Geo-spatial application
Article 8
1. The geo-spatial application shall be used for all area-based interventions under the integrated system and for the relevant information in relation to conditionality, also in case of the beneficiaries who are subject to conditionality but are not applying for support under the area-based interventions. 2. The geo-spatial application may also be used for the area-based interventions in the wine sector as laid down in Title III, Chapter III, Section 4, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. 3. Without prejudice to Article 6, the geo-spatial application shall contain at least the following information: (a) unambiguous identification of agricultural parcels and units of land containing non-agricultural areas considered eligible by the Member State of the holding; (b) clear delineation of the area declared for aid under each intervention on the agricultural parcels and units of land containing non-agricultural areas considered eligible by the Member State, in particular if the area claimed is smaller than the total area of the agricultural parcel; (c) the type, location and, where relevant, size of landscape features relevant for conditionality or interventions; (d) crop on agricultural parcels, where relevant; (e) where relevant, whether the parcel is subject to organic farming, and in particular for the conversion or maintenance of organic farming practices and methods as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ) , relevant for support granted for interventions referred to in Articles 31 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 or conditionality; (f) where relevant, information on the use of plant protection products for parcels under interventions for sustainable and reduced use of pesticides under Articles 31 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Member States may decide to use this information in respect to the requirement of record-keeping of plant protection products laid down in Article 67(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; (g) the identification of the payment entitlements in accordance with the identification and registration system provided for in Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 for the purpose of the basic income support for sustainability; (h) for areas claimed for the crop-specific payment for cotton, the variety of cotton seed used and, where applicable, the identification of the approved interbranch organisation of which the beneficiary is a member; (i) for areas used for the production of hemp, the variety of seed used, an indication of the quantities of the seeds used, expressed in kilograms per hectare, and the official labels used on the packaging of the seeds in accordance with Council Directive 2002/57/EC ( 9 ) , and in particular Article 12 thereof, or any other document recognised as equivalent by the Member State. Where the labels also have to be submitted to other national authorities, Member States may provide for those labels to be returned to the beneficiaries. The labels returned shall be marked as used for an application.