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.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
V. JUKNA
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).
(2) Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 december 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (See page 549 of this Official Journal).
(3) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 december 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 637/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 (See page 608 of this Official Journal).
(4) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
(6) Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).
(7) Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
(8) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
(9) Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid (OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1).
(10) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
(11) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).
(12) Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1).
(13) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
(14)
OJ C 35, 9.2.2012 p. 1.
(15) 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).
(16) 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).
(17) Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30).
(18) 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).
(19) 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).
(20) 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).
(21) 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).
(22) 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).
(23) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (OJ L 184, 27.7.1993, p. 1).
(24) 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).
(25) 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).
(26) 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).
(27) Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).
ANNEX I
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
78 342 401
78 499 837
78 660 375
78 824 076
78 991 202
79 158 713
79 314 155
551 790 759
Bulgaria
335 499 038
335 057 822
334 607 538
334 147 994
333 680 052
333 187 306
332 604 216
2 338 783 966
Czech Republic
314 349 445
312 969 048
311 560 782
310 124 078
308 659 490
307 149 050
305 522 103
2 170 333 996
Denmark
90 287 658
90 168 920
90 047 742
89 924 072
89 798 142
89 665 537
89 508 619
629 400 690
Germany
1 178 778 847
1 177 251 936
1 175 693 642
1 174 103 302
1 172 483 899
1 170 778 658
1 168 760 766
8 217 851 050
Estonia
103 626 144
103 651 030
103 676 345
103 702 093
103 728 583
103 751 180
103 751 183
725 886 558
Ireland
313 148 955
313 059 463
312 967 965
312 874 411
312 779 690
312 669 355
312 485 314
2 189 985 153
Greece
601 051 830
600 533 693
600 004 906
599 465 245
598 915 722
598 337 071
597 652 326
4 195 960 793
Spain
1 187 488 617
1 186 425 595
1 185 344 141
1 184 244 005
1 183 112 678
1 182 137 718
1 182 076 067
8 290 828 821
France
1 404 875 907
1 408 287 165
1 411 769 545
1 415 324 592
1 418 941 328
1 422 813 729
1 427 718 983
9 909 731 249
Croatia
332 167 500
332 167 500
332 167 500
332 167 500
332 167 500
332 167 500
332 167 500
2 325 172 500
Italy
1 480 213 402
1 483 373 476
1 486 595 990
1 489 882 162
1 493 236 530
1 496 609 799
1 499 799 408
10 429 710 767
Cyprus
18 895 839
18 893 552
18 891 207
18 888 801
18 886 389
18 883 108
18 875 481
132 214 377
Latvia
138 327 376
138 361 424
138 396 059
138 431 289
138 467 528
138 498 589
138 499 517
968 981 782
Lithuania
230 392 975
230 412 316
230 431 887
230 451 686
230 472 391
230 483 599
230 443 386
1 613 088 240
Luxembourg
14 226 474
14 272 231
14 318 896
14 366 484
14 415 051
14 464 074
14 511 390
100 574 600
Hungary
495 668 727
495 016 871
494 351 618
493 672 684
492 981 342
492 253 356
491 391 895
3 455 336 493
Malta
13 880 143
13 965 035
14 051 619
14 139 927
14 230 023
14 321 504
14 412 647
99 000 898
Netherlands
87 118 078
87 003 509
86 886 585
86 767 256
86 645 747
86 517 797
86 366 388
607 305 360
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
1 567 453 560
1 565 347 059
1 563 197 238
1 561 008 130
1 558 702 987
1 555 975 202
10 941 201 814
Portugal
577 031 070
577 895 019
578 775 888
579 674 001
580 591 241
581 504 133
582 317 022
4 057 788 374
Romania
1 149 848 554
1 148 336 385
1 146 793 135
1 145 218 149
1 143 614 381
1 141 925 604
1 139 927 194
8 015 663 402
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
270 797 979
270 434 053
270 062 644
269 684 447
269 286 203
268 814 943
1 890 234 844
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
248 858 535
249 014 757
249 173 940
249 336 135
249 502 108
249 660 989
249 768 786
1 745 315 250
United Kingdom
371 473 873
370 520 030
369 548 156
368 557 938
367 544 511
366 577 113
365 935 870
2 580 157 491
Total EU-28
13 618 149 060
13 618 658 677
13 619 178 488
13 619 708 697
13 620 249 509
13 620 801 137
13 621 363 797
95 338 109 365
Technical assistance (0,25 %)
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
13 652 279 759
13 652 790 654
13 653 311 767
13 653 843 305
13 654 385 473
13 654 938 483
13 655 502 553
95 577 051 994
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
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 %
Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
The above rates may be increased 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 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 %
Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
The above rates may be increased by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP or those linked to a merger of producer organisations
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
Per young farmer under Article 19(1)(a)(i)
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
200 (*1)
Per livestock unit ("LU") per year for local breeds in danger of being lost to farmers
29(5)
Organic farming
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
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
50 (*2)
Per ha per year minimum for Water Framework Directive payments
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
450 (*1)
Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 32(2)
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
65 %
Of the insurance premium due
38(5)
Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents
65 %
Of the eligible costs.
39(5)
Income stabilisation tool
65 %
Of the eligible costs
NB:
The aid intensities are without prejudice to Union State aid rules.
(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.
ANNEX III
BIOPHYSICAL CRITERIA FOR THE DELIMITATION OF AREAS FACING NATURAL CONSTRAINTS
CRITERION
DEFINITION
THRESHOLD
CLIMATE
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
Dryness
Ratio of the annual precipitation (P) to the annual potential evapotranspiration (PET)
P/PET ≤ 0.5
CLIMATE AND SOIL
Excess Soil Moisture
Number of days at or above field capacity
≥ 230 days
SOIL
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
Topsoil texture class is heavy clay
(≥≥ 60 % clay) 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 (*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
Soil Acidity: pH ≤ 5 (in water) in topsoil
TERRAIN
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:
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
Small farms:
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
Investments in non-agricultural activities
Setting up of producer groups
LEADER
Mountain areas:
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
Short supply chains:
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
Women in rural areas:
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
Climate change mitigation and adaptation and biodiversity:
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
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.
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
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
Measures of particular relevance to several Union priorities
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Investments in physical assets
Farm and business development
Co-operation
Article 42 - 44
LEADER
Measures of particular relevance to fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas
Knowledge transfer and information actions
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
Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Measures of particular relevance to promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events
Setting up of producer groups
Animal welfare
Risk management
Crop, animal, and plant insurance
Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases and environmental incidents
Income stabilisation tool
Measure of particular relevance to restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependent on 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
Afforestation and creation of woodland
Establishment of agroforestry systems
Investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation of potential forest ecosystems
Agri-environment-climate
Organic farming
Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments
Article 31 -32
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints
Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation
Measures of particular relevance to promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
Article 42 – 44
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