Commission Regulation (EC) No 1320/2006 of 5 September 2006 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF, EU financing arrangements, aid to agriculture, rural development, transitional period (EU)

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1320/2006

of 5 September 2006

laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for in Council
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

scheme under Regulation (EC) No
opment
support
1698/2005, which covers
the programming period
starting on 1 January 2007 (the new programming
period), transitional rules should be adopted to avoid
any difficulties or delays in the implementation of rural
development support during the transitional period.

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia,

(3)

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 32(5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20
for rural development by the
September 2005 on support
European
Rural Development
(EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 92(1) thereof,

Agricultural

Fund

for

rules

financial management

Rural development support under Regulation (EC) No
1698/2005 is to cover the new programming period,
whereas rural development support under Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999 covers the programming period
ending on 31 December 2006 (the current programming
period). Depending on the source of financing involved
and its
in the current
programming period in accordance with Articles 35
and 36 and Article 47b(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999, a distinction should be made between
support from the EAGGF Guarantee Section based on
non-differentiated
the
financial year ending on 15 October 2006 in the
Member States of the Community as constituted at 30
April 2004 on the one hand, and other support from the
EAGGF Guidance or Guarantee Section for all Member
States as provided for in Articles 29 to 32 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying
down general provisions on the Structural Funds (3) on
the other hand. In the latter case the final date of elig-
ibility for expenditure is fixed in the Decisions approving
Community support.

appropriations

budget

and

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is to apply from 1
January 2007. However, the provisions of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support
for rural development from the European Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (2), repealed by
Article 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 as from 1
January 2007, are to continue to apply to actions
approved by the Commission under those provisions
before 1 January 2007.

(4)

For rural development support financed by the EAGGF
Guarantee Section and relating to programming in the
Member States of the Community as constituted at 30
April 2004, transitional provisions should be laid down
for payments from 16 October to 31 December 2006, as
well as for commitments to beneficiaries in the current
programming period for which payments may take place
after 31 December 2006 during the new programming
period.

(2)

To facilitate the transition from existing support schemes
under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 to the rural devel-

(5)

support

from the EAGGF Guidance or
For other
Guarantee Section in all Member States concerned as
provided for in Articles 29 to 32 of Regulation (EC)

(1) OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2223/2004 (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3).

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For

and

areas

No 1260/1999, owing to the overlapping of the current
and new programming periods, from 1 January 2007 to
the final date of eligibility for expenditure fixed in the
Decisions approving Community support, a number of
transitional arrangements should be made in terms of
general principles and as regards certain rural devel-
opment measures, including those involving multiannual
commitments.
agri-
lessfavoured
environment, Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing
common rules for direct support schemes under the
common agricultural policy and establishing certain
support schemes for farmers (1) provides for the appli-
cation of good farming practice in the framework of
Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999. For agri-environment
more particularly, Article 21(3) of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 817/2004 of 29 April 2004 laying
down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural devel-
opment from the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (2) allows Member States to
extend agri-environmental
commitments within the
current programming period.

(6)

(7)

as

regards

periods

There is a need to ensure the transition between the two
programming
derogation
concerning compliance with Community standards in
accordance with Article 33l(2a) and (2b) of Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999 in the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus,
Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia (‘the new Member States’).

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,

Latvia,

the

implementation of

To guarantee better
the new
programming period as regards agri-environment and
animal welfare, Member States should be allowed to
authorise the transformation of an agri-environmental
or animal welfare commitment entered into on the
basis of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 into a new
for a period of between five to seven
commitment
years as a general
rule under Regulation (EC) No
1698/2005 provided that the new commitment is bene-
ficial to the environment or to animal welfare.

(8)

There is a need to establish specific transitional rules on
expenditure relating to technical assistance, including ex
ante and ex post evaluations for all types of programming.

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
L 208,

(EC) No 1156/2006 (OJ

Commission Regulation
29.7.2006, p. 3).

(9)

(10)

certain measures

The transition to the new programming period should be
ensured for
involving multiannual
commitments
under Council Regulation (EC) No
1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support
for agriculture and rural
for pre-accession measures
development in the applicant countries of central and
eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (3)
in the
new Member States.

are

clearly

through

for certain types of

should ensure that
identified

transitional
The Member States
operations
their
management and control systems. This is particularly
crucial
in all Member
States for the sake of sound financial management and
to prevent any risk of double financing owing to the
overlapping of
from 1
January 2007 to the final date of eligibility for expen-
diture fixed in the Decisions approving Community
support.

the programming periods

support

(11) A correlation table for measures under the current and
the new programming periods should be made available
in order to clearly identify rural development measures
over the two programming periods.

