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SIAN
National Agricultural Information System.

Single Company Identification Number (CUAA)
The company's tax number to be indicated in any company communication or application sent to government offices.

Single Project Code (CUP)
The code that identifies an investment project for the Public Investment Monitoring System (MIP) to ensure transparency and traceability of financial flows.

SME
Includes Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. SMEs are enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and whose annual turnover does not exceed EUR 50 million or whose annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 43 million. 

  • Microenterprise: an enterprise which employs fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million. 
  • Small enterprise: an enterprise which employs fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million. 
  • Medium-sized enterprise: an enterprise which employs fewer than 250 persons and whose annual turnover does not exceed EUR 50 million or whose annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 43 million. 
  • Large enterprise: enterprise employing 250 people or more, with an annual turnover of 50 million euros or more or an annual balance sheet total of 43 million euros or more.

S.P.A./S.T.A.
Territorial Service of the Department of Agriculture, Rural and Environmental Development, divided into provinces (Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce and Taranto).

Standard production within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008 (hereinafter referred to as PS)
This is the normal value of the gross production of each plant and animal production activity. This value is expressed in Euro and differs on a regional basis (Annex IV of the Regulation). PS values are available on the portal of the Farm Accountancy Information Network (FADN).