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Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
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REGULATION (EU) No 1305/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 (OJ L 347 20.12.2013, p. 487) |
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REGULATION (EU) No 1305/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 December 2013
on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
TITLE I
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
CHAPTER I
Subject matter and Definitions
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
"programming": means the process of organisation, decision making and allocation of financial resources in several stages, with the involvement of partners, intended to implement, on a multi-annual basis, joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve the Union priorities for rural development.
"region" means a territorial unit corresponding to level 1 or 2 of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS level 1 and 2) within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );
"measure" means a set of operations contributing to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development;
"support rate" means the rate of public contribution to an operation;
"transaction cost" means an additional cost linked to fulfilling a commitment, but not directly attributable to its implementation or not included in the costs or income foregone that are compensated directly; and which can be calculated on a standard cost basis;
"agricultural area" means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland and permanent pasture or permanent crops as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;
"economic losses" means any additional cost incurred by a farmer as a result of exceptional measures taken by the farmer with the objective of reducing supply on the market concerned or any substantial loss of production;
"adverse climatic event" means weather conditions, such as frost, storms and hail, ice, heavy rain or severe drought, which can be assimilated to a natural disaster;
"animal diseases" means diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health or in the Annex to Council Decision 2009/470/EC ( 3 );
"environmental incident" means a specific occurrence of pollution, contamination or degradation in the quality of the environment which is related to a specific event and is of limited geographical scope; but does not cover general environmental risks not connected with a specific event, such as climate change or atmospheric pollution;
"natural disaster": means a naturally occurring event of a biotic or abiotic nature that leads to important disturbances in agricultural production systems or forest structures, eventually causing important economic damage to the farming or forestry sectors;
"catastrophic event": means an unforeseen event of a biotic or abiotic nature caused by human action that leads to important disturbances in agricultural production systems or forest structures, eventually causing important economic damage to the farming or forestry sectors;
"short supply chain": means a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers, processors and consumers;
"young farmer" means a person who is no more than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application, possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and is setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding as head of that holding; the setting up may be done solely or jointly with other farmers, irrespective of its legal form;
"thematic objectives": means the thematic objectives defined in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
"Common Strategic Framework" ("CSF")": means the Common Strategic Framework referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
"cluster" means a grouping of independent undertakings, including start-ups, small, medium and large undertakings as well as advisory bodies and/or research organisations - designed to stimulate economic/ innovative activity by promoting intensive interactions, the sharing of facilities and the exchange of knowledge and expertise, as well as contributing effectively to knowledge transfer, networking and information dissemination among the undertakings in the cluster;
"forest" means an area of land spanning more than 0,5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ; and does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use, subject to paragraph 2;
"date of setting up" means the date when the applicant performs or completes (an) action(s) related to the setting up referred to in point (n).
CHAPTER II
Mission, objectives and priorities
Article 3
Mission
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a manner that complements the other instruments of the CAP, the cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to the development of a Union agricultural sector that is more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate-friendly and resilient and competitive and innovative. It shall also contribute to the development of rural territories.
Article 4
Objectives
Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including for activities in the food and non-food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:
fostering the competitiveness of agriculture;
ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources, and climate action;
achieving a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment.
Article 5
Union priorities for rural development
The achievement of the objectives of rural development, which contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, shall be pursued through the following six Union priorities for rural development, which reflect the relevant Thematic Objectives of the CSF:
fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas with a focus on the following areas:
fostering innovation, cooperation, and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas;
strengthening the links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation, including for the purpose of improved environmental management and performance;
fostering lifelong learning and vocational training in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
enhancing farm viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture in all regions and promoting innovative farm technologies and the sustainable management of forests, with a focus on the following areas:
improving the economic performance of all farms and facilitating farm restructuring and modernisation, notably with a view to increasing market participation and orientation as well as agricultural diversification;
facilitating the entry of adequately skilled farmers into the agricultural sector and, in particular, generational renewal.
promoting food chain organisation, including processing and marketing of agricultural products, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture, with a focus on the following areas:
improving competitiveness of primary producers by better integrating them into the agri-food chain through quality schemes, adding value to agricultural products, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups and organisations and inter-branch organisations;
supporting farm risk prevention and management.
restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry, with a focus on the following areas:
restoring, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas, and in areas facing natural or other specific constraints, and high nature value farming, as well as the state of European landscapes;
improving water management, including fertiliser and pesticide management;
preventing soil erosion and improving soil management.
promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors, with a focus on the following areas:
increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture;
increasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing;
facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by-products, wastes and residues and of other non food raw material, for the purposes of the bio-economy;
reducing green house gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture;
fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry;
promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas, with a focus on the following areas:
facilitating diversification, creation and development of small enterprises, as well as job creation;
fostering local development in rural areas;
enhancing the accessibility, use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas.
All those priorities shall contribute to the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Programmes may address fewer than six priorities if justified on the basis of the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ("the SWOT") and the ex ante evaluation. At least four priorities shall be addressed by each programme. When a Member State submits a national programme and a set of regional programmes, the national programme may address fewer than four priorities.
Other focus areas may be included in programmes in order to pursue one of the priorities if justified and measurable.
TITLE II
PROGRAMMING
CHAPTER I
Programming content
Article 6
Rural development programmes
National frameworks of Member States with regional programmes may also contain a table summarising, by region and by year, the total EAFRD contribution to the Member State concerned for the whole programming period.
Article 7
Thematic sub-programmes
With the aim of contributing to the achievement of the Union priorities for rural development, Member States may include within their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes that address specific needs. Such thematic sub-programmes may, inter alia, relate to:
young farmers;
small farms as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 19(2);
mountain areas as referred to in Article 32(2);
short supply chains;
women in rural areas;
climate change mitigation and adaptation and biodiversity.
An indicative list of measures and types of operations of particular relevance to each thematic sub-programme is set out in Annex IV.
Article 8
Content of rural development programmes
In addition to the elements referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, each rural development programme shall include:
the ex ante evaluation referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
a SWOT analysis of the situation and an identification of the needs that have to be addressed in the geographical area covered by the programme.
The analysis shall be structured around the Union priorities for rural development. Specific needs concerning the environment, climate change mitigation and adaptation and innovation shall be assessed across Union priorities for rural development, in order to identify relevant responses in these three areas at the level of each priority;
a description of the strategy which demonstrates that:
appropriate targets are set for each of the focus areas of the Union priorities for rural development included in the programme, based on the common indicators referred to in Article 69 and, where necessary, on programme specific indicators;
relevant combinations of measures are selected in relation to each of the focus areas of the Union priorities for rural development included in the programme, based on a sound intervention logic supported by the ex ante evaluation referred to in point (a) and the analysis referred to in point (b);
the allocation of financial resources to the measures of the programme is justified and adequate to achieve the targets set;
specific needs linked with specific conditions at regional or sub-regional level are taken into account and concretely addressed through adequately designed combinations of measures or thematic sub-programmes;
an appropriate approach towards innovation with a view to achieving the Union priorities for rural development, including the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability, towards the environment, including the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas, and towards climate change mitigation and adaptation is integrated into the programme;
measures have been taken to ensure the availability of sufficient advisory capacity on the regulatory requirements and on actions related to innovation;
for each ex ante conditionality, established in accordance with Article 19, and part II of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 for the general ex ante conditionalities, and in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation, an assessment of which of the ex ante conditionalities are applicable to the programme and which of them are fulfilled at the date of submission of the Partnership Agreement and the programme. Where the applicable ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled, the programme shall contain a description of the actions to be taken, the bodies responsible and a timetable for such actions in accordance with the summary submitted in the Partnership Agreement.
a description of the performance framework established for the purpose of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
a description of each of the measures selected;
the evaluation plan referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. The Member States shall provide sufficient resources to address the needs which have been identified and to ensure proper monitoring and evaluation;
a financing plan comprising:
a table setting out, in accordance with Article 58(4) and Article 58a(2) of this Regulation, the total EAFRD contribution planned for each year. That table shall indicate separately the additional resources as referred to in Article 58a(2) of this Regulation. When applicable, that table shall also indicate separately, within the total EAFRD contribution, the appropriations provided for the less developed regions and the funds transferred to the EAFRD pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. The planned annual EAFRD contribution shall be compatible with the Multiannual Financial Framework;
a table setting out, for each measure, for each type of operation with a specific EAFRD contribution rate, for the type of operation referred to in Article 37(1) and Article 39a, for the type of operation referred to in Article 38(3) and Article 39(1) when a Member State applies a percentage less than 30 %, and for technical assistance, the total Union contribution planned and the applicable EAFRD contribution rate. Where applicable, that table shall indicate separately the EAFRD contribution rate for less developed regions and for other regions;
an indicator plan, broken down into focus areas, comprising the targets referred to in point (i) of Article 8(1)(c) and the planned outputs and planned expenditure of each rural development measure selected in relation to a corresponding focus area;
where applicable, a table on additional national financing per measure in accordance with Article 82;
where applicable, the list of aid schemes falling under Article 81(1) to be used for the implementation of the programmes;
information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, and by the European Structural and Investment Funds ("ESI");
programme implementing arrangements including:
the designation by the Member State of all authorities referred to in Article 65(2) and, for information, a summary description of the management and control structure;
a description of the monitoring and evaluation procedures, as well as the composition of the Monitoring Committee;
the provisions to ensure that the programme is publicised, including through the national rural network referred to in Article 54;
a description of the approach laying down principles with regard to the establishment of selection criteria for operations and local development strategies that takes into account relevant targets; in this context Member States may provide for priority to be given to SMEs linked to the agriculture and forestry sector.
in relation to local development, where applicable, a description of the mechanisms to ensure coherence between activities envisaged under the local development strategies, the "Cooperation" measure referred to in Article 35, and the "Basic services and village renewal in rural areas" measure referred to in Article 20 including urban-rural links;
the actions taken to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and a summary of the results of the consultation of the partners;
where applicable, the structure of the national rural network as referred to in Article 54(3), and provisions for its management, which would constitute the basis for its annual actions plans.
