SPS

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SPS refers to the Single Payment Scheme, an agricultural subsidy system used in the European Union to provide income support to farmers through decoupled direct payments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union agricultural policy instrument
agricultural subsidy system
abbreviation SPS
administeredBy national paying agencies of EU member states
aimsTo separate farm income support from production levels
appliesTo European Union member states
appliesToSector agriculture
basedOn historical entitlements
belongsToCategory European Union law
agricultural economics
farm subsidies
beneficiary eligible farmers in the European Union
componentOf first pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy
conditionedOn activation of payment entitlements with eligible hectares
country European Union
fundedBy European Agricultural Guarantee Fund
hasFeature cross-compliance requirements
decoupling of support from specific crops
modulation of payments
hasType decoupled direct payment
implementedFrom 2005
introducedIn 2003
largelyReplacedBy Basic Payment Scheme
legalBasis Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
monitoredBy European Commission
partOf Common Agricultural Policy
paymentForm annual direct payment
phasedOutFrom 2015
policyObjective comply with World Trade Organization rules
reduce production distortions
support farm incomes
purpose income support to farmers
reformedBy Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2008
relatedTo Basic Payment Scheme
Common Agricultural Policy reform of 2003
direct payments to farmers in the European Union
replaced most coupled direct payment schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy
requires cross-compliance with animal welfare standards
cross-compliance with environmental standards
cross-compliance with food safety standards
cross-compliance with plant health standards
standsFor Single Payment Scheme
usesInstrument payment entitlements

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Single Payment Scheme abbreviation SPS
subject linked to: SPS