SCHEDULE 3
PART ICATEGORIES OF PERSON ELIGIBLE TO BE ALLOCATED QUOTA FROM THE NATIONAL RESERVE FOR A GIVEN YEAR
CATEGORY V
Any person who at the time he makes his application for an allocation of quota from the national reserve for a given year can demonstrate that—
a
he has become a producer or (already being a producer) he has increased the size of his existing flock or as the case may be herd in accordance with an application or plan under the Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations 200336, or the Organic Farming Scheme (Wales) Regulations 200137; or the Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) Regulations 200138; or the Organic Aid (Scotland) Regulations 199439; or
b
he has irrevocably committed himself to becoming a producer or (already being a producer) to increasing the size of his existing flock or as the case may be herd by the close of the application period for the Sheep Annual Premium Scheme or as the case may be Suckler Cow Premium Scheme for the year corresponding with that given year in accordance with an application or plan such as is described in sub- paragraph (a) above.