Where thematic sub-programmes are included in a rural development programme, each sub-programme shall include:
a specific analysis of the situation based on SWOT methodology and an identification of the needs that are to be addressed by the sub-programme;
specific targets at sub-programme level and a selection of measures, based on a thorough definition of the intervention logic of the sub-programme, including an assessment of the expected contribution of the measures chosen to achieve the targets;
a separate specific indicator plan, with planned outputs and planned expenditure for each rural development measure selected in relation to a corresponding focus area.
CHAPTER II
Preparation, approval and modification of rural development programmes
Article 9
Ex ante conditionalities
In addition to the general ex ante conditionalities, referred to in part II of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex V to this Regulation shall apply to the EAFRD programming, if relevant and applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of the programme.
Article 10
Approval of rural development programmes
Article 11
Amendment of rural development programmes
Requests by Member States to amend programmes shall be approved in accordance with the following procedures:
The Commission shall decide, by means of implementing acts, on requests to amend programmes that concern one or more of the following:
a change in the programme strategy through a change of more than 50 % in the quantified target linked to a focus area;
a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures;
a change of the entire Union contribution or its annual distribution at programme level;
The Commission shall approve, by means of implementing acts, requests to amend the programme in all other cases. These shall include, in particular:
the introduction or withdrawal of measures or types of operations;
changes in the description of measures, including changes of eligibility conditions;
a transfer of funds between measures implemented under different EAFRD contribution rates;
However, for the purposes of points (b)(i) and (ii), and point (b)(iii)where the transfer of funds concerns less than 20 % of the allocation to a measure and less than 5 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the programme, the approval shall be deemed to be given, if the Commission has not taken a decision on the request after a period of 42 working days from the receipt of the request. That period shall not include the period starting on the day following the date on which the Commission has sent its observations to the Member State and ending on the day that the Member State responded to the observations.
The approval of the Commission shall not be required for corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature that do not affect the implementation of the policy and the measures. Member States shall inform the Commission of such amendments.
Article 12
Rules on procedures and timetables
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, laying down rules on procedures and timetables for:
the approval of rural development programmes and national frameworks;
the submission and approval of proposals for amendments to rural development programmes and proposals for amendments to national frameworks, including their entry into force and the frequency with which they are to be submitted during the programming period.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 84.
TITLE III
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
CHAPTER I
Measures
Article 13
Measures
Each rural development measure shall be programmed to contribute specifically to the achievement of one or more Union priorities for rural development. An indicative list of measures of particular relevance to the Union priorities is set out in Annex VI.
Article 14
Knowledge transfer and information actions
Support may also cover short-term farm and forest management exchanges as well as farm and forest visits.
The training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support.
Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out this task.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 84.
Article 15
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Support under this measure shall be granted in order to:
help farmers, young farmers as defined in this Regulation, forest holders, other land managers and SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
promote the setting up of farm management, farm relief and farm advisory services, as well as forestry advisory services, including the Farm Advisory System referred to in Articles 12 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
promote the training of advisors.
When providing advice, advisory services shall respect the non-disclosure obligations referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Advice to the individual farmers, young farmers as defined in this Regulation and other land managers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover as a minimum one of the following elements:
obligations at farm level deriving from the statutory management requirements and/or standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
where applicable, the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and the maintenance of the agricultural area as referred to in point (c) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;
measures at farm level provided for in rural development programmes aiming at farm modernisation, competitiveness building, sectoral integration, innovation and market orientation, as well as the promotion of entrepreneurship;
requirements as defined by Member States for implementing Article 11(3) of the Water Framework Directive;
requirements as defined by Member States, for implementing Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in particular compliance with the general principles of integrated pest management as referred to in Article 14 of Directive 2009/128/EC; or
where relevant, occupational safety standards or safety standards linked to the farm;
specific advice for farmers setting up for the first time.
►C1 Advice may also cover other issues and in particular the information related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity and the protection of water as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 or issues linked to the economic and environmental performance of the agricultural holding, including competitiveness aspects. ◄ This may include advice for the development of short supply chains, organic farming and health aspects of animal husbandry.
Article 16
Quality schemes for agricultural products, and foodstuffs
Support under this measure shall cover new participation, or participation in the five preceding years, by farmers and groups of farmers, in:
quality schemes established under the following Regulations and provisions:
Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 );
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 ( 5 );
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 );
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 ( 7 );
Part II, Title II, Chapter I, Section 2 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as concerns wine.
quality schemes, including farm certification schemes, for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs, recognised by the Member States as complying with the following criteria:
the specificity of the final product under such schemes is derived from clear obligations to guarantee any of the following:
the scheme is open to all producers;
the scheme involves binding product specifications and compliance with those specifications is verified by public authorities or by an independent inspection body;
the scheme is transparent and assures complete traceability of products; or
voluntary agricultural product certification schemes recognised by the Member States as meeting the Union best practice guidelines for the operation of voluntary certification schemes relating to agricultural products and foodstuffs.
In the case of initial participation prior to the application for support under paragraph 1, the maximum duration of five years shall be reduced by the number of years which have elapsed between the initial participation in a quality scheme and the time of the application for the support.
For the purposes of this paragraph, ‘fixed costs’ means the costs incurred for entering a supported quality scheme and the annual contribution for participating in that scheme, including, where necessary, expenditure on checks required to verify compliance with the specifications of the scheme.
For the purposes of this Article, ‘farmer’ means active farmer within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, as applicable in the Member State concerned.
Article 17
Investments in physical assets
Support under this measure shall cover tangible and/or intangible investments which:
improve the overall performance and sustainability of the agricultural holding;
concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the TFEU or cotton, except fishery products; the output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex; where support is provided in the form of financial instruments, the input may also be a product not covered by that Annex on condition that the investment contributes to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development;
concern infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, and the supply and saving of energy and water; or
are non -productive investments linked to the achievement of agri- environment -climate objectives as pursued under this regulation, including biodiversity conservation status of species and habitat as well as enhancing the public amenity value of a Natura 2000 area or other high nature value systems to be defined in the programme.
In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, Member States shall target the support to farms in accordance with the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development "enhancing farm viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture in all regions and promoting innovative farm technologies and sustainable management of forests".
Article 18
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions
Support under this measure shall cover:
investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events;
investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events.
Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.
Article 19
Farm and business development
Support under this measure shall cover:
business start-up aid for:
young farmers;
non-agricultural activities in rural areas;
the development of small farms;
investments in creation and development of non-agricultural activities;
annual payments or one-off payments for farmers eligible for the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 ("the small farmers scheme") who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer;
Support under point (a)(ii) of paragraph 1 shall be granted to farmers or members of a farm household who diversify into non-agricultural activities and to micro- and small- enterprises and natural persons in rural areas.
Support under point (a)(iii) of paragraph 1 shall be granted to small farms as defined by Member States.
Support under point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be granted to micro- and small enterprises and natural persons in rural areas, as well as to farmers or members of a farm household.
Support under point (c) of paragraph 1 shall be granted to farmers eligible to participate in the small farmers scheme who, at the time of submitting their application for support, have been so eligible for at least one year and who undertake to permanently transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer. Support shall be paid from the date of the transfer until 31 December 2020 or calculated in respect of that period and paid in the form of a one-off payment.
Support under point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be conditional on the submission of a business plan. Implementation of the business plan shall start at the latest within nine months from the date of the decision granting the aid. The business plan shall have a maximum duration of five years.
The business plan shall provide that the young farmer is to comply with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, as applicable in the Member State concerned, within 18 months from the date of the decision granting the aid.
Member States shall define the action(s) referred to in point (s) of Article 2(1) in the rural development programmes.
Member States shall define upper and lower thresholds per beneficiary or holding for allowing access to support under points (a)(i) and (a)(iii) of paragraph 1. The lower threshold for support under point (a)(i) of paragraph 1 shall be higher than the upper threshold for support under point (a)(iii) of paragraph 1. Support shall be limited to holdings falling within the definition of micro and small enterprises.
Article 20
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
Support under this measure shall cover, in particular:
the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value;
investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy and energy saving;
broadband infrastructure, including its creation, improvement and expansion, passive broadband infrastructure and provision of access to broadband and public e-government solutions;
investments in the setting up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure;
investments for public use in recreational infrastructure, tourist information and small scale tourism infrastructure;
studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites, including related socio-economic aspects, as well as environmental awareness actions;
investments targeting the relocation of activities and conversion of buildings or other facilities located within or close to rural settlements, with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement.
Article 21
Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests
Support under this measure shall concern:
afforestation and creation of woodland;
establishment of agroforestry systems;
prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires, natural disasters and catastrophic events, including pest and disease outbreaks, and climate related threats;
investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation potential of forest ecosystems;
investments in forestry technologies and in the processing, the mobilising and the marketing of forest products.
For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993.
Article 22
Afforestation and creation of woodland
Support for afforestation of land owned by public authorities or for fast growing trees shall cover only the costs of establishment.
