910.13 DZVOPD

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Art. 2 Ordinance of October 23, 2013 on Direct Payments in Agriculture (DPA) - Types of Direct Payments

OPD; Titre 1 Dispositions générales; Chapitre 1 Objet et types de paiements directs

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Art. 2 OPD · Types of Direct Payments

Direct payments include the following types of direct payments: a. Contributions for cultivated landscape: 1. contribution for maintaining an open landscape, 2. contribution for sloping lands, 3. contribution for steeply sloping lands, 4. contribution for sloping vineyard areas, 5. contribution for alpine grazing, 6. contribution for summer grazing; b. Contributions to supply security: 1. basic contribution, 2. contribution for production in difficult conditions, 3. contribution for open lands and perennial crops; c. the biodiversity contribution; d. ... e. Contributions to the production system: 1. contribution for organic farming, 2. contributions for refraining from the use of plant protection products, 3. contribution for functional biodiversity, 4. contributions for improving soil fertility, 5. contribution for efficient nitrogen use in large-scale crops, 6. contribution for grassland-based milk and meat production, 7. contributions to animal welfare, 8. contribution for a longer productive life of cows; ebis. the contribution to regional biodiversity and landscape quality; f. ... g. the transition contribution.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (10)

B-1007/2017 (Art. 2 Abs. 3 DZV 1998)

Reclamation of Subsidies Due to Managerial Shareholding and Collaboration Agreement Violations

This provision (applicable for earlier years) sets the conditions for entitlement to direct payments for individuals managing an AG or GmbH and was used to determine the lack of entitlement in this case.

B.2012.1 · sg (Art. 2 DZV)

Land Readjustment Plan Upheld Over Agricultural Land Expropriation for Road Development

Cited in the proportionality analysis regarding the requirement for succession planning/training.

B-4195/2009 (Art. 2 Abs. 2 Bst. c DZV)

Farmer's Livestock Over-Limit Disqualifies Direct Payments

Cited as the legal basis for excluding the appellant from direct payments due to exceeding animal maximums.

AGVE.2009.74 · ag (Art. 2 Abs. 1 DZV)

Cultivation eligibility vs. contractual right to direct payments

Cited to define who is eligible for direct payments (farmers managing a farm with Swiss residence).

5.BE.2009.1 · ag (Art. 2 Abs. 1 DZV)

Bad Faith Landowner Must Repay Improper Agricultural Payments

This provision states who is eligible for direct payments (farmers running a business with residence in Switzerland).

B-8363/2007 (Art. 2 Abs. 1 DZV)

Federal Administrative Court Ruling on Farm Partnership Direct Payments

Cited to state that direct payments are received by operators running a farm with their civil domicile in Switzerland.

B-2235/2007 (Art. 2 Abs. 1 DZV)

Farmers' direct payments upheld despite unclear land status.

Specifies that farmers who run a farm, have their civil residence in Switzerland, and possess agricultural training are eligible for direct payments.

B-2225/2006 (Art. 2 Abs. 3 Bst. a DZV)

Farmer Eligible for Direct Payments Despite Indirect Shareholding

This provision establishes the requirement for a minimum shareholding (two-thirds) in a stock corporation for a natural person to be eligible for direct payments, which was applied to determine the eligibility of the farmer.

VPB 7034-2003-2409 (Art. 2 al. 1 let. a et b et al. 2 OPD)

The Race Trademark Opposition

Basis for closing the opposition proceedings by classification.

FO.2003.0007 · vd (art. 2 de l'Ordonnance sur les paiements directs versés dans l'agriculture du 7 décembre 1998 (OPD))

Appeal Regarding Retroactive Farming Association Date for Agricultural Payments

Cited in the reasoning to define who is entitled to direct payments, but not used in the final ruling (I, II, III, IV).