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
Modified by
- Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 December 2013laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014, 32013R1310, December 20, 2013
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014of 13 May 2014amending Annexes VIII and VIIIc to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32014R0994, September 24, 2014
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1378/2014of 17 October 2014amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32014R1378, December 23, 2014
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/791of 27 April 2015amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, 32015R0791, May 22, 2015
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/142of 2 December 2015amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32016R0142, February 4, 2016
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to 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, 32013R1305R(01), May 19, 2016
(a) "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. (b) "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 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 ).(c) "measure" means a set of operations contributing to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development; (d) "support rate" means the rate of public contribution to an operation; (e) "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; (f) "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; (g) "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; (h) "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; (i) "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 Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30 ).(j) "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; (k) "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; (l) "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; (m) "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; (n) "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; (o) "thematic objectives": means the thematic objectives defined in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; (p) "Common Strategic Framework" ("CSF")": means the Common Strategic Framework referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; (q) "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; (r) "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.
(a) fostering the competitiveness of agriculture; (b) ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources, and climate action; (c) achieving a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment.
(1) fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas with a focus on the following areas: (a) fostering innovation, cooperation, and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas; (b) strengthening the links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation, including for the purpose of improved environmental management and performance; (c) fostering lifelong learning and vocational training in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
(2) 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: (a) 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; (b) facilitating the entry of adequately skilled farmers into the agricultural sector and, in particular, generational renewal.
(3) 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: (a) 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; (b) supporting farm risk prevention and management.
(4) restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry, with a focus on the following areas: (a) 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; (b) improving water management, including fertiliser and pesticide management; (c) preventing soil erosion and improving soil management.
(5) 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: (a) increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture; (b) increasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing; (c) 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; (d) reducing green house gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture; (e) fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry;
(6) promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas, with a focus on the following areas: (a) facilitating diversification, creation and development of small enterprises, as well as job creation; (b) fostering local development in rural areas; (c) enhancing the accessibility, use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas.
(a) young farmers; (b) small farms as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 19(2); (c) mountain areas as referred to in Article 32(2); (d) short supply chains; (e) women in rural areas; (f) climate change mitigation and adaptation and biodiversity.
(a) the ex ante evaluation referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; (b) 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; (c) a description of the strategy which demonstrates that: (i) 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; (ii) 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); (iii) the allocation of financial resources to the measures of the programme is justified and adequate to achieve the targets set; (iv) 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; (v) 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; (vi) measures have been taken to ensure the availability of sufficient advisory capacity on the regulatory requirements and on actions related to innovation;
(d) 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. (e) a description of the performance framework established for the purpose of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; (f) a description of each of the measures selected; (g) 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; (h) a financing plan comprising: (i) a table setting out, in accordance with Article 58(4), the total EAFRD contribution planned for each year. When applicable this table shall indicate separately within the total EAFRD contribution the appropriations provided for the less developed regions and the funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. The planned annual EAFRD contribution shall be compatible with the Multi-annual Financial Framework; (ii) a table setting out, for each measure, for each type of operation with a specific EAFRD contribution rate and for technical assistance, the total Union contribution planned and the applicable EAFRD contribution rate. Where applicable, this table shall indicate separately the EAFRD contribution rate for less developed regions and for other regions;
(i) 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; (j) where applicable, a table on additional national financing per measure in accordance with Article 82; (k) where applicable, the list of aid schemes falling under Article 81(1) to be used for the implementation of the programmes; (l) information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, and by the European Structural and Investment Funds ("ESI"); (m) programme implementing arrangements including: (i) 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; (ii) a description of the monitoring and evaluation procedures, as well as the composition of the Monitoring Committee; (iii) the provisions to ensure that the programme is publicised, including through the national rural network referred to in Article 54; (iv) 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. (v) 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;
(n) 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; (o) 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.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) a separate specific indicator plan, with planned outputs and planned expenditure for each rural development measure selected in relation to a corresponding focus area.
