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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 Article 10

Cases where agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation

Article 10

1.   For the purposes of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, shall be considered as having agricultural areas which are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, where such areas represent more than 50 % of all agricultural area declared in accordance with Article 72(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. 2.   Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall not apply to a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons who carry out, on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, an agricultural activity within the meaning of the point (i) of Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

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CitationArticle 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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