Article 23
Establishment, regeneration or renovation of agroforestry systems
Article 24
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events
Support under point (c) Article 21(1) shall be granted to private and public forest- holders and other private law and public bodies and their associations and shall cover the costs for:
the establishment of protective infrastructure. In the case of firebreaks, support may also cover aid contributing to maintenance costs. No support shall be granted to agricultural related activities in areas covered by agri-environment commitments;
local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; including the use of grazing animals;
establishing and improving forest fire, pest and diseases monitoring facilities and communication equipment; and
restoring forest potential damaged from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993 detailing the preventive objectives.
Forest areas classified as medium to high forest fire risk according to the forest protection plan established by the Member States shall be eligible for support relating to forest fire prevention.
Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.
Article 25
Investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems
Article 26
Investments in forestry technologies and in processing, in mobilising and in the marketing of forest products
Article 27
Setting -up of producer groups and organisations
Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up of producer groups and organisations in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such groups or organisations to market requirements;
jointly placing goods on the market, including preparation for sale, centralisation of sales and supply to bulk buyers;
establishing common rules on production information, with particular regard to harvesting and availability; and
other activities that may be carried out by producer groups and organisations, such as the development of business and marketing skills and the organisation and facilitation of the innovation processes.
Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within five years after recognition of the producer group or organisation.
In the first year Member States may pay support to the producer group or organisation calculated on the basis of the average annual value of the marketed production of its members over the three years before they entered the group or organisation. In the case of producer groups and organisations in the forestry sector, support shall be calculated on the basis of the average marketed production of the members of the group or organisation over the last five years before the recognition, excluding the highest and the lowest value.
Article 28
Agri-environment-climate
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to three years in their rural development programmes.
If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2022 the extension shall not go beyond one year.
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, for new commitments to be undertaken in 2021 and 2022, Member States may determine a period of longer than three years in their rural development programmes based on the nature of the commitments and the environmental and climate-related objectives sought.
When calculating the payments referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States shall deduct the amount necessary in order to exclude double funding of the practices referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. Member States may calculate the deduction as a fixed, average amount applied to all beneficiaries concerned carrying out the type of operation concerned.
In duly justified cases for operations concerning environmental conservation, support may be granted at a flat-rate or as a one-off payment per unit for commitments to renounce commercial use of areas, calculated on the basis of additional costs incurred and income foregone.
No support under this measure may be granted for commitments that are covered under the organic farming measure.
In order to ensure that agri-environment-climate commitments are defined in accordance with the Union priorities for rural development, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 concerning the following:
the conditions applicable to commitments to extensify livestock farming;
the conditions applicable to commitments to rear local breeds that are in danger of being lost to farming or to preserve plant genetic resources that are under threat of genetic erosion, and
the definition of eligible operations under paragraph 9.
Article 29
Organic farming
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to three years in their rural development programmes.
If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2022 the extension shall not go beyond one year.
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, for new commitments to be undertaken in 2021 and 2022, where support is granted for conversion to organic farming, Member States may determine a period of longer than three years in their rural development programmes.
When calculating the payments referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States shall deduct the amount necessary in order to exclude double funding of the practices referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. Member States may calculate the deduction as a fixed, average amount applied to all beneficiaries concerned carrying out the sub-measures concerned.
Article 30
Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments
When calculating the payments related to the support referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States shall deduct the amount necessary in order to exclude double funding of the practices referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. Member States may calculate the deduction as a fixed, average amount applied to all beneficiaries concerned carrying out the sub-measures concerned.
Support to farmers, linked to the Water Framework Directive shall only be granted in relation to specific requirements that:
were introduced by the Water Framework Directive, are in accordance with the programmes of measures of the river basin management plans for the purpose of achieving the environmental objectives of that Directive and go beyond the measures required to implement other Union law for the protection of water;
go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant criteria and minimum activities as established pursuant to points (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;
go beyond the level of protection of the Union law existing at the time the Water Framework Directive was adopted as laid down in Article 4(9) of that Directive; and
impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in a significant loss of income.
The following areas shall be eligible for payments:
Natura 2000 agricultural and forest areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;
other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forests which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that, per rural development programme, those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by its territorial scope;
agricultural areas included in river basin management plans according to the Water Framework Directive.
Article 31
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.
When calculating additional costs and income foregone, Member States may, where duly justified, differentiate the level of payment taking into account:
In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the degressivity of payments at the level of the members of these legal persons or groups on condition that:
national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status; and
those individual members have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
In the years 2021 and 2022, for programmes extended in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 11 ), where degressive payments were not granted by the Member States for the maximum duration of four years up to 2020, those Member States may decide to continue those payments until the end of 2022 but for no longer than four years in total. In that case, the payments in the years 2021 and 2022 shall not exceed EUR 25 per hectare.
Following completion of the delimitation, beneficiaries in the areas that remain eligible shall receive full payment under this measure.
Article 32
Designation of areas facing natural and other specific constraints
Member States shall, on the basis of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, designate areas eligible for payments provided for in Article 31 under the following categories:
mountain areas;
areas, other than mountain areas, facing significant natural constraints; and
other areas affected by specific constraints.
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 31, mountain areas shall be characterized by a considerable limitation of the possibilities for using the land and by an appreciable increase in production costs due to:
the existence, because of altitude, of very difficult climatic conditions, the effect of which is to substantially shorten the growing season;
at a lower altitude, the presence over the greater part of the area in question of slopes too steep for the use of machinery or requiring the use of very expensive special equipment, or a combination of these two factors, where the constraints resulting from each taken separately are less acute but the combination of the two gives rise to an equivalent constraints.
Areas north of the 62nd parallel and certain adjacent areas shall be considered to be mountain areas.
Compliance with those conditions shall be ensured at the level of local administrative units ("LAU 2" level) or at the level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity.
When delimiting the areas concerned by this paragraph, Member States shall carry out a fine-tuning exercise, based on objective criteria, with the purpose of excluding areas in which significant natural constraints, referred to in the first subparagraph have been documented but have been overcome by investments or by, economic activity, or by evidence of normal land productivity, or in which production methods or farming systems have offset the income loss or added costs referred to in Article 31(1).
Areas affected by specific constraints shall comprise farming areas within which the natural production conditions are similar and the total extent of which does not exceed 10 % of the area of the Member State concerned.
In addition, areas may also be eligible for payments under this paragraph, where:
Compliance with those conditions shall be ensured at LAU2 level or at the level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity. When delimiting areas concerned by this subparagraph, Member States shall undertake a fine-tuning exercise as described in Article 32(3). Areas considered eligible pursuant to this subparagraph, shall be taken into account for calculating the 10 % limit referred to in the second subparagraph.
By way of derogation, the second subparagraph shall not apply to Member States the entire territory of which was considered as an area facing specific handicaps under Regulations (EC) No 1698/2005 and (EC) No 1257/1999.
Member States shall attach to their rural development programmes:
the existing or amended delimitation pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4;
the new delimitation of the areas referred to in paragraph 3.
Article 33
Animal welfare
Those commitments shall be undertaken for a renewable period of one to seven years.
For new commitments to be undertaken as from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to three years in their rural development programmes.
If Member States provide for an annual renewal of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the second subparagraph, as from 2022 the renewal shall not go beyond one year.
By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, for new commitments to be undertaken in 2021 and 2022, Member States may determine a period of longer than three years in their rural development programmes based on the nature of the commitments and the animal welfare benefits sought.
Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex II.
Article 34
Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation
For forest holdings above a certain threshold to be determined by Member States in their rural development programmes, support under paragraph 1 shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993.
Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of between five and seven years. However, where necessary and duly justified, Member States may determine a longer period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments.
In duly justified cases for operations concerning environmental conservation, support may be granted as a flat-rate or one-off payment per unit for commitments to renounce commercial use of trees and forests, calculated on basis of additional costs incurred and income foregone.
Article 35
Co-operation
Support under this measure shall be granted in order to promote forms of co-operation involving at least two entities and in particular:
co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture sector, forestry sector and food chain and other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including producer groups, cooperatives and inter-branch organisations;
the creation of clusters and networks;
the establishment and operation of operational groups of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 56.
Co-operation under paragraph 1 shall relate, in particular, to the following:
pilot projects;
the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors;
co-operation among small operators in organising joint work processes and sharing facilities and resources and for the development and/or marketing of tourism services relating to rural tourism;
horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment and the development of short supply chains and local markets;
promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets;
joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or adapting to climate change;
joint approaches to environmental projects and ongoing environmental practices, including efficient water management, the use of renewable energy and the preservation of agricultural landscapes;
horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors in the sustainable provision of biomass for use in food and energy production and industrial processes;
implementation, in particular by groups of public and private partners other than those defined in point (b) of Article 32(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, of local development strategies other than those defined in Article 2(19) of Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 addressing one or more of the Union priorities for rural development;
drawing up of forest management plans or equivalent instruments;
diversification of farming activities into activities concerning health care, social integration, community-supported agriculture and education about the environment and food.
Support for operations under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 may be granted also to individual actors where this possibility is provided for in the rural development programme.
The following costs, linked to the forms of co-operation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible for support under this measure:
the cost of studies of the area concerned, of feasibility studies, and of drawing up a business plan or a forest management plan or equivalent or a local development strategy other than the one referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
the cost of animation of the area concerned in order to make feasible a collective territorial project or a project to be carried out by an operational group of the EIP for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability as referred to in Article 56. In the case of clusters, animation may also concern the organisation of training, networking between members and the recruitment of new members;
the running costs of the co-operation;
the direct costs of specific projects linked to the implementation of a business plan an environmental plan, a forest management plan or equivalent, a local development strategy other than the one referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or direct costs of other actions targeted towards innovation, including testing;
the cost of promotion activities.
