Section 5 - Terms and conditions

5.1 Introduction

Environmental Stewardship forms the major part of the Rural Development Programme for England (2007– 2013) (RDPE) and is governed by EU Council Regulation 1698/2005 and Commission Regulations 1974/2006 and 65/2011 (as amended or as may be amended).

This section provides the terms and conditions that apply to Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), (including Uplands ELS) agreements. If you sign up to an ELS agreement the terms and conditions provided in this section will apply to you.