(12)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

This Regulation lays down specific rules to facilitate the tran-
sition from the rural development programming under Regu-
lations (EC) No 1257/1999 and (EC) No 1268/1999 to that
established by Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

(2) OJ L 153, 30.4.2004, p. 30; corrected version (OJ L 231, 30.6.2004,
p. 24). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1360/2005
(OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 55).

(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2112/2005 (OJ L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 23).

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Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
shall apply:

(e)

‘new programming period’ means the programming period
under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 starting on 1 January
2007;

(a)

‘measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section’
means rural development measures as provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the European
Agricultural Guidance
Fund (EAGGF)
Guarantee Section and applicable in the Member States of
the Community as constituted at 30 April 2004;

and Guarantee

(f)

‘commitments’ means legal commitments undertaken to
beneficiaries of
the
Member States;

rural development measures by

(g)

‘payments’ means payments made to beneficiaries of rural
development measures by the Member States;

(b) ‘measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section

and/or Guarantee Section’ means:

(h) ‘multiannual commitments’ means commitments relating to:

(i) rural development measures as provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the EAGGF
Guidance Section, applicable in all Member States and
to which Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 applies;

(i) the following measures: early retirement of farmers and
farm workers, agri-environment and animal welfare,
food quality
meeting standards support
land,
support to farmers, afforestation of agricultural
support
for
setting up producer groups;

for semi-subsistence farms and support

to farmers,

(ii) measures under

the Leader Community Initiative,
provided for in Article 20(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999;

(ii) support through interest rate subsidies, support through
leasing and support for the setting up of young farmers
where the single premium referred to Article 8(2)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 is fractioned into several
instalments payable in a period exceeding 12 months
from the date of payment of the first instalment.

(iii) rural development measures as provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the EAGGF
Guarantee Section, applicable in the new Member States
and to which Articles 29 to 32 of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999 apply;

(c)

‘new Member States’ means the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia
and Slovakia;

(d)

‘current programming period’ means
the programming
period under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 ending on
31 December 2006;

TITLE II

TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR REGULATION (EC) No 1257/1999

CHAPTER 1

Measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section

Article 3

1.
Payments made between 16 October and 31 December
2006 under the current programming period shall be eligible
under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
(EAFRD) pursuant to Article 39(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1290/2005 (1) only if they are made after the finalisation of
payments authorised in accordance with the second sentence of
Article 39(1)(a) of that Regulation.

(1) OL L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

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Eligible payments referred to in the first subparagraph shall be
declared to the Commission by 31 January 2007, irrespective of
Commission approval of
the rural development programme
concerned. Payment by the Commission shall, however, be
made only once the programme has been approved.

under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 from the date from
which no further commitments are undertaken in the current
programming period at programme level in accordance with the
first subparagraph of this paragraph.

2.
Expenditure relating to commitments undertaken in the
current programming period with payments to be made after
31 December 2006 shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the
new programming period.

The second subparagraph of this paragraph may not apply for
the transition from the Leader Community Initiative to the
Leader Axis of the new programming period where the inte-
grated local development strategies, to be implemented by local
action groups referred to in Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No
the new programming
1698/2005 which are selected for
period, are new and/or
territory has not
benefited from the Leader Community Initiative.

the same rural

However, payments relating to non-multiannual commitments
undertaken by 31 December 2006 must comply with the elig-
ibility conditions of the new programming period insofar as
they extend beyond 31 December 2008.

Expenditure relating to commitments undertaken in the
2.
current programming period with payments to be made after
the final date of eligibility for expenditure of that programming
period shall be
the EAFRD in the new
programming period subject to Articles 7 and 8.

eligible under

Rural development programmes for
the new programming
period must make a provision for expenditure referred to in
the first subparagraph.

CHAPTER 2

Measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section and/or
Guarantee Section

S e c t i o n 1

C o m m o n r u l e s

Article 4

Article 5

1.
In the case of the agri-environment and animal welfare
measures in the new Member States, only expenditure linked to
commitments undertaken by 31 December 2006 in the current
programming period for which payments are to be made after
that date shall be eligible under
the EAFRD in the new
programming period.

Expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible

2.
under the EAFRD in the new programming period from:

1. Without prejudice to Articles 5 and 6, Member States may
continue, within the current programming period, to undertake
commitments and make payments from 1 January 2007 to the
final date of eligibility for expenditure fixed in the Decisions
approving Community support for operational programmes or
rural development programming documents.

(a)

the final date of eligibility for expenditure of the current
programming period, where payments continue after that
date; or

However, for a given type of measures or sub-measures as listed
in Annex I, Member States shall start undertaking commitments

(b) a date earlier than the date referred to in point (a) but after
1 January 2007, where the amount allocated to the
programme and/or measure has already been used up.

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the new programming
Rural development programmes for
period must make a provision for expenditure referred to in
the first subparagraph.

(b) a date earlier than the date referred to in point (a) but after
1 January 2007, where the amount allocated to the
programme and/or measure has already been used up.

Article 6

Expenditure

arising
allowances

concerning
1.
compensatory
in new
Member States and relating to no later than the year 2006
may be declared up to the final date of eligibility for expen-
diture of the current programming period.

from commitments
in lessfavoured areas

the new programming
Rural development programmes for
period must make a provision for expenditure referred to in
the first subparagraph.

However, where the amount allocated to the programme and/or
measure is used up earlier than the final date referred to in the
first
subparagraph but after 1 January 2007, expenditure
outstanding with respect to commitments relating to no later
than the year 2006 shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the
new programming period, provided that the rural development
programme for the new programming period makes a provision
for such expenditure.

Article 8

1.
For operations relating to non-multiannual commitments
for which commitments to beneficiaries have been undertaken
before the final date of eligibility for expenditure of the current
programming period, any expenditure relating to payments
outstanding beyond that date shall be eligible under
the
EAFRD in the new programming period from that date,
provided that:

arising

Expenditure

from commitments

2.
concerning
compensatory allowances in less-favoured areas in the new
Member States with respect to years 2007 and 2008 shall be
charged to the EAFRD and shall comply with Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005.

Article 7

1.
Expenditure relating to multiannual commitments other
than those for agri-environment and animal welfare with
payments to be made after the final date of eligibility for expen-
diture of the current programming period shall be eligible under
the EAFRD in the new programming period.

Expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible

2.
under the EAFRD in the new programming period from:

(a)

the competent authority of the Member State breaks down
the operations into two distinct,
identifiable financial and
physical or development stages corresponding to the two
programming periods;

(b) the co-financing and eligibility conditions for the operations

in the new programming period are met.

2.
If funds for the current programming period are used up
at a date earlier than the final date referred to in paragraph 1,
the expenditure relating to payments outstanding beyond that
earlier date shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the new
programming period, provided that the conditions laid down
in paragraph 1 are met.

(a)

the final date of eligibility for expenditure of the current
programming period, where payments continue after that
date; or

3. Member States must state in their rural development
programmes under the new programming period if they use
the possibilities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 for the
measures concerned.

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S e c t i o n 2

S p e c i f i c r u l e s f o r n e w M e m b e r S t a t e s

(a) any such transformation is of unquestionable benefit to the

environment or to animal welfare; and

Article 9

With regard to compliance with Community standards in
accordance with Article 33l(2a) and (2b) of Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999, expenditure relating to payments outstanding
in respect of commitments to beneficiaries undertaken by the
final date of
current
programming period shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the
new programming period, provided that the rural development
programme for the new programming period makes a provision
for such expenditure.

expenditure of

eligibility

the

for

(b) the existing commitment is significantly reinforced.

CHAPTER 4

Expenditure under technical assistance

S e c t i o n 1

Article 10

E x p e n d i t u r e

r e l a t i n g t o m e a s u r e s
E A G G F G u a r a n t e e S e c t i o n

c o - f i n a n c e d b y

t h e

No payments in respect of the following measures shall be
eligible under the EAFRD in the new programming period:

Article 12

(a)

farm advisory and extension services as referred to in Article
33g of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

(b) complements to direct payments as referred to in Article

33h of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

(c) complements to State aid in Malta as referred to in Article

33i of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

(d) aid to full-time farmers in Malta as referred to in Article 33j

of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.