Where support is paid as a global amount and the project implemented is of a type covered under another measure of this Regulation, the relevant maximum amount or rate of support shall apply.
Article 36
Risk management
Support under this measure shall cover:
financial contributions to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses to farmers caused by adverse climatic events, animal or plant diseases, pest infestation, or an environmental incident;
financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, for economic losses caused by adverse climatic events or by the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or pest infestation or an environmental incident;
an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers of all sectors for a severe drop in their income;
a sector-specific income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers of a specific sector for a severe drop in their income.
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Article 37
Crop, animal, and plant insurance
The measurement of the extent of the loss caused may be tailored to the specific characteristics of each type of product using:
biological indexes (quantity of biomass loss) or equivalent yield loss indexes established at farm, local, regional or national level, or
weather indexes (including quantity of rainfall and temperature) established at local, regional or national level.
Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted.
Member States may limit the amount of the premium that is eligible for support by applying appropriate ceilings.
Article 38
Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents
In order to be eligible for support the mutual fund concerned shall:
be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law;
have a transparent policy towards payments into and withdrawals from the fund;
have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred.
The occurrence of incidents mentioned in point (b) of Article 36(1) must be formally recognised as such by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
The financial contributions referred to in point (b) of Article 36(1) may only relate to:
the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner;
the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis;
supplementing the annual payments into the fund;
the initial capital stock of the mutual fund.
Support under point (b) of Article 36(1) shall only be granted to cover for loss caused by the outbreak of adverse climatic events, animal or plant disease, pest infestation, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest or environmental incident, which destroy more than 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. Indexes may be used in order to calculate the annual production of the farmer. The calculation method used shall permit the determination of the actual loss of an individual farmer in a given year. Member States may decide to reduce that percentage of 30 %, however, to not less than 20 %.
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Member States may limit the costs that are eligible for support by applying:
ceilings per fund;
appropriate per unit ceilings.
Article 39
Income stabilisation tool for farmers of all sectors
In order to be eligible for support the mutual fund concerned shall:
be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law;
have a transparent policy towards payments into and withdrawals from the fund;
have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred.
The financial contributions referred to in point (c) of Article 36(1) may only relate to:
the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner;
the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis;
supplementing the annual payments into the fund;
the initial capital stock of the mutual fund.
Article 39a
Income stabilisation tool for farmers of a specific sector
Article 39b
Exceptional temporary support to farmers and SMEs particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis
Article 40
Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia
The support granted to a farmer in respect of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 shall not exceed the difference between:
the level of direct payments applicable in Croatia for the year concerned in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; and
45 % of the corresponding level of the direct payments as applied from 2022.
Article 41
Rules on the implementation of the measures
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, laying down rules on the implementation of the measures in this section concerning:
procedures for selection of authorities or bodies offering farm and forestry advisory services, farm management or farm relief services and the degressivity of the aid under the advisory services measure referred to in Article 15;
the assessment by the Member State of the progress of the business plan, payment options as well as modalities for access to other measures for young farmers under the farm and business development measure referred to in Article 19;
conversion to units other than those used in Annex II, and conversion rates of animals to livestock units (LU) under the measures referred to in Articles 28, 29, 33 and 34;
the possibility of using standard assumptions of additional costs and income foregone under the measures of Articles 28 to 31, 33 and 34 and criteria for its calculation;
calculation of the amount of support where an operation is eligible for support under more than one measures.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 84.
LEADER
Article 42
LEADER local action groups
Article 43
LEADER start-up kit
Support for LEADER local development may also include a "LEADER start-up kit" for local communities who did not implement LEADER in the 2007-2013 programming period. The "LEADER start-up kit" shall consist of support for capacity building and small pilot projects. Support under the "LEADER start-up kit" shall not be conditional on the submission of a LEADER local development strategy.
Article 44
LEADER co-operation activities
The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to
co-operation projects within a Member State (inter-territorial co-operation) or co-operation projects between territories in several Member States or with territories in third countries (transnational co-operation).
preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project.
Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group under the EAFRD may be:
a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union;
a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.
They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational co-operation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their rural development programmes.
Approval of co-operation projects by the competent authority shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project application.
CHAPTER II
Common provisions for several measures
Article 45
Investments
Expenditure that is eligible for EAFRD support shall be limited to:
the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property;
the purchase or lease purchase of new machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;
general costs linked to expenditure referred to in points (a) and (b), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, fees relating to advice on environmental and economic sustainability, including feasibility studies. Feasibility studies shall remain eligible expenditure even where, based on their results, no expenditure under points (a) and (b) is made;
the following intangible investments: acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyrights, trademarks;
the costs of establishing forest management plans and their equivalent.
Article 46
Investments in irrigation
If the investment affects bodies of ground- or surface water whose status has been identified as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan for reasons related to water quantity:
the investment shall ensure an effective reduction in water use, at the level of the investment, amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible by the investment;
in the case of an investment on a single agricultural holding, it shall also result in a reduction to the holding's total water use amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible at the level of the investment. The total water use of the holding shall include water sold by the holding.
None of the conditions in paragraph 4 shall apply to an investment in an existing installation which affects only energy efficiency or to an investment in the creation of a reservoir or to an investment in the use of recycled water which does not affect a body of ground or surface water.
An investment resulting in a net increase of the irrigated area affecting a given body of ground or surface water shall be eligible only if:
the status of the water body has not been identified as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan for reasons related to water quantity; and
an environmental analysis shows that there will be no significant negative environmental impact from the investment; such an environmental impact analysis shall be either carried out by or approved by the competent authority and may also refer to groups of holdings.
Areas which are not irrigated but in which an irrigation installation was active in the recent past, to be established and justified in the programme, may be considered as irrigated areas for the purpose of determining the net increase of the irrigated area.
By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 5 investments resulting in a net increase of the irrigated area may still be eligible if:
the investment is combined with an investment in an existing irrigation installation or element of irrigation infrastructure assessed ex ante as offering potential water savings of a minimum of between 5 % and 25 % according to the technical parameters of the existing installation or infrastructure and
the investment ensures an effective reduction in water use, at the level of the investment as a whole, amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible by the investment in the existing irrigation installation or element of infrastructure.
Furthermore, by way of derogation, the condition in point (a) of paragraph 5 shall not apply to investments in the establishment of a new irrigation installation supplied with water from an existing reservoir approved by the competent authorities before 31 October 2013 if the following conditions are met:
Article 47
Rules for area related payments
The number of hectares to which a commitment pursuant to Articles 28, 29 and 34 applies may vary from year to year where:
this possibility is provided for in the rural development programme;
the commitment in question does not apply to fixed parcels; and
the achievement of the commitment's objective is not jeopardised.
Article 48
Revision clause
A revision clause shall be provided for operations undertaken pursuant to Articles 28, 29, 33 and 34 in order to ensure their adjustment in the case of amendments to the relevant mandatory standards, requirements or obligations referred to in those Articles beyond which the commitments have to go. The revision clause shall also cover adjustments needed to avoid double funding of the practices referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in the case of amendments to those practices.
Operations undertaken pursuant to Articles 28, 29, 33 and 34 which extend beyond the current programming period shall contain a revision clause in order to allow for their adjustment to the legal framework of the following programming period.
If such adjustment is not accepted by the beneficiary, the commitment shall expire and reimbursement shall not be required in respect of the period during which the commitment was effective.
Article 49
Selection of operations
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in exceptional and duly justified cases where it is not possible to establish selection criteria due to the nature of the type of operations concerned, the Managing Authority may define another selection method to be described in the rural development programme following consultation with the Monitoring Committee.
Article 50
Rural area definition
For the purposes of this Regulation the Managing Authority shall define "rural area" at programme level. Member States may establish such a definition for a measure or type of operation if duly justified.
CHAPTER III
Technical assistance and networking
Article 51
Funding technical assistance
The EAFRD may finance activities preparing for the implementation of the CAP in the subsequent programming period.
The EAFRD may also finance the actions provided for in Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ), in relation to Union quality scheme indications and symbols.
Those actions shall be carried out in accordance with Article 58 of Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 14 ) and any other provisions of that Regulation and of its implementing provisions that are applicable to this form of execution of the budget.
Costs relating to the certification body referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall not be eligible under this paragraph.
Within that 4 % limit an amount shall be reserved for establishing and operating the national rural network referred to in Article 54.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States for which the total amount of Union support for rural development for the years 2014-2020 as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation is less than EUR 1 800 million may, after the extension of their programmes in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220, decide to devote 5 % of the total amount of each rural development programme to tasks referred to in Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
Article 52
European network for rural development
Networking through the European network for rural development shall aim to:
increase the involvement of all stakeholders, and in particular agricultural, forestry and other rural development stakeholders in the implementation of rural development;
improve the quality of rural development programmes;
play a role in informing the broader public on the benefits of rural development policy;
support the evaluation of rural development programmes.
The tasks of the network shall be to:
collect, analyse and disseminate information on action in the field of rural development;
provide support on evaluation processes and on data collection and management;
collect, consolidate and disseminate at Union level good rural development practices, including on evaluation methodologies and tools;
set up and run thematic groups and/or workshops with a view to facilitating the exchange of expertise and to supporting the implementation, monitoring and further development of rural development policy;
provide information on developments in rural areas of the Union and in third countries;
organise meetings and seminars at Union level for those actively involved in rural development;
support the national networks and transnational co-operation initiatives and the exchange concerning actions and experience in the field of rural development with networks in third countries;
specifically for local action groups:
create synergies with the activities carried out at national or regional level, or at both by the respective networks with regard to capacity building actions and exchange of experience; and
cooperate with the networking and technical support bodies for local development set up by the ERDF, the ESF and the EMFF as regards their local development activities and transnational co-operation.
