Commentaries: Art. 80

As a rule, loans to support farmers under the terms of Article 79 paragraph 1 are granted if the following requirements are met:¹
1. ² the farm must provide a living in the longer term, if necessary with a second income from outside the agricultural sector, and require an appropriate and at least a normal amount of labour;
2. the farm is being run on an efficient basis;
3. the level of debt after a loan has been granted is serviceable.
In order to ensure land-use or a sufficient population density, the Federal Council may set a lower level of labour than that indicated in paragraph 1 letter a for farms in upland and mountain areas.³
The Federal Council may stipulate further requirements and obligations.

Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩
Amended by No I of the FA of 20 June 2003, in force since 1 Jan. 2004 (AS 2003 4217;BBl 2002 4721,7234). ↩
Amended by No I of the FA of 20 June 2003, in force since 1 Jan. 2004 (AS 2003 4217;BBl 2002 4721,7234). ↩

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