(a) The Commission shall decide, by means of implementing acts, on requests to amend programmes that concern one or more of the following: (i) a change in the programme strategy through a change of more than 50 % in the quantified target linked to a focus area; (ii) a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures; (iii) a change of the entire Union contribution or its annual distribution at programme level;
(b) The Commission shall approve, by means of implementing acts, requests to amend the programme in all other cases. These shall include, in particular: (i) the introduction or withdrawal of measures or types of operations; (ii) changes in the description of measures, including changes of eligibility conditions; (iii) 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. (c) 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.
(a) the approval of rural development programmes and national frameworks; (b) 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.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) promote the training of advisors.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) requirements as defined by Member States for implementing Article 11(3) of the Water Framework Directive; (e) 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 (f) where relevant, occupational safety standards or safety standards linked to the farm; (g) specific advice for farmers setting up for the first time.
(a) quality schemes established under the following Regulations and provisions: (i) Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 ).(ii) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 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 ).(iii) Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 ).(iv) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 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 ).(v) Part II, Title II, Chapter I, Section 2 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as concerns wine.
(b) quality schemes, including farm certification schemes, for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs, recognised by the Member States as complying with the following criteria: (i) the specificity of the final product under such schemes is derived from clear obligations to guarantee any of the following: specific product characteristics, specific farming or production methods, or a quality of the final product that goes significantly beyond the commercial commodity standards as regards public, animal or plant health, animal welfare or environmental protection;
(ii) the scheme is open to all producers; (iii) the scheme involves binding product specifications and compliance with those specifications is verified by public authorities or by an independent inspection body; (iv) the scheme is transparent and assures complete traceability of products; or
(c) 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.
(a) improve the overall performance and sustainability of the agricultural holding; (b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton, except fishery products; the output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex; (c) 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 (d) 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.
(a) investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events; (b) investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events.
(a) business start-up aid for: (i) young farmers; (ii) non-agricultural activities in rural areas; (iii) the development of small farms;
(b) investments in creation and development of non-agricultural activities; (c) 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;
(a) 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; (b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy and energy saving; (c) broadband infrastructure, including its creation, improvement and expansion, passive broadband infrastructure and provision of access to broadband and public e-government solutions; (d) investments in the setting up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure; (e) investments for public use in recreational infrastructure, tourist information and small scale tourism infrastructure; (f) 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; (g) 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.
(a) afforestation and creation of woodland; (b) establishment of agroforestry systems; (c) prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires, natural disasters and catastrophic events, including pest and disease outbreaks, and climate related threats; (d) investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation potential of forest ecosystems; (e) investments in forestry technologies and in the processing, the mobilising and the marketing of forest products.
(a) 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; (b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; including the use of grazing animals; (c) establishing and improving forest fire, pest and diseases monitoring facilities and communication equipment; and (d) restoring forest potential damaged from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
(a) adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such groups or organisations to market requirements; (b) jointly placing goods on the market, including preparation for sale, centralisation of sales and supply to bulk buyers; (c) establishing common rules on production information, with particular regard to harvesting and availability; and (d) 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.
(a) the conditions applicable to commitments to extensify livestock farming; (b) 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 (c) the definition of eligible operations under paragraph 9.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) 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 (d) impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in a significant loss of income.
(a) Natura 2000 agricultural and forest areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; (b) 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; (c) agricultural areas included in river basin management plans according to the Water Framework Directive.
the severity of the identified permanent constraint affecting farming activities; the farming system.
(a) 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 (b) those individual members have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
(a) mountain areas; (b) areas, other than mountain areas, facing significant natural constraints; and (c) other areas affected by specific constraints.
(a) the existence, because of altitude, of very difficult climatic conditions, the effect of which is to substantially shorten the growing season; (b) 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.
at least 60 % of the agricultural area meets at least two of the criteria listed in Annex III each within a margin of not more than 20 % of the threshold value indicated, or at least 60 % of the agricultural area is composed of areas meeting at least one of the criteria listed in Annex III at the threshold value indicated, and areas meeting at least two of the criteria listed in Annex III each within a margin of not more than 20 % of the threshold value indicated.