Article 53
European Innovation Partnership network
The aim of the EIP network shall be to:
facilitate the exchange of expertise and good practices;
establish a dialogue between farmers and the research community and facilitate the inclusion of all stakeholders in the knowledge exchange process.
The tasks of the EIP network shall be to:
provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors concerning the EIP;
encourage the setting up of operational groups and provide information about the opportunities provided by Union policies;
facilitate the setting up of cluster initiatives and pilot or demonstration projects which may relate, inter alia, to the following issues::
increased agricultural productivity, economic viability, sustainability, output and resource efficiency;
innovation in support of the bio-based economy;
biodiversity, ecosystem services, soil functionality and sustainable water management;
innovative products and services for the integrated supply chain;
opening up new product and market opportunities for primary producers;
food quality, food safety and healthy diet;
reduce post-harvest losses and food wastage.
collect and disseminate information in the field of the EIP, including research findings and new technologies relevant to innovation and knowledge exchange and exchanges in the field of innovation with third countries.
Article 54
National rural network
Member States with regional programmes may submit for approval a specific programme for the establishment and the operation of their national rural network.
Networking by the national rural network shall aim to:
increase the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of rural development;
improve the quality of implementation of rural development programmes;
inform the broader public and potential beneficiaries on rural development policy and funding opportunities;
foster innovation in agriculture, food production, forestry and rural areas.
EAFRD support under Article 51(2) shall be used:
for the structures needed to run the network;
for the preparation and implementation of an action plan covering at least the following:
activities regarding the collection of examples of projects covering all priorities of the rural development programmes;
activities regarding the facilitation of thematic and analytical exchanges between rural development stakeholders, sharing and dissemination of findings;
activities regarding the provision of training and networking for local action groups and in particular technical assistance for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation, facilitation of co-operation among local action groups and the search of partners for the measure referred to in Article 35;
activities regarding the provision of networking for advisors and innovation support services;
activities regarding the sharing and dissemination of monitoring and evaluation findings;
a communication plan including publicity and information concerning the rural development programme in agreement with the Managing Authorities and information and communication activities aimed at a broader public;
activities regarding the participation in and contribution to the European network for rural development.
TITLE IV
EIP FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Article 55
Aims
The EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability shall:
promote a resource efficient, economically viable, productive, competitive, low emission, climate friendly and resilient agricultural and forestry sector, working towards agro-ecological production systems and working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming and forestry depend;
help deliver a steady and sustainable supply of food, feed and biomaterials, including existing and new types;
improve processes to preserve the environment, adapt to climate change and mitigate it;
build bridges between cutting-edge research knowledge and technology and farmers, forest managers, rural communities, businesses, NGOs and advisory services.
The EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability shall seek to achieve its aims by:
creating added value by better linking research and farming practice and encouraging the wider use of available innovation measures;
promoting the faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions into practice; and
informing the scientific community about the research needs of farming practice.
Article 56
Operational groups
Article 57
Tasks of operational groups
EIP operational groups shall draw up a plan that contains the following:
a description of the innovative project to be developed, tested, adapted or implemented;
a description of the expected results and the contribution to the EIP objective of enhancing productivity and sustainable resource management.
When implementing their innovative projects operational groups shall:
make decisions on the elaboration and implementation of innovative actions; and
implement innovative actions through measures financed through the rural development programmes.
TITLE V
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Article 58
Resources and their distribution
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022 shall be a maximum of EUR 26 896 831 880 , in current prices, in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
Article 58a
Resources for the recovery of the Union agricultural sector and rural areas
That amount of EUR 8 070 486 840 in current prices shall constitute external assigned revenues in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 16 ).
It shall be made available as additional resources for budgetary commitment under the EAFRD for the years 2021 and 2022, in addition to the total resources set out in Article 58 of this Regulation as follows:
For the purpose of this Regulation and Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, those additional resources shall be considered as amounts financing measures under the EAFRD. They shall be considered as being part of the total amount of Union support for rural development, as referred to in Article 58(1) of this Regulation, to which they shall be added when reference is made to the total amount of Union support for rural development. Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall not apply to the additional resources referred to in this paragraph and in paragraph 2 of this Article.
At least 37 % of the additional resources referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be reserved in each rural development programme for measures referred to in Article 33 and Article 59(5) and (6), and in particular for:
organic farming;
mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture;
soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil fertility through carbon sequestration;
improvement of the use and management of water, including water saving;
creation, conservation and restoration of habitats favourable to biodiversity;
reduction of the risks and impacts of pesticide and antimicrobial use;
animal welfare;
LEADER cooperation activities.
At least 55 % of the additional resources referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be reserved in each rural development programme for measures referred to in Articles 17, 19, 20 and 35, provided that the designated use of such measures in the rural development programmes promotes economic and social development in rural areas, and contributes to a resilient, sustainable and digital economic recovery in line, inter alia, with the agri-environment-climate objectives pursued under this Regulation, and in particular:
short supply chains and local markets;
resource efficiency, including precision and smart farming, innovation, digitalisation and modernisation of production machinery and equipment;
safety conditions at work;
renewable energy, circular and bio-economy;
access to high-quality ICT in rural areas.
When allocating the additional resources referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States may decide to derogate from the percentage threshold set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph to the extent necessary to comply with the non-regression principle set out in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220. However, Member States may instead decide to derogate from that non-regression principle to the extent necessary to comply with the percentage threshold set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
Article 59
Fund contribution
The rural development programmes shall establish a single EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less-developed regions, for outermost regions and for the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, as well as for transition regions. ◄ The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:
85 % of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
75 % of the eligible public expenditure for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27;
63 % of the eligible public expenditure for the transition regions other than those referred to in point (b) of this paragraph;
53 % of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
The minimum EAFRD contribution rate shall be 20 %.
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the maximum EAFRD contribution shall be:
80 % for the measures referred to in Articles 14, 27 and 35, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and for operations under point (a)(i) of Article 19(1). ►C1 That rate may be increased to a maximum of 90 % for the programmes of less developed regions, of the outermost regions, of the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, and of transition regions referred to in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 3; ◄
75 % for operations contributing to the objectives of environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation under Article 17, points (a) and (b) of Article 21(1), Articles 28 29, 30 31 and 34;
100 % for Union-level financial instruments referred to in point (a) of Article 38(1) of Regulation 1303/2013;
the contribution rate applicable to the measure concerned increased by an additional 10 percentage points for contributions to financial instruments referred to in point (b) of Article 38(1) of Regulation 1303/2013;
100 % for operations receiving funding from funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 136a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 7(2) and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;
100 % for operations receiving funding from additional resources referred to in Article 58a(1). Member States may establish a single, specific EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all those operations;
100 % for an amount of EUR 100 million, in 2011 prices, allocated to Ireland, for an amount of EUR 500 million, in 2011 prices, allocated to Portugal and for an amount of EUR 7 million, in 2011 prices, allocated to Cyprus;
for Member States receiving on 1 January 2014 or thereafter financial assistance in accordance with Article 136 and 143 TFEU, the EAFRD contribution rate resulting from the application of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 may be increased by a maximum of an additional 10 percentage points up to a total maximum of 95 %, for expenditure to be paid by these Member States in the first two years of implementation of the rural development programme. The EAFRD contribution rate which would be applicable without this derogation shall, however, be respected for the total public expenditure made during the programming period;
the contribution rate referred to in Article 39a(13) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 for the financial instrument referred to in point (c) of Article 38(1) of that Regulation.
When Member States make use of the possibility provided for in the sixth or seventh subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the percentages laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply to the total EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme without the additional support made available in accordance with the sixth or seventh subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the outermost regions and the overseas territories of the Member States.
Article 60
Eligibility of expenditure
With the exception of general costs as defined in point (c) of Article 45(2), in respect of investment operations under measures falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU, only expenditure which has been incurred after an application has been submitted to the competent authority shall be considered eligible. However, Member States may provide in their programme that expenditure which is related to emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events or adverse climatic events or a significant and sudden change in the socioeconomic conditions of the Member State or region, and which has been incurred by the beneficiary after the event occurs, is also eligible.
Member States may provide in their programmes that only expenditure which has been incurred after the application for support has been approved by the competent authority shall be eligible.
Article 61
Eligible expenditure
Where running costs are covered by support under this Regulation the following types of costs shall be eligible:
operating costs;
personnel costs;
training costs;
costs linked to public relations;
financial costs;
networking costs.
Article 62
Verifiability and controllability of measures
Article 63
Advances
A facility provided as a guarantee by a public authority shall be considered equivalent to the guarantee referred to in the first subparagraph, provided that the authority undertakes to pay the amount covered by that guarantee if entitlement to the advance paid is not established.
