Article 3
Member States shall define: (a) what is meant by "farmer". For the purposes of this Directive there may in respect of any utilized area of agricultural land be one farmer only; (b) what is meant for the purposes of this Directive by "practising farming as a main occupation". Definitions shall at least include the following conditions in respect of the person concerned: - he must have worked in agriculture for a period of at least five years before submitting an application for an annuity. Persons to whom Article 2 (1) (a) (ii) applies shall not be required to satisfy this condition if their spouse satisfied it; 1OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. - he must during that period have devoted at least 50 % of his working hours to work in agriculture; - he must during that period have derived at least 50 % of his earned income from work in agriculture; (c) what is meant for the purposes of this Directive by the terms "permanent hired worker" and "permanent family worker". Definitions shall at least include the following conditions in respect of the person concerned: - they must have worked in agriculture for a period of at least five years before submitting an application for an annuity and must during this period have devoted at least 50 % of their working hours to work in agriculture; - they must have worked in agriculture on the farm ceasing business for at least the last two years preceding submission of their application; (d) the conditions under which farming shall be deemed to have ceased, and in particular Member States shall specify the maximum area of land which may be retained by a person benefiting from the financial incentive provided for in Article 2 (a) and (b), given that the arrangements made must, as a minimum, guarantee that all agricultural activity leading to the marketing of produce will cease.