CHAPTER 3

Specific provision for agri-environment and animal welfare

Article 11

Before the end of a period for performing a commitment
entered into under Chapter VI of Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999, Member States may authorise the transformation
of that commitment into a new commitment for a period of
between five and seven years as a general rule under Regulation
(EC) No 1698/2005 provided that:

1.
Expenditure relating to the ex ante evaluation of the new
programming period as referred to in Article 85 of Regulation
(EC) No 1698/2005 may be charged to the EAGGF Guarantee
Section under the current programming period within the time-
limit set in Article 39(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005,
provided that
the ceiling of 1 % referred to in the second
paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 is
respected.

the
Expenditure relating to the ex post evaluation of
2.
current programming period as referred to in Article 64 of
Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 shall be eligible under
the
technical assistance component of
the rural development
programme in the new programming period, provided that it
complies with the second subparagraph of Article 66(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and that
the programme
makes a provision for this purpose.

S e c t i o n 2

E x p e n d i t u r e

r e l a t i n g t o m e a s u r e s

c o - f i n a n c e d b y

t h e

E A G G F g u i d a n c e s e c t i o n a n d / o r g u a r a n t e e s e c t i o n

Article 13

the

Expenditure under

1.
current programming period
incurred after the final date of eligibility for expenditure of
that programming period and relating to operations covered
by points 2 and 3 of Rule No 11 of the Annex to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1685/2000 (1), with the exception of ex post
evaluations, audits and preparation of final reports, shall not be
eligible under the EAFRD in the new programming period.

(1) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 39.

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the

Expenditure under

current programming period
2.
incurred by the final date of eligibility for expenditure of that
programming period and relating to operations covered by the
first indent of point 2.1 and by point 3 of Rule No 11 of the
including ex ante
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1685/2000,
evaluations referred to in Article 85 of Regulation (EC) No
1698/2005,
development
programmes under the new programming period, shall be,
subject to the conditions laid down in points 2.2 to 2.7 and
3 of that Rule, eligible under the technical assistance component
in the current operational programmes or rural development
programming documents.

preparation of

rural

the

for

for

the

ex post

Expenditure

evaluations of

3.
current
programming period as referred to in Article 43 of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 may be eligible under the EAFRD under the
technical assistance component of the programmes in the new
programming period, provided that it complies with the second
subparagraph of Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1698/2005 and that the programme makes a provision for
this purpose.

1268/1999, expenditure relating to payments to be made
after 31 December 2006 shall be eligible under the EADRF in
the new programming period provided that the conditions of
Article 71(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 are met and
that the programme under the new programming period makes
a provision for this purpose.

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 15

The Member States shall ensure that
transitional operations
falling within the scope of this Regulation are clearly identified
through their management and control systems.

Article 16

The correlation table for measures under the current and the
new programming periods is set out in Annex II.

TITLE III

TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR REGULATION (EC) No 1268/1999

Article 14

As regards the measures referred to in the fourth, seventh and
fourteenth indents of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

Article 17

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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Types of rural development measures or sub-measures referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1):

ANNEX I

— training,

— setting up of young farmers,

— early retirement (new Member States),

— use of advisory services (new Member States),

— setting up of advisory, relief and management services (all Member States concerned)/provision of advisory and

extension services (new Member States),

— investments in agricultural holdings,

— investments in forests,

— processing/marketing of agricultural and forestry products,

— land improvement, reparcelling, water resources management, agricultural infrastructure,

— restoration-prevention actions for agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters,

— meeting Community standards/compliance with Community standards (new Member States) — various standards,

— food quality schemes (new Member States) — various schemes,

— promotion of quality products by producer groups (new Member States),

— semi-subsistence farms (new Member States),

— setting up of producer groups (new Member States),

— areas under environmental restrictions/Natura 2000 payments (new Member States),

— protection of the environment in connexion with agriculture/forestry,

— afforestation of agricultural land (new Member States),

— afforestation of non-agricultural land,

— ecological stability of forests,

— restoration-prevention actions in forestry/fire-breaks,

— off-farm diversification,

— craft/tourism activities,

— basic services — various services,

— village renovation/renewal and development — various types of operations,

— rural heritage — various types of operations,

— leader — running the local action groups and various types of operations under local development strategies and

cooperation (except skills acquisition and animation actions).