TITLE VI
MANAGEMENT, CONTROL AND PUBLICITY
Article 64
Responsibilities of the Commission
To ensure, in the context of shared management, sound financial management in accordance with Article 317 TFEU, the Commission shall carry out the measures and controls laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Article 65
Responsibilities of the Member States
Member States shall designate, for each rural development programme, the following authorities:
the Managing Authority, which may be either a public or private body acting at national or regional level, or the Member State itself when it carries out that task, to be in charge of the management of the programme concerned;
the accredited paying agency within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
the certification body within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Article 66
Managing Authority
The Managing Authority shall be responsible for managing and implementing the programme in an efficient, effective and correct way and in particular for:
ensuring that there is an appropriate secure electronic system to record, maintain, manage and report statistical information on the programme and its implementation required for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation and, in particular, information required to monitor progress towards the defined objectives and priorities;
▼M7 —————
ensuring that beneficiaries and other bodies involved in the implementation of operations:
are informed of their obligations resulting from the aid granted, and maintain either a separate accounting system or an adequate accounting code for all transactions relating to the operation;
are aware of the requirements concerning the provision of data to the Managing Authority and the recording of outputs and results;
ensuring that the ex ante evaluation referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 conforms to the evaluation and monitoring system and accepting and submitting it to the Commission;
ensuring that the evaluation plan referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is in place, that the ex post programme evaluation referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is conducted within the time limits laid down in that Regulation, ensuring that such evaluations conform to the monitoring and evaluation system and submitting them to the Monitoring Committee and the Commission;
providing the Monitoring Committee with the information and documents needed to monitor implementation of the programme in the light of its specific objectives and priorities;
drawing up the annual progress report, including aggregate monitoring tables, and, after approval by the Monitoring Committee, submitting it to the Commission;
ensuring that the paying agency receives all necessary information, in particular on the procedures operated and any controls carried out in relation to operations selected for funding, before payments are authorised;
ensuring publicity for the programme, including through the national rural network, by informing potential beneficiaries, professional organisations, the economic and social partners, bodies involved in promoting equality between men and women, and the non-governmental organisations concerned, including environmental organisations, of the possibilities offered by the programme and the rules for gaining access to programme funding as well as by informing beneficiaries of the Union contribution and the general public on the role played by the Union in the programme.
When a part of its tasks is delegated to another body, the Managing Authority shall retain full responsibility for the efficiency and correctness of management and implementation of those tasks. The Managing Authority shall ensure that appropriate provisions are in place to allow the other body to obtain all necessary data and information for execution of these tasks.
The managing authority shall ensure that operations and outputs of this thematic sub-programme are identified separately for the purposes of the monitoring and evaluation system referred to in Article 67.
TITLE VII
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CHAPTER I
General provisions
Article 67
Monitoring and evaluation system
In accordance with this Title, a common monitoring and evaluation system shall be drawn up in co-operation between the Commission and the Member States and shall be adopted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 84.
Article 68
Objectives
The monitoring and evaluation system shall aim to:
demonstrate the progress and achievements of rural development policy and assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of rural development policy interventions;
contribute to better targeted support for rural development;
support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation.
Article 69
Common indicators
Article 70
Electronic Information System
Key information on the implementation of the programme, on each operation selected for funding, as well as on completed operations, needed for monitoring and evaluation, including key information on each beneficiary and project, shall be recorded and maintained electronically.
Article 71
Provision of information
Beneficiaries of support under rural development measures and local action groups shall undertake to provide to the Managing Authority and/or to appointed evaluators or other bodies delegated to perform functions on its behalf, all the information necessary to permit monitoring and evaluation of the programme, in particular in relation to meeting specified objectives and priorities.
CHAPTER II
Monitoring
Article 72
Monitoring procedures
Article 73
Monitoring Committee
Member States with regional programmes may establish a national Monitoring Committee to coordinate the implementation of these programmes in relation to the National Framework and the uptake of financial resources.
Article 74
Responsibilities of the Monitoring Committee
The Monitoring Committee shall satisfy itself as to the performance of the rural development programme and the effectiveness of its implementation. To that end, in addition to the functions referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 the Monitoring Committee shall:
be consulted and shall issue an opinion, before publication of the relevant call for proposals, on the selection criteria for financed operations, which shall be revised according to programming needs;
examine the activities and outputs related to the progress in the implementation of the evaluation plan of the programme;
examine, in particular, actions in the programme relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, which fall within the responsibilities of the Managing Authority, and be informed of actions relating to the fulfilment of other ex ante conditionalities;
participate in the national rural network to exchange information on programme implementation; and
consider and approve the annual implementation reports before they are sent to the Commission.
Article 75
Annual implementation report
CHAPTER III
Evaluation
Article 76
General provisions
Article 77
Ex ante evaluation
Member States shall ensure that the ex ante evaluator is involved from an early stage in the process of development of the rural development programme, including in the development of the analysis referred to in Article 8(1)(b), in the design of the programme's intervention logic and in the establishment of the programme's targets.
Article 78
Ex post evaluation
In 2026, an ex-post evaluation report shall be prepared by the Member States for each of their rural development programmes. That report shall be submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2026.
Article 79
Syntheses of evaluations
Syntheses at Union level of the ex ante and ex post evaluation reports shall be undertaken under the responsibility of the Commission.
The syntheses of the evaluation reports shall be completed at the latest by 31 December of the year following the submission of the relevant evaluations.
TITLE VIII
COMPETITION PROVISIONS
Article 80
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support under this Regulation is granted to forms of co-operation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of co-operation which comply with the competition rules as they apply by virtue of Articles 206 to 210 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council (EU) No 1308/2013.
Article 81
State aid
Article 82
Additional national financing
Payments made by Member States in relation to operations falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU and intended to provide additional financing for rural development for which Union support is granted at any time during the programming period, shall be included by Member States in the rural development programme as provided for in paragraph 1(j) of Article 8 and, where they comply with the criteria under this Regulation, shall be approved by the Commission.
TITLE IX
COMMISSION POWERS, COMMON PROVISIONS AND TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I
Commission powers
Article 83
Exercise of the delegation
Article 84
Committee procedure
CHAPTER II
Common provisions
Article 85
Exchange of information and documents
Article 86
Processing and protection of personal data
Article 87
General CAP provisions
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the provisions adopted pursuant to it shall apply in relation to the measures set out in this Regulation.
CHAPTER III
Transitional and final provisions
Article 88
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is repealed.
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 shall continue to apply to operations implemented pursuant to programmes approved by the Commission under that Regulation before 1 January 2014.
Article 89
Transitional provisions
In order to facilitate the transition from the system established by Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 to the system established by this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83, laying down the conditions under which support approved by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 may be integrated into support provided for under this Regulation, including for technical assistance and for the ex-post evaluations. Those delegated acts may also provide conditions for the transition from rural development support for Croatia under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 to support provided for under this Regulation.
Article 90
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
PART ONE: BREAKDOWN OF UNION SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (2014 TO 2020)
(current prices in EUR) |
||||||||
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
TOTAL 2014-2020 |
Belgium |
40 855 562 |
97 243 257 |
109 821 794 |
97 175 076 |
97 066 202 |
102 912 713 |
102 723 155 |
647 797 759 |
Bulgaria |
0 |
502 807 341 |
505 020 057 |
340 409 994 |
339 966 052 |
339 523 306 |
338 990 216 |
2 366 716 966 |
Czech Republic |
0 |
470 143 771 |
503 130 504 |
344 509 078 |
343 033 490 |
323 242 050 |
321 615 103 |
2 305 673 996 |
Denmark |
90 287 658 |
90 168 920 |
136 397 742 |
144 868 072 |
153 125 142 |
152 367 537 |
151 588 619 |
918 803 690 |
Germany |
664 601 903 |
1 498 240 410 |
1 685 574 112 |
1 404 073 302 |
1 400 926 899 |
1 397 914 658 |
1 394 588 766 |
9 445 920 050 |
Estonia |
103 626 144 |
103 651 030 |
111 192 345 |
122 865 093 |
125 552 583 |
127 277 180 |
129 177 183 |
