COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER
Date: 2011-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: budgetary expenditure, development policy, implementation of the budget, rural development, structural expenditure

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 20.7.2011 
SEC(2011) 943 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER 

Accompanying the document 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE 
COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE 
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

on the implementation of the national strategy plans and the Community strategic 
guidelines for rural development (2007-2013). 

{COM(2011) 450 final} 

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Table 1: EAFRD expenditures realized 2007-2009, EAFRD total allocation 2007-2013 
(before HC as at mid-2008) and uptake level1 

Measures 
code 

Measures 

111 

Vocational training and 
information actions 

112 

Setting-up of young farmers 

113 

Early retirement 

114 

Use of advisory services 

115 

121 

122 

123 

124 

125 

126 

131 

132 

133 

Setting up of farm 
management, relief and 
advisory services 
Modernisation of agricultural 
holdings 

Improvement of the economic 
value of forests 

Adding value to agricultural and 
forestry products 

Cooperation for development of 
new products, processes and 
technologies  
Infrastructure related to the 
development and adaptation of 
agriculture and forestry 
Restoring agricultural 
production potential damaged 
by natural disasters and 
introducing appropriate 
prevention actions 

Meeting standards based on 
Community legislation 

Participation of farmers in food 
quality schemes 

Information and promotion 
activities 

141 

Semi-subsistence farming 

142 

Producer groups 

143 

Providing farm advisory and 
extension services 

Total Axis 1 

211 

212 

213 

Payments to farmers in areas 
with handicaps (Article 36 (a) (i) 
of Reg. (EC) No 1698/2005) 
Payments to farmers in areas 
with handicaps in mountain 
areas (Article 36 (a) (ii) of Reg. 
(EC) No 1698/2005) 
Natura 2000 payments and 
payments linked to Directive 
2000/60/EC (WFD) 

214 

Agri-environment commitments 

215 

Animal welfare payments 

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Source: DG AGRI 

Number of RDP 
implementing the 
measures (max 88) 

EAFRD 2007-2009 

Total allocation 
2007-2013 

uptake 
level 

78 

69 

52 

60 

33 

86 

50 

86 

55 

78 

25 

17 

51 

47 

8 

10 

2 

58 

74 

28 

88 

21 

93 266 011 

996 338 654 

9% 

537 109 921 

2 729 762 572 

20% 

750 047 270 

2 644 456 215 

28% 

12 241 690 

662 546 667 

2% 

1 958 763 

137 271 564 

1% 

2 165 093 096 

9 652 819 268 

22% 

50 823 649 

652 127 142 

8% 

528 305 883 

5 519 893 083 

10% 

8 006 806 

336 457 412 

2% 

456 373 495 

4 866 010 414 

9% 

69 860 106 

732 535 861 

10% 

44 128 620 

96 683 558 

46% 

7 694 531 

293 455 582 

3% 

6 998 387 

212 320 517 

3% 

268 766 385 

915 274 606 

29% 

40 151 798 

325 507 181 

12% 

624 804 

131 773 438 

0% 

5 041 451 215 

30 905 233 734 

16% 

2 535 342 208 

6 004 100 602 

42% 

2 689 096 097 

6 642 712 499 

40% 

38 923 729 

471 826 214 

8% 

6 766 447 108 

20 317 820 878 

33% 

104 442 195 

312 974 710 

33% 

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216 

Non-productive investments 

221 

222 

223 

First afforestation of non-
agricultural land 
First establishment of 
agroforestry systems on 
agricultural land 
First afforestation of non-
agricultural land 

224 

Natura 2000 payments 

225 

Forest-environment payments 

226 

Restoring forestry potential and 
introducing prevention actions 

227 

Non-productive investments 

Total Axis 2 

311 

312 

313 

321 

322 

323 

331 

341 

Diversification into non-
agricultural activities 

Business creation and 
development 

Encouragement of tourism 
activities 

Basic services for the economy 
and rural population 

Village renewal and 
development 

Conservation and upgrading of 
the rural heritage 

Training and information for 
economic actors operating in 
the fields covered by Axis 3 

Skills acquisition, animation 
and implementation 

Total Axis 3 

411 

412 

413 

421 

431 

Implementing local 
development strategies - axis 1 

Implementing local 
development strategies - axis 2 

Implementing local 
development strategies - axis 3 

Implementing cooperation 
projects 
Running the local action group, 
acquiring skills and animating 
the territory 