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Correlation table for measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999
and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

ANNEX II

Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Axis 1

Training. Article 9

(c)

113 and 128

Article 20(a)(i) and Article 21:
Training and information

111

Setting up of Young Farmers.
Article 8

(b)

Early retirement. Articles 10,
11 and 12

(d)

Use of advisory services.
Article 21d

Setting up of advisory,
management and relief
services.

Article 33, third indent.
Provision of advisory and
extension services.

Article 33g

Investments in agricultural
holdings. Articles 4 to 7

Investments in forests for
improving economic value,
establishment of forestry
associations. Article 30(1),
second and fifth indents

Processing and marketing of
agricultural and forestry
products, promotion of new
outlets for forestry products.
Articles 25 to 28 and
Article 30(1), third and
fourth indents.

(y)

(l)

(a)

(i)

(g)

(i)

112

/

/

1303

111

121

124

114

122

Article 20(a)(ii) and Article 22:
Setting up of Young Farmers

112

Article 20(a)(iii) and Article 23:
Early retirement

113

Article 20(a)(iv) and Article 24:
Use of advisory services

114

Article 20(a)(v) and Article 25:
Setting up of management, relief
and advisory services

115

Article 20(b)(i) and Article 26:
Modernisation of agricultural
holdings

121

Article 20(b)(ii) and Article 27:
Improvement of the economic
value of forests

122

Article 20(b)(iii) and Article 28:
Adding value to agricultural and
forestry products

123

Marketing of quality
products and setting up of
quality schemes. Article 33,
fourth indent

(m)

123

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Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Land improvement, repar-
celling, water resources
management, agricultural
infrastructure. Article 33,
first, second, eighth and
ninth indents

Restoration-prevention
instruments. Article 33,
twelfth indent

Meeting standards Articles
21b and 21c. Compliance
with standards Article
33l(2a) and (2b)

Food quality schemes
Articles 24b and 24c

(j)

(k)

(q)

(r)

(u)

(x)

(z)

Support to Producer Groups
for promotion of quality
products Article 24d

(aa)

Semi-subsistence farming
Article 33b

(ab)

Producer groups Article 33d

(ac)

Less favoured areas pay-
ments, mountain areas.
Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18

Less favoured areas pay-
ments, other less favoured
areas. Articles 3, 14, 15, 18
and 19

(e)

(e)

1301

1302

1308

1309

1313

/

/

/

/

/

/

/

Article 20(b)(iv) and Article 29:
Cooperation for development
of new products-processes-
technologies

124

Article 20(b)(v) and Article 30:
Agricultural and forestry infra-
structure

125

Article 20(b)(vi):
Restoration-prevention actions

126

Article 20(c)(i) and Article 31:
Meeting standards

131

Article 20(c)(ii) and Article 32:
Food quality schemes

132

Article 20(c)(iii) and Article 33:
Information and promotion

133

Article 20(d)(i) and Article 34:
Semi-subsistence farming

141

Article 20(d)(ii) and Article 35:
Producer groups

142

Axis 2

Article 36(a)(i) and Article 37:
Natural handicap payments in
mountains

211

Article 36(a)(ii) and Article 37:
Natural handicap payments in
areas other than mountain areas

212

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Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Areas under environmental
restrictions. Article 16

(e)

Agri-environment.
Articles 22, 23 and 24

Animal welfare.

(f)

(f)

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Articles. 22, 23 and 24.

(t)

1312

Article 36(a)(iii) and Article 38.
Natura 2000 and payments
linked to Directive 2000/60/EC
of the European Parliament and
of the Council (3)

213

Article 36(a)(iv) and Article 39:
Agri-environment payments

214

Article 36(a)(v) and Article 40:
Animal welfare payments

215

Protection of the envir-
onment in connexion with
animal welfare.