823 341 558 |
Ireland |
0 |
469 633 941 |
469 724 442 |
313 007 411 |
312 891 690 |
312 764 355 |
312 570 314 |
2 190 592 153 |
Greece |
0 |
907 059 608 |
1 007 736 821 |
703 471 245 |
701 719 722 |
700 043 071 |
698 261 326 |
4 718 291 793 |
Spain |
0 |
1 780 169 908 |
1 780 403 445 |
1 185 553 005 |
1 184 419 678 |
1 183 448 718 |
1 183 394 067 |
8 297 388 821 |
France |
4 353 019 |
2 336 138 618 |
2 363 567 980 |
1 665 777 592 |
1 668 304 328 |
1 984 761 729 |
1 987 739 983 |
12 010 643 249 |
Croatia |
0 |
448 426 250 |
448 426 250 |
282 342 500 |
282 342 500 |
282 342 500 |
282 342 500 |
2 026 222 500 |
Italy |
0 |
2 223 480 180 |
2 231 599 688 |
1 493 380 162 |
1 495 583 530 |
1 498 573 799 |
1 501 763 408 |
10 444 380 767 |
Cyprus |
0 |
28 341 472 |
28 345 126 |
18 894 801 |
18 892 389 |
18 889 108 |
18 881 481 |
132 244 377 |
Latvia |
138 327 376 |
150 968 424 |
153 066 059 |
155 139 289 |
157 236 528 |
159 374 589 |
161 491 517 |
1 075 603 782 |
Lithuania |
230 392 975 |
230 412 316 |
230 431 887 |
230 451 686 |
230 472 391 |
247 213 599 |
264 151 386 |
1 663 526 240 |
Luxembourg |
0 |
21 385 468 |
21 432 133 |
14 366 484 |
14 415 051 |
14 464 074 |
14 511 390 |
100 574 600 |
Hungary |
0 |
742 851 235 |
737 099 981 |
488 620 684 |
488 027 342 |
487 402 356 |
486 662 895 |
3 430 664 493 |
Malta |
0 |
20 905 107 |
20 878 690 |
13 914 927 |
13 893 023 |
13 876 504 |
13 858 647 |
97 326 898 |
Netherlands |
87 118 078 |
87 003 509 |
118 496 585 |
118 357 256 |
118 225 747 |
148 107 797 |
147 976 388 |
825 285 360 |
Austria |
557 806 503 |
559 329 914 |
560 883 465 |
562 467 745 |
564 084 777 |
565 713 368 |
567 266 225 |
3 937 551 997 |
Poland |
1 569 517 638 |
1 175 590 560 |
1 193 429 059 |
1 192 025 238 |
1 190 589 130 |
1 189 103 987 |
1 187 301 202 |
8 697 556 814 |
Portugal |
577 031 070 |
577 895 019 |
578 913 888 |
579 806 001 |
580 721 241 |
581 637 133 |
582 456 022 |
4 058 460 374 |
Romania |
0 |
1 723 260 662 |
1 751 613 412 |
1 186 544 149 |
1 184 725 381 |
1 141 925 604 |
1 139 927 194 |
8 127 996 402 |
Slovenia |
118 678 072 |
119 006 876 |
119 342 187 |
119 684 133 |
120 033 142 |
120 384 760 |
120 720 633 |
837 849 803 |
Slovakia |
271 154 575 |
213 101 979 |
215 603 053 |
215 356 644 |
215 106 447 |
214 844 203 |
214 524 943 |
1 559 691 844 |
Finland |
335 440 884 |
336 933 734 |
338 456 263 |
340 009 057 |
341 593 485 |
343 198 337 |
344 776 578 |
2 380 408 338 |
Sweden |
0 |
386 944 025 |
378 153 207 |
249 386 135 |
249 552 108 |
249 710 989 |
249 818 786 |
1 763 565 250 |
United Kingdom |
475 531 544 |
848 443 195 |
850 859 320 |
754 569 938 |
754 399 511 |
755 442 113 |
756 171 870 |
5 195 417 491 |
Total EU-28 |
5 264 723 001 |
18 149 536 729 |
18 649 599 495 |
14 337 026 697 |
14 346 899 509 |
14 656 460 137 |
14 675 251 797 |
100 079 497 365 |
|
||||||||
Technical assistance |
34 130 699 |
34 131 977 |
34 133 279 |
34 134 608 |
34 135 964 |
34 137 346 |
34 138 756 |
238 942 629 |
Total |
5 298 853 700 |
18 183 668 706 |
18 683 732 774 |
14 371 161 305 |
14 381 035 473 |
14 690 597 483 |
14 709 390 553 |
100 318 439 994 |
PART TWO: BREAKDOWN OF UNION SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (2021 AND 2022)
(current prices in EUR)
|
2021 |
►M14 2022 ◄ |
Belgium |
101 120 350 |
►M14 82 800 894 ◄ |
Bulgaria |
276 362 304 |
►M14 284 028 644 ◄ |
Czechia |
317 532 230 |
►M14 267 027 708 ◄ |
Denmark |
155 064 249 |
►M14 136 972 060 ◄ |
Germany |
1 635 145 136 |
►M14 1 387 301 738 ◄ |
Estonia |
107 500 074 |
►M14 88 031 648 ◄ |
Ireland |
380 591 206 |
►M14 311 641 628 ◄ |
Greece |
776 736 956 |
►M14 651 537 600 ◄ |
Spain |
1 320 014 366 |
►M14 1 081 564 825 ◄ |
France |
2 342 357 917 |
►M14 2 008 001 070 ◄ |
Croatia |
320 884 794 |
►M14 276 679 401 ◄ |
Italy |
1 654 587 531 |
►M14 1 355 921 375 ◄ |
Cyprus |
29 029 670 |
►M14 23 770 514 ◄ |
Latvia |
143 740 636 |
►M14 142 745 173 ◄ |
Lithuania |
238 747 895 |
►M14 195 495 162 ◄ |
Luxembourg |
13 190 338 |
►M14 11 626 644 ◄ |
Hungary |
476 870 229 |
►M14 384 539 149 ◄ |
Malta |
23 852 009 |
►M14 19 334 497 ◄ |
Netherlands |
161 088 781 |
►M14 129 378 369 ◄ |
Austria |
635 078 708 |
►M14 520 024 752 ◄ |
Poland |
1 297 822 020 |
►M14 1 004 725 539 ◄ |
Portugal |
575 185 863 |
►M14 455 640 620 ◄ |
Romania |
1 181 006 852 |
►M14 967 049 892 ◄ |
Slovenia |
134 545 025 |
►M14 110 170 192 ◄ |
Slovakia |
318 199 138 |
►M14 234 975 909 ◄ |
Finland |
432 995 097 |
►M14 354 551 956 ◄ |
Sweden |
258 770 726 |
►M14 211 889 741 ◄ |
Total EU |
15 308 020 100 |
►M14 12 697 426 700 ◄ |
Technical Assistance |
36 969 860 |
►M14 30 272 220 ◄ |
Total |
15 344 989 960 |
►M14 12 727 698 920 ◄ |
ANNEX Ia
BREAKDOWN OF THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BY MEMBER STATE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 58A
(current prices, in EUR)
|
2021 |
2022 |
Belgium |
14 246 948 |
33 907 737 |
Bulgaria |
59 744 633 |
142 192 228 |
Czechia |
54 879 960 |
130 614 305 |
Denmark |
16 078 147 |
38 265 991 |
Germany |
209 940 765 |
499 659 020 |
Estonia |
18 636 494 |
44 354 855 |
Ireland |
56 130 739 |
133 591 159 |
Greece |
108 072 886 |
257 213 470 |
Spain |
212 332 550 |
505 351 469 |
France |
256 456 603 |
610 366 714 |
Croatia |
59 666 188 |
142 005 526 |
Italy |
269 404 179 |
641 181 947 |
Cyprus |
3 390 542 |
8 069 491 |
Latvia |
24 878 226 |
59 210 178 |
Lithuania |
41 393 810 |
98 517 267 |
Luxembourg |
2 606 635 |
6 203 790 |
Hungary |
88 267 157 |
210 075 834 |
Malta |
2 588 898 |
6 161 577 |
Netherlands |
15 513 719 |
36 922 650 |
Austria |
101 896 221 |
242 513 006 |
Poland |
279 494 858 |
665 197 761 |
Portugal |
104 599 747 |
248 947 399 |
Romania |
204 761 482 |
487 332 328 |
Slovenia |
21 684 662 |
51 609 495 |
Slovakia |
48 286 370 |
114 921 561 |
Finland |
61 931 116 |
147 396 056 |
Sweden |
44 865 170 |
106 779 104 |
Total EU-27 |
2 381 748 705 |
5 668 561 918 |
Technical Assistance (0,25 %) |
5 969 295 |
14 206 922 |
Total |
2 387 718 000 |
5 682 768 840 |
ANNEX II
AMOUNTS AND SUPPORT RATES
Article |
Subject |
Maximum amount in EUR or rate |
|
15(8) |
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services |
1 500 |
Per advice |
200 000 |
Per three years for the training of advisors |
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16(2) |
Information and promotion activities |
70 % |
Of the eligible costs of the action |
16(4) |
Quality schemes or agricultural products and foodstuffs |
3 000 |
Per holding per year |
17(3) |
Investment in physical assets |
|
Agricultural sector |
50 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007 - 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27. |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in Croatia for the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC (1) within a maximum period of four years from the date of accession pursuant to Article 3(2) and Article 5(1) of that Directive |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands |
||
40 % |
►M12
Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by an additional maximum 35 percentage points in case of financing operations from funds referred to in Article 58a(1) contributing to a resilient, sustainable and digital economic recovery, provided that such support does not exceed 75 %, and by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for: — Young farmers as defined in this Regulation, or who have already set up during the five years preceding the application for support; — Collective investments and integrated projects, including those linked to a merger of producer organisations; — Areas facing natural constraints and other specific constraints as referred to in Article 32; — Operations supported in the framework of the EIP; — Investments linked to operations under Articles 28 and 29 |
||
|
Processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I to the TFEU |
||
50 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007 - 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27 |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands |
||
40 % |
►M12
|
||
17(4) |
Investment in physical assets |
100 % |
Non-productive investments and agricultural and forestry infrastructure |
18(5) |
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introduction of appropriate prevention actions |
80 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out by individual farmers. |
100 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out collectively by more than one beneficiary. |
||
100 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment costs for operations to restore agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events. |
||
19(6) |
Farm and business development |
70 000 |
►M12
|
70 000 |
Per beneficiary under Article 19(1)(a)(ii) |
||
15 000 |
Per small farm under Article 19(1)(a)(iii) |
||
23(3) |
Establishment of agroforestry systems |
80 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment for the establishment of agroforestry systems |
26(4) |
Investments in forestry technologies and in processing, in mobilising and in the marketing of forestry products |
65 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions |
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions |
||
75 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands |
||
40 % |
Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions |
||
27(4) |
Setting up of producer groups and organisations |
10 % |
As a percentage of marketed production during the first five years following recognition The support shall be degressive. |
100 000 |
Maximum amount per year in all cases. |
||
28(8) |
Agri-environment-climate |
600 (*1) |
Per ha per year for annual crops |
900 (*1) |
Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops |
||
450 (*1) |
Per ha per year for other land uses |
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200 (*1) |
Per livestock unit ("LU") per year for local breeds in danger of being lost to farmers |
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29(5) |
Organic farming |
600 (*1) |
Per ha per year for annual crops |
900 (*1) |
Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops |
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450 (*1) |
Per ha per year for other land uses |
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30(7) |
Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments |
500 (*1) |
Per ha per year maximum in the initial period not exceeding five years |
200 (*1) |
Per ha per year maximum |
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50 (*2) |
Per ha per year minimum for Water Framework Directive payments |
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31(3) |
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints |
25 |
Minimum per ha per year on average of the area of the beneficiary receiving support |
250 (*1) |
Maximum per ha per year |
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450 (*1) |
Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 32(2) |
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33(3) |
Animal welfare |
500 |
Per LU |
34(3) |
Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation |
200 (*1) |
Per ha per year |
37(5) |
Crop, animal and plant insurance |
70 % |
Of the insurance premium due |
38(5) |
Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents |
70 % |
Of the eligible costs |
39(5) |
Income stabilisation tool |
70 % |
Of the eligible costs |
(1)
Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources(OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).