(a) the existing or amended delimitation pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4; (b) the new delimitation of the areas referred to in paragraph 3.
(a) 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; (b) the creation of clusters and networks; (c) the establishment and operation of operational groups of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 56.
(a) pilot projects; (b) the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors; (c) 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; (d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment and the development of short supply chains and local markets; (e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets; (f) joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or adapting to climate change; (g) joint approaches to environmental projects and ongoing environmental practices, including efficient water management, the use of renewable energy and the preservation of agricultural landscapes; (h) 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; (i) 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; (j) drawing up of forest management plans or equivalent instruments; (k) diversification of farming activities into activities concerning health care, social integration, community-supported agriculture and education about the environment and food.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) the running costs of the co-operation; (d) 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; (e) the cost of promotion activities.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers for a severe drop in their income.
(a) biological indexes (quantity of biomass loss) or equivalent yield loss indexes established at farm, local, regional or national level, or (b) weather indexes (including quantity of rainfall and temperature) established at local, regional or national level.
(a) be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law; (b) have a transparent policy towards payments into and withdrawals from the fund; (c) have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred.
(a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner; (b) 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.
(a) ceilings per fund; (b) appropriate per unit ceilings.
(a) be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law; (b) have a transparent policy towards payments into and withdrawals from the fund; (c) have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred.
(a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner; (b) 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. No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock.
(a) the level of direct payments applicable in Croatia for the year concerned in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; and (b) 45 % of the corresponding level of the direct payments as applied from 2022.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) 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; (e) calculation of the amount of support where an operation is eligible for support under more than one measures.
(a) 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). (b) 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.
(a) a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union; (b) a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.
(a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property; (b) the purchase or lease purchase of new machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset; (c) 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; (d) the following intangible investments: acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyrights, trademarks; (e) the costs of establishing forest management plans and their equivalent.
(a) 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; (b) 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.
(a) 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 (b) 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.
(a) 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 (b) 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.
the reservoir in question is identified in the relevant river basin management plan and is subject to the control requirements set out in article 11(3)(e) of the Water Framework Directive; on 31 October 2013 , there was in force either a maximum limit on total abstractions from the reservoir or a minimum required level of flow in water bodies affected by the reservoir;that maximum limit or minimum required level of flow complies with the conditions set out in Article 4 of the Water Framework Directive; and the investment in question does not result in abstractions beyond the maximum limit in force on 31 October 2013 or result in a reduction of the level of flow in affected water bodies below the minimum required level in force on31 October 2013 .
(a) this possibility is provided for in the rural development programme; (b) the commitment in question does not apply to fixed parcels; and (c) the achievement of the commitment's objective is not jeopardised.
(a) increase the involvement of all stakeholders, and in particular agricultural, forestry and other rural development stakeholders in the implementation of rural development; (b) improve the quality of rural development programmes; (c) play a role in informing the broader public on the benefits of rural development policy; (d) support the evaluation of rural development programmes.
(a) collect, analyse and disseminate information on action in the field of rural development; (b) provide support on evaluation processes and on data collection and management; (c) collect, consolidate and disseminate at Union level good rural development practices, including on evaluation methodologies and tools; (d) 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; (e) provide information on developments in rural areas of the Union and in third countries; (f) organise meetings and seminars at Union level for those actively involved in rural development; (g) 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; (h) specifically for local action groups: (i) 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 (ii) 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.
(a) facilitate the exchange of expertise and good practices; (b) establish a dialogue between farmers and the research community and facilitate the inclusion of all stakeholders in the knowledge exchange process.
(a) provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors concerning the EIP; (b) encourage the setting up of operational groups and provide information about the opportunities provided by Union policies; (c) facilitate the setting up of cluster initiatives and pilot or demonstration projects which may relate, inter alia, to the following issues:: (i) increased agricultural productivity, economic viability, sustainability, output and resource efficiency; (ii) innovation in support of the bio-based economy; (iii) biodiversity, ecosystem services, soil functionality and sustainable water management; (iv) innovative products and services for the integrated supply chain; (v) opening up new product and market opportunities for primary producers; (vi) food quality, food safety and healthy diet; (vii) reduce post-harvest losses and food wastage.
