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EAFRD Rural Development Regulation In force since 1 January 2014

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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Articles

Chapter I Subject matter and Definitions

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Definitions

Chapter II Mission, objectives and priorities

• Article 3 — Mission
• Article 4 — Objectives
• Article 5 — Union priorities for rural development

Chapter I Programming content

• Article 6 — Rural development programmes
• Article 7 — Thematic sub-programmes
• Article 8 — Content of rural development programmes

Chapter II Preparation, approval and modification of rural development programmes

• Article 9 — Ex ante conditionalities
• Article 10 — Approval of rural development programmes
• Article 11 — Amendment of rural development programmes
• Article 12 — Rules on procedures and timetables

Chapter I Measures

• Article 13 — Measures
• Article 14 — Knowledge transfer and information actions
• Article 15 — Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
• Article 16 — Quality schemes for agricultural products, and foodstuffs
• Article 17 — Investments in physical assets
• Article 18 — Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions
• Article 19 — Farm and business development
• Article 20 — Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
• Article 21 — Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests
• Article 22 — Afforestation and creation of woodland
• Article 23 — Establishment of agroforestry systems
• Article 24 — Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events
• 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
• Article 28 — Agri-environment-climate
• Article 29 — Organic farming
• Article 30 — Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments
• Article 31 — Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints
• Article 32 — Designation of areas facing natural and other specific constraints
• Article 33 — Animal welfare
• Article 34 — Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation
• Article 35 — Co-operation
• Article 36 — Risk management
• Article 37 — Crop, animal, and plant insurance
• Article 38 — Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents
• Article 39 — Income stabilisation tool
• Article 40 — Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia
• Article 41 — Rules on the implementation of the measures
• Article 42 — LEADER local action groups
• Article 43 — LEADER start-up kit
• Article 44 — LEADER co-operation activities

Chapter II Common provisions for several measures

• Article 45 — Investments
• Article 46 — Investments in irrigation
• Article 47 — Rules for area related payments
• Article 48 — Revision clause
• Article 49 — Selection of operations
• Article 50 — Rural area definition

Chapter III Technical assistance and networking

• Article 51 — Funding technical assistance
• Article 52 — European network for rural development
• Article 53 — European Innovation Partnership network
• Article 54 — National rural network
• Article 55 — Aims
• Article 56 — Operational groups
• Article 57 — Tasks of operational groups
• Article 58 — Resources and their distribution
• Article 59 — Fund contribution
• Article 60 — Eligibility of expenditure
• Article 61 — Eligible expenditure
• Article 62 — Verifiability and controllability of measures
• Article 63 — Advances
• Article 64 — Responsibilities of the Commission
• Article 65 — Responsibilities of the Member States
• Article 66 — Managing Authority

Chapter I General provisions

Section 1 Establishment and objectives of a monitoring and evaluation system

• Article 67 — Monitoring and evaluation system
• Article 68 — Objectives

Section 2 Technical provisions

• Article 69 — Common indicators
• Article 70 — Electronic Information System
• Article 71 — Provision of information

Chapter II Monitoring

• Article 72 — Monitoring procedures
• Article 73 — Monitoring Committee
• Article 74 — Responsibilities of the Monitoring Committee
• Article 75 — Annual implementation report

Chapter III Evaluation

• Article 76 — General provisions
• Article 77 — Ex ante evaluation
• Article 78 — Ex post evaluation
• Article 79 — Syntheses of evaluations
• Article 80 — Rules applying to undertakings
• Article 81 — State aid
• Article 82 — Additional national financing

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

Chapter III Transitional and final provisions

• Article 88 — Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
• Article 89 — Transitional provisions
• Article 90 — Entry into force and application