18The concept of ‘eligible hectare’, which is defined in Article 32(2) of that regulation, covers, in essence, any agricultural area of the holding that is used for an agricultural activity. It follows that, in order to be able to be submitted in support of an application for financial support under the direct payment scheme provided for by EU law, a hectare must satisfy three conditions, namely it must constitute an agricultural area, an agricultural activity must be carried out on that area, and that area must be allocated to a holding.