(d) 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.
(a) increase the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of rural development; (b) improve the quality of implementation of rural development programmes; (c) inform the broader public and potential beneficiaries on rural development policy and funding opportunities; (d) foster innovation in agriculture, food production, forestry and rural areas.
(a) for the structures needed to run the network; (b) for the preparation and implementation of an action plan covering at least the following: (i) activities regarding the collection of examples of projects covering all priorities of the rural development programmes; (ii) activities regarding the facilitation of thematic and analytical exchanges between rural development stakeholders, sharing and dissemination of findings; (iii) 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; (iv) activities regarding the provision of networking for advisors and innovation support services; (v) activities regarding the sharing and dissemination of monitoring and evaluation findings; (vi) 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; (vii) activities regarding the participation in and contribution to the European network for rural development.
(a) 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; (b) help deliver a steady and sustainable supply of food, feed and biomaterials, including existing and new types; (c) improve processes to preserve the environment, adapt to climate change and mitigate it; (d) build bridges between cutting-edge research knowledge and technology and farmers, forest managers, rural communities, businesses, NGOs and advisory services.
(a) creating added value by better linking research and farming practice and encouraging the wider use of available innovation measures; (b) promoting the faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions into practice; and (c) informing the scientific community about the research needs of farming practice.
(a) a description of the innovative project to be developed, tested, adapted or implemented; (b) a description of the expected results and the contribution to the EIP objective of enhancing productivity and sustainable resource management.
(a) make decisions on the elaboration and implementation of innovative actions; and (b) implement innovative actions through measures financed through the rural development programmes.
(a) 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; (b) 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; (c) 63 % of the eligible public expenditure for the transition regions other than those referred to in point (b) of this paragraph; (d) 53 % of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
(a) 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). 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; (b) 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; (c) 100 % for Union-level financial instruments referred to in point (a) of Article 38(1) of Regulation 1303/2013; (d) 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; (e) 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; (f) 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, on the condition that those Member States are receiving financial assistance in accordance with Articles 136 and 143 TFEU on 1 January 2014 or thereafter, until 2016 when the application of this provision shall be reassessed;(g) 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.
(a) operating costs; (b) personnel costs; (c) training costs; (d) costs linked to public relations; (e) financial costs; (f) networking costs.
(a) 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; (b) the accredited paying agency within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013; (c) the certification body within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
(a) 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; (b) providing the Commission, by 31 January and 31 October in each year of the programme, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including information on output and financial indicators; (c) ensuring that beneficiaries and other bodies involved in the implementation of operations: (i) 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; (ii) are aware of the requirements concerning the provision of data to the Managing Authority and the recording of outputs and results;
(d) 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; (e) 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; (f) 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; (g) drawing up the annual progress report, including aggregate monitoring tables, and, after approval by the Monitoring Committee, submitting it to the Commission; (h) 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; (i) 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.
(a) demonstrate the progress and achievements of rural development policy and assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of rural development policy interventions; (b) contribute to better targeted support for rural development; (c) support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation.
