Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: July 3, 1999 Entry into force - Date pub. + 7 See Art 56 Date of end of validity: Modified by Corrected by: Modified by: Council Regulation (EC) No 567/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
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detail Council Regulation (EC) No 1783/2003 of 29 September 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
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detail Council Regulation (EC) No 583/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, (EC) No 1786/2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder and (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union
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detail Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 6. Agriculture - A. Agricultural legislation
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detail Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
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detail Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/2004 of 22 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
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detail Implemented by: All documents based on this document: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 of 23 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 of 9 December 1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1929/2000 of 12 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards transformation of agri-environmental commitments entered into under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2000 of 29 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 649/2001 of 30 March 2001 derogating, with regard to agri-environment measures, from Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1654/2001 of 14 August 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 649/2001 derogating, with regard to agri-environment measures, from Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1763/2001 of 6 September 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/2001 of 19 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2002 of 26 February 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2003 of 28 March 2003 correcting the Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish versions of Regulation (EC) No 445/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 568/2003 of 28 March 2003 correcting the Dutch and English versions of Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 963/2003 of 4 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 445/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation(EC) No 817/2004 of 29 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2005 of 18 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Derogated in: Repealed by: Modifies Modifies: Repeal: Implicit repeal: Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber), 24 May 2012. Peter Hehenberger v Republik Österreich. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien. Agriculture — European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund — Regulations (EC) Nos 1257/1999 and 817/2004 — Financial support for agri‑environmental production methods — Checks — Beneficiary of agricultural aid — Fact of having prevented an on‑the‑spot check from being carried out — National legislation requiring the repayment of all aid paid over several years — Whether compatible. Case C‑188/11. Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 May 2016. ZS "Ezernieki" v Lauku atbalsta dienests. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund — Regulations (EC) Nos 1257/1999 and 817/2004 — Support for rural development — Recovery of undue payments — Increase of the area declared during the five-year commitment period above the threshold provided for — Replacement of the original commitment by a new commitment — Non-compliance by the beneficiary with the obligation to submit an annual application for payment of aid — National legislation requiring the repayment of all aid paid over several years — Principle of proportionality — Articles 17 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Case C-273/15. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 3 October 2013. Confédération paysanne v Ministre de l’Alimentation, de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France). Agriculture — Common agricultural policy — Single payment scheme — Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 — Calculation of payment entitlement — Setting the reference amount — Reference period — Article 40(1), (2) and (5) — Exceptional circumstances — Farmers under agri-environmental commitments according to Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 and Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 — Determination of the right to revalorisation of the reference amount — Principle of protection of legitimate expectations — Equal treatment between farmers. Case C‑298/12. Case C-241/07: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 June 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus — Republic of Estonia) — JK Otsa Talu OÜ v Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet (PRIA) (EAGGF — Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 — Community support for rural development — Support for agri-environmental production methods) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 23 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 37.4 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 39 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 22 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 24.1 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 June 2009. JK Otsa Talu OÜ v Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet (PRIA). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Riigikohus - Estonia. EAGGF - Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 - Community support for rural development - Support for agri-environmental production methods. Case C-241/07. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 7 February 2013. Gunārs Pusts v Lauku atbalsta dienests. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts. Agriculture — EAGGF — Regulations (EC) No 1257/1999 and No 817/2004 — Support for rural development — Recovery of undue payments — National rules making the grant of agri-environmental aid subject to an annual application accompanied by specific documents — Beneficiary who has complied with his obligations regarding use of the area concerned but who has not submitted an application in accordance with those rules — Withdrawal of the aid, without consulting the beneficiary, in the event of failure by the latter to comply with the provisions applicable to the submission of an application for agri-environmental aid. Case C‑454/11. Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 August 2018. Administratīvā rajona tiesa v Ministru kabinets. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Support for rural development — Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 — Articles 10 to 12 — Early retirement support — National legislation providing for the transfer by inheritance of early retirement support — Legislation approved by the European Commission — Subsequent change of position — Protection of legitimate expectations. Case C-120/17. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 July 2011. Károly Nagy v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Fővárosi Bíróság - Hungary. Common agricultural policy - EAGGF financing - Regulations (EC) No 1257/1999 and No 817/2004 - Community support for rural development - Support for agri-environmental production methods - Agri-environmental aid other than ‘livestock’ aid, the grant of which is conditional upon a certain density of livestock - Application of the integrated administration and control system - System for the identification and registration of bovine animals - Duty of national authorities to provide information on the conditions for eligibility. Case C-21/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 11 April 2013. Blanka Soukupová v Ministerstvo zemědělství. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud. Agriculture — EAGGF — Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 — Support for rural development — Early retirement support — Transferor not less than 55 years old but not yet of normal retirement age at the time of transfer — Concept of ‘normal retirement age’ — National legislation determining a retirement age which varies depending on the sex of the applicant and, for women, on the number of children raised — General principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination. Case C‑401/11. Case C-120/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Satversmes tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 March 2017 — Administratīvā rajona tiesa v Ministru kabinets Case C-216/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 11 March 2019 — WQ v Land Berlin Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title II: Agriculture Article 36 Article 42 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 42 - EEC Treaty Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title II: Agriculture Article 37 Article 43 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 43 - EEC Treaty EuroVoc Vocabulary Rural development State aid Regional aid Agricultural structures European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) EAGGF Guidance Section Coordination of structural instruments General Economic, social and territorial cohesion Repeal Aid to agriculture EAGGF Guarantee Section Community support framework Statistics Development aid Social and structural measures Regional policy