Additional eligibility requirements
Article 2
When providing, in their CAP Strategic Plans, the definitions foreseen in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Member States shall make the granting of payments for the production of hemp conditional upon the use of seeds of hemp varieties which fulfil the following requirements: (a) they are listed in the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species on 15 March of the year in respect of which the payment is granted and published in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC ( 4 ) ; (b) their Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol content (hereinafter referred to as ‘THC content’) did not exceed for 2 consecutive years the limit as laid down in Article 4(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (c) they are certified in accordance with Council Directive 2002/57/EC ( 5 ) or in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Directive 2008/62/EC ( 6 ) in the case of conservation varieties.