Cross-Compliance

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Information and guidance on Cross-Compliance including penalties and verifiable standards.

** Important Information on the recently announced Farm Sustainability Standards for 2026, which will replace Cross Compliance can be found at the link below:

What is Cross-Compliance?

The term Cross-Compliance refers to the requirement for farmers to comply with a set of Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) and keep their land in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) in order to quality for full payments under the following schemes.

Schemes Listed

Farm Sustainability Transition Payment;
Young Farmers Scheme;
Environmental Farming Scheme;
Forestry Expansion Scheme;
Forest Protection Scheme;
Woodland Investment Grant;
Protein Crop Scheme
Small Woodland Grant Scheme
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (agreements signed after 01/01/2007)
Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme

Northern Ireland Cross-Compliance verifiable standards

These booklets provide details of the Northern Ireland Cross-Compliance requirements:

Related items

These documents are the matrices used for fixing payment reductions for negligent or intentional Cross-Compliance breaches:

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