micro

‘micro or small primary operator’ means an operator who is a natural person or a micro-undertaking or small undertaking, within the meaning of Article 3(1) and Article 3(2), first subparagraph, respectively, of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (), irrespective of its legal form, established in a country classified as low risk in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation, and who, in the course of a commercial activity, places on the market or exports relevant products that this operator itself has grown, harvested, obtained from or raised on relevant plots of land, or, as regards cattle, on establishments located in that country; this includes operators who exceed the limits of at least two of the three criteria set out in Article 3(1) and (2), first subparagraph, of Directive 2013/34/EU but who can demonstrate that the parts of their balance sheet total, net turnover and average number of employees during the financial year, related to the relevant commodities and the relevant products, do not exceed the limits of at least two of three of those criteria;