming be not less than 50 % of the farmer's total income and that the working time devoted to non-farming activities be less than half of the farmer's total working time. Having regard, in particular, to the criteria indicated in the preceding subparagraph, Member States shall define the aforesaid expression: - in relation to a person other than a natural person; - in respect of a farm owned by a person other than the farmer; - in respect of a farm worked under a share-cropping agreement. 2. In addition, Member States shall lay down the criteria for assessing the occupational skill and competence of the farmer. Such criteria shall refer to the standard of agricultural training received or to a minimum period of farming experience or to both.