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dossier	COM(2011)627 - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
document	COM(2011)627
date	December 17, 2013

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 %

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 (2)

Per ha per year for annual crops

900 (2)

Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops

450 (2)

Per ha per year for other land uses

200 (2)

Per livestock unit ("LU") per year for local breeds in danger of being lost to farmers

29(5)

Organic farming

600 (2)

Per ha per year for annual crops

900 (2)

Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops

450 (2)

Per ha per year for other land uses

30(7)

Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments

500 (2)

Per ha per year maximum in the initial period not exceeding five years

200 (2)

Per ha per year maximum

50 (3)

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

250 (2)

Maximum per ha per year

450 (2)

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 (2)

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

(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).

(2) These amounts may be increased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.

(3) This amount may be decreased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.

NB:	The aid intensities are without prejudice to Union State aid rules.

ANNEX III

BIOPHYSICAL CRITERIA FOR THE DELIMITATION OF AREAS FACING NATURAL CONSTRAINTS

CRITERION	DEFINITION	THRESHOLD
CLIMATE
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)

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

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 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

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