Article 33, 11th indent

Protection of the envir-
onment in connexion with
agriculture. Article 33,
11th indent

(t)

1312

Article 36(a)(vi) and Article 41:
Non-productive investments

216

Afforestation of agricultural
land. Article 31

(h)

/

Article 36(b)(i) and Article 43:
First afforestation of agricultural
land

221

Afforestation of non-agri-
cultural land. Article 30(1),
first indent

(i)

Ecological stability of forests.
Article 32(1), first indent

(i)

Ecological stability of forests.
Article 32(1), first indent

(i)

126

127

127

Article 36(b)(ii) and
Article 44: First establishment of
agroforestry systems

222

Article 36(b)(iii) and Article 45:
First afforestation of non-agri-
cultural land

223

Article 36(b)(iv) and Article 46:
Natura 2000 payments

224

Article 36(b)(v) and Article 47:
Forest-environment payments

225

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Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Restoration-prevention in
forestry. Article 30(1), sixth
indent;

(i)

Fire-breaks Article 32(1),
second indent

Investments for the
ecological and social value of
forests. Article 30(1), second
indent.

Protection of the envir-
onment in connexion with
forestry: Article 33, 11th
indent

Diversification. Article 33,
seventh indent

Craft activities; financial
engineering

Article 33, 10th and 13th
indents

Tourism activities. Article
33, 10th indent

Basic services Article 33,
fifth indent

Village renovation and
development Article 33,
sixth indent

Protection-conservation of
the rural heritage. Article 33,
sixth indent

(i)

(t)

(p)

(s)

(v)

(s)

(n)

(o)

(o)

125

121

1312

1307

1311

1314

1310

1305

1306

1306

Article 36(b)(vi) and Article 48:
Restoration-prevention in
forestry

226

Article 36(b)(vii) and Article 49:
Non-productive investments

227

Axis 3

Article 52(a)(i) and Article 53:
Diversification

311

Article 52(a)(ii) and Article 54:
Business creation and devel-
opment

312

Article 52(a)(iii) and Article 55:
Tourism activities

313

Article 52(b)(i) and Article 56:
Basic services

321

Article 52(b)(ii):
Village renewal and development

322

Article 52(b)(iii) and Article 57:
Conservation and upgrading of
the rural heritage

323

Article 52(c) and Article 58:
Training and information

Management of integrated
rural development strategies
by local partners. Article 33,
14th indent

(w)

1305-1 1305-2

Article 52(d) and Article 59:
Skills acquisition, animation and
implementation

331

341

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Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Leader+ Communication and
Leader+ type measures.
Article 33f

Action 1: local strategies

Axis 4

Article 63(a):
Local development strategies

41

411 competi-
tiveness

412
envir-
onment/land
management

413
quality
of life/diversi-
fication

For competitiveness: all the old codes
under Regulations (EC) No 817/2004
and (EC) No 438/2001 corresponding
to Axis 1

land management/environment:
For
all
the old codes under Regulations
(EC) No 817/2004 and (EC) No
438/2001 corresponding to Axis 2

For diversification/quality of
life: all
the old codes under Regulations (EC)
No 817/2004 and (EC) No 438/2001
corresponding to Axis 3, plus
the
following categories from Regulation
(EC) No 438/2001: 161 to 164,
166, 167, 171 to 174, 22 to 25,
322, 323, 332, 333, 341, 343, 345,
351, 353, 354 and 36.

Leader+ Communication and
Leader+ type measures.
Article 33f

Action 2: cooperation

Leader+ Communication and
Leader+ type measures.
Article 33f

Action 3: running the local
action groups

Leader+ Communication and
Leader+ type measures.
Article 33f

Action 3: networks

/

/

/

/

1305-3

1305-4

Article 63(b):
Cooperation

421

1305-1

1305-2

Article 63(c):
Running the local action groups,
animation

431

1305-5

Article 66(3) and Article 68:
National Rural Network

511

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Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1257/1999

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 817/2004 and
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 141/2004 (1)

Categories under
Commission
Regulation (EC)
No 438/2001 (2)

Axes and measures under
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Codes under
Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Technical assistance

Technical assistance

Technical assistance

411 to 415

Article 49. Rule No 11 of
the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 1685/2000

(ad)

Article 66(2):
Technical assistance

Article 66(3):
National networks

511

511

Measures under Regulation
(EC) No 1268/1999

Measures under Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Agricultural production
methods designed to protect
the environment and
maintain the countryside

Article 2, fourth indent

Setting up producer groups

Article 2, seventh indent

Forestry Article 2, 14th
indent

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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 25.
(2) OJ L 63, 3.3.2001, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.

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Article 36(a)(iv) and Article 39:
Agri-environment payments

214

Article 20(d)(ii) and Article 35:
Producer groups

142

Article 36(b)(i) and Article 43:
First afforestation of agricultural
land

221