(a) be consulted and shall issue an opinion, within four months of the decision approving the programme, on the selection criteria for financed operations, which shall be revised according to programming needs; (b) examine the activities and outputs related to the progress in the implementation of the evaluation plan of the programme; (c) 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; (d) participate in the national rural network to exchange information on programme implementation; and (e) consider and approve the annual implementation reports before they are sent to the Commission.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
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| Article | Subject | Maximum amount in EUR or rate | |
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| 15(8) | Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services | Per advice | |
| Per three years for the training of advisors | |||
| 16(2) | Information and promotion activities | Of the eligible costs of the action | |
| 16(4) | Quality schemes or agricultural products and foodstuffs | Per holding per year | |
| 17(3) | Investment in physical assets | Agricultural sector | |
| 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. | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in Croatia for the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands | |||
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| Processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I to the TFEU | |||
| 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 | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands | |||
| 17(4) | Investment in physical assets | Non-productive investments and agricultural and forestry infrastructure | |
| 18(5) | Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introduction of appropriate prevention actions | Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out by individual farmers. | |
| Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out collectively by more than one beneficiary. | |||
| 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 | Per young farmer under Article 19(1)(a)(i) | |
| Per beneficiary under Article 19(1)(a)(ii) | |||
| Per small farm under Article 19(1)(a)(iii) | |||
| 23(3) | Establishment of agroforestry systems | 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 | Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions | |
| Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands | |||
| Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions | |||
| 27(4) | Setting up of producer groups and organisations | As a percentage of marketed production during the first five years following recognition The support shall be degressive. | |
| Maximum amount per year in all cases. | |||
| 28(8) | Agri-environment-climate | Per ha per year for annual crops | |
| Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops | |||
| Per ha per year for other land uses | |||
| Per livestock unit ("LU") per year for local breeds in danger of being lost to farmers | |||
| 29(5) | Organic farming | Per ha per year for annual crops | |
| Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops | |||
| Per ha per year for other land uses | |||
| 30(7) | Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments | Per ha per year maximum in the initial period not exceeding five years | |
| Per ha per year maximum | |||
| Per ha per year minimum for Water Framework Directive payments | |||
| 31(3) | Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | Minimum per ha per year on average of the area of the beneficiary receiving support | |
| Maximum per ha per year | |||
| 450 | Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 32(2) | ||
| 33(3) | Animal welfare | Per LU | |
| 34(3) | Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation | Per ha per year | |
| 37(5) | Crop, animal and plant insurance | Of the insurance premium due | |
| 38(5) | Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents | Of the eligible costs. | |
| 39(5) | Income stabilisation tool | Of the eligible costs |
| CRITERION | DEFINITION | THRESHOLD |
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| Low Temperature | 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 | ≤ | |
| Dryness | Ratio of the annual precipitation (P) to the annual potential evapotranspiration (PET) | P/PET ≤ 0.5 |
| Excess Soil Moisture | Number of days at or above field capacity | ≥ 230 days |
| Limited Soil Drainage | Areas which are water logged for significant duration of the year | |
| Unfavourable Texture and Stoniness | 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 |
| Organic soil (organic matter ≥ 30 %) of at least 40 cm or | ||
| Topsoil contains 30 % or more clay, and there are vertic properties within 100 cm of the soil surface | ||
| Shallow Rooting Depth | Depth (cm) from soil surface to coherent hard rock or hard pan | ≤ 30 cm |
| Poor Chemical Properties | 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 | ||
| Soil Acidity: pH ≤ 5 (in water) in topsoil | ||
| Steep Slope | Change of elevation with respect to planimetric distance (%) | ≥ 15 % |
Business start-up aid for young farmers setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities
Business start-up aid for the development of small farms Investments in physical assets Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation
Setting up of producer groups LEADER
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints Agri-environment climate operations Co-operation Investments in physical assets Farm and business development in rural areas Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Establishment of agroforestry systems Basic services and village renewal in rural areas Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Setting up of producer groups LEADER
Co-operation Setting up of producer groups LEADER Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Basic services and village renewal in rural areas Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Investments in physical assets Farm and business development Basic services and village renewal in rural areas Co-operation LEADER
Knowledge transfer & information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Investments in physical assets Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention action Basic services & village renewal in rural areas Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests Agri-environment-climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Payments to areas facing natural and other specific constraints (biodiversity) Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation Co-operation Risk management
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| RD priority 4: restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry |
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| TO 5: promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management |
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| TO 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency |
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Measures of particular relevance to several Union priorities 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 Measures of particular relevance to fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas 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 Measures of particular relevance for enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability Article 16 Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Measures of particular relevance to promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture 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 Measure of particular relevance to restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry and Promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors 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 Measures of particular relevance to promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas Article 20 Basic services and village renewal in rural areas Article 42 – 44 LEADER