(*1)
These amounts may be increased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.
(*2)
This amount may be decreased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes. NB: The aid intensities are without prejudice to Union State aid rules. |
ANNEX III
BIOPHYSICAL CRITERIA FOR THE DELIMITATION OF AREAS FACING NATURAL CONSTRAINTS
CRITERION |
DEFINITION |
THRESHOLD |
CLIMATE |
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Low Temperature (*1) |
Length of growing period (number of days) defined by number of days with daily average temperature > 5 °C (LGPt5) or |
≤ 180 days |
Thermal-time sum (degree-days) for Growing Period defined by accumulated daily average temperature > 5 °C |
≤ 1 500 degree-days |
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Dryness |
Ratio of the annual precipitation (P) to the annual potential evapotranspiration (PET) |
P/PET ≤ 0.5 |
CLIMATE AND SOIL |
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Excess Soil Moisture |
Number of days at or above field capacity |
≥ 230 days |
SOIL |
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Limited Soil Drainage (*1) |
Areas which are water logged for significant duration of the year |
Wet within 80 cm from the surface for over 6 months, or wet within 40 cm for over 11 months or Poorly or very poorly drained soil or Gleyic colour pattern within 40 cm from the surface |
Unfavourable Texture and Stoniness (*1) |
Relative abundance of clay, silt, sand, organic matter (weight %) and coarse material (volumetric %) fractions |
≥ 15 % of topsoil volume is coarse material, including rock outcrop, boulder or |
texture class in half or more (cumulatively) of the 100 cm soil surface is sand, loamy sand defined as: Silt % + (2 × clay %) ≤ 30 % or |
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►C1
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Organic soil (organic matter ≥ 30 %) of at least 40 cm or |
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Topsoil contains 30 % or more clay, and there are vertic properties within 100 cm of the soil surface |
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Shallow Rooting Depth |
Depth (cm) from soil surface to coherent hard rock or hard pan |
≤ 30 cm |
Poor Chemical Properties (*1) |
Presence of salts, exchangeable sodium, excessive acidity |
Salinity: ≥ 4 deci-Siemens per meter (dS/m) in topsoil or |
Sodicity: ≥ 6 Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP) in half or more (cumulatively) of the 100 cm soil surface layer or |
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Soil Acidity: pH ≤ 5 (in water) in topsoil |
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TERRAIN |
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Steep Slope |
Change of elevation with respect to planimetric distance (%) |
≥ 15 % |
(*1)
Member States need only check fulfilment of this criterion against those of the thresholds that are relevant to the specific situation of an area |
ANNEX IV
INDICATIVE LIST OF MEASURES AND OPERATIONS OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO THEMATIC SUB-PROGRAMMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7
Young farmers:
Small farms:
Investments in non-agricultural activities
Mountain areas:
Short supply chains:
Women in rural areas:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation and biodiversity:
ANNEX V
EX ANTE CONDITIONALITIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1. PRIORITIES-LINKED CONDITIONALITIES
EU priority for RD / CPR Thematic Objective (TO) |
Ex ante conditionality |
Criteria for fulfilment |
RD priority 3: promoting food chain organisation, including processing and marketing of agricultural products, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture TO 5: promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management |
3.1. Risk prevention and risk management: the existence of national or regional risk assessments for disaster management. taking into account climate change adaptation |
— A national or regional risk assessment with the following elements shall be in place: — — A description of the process, methodology, methods and non-sensitive data used for risk assessment as well as of the risk-based criteria for the prioritisation of investment; — A description of single-risk and multi-risk scenarios; — Taking into account, where appropriate, national climate change adaptation strategies. |
RD priority 4: restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry |
4.1 Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC): standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land referred to in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 are established at national level |
— GAEC standards are defined in national law and specified in the programmes; |
TO 5: promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management |
4.2 Minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products: minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products referred to in Article 28 of Chapter I of Title III of this Regulation are defined at national level |
— minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products referred to in Chapter I of Title III of this Regulation are specified in the programmes; |
TO 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency |
4.3 other relevant national standards: relevant mandatory national standards are defined for the purpose of Article 28 of Chapter I of Title III of this Regulation |
— relevant mandatory national standards are specified in the programmes; |
RD priority 5: promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture and food sectors and the forestry sector TO 4: supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors TO 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency |
5.1 Energy efficiency: Actions have been carried out to promote cost-effective improvements of energy end use efficiency and cost-effective investment in Energy efficiency when constructing or renovating buildings. |
— The actions are: — — Measures to ensure minimum requirements are in place related to the energy performance of buildings consistent with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and the Council (1). — Measures necessary to establish a system of certification of the energy performance of buildings consistent with Article 11 of Directive 2010/31/EU — Measures to ensure strategic planning on energy efficiency, consistent with Article 3 of Directive 2012/27 EU of the European Parliament and the Council (2). — Measures consistent with Article 13 of Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (3) on energy end-use efficiency and energy services to ensure the provision to final customers of individual meters in so far as it is technically possible, financially reasonable and proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings. |
5.2 Water sector: The existence of a) a water pricing policy which provides adequate incentives for users to use water resources efficiently and b) an adequate contribution of the different water uses to the recovery of the costs of water services at a rate determined in the approved river basin management plan for investment supported by the programmes. |
— In sectors supported by the EAFRD, a Member State has ensured a contribution of the different water uses to the recovery of the costs of water services by sector consistent with Article 9, paragraph 1 first indent of the Water Framework Directive having regard where appropriate, to the social, environmental and economic effects of the recovery as well as the geographic and climatic conditions of the region or regions affected. |
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5.3 Renewable energy: Actions have been carried out to promote the production and distribution of renewable energy sources (4). |
— Transparent support schemes, priority in grid access or guaranteed access and priority in dispatching, as well as standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations which have been made public are in place consistent with Article 14(1) and Article 16(2) and (3) of Directive 2009/28/EC — A Member State has adopted a national renewable energy action plan consistent with Article 4 of Directive 2009/28/EC |
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RD priority 6: promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas TO 2: Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies (Broadband target) |
6. Next Generation Network (NGN) Infrastructure: The existence of national or regional NGA Plans which take account of regional actions in order to reach the Union high-speed Internet access targets, focusing on areas where the market fails to provide an open infrastructure at an affordable cost and of a quality in line with the Union competition and State aid rules and to provide accessible services to vulnerable groups. |
— A national or regional NGN Plan is in place that contains: — — a plan of infrastructure investments based on an economic analysis taking account of existing private and public infrastructures and planned investments; — sustainable investment models that enhance competition and provide access to open, affordable, quality and future proof infrastructure and services; — measures to stimulate private investment. |
(1)
Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
(2)
Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).
(3)
Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC (OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 64).
(4)
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16). |
ANNEX VI
INDICATIVE LIST OF MEASURES WITH RELEVANCE TO ONE OR MORE UNION PRIORITIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Article 15 |
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services |
Article 17 |
Investments in physical assets |
Article 19 |
Farm and business development |
Article 35 |
Co-operation |
Article 42 - 44 |
LEADER |
Article 14 |
Knowledge transfer and information actions |
Article 26 |
Investments in forestry technologies and in processing in mobilising and in the marketing of forestry products |
Article 16 |
Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs |
Article 18 |
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions |
Article 24 |
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events |
Article 27 |
Setting up of producer groups |
Article 33 |
Animal welfare |
Article 36 |
Risk management |
Article 37 |
Crop, animal, and plant insurance |
Article 38 |
Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases and environmental incidents |
Article 39 |
Income stabilisation tool |
Article 21(1)(a) |
Afforestation and creation of woodland |
Article 21(1)(b) |
Establishment of agroforestry systems |
Article 21(1)(d) |
Investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation of potential forest ecosystems |
Article 28 |
Agri-environment-climate |
Article 29 |
Organic farming |
Article 30 |
Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments |
Article 31 -32 |
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints |
Article 34 |
Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation |
Article 20 |
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas |
Article 42 – 44 |
LEADER |
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (see page 549 of this Official Journal).
( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
( 3 ) Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30).
( 4 ) Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
( 5 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1).
( 6 ) Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).
( 7 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine- based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1).
( 8 ) Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).
( 9 ) Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
( 10 ) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (see page 671 of the Official Journal).
( 11 ) Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1).
( 12 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of the Structural Reform Support Programme for the period 2017 to 2020 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 1305/2013 (OJ L 129, 19.5.2017, p. 1). ◄
( 13 ) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
( 14 ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
( 15 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2020/2094 of 14 December 2020 establishing a European Union Recovery Instrument to support the recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis (OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. 23).
( 16 ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).