Furthermore, small beneficiaries other than farmers, such as land managers, may not benefit from the exemptions from conditionality controls and penalties. However, the administrative burden linked to the controls and the application of penalties for those conditionality requirements provided for in Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 could also be disproportionately high for those beneficiaries. Likewise, since the area managed by those beneficiaries is limited and penalties are in general low for small beneficiaries, the application of penalties could also lead to disproportionate burden for Member States’ administrations. Therefore, small beneficiaries other than farmers should also be exempt from conditionality controls and from the application of administrative penalties for conditionality requirements. Nevertheless, it is important for the CAP to continue to contribute to the environmental objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (d), (e) and (f), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 through conditionality requirements and to ensure the stability of those requirements as the common baseline for Member States and beneficiaries. The conditionality requirements should therefore continue to apply to all beneficiaries listed in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
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