49 

66 

16 

39 

15 

31 

58 

71 

67 

51 

62 

64 

54 

69 

35 

38 

61 

43 

86 

87 

86 

26 179 845 

462 790 092 

6% 

487 931 021 

2 417 586 932 

20% 

- 

22 743 954 

0% 

21 584 293 

360 798 588 

6% 

3 656 799 

110 646 424 

3% 

10 899 107 

265 436 228 

4% 

217 636 399 

1 552 976 933 

14% 

71 172 180 

808 852 967 

9% 

12 973 310 981 

39 751 267 021 

33% 

84 033 772 

1 442 111 649 

6% 

57 332 430 

2 185 744 982 

3% 

66 389 380 

1 300 160 835 

5% 

141 770 148 

2 685 865 662 

5% 

223 388 217 

3 046 071 082 

7% 

125 595 829 

1 265 471 141 

10% 

9 328 125 

136 185 036 

7% 

21 891 831 

161 215 956 

14% 

729 729 730 

12 222 826 343 

6% 

13 841 102 

522 378 659 

3% 

1 446 691 

165 209 131 

1% 

96 583 627 

3 725 553 233 

3% 

1 038 962 

265 619 794 

0% 

47 765 310 

854 443 162 

6% 

Total Axis 4 

160 675 692 

5 533 203 979 

3% 

511 

Technical assistance 

197 240 105 

1 925 361 913 

10% 

611 

Direct Payments (RO and BG) 

342 426 737 

645 581 697 

53% 

Grand Total 

19 444 834 460 

90 983 474 687 

21% 

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Table 2(a): Monitoring output indicators 2007-2009, and targets 2007-2013 
(before HC as at end 2009) 2 

Code  Measure 

Output 

Unit 

Value (2007-
2009) 

Targets 2007-
2013  

% target 

111 

Vocational training and 
information actions 

Number of participants 
in training 

112 

Setting up of young 
farmers 

Number of assisted 
young farmers 

N. 

N. 

1 136 877 

5 254 417 

22% 

36 660 

188 427 

19% 

Number of beneficiaries 

N. 

17 385 

81 453 

21% 

113 

Early retirement 

114 

Use of advisory 
services 

Number of hectares 
released 

Number of farmers 
supported 

Number of forest 
holders supported 

115 

Setting up of 
management, relief 
and advisory services 

Number of newly set up 
management, relief or 
advisory services 

Ha 

N. 

N. 

N. 

230 000 

998 627 

23% 

34 800 

1 125 166 

1 070 

64 042 

3% 

2% 

185 

1 191 

16% 

121 

Modernisation of 
agricultural holdings 

Number of farm 
holdings that received 
investment support 

N. 

105 800 

592 007 

18% 

Improvement of the 
economic value of 
forests 

Number of forest 
holdings that received 
investment support 

N. 

N. 

N. 

6 020 

66 921 

9% 

7 060 

67 742 

10% 

353 

5 683 

6% 

Number of enterprises 
supported 

Number of cooperation 
initiatives supported 

Number of operations 
supported 

N. 

16 623 

48 097 

35% 

Supported area of 
damaged agricultural 
land 

Ha 

336 000 

1 137 964 

30% 

122 

123 

124 

125 

126 

Adding value to 
agricultural and 
forestry products 

Cooperation for 
development of new 
products, processes 
and technologies 

Infrastructure related 
to the development 
and adaptation of 
agriculture and 
forestry 

Restoring agricultural 
production potential 
damaged by natural 
disasters and 
prevention actions 

131 

Meeting standards 
based on Community 
legislation 

Number of beneficiaries 

N. 

8 214 

88 133 

9% 

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Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards 

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Participation of 
farmers in food quality 
schemes 

Number of supported 
farm holdings 
participating in a quality 
scheme 

Information and 
promotion activities 

Number of supported 
actions 

132 

133 

141 

Semi-subsistence 
farming 

142 

Producer groups 

LFA 

Support to Less 
Favoured Areas 

213 

Natura 2000 payments 
and payments linked to 
Directive 2000/60/EC 
(WFD) 

214 

Agri-environment 
payments 

Number of semi-
subsistence farm 
holdings supported 

Number of supported 
producer groups 

Number of supported 
holdings in LFAs 

Supported agricultural 
land in LFAs 

Number of supported 
holdings in Natura 2000 
areas/under WFD 

Supported agricultural 
land under Natura 
2000/under WFD 

Number of farm 
holdings  

Total area under agri-
environmental support 

Physical area under 
agri-environmental 
support  

Total Number of 
contracts 

Number of animal 
welfare contracts 

Animal welfare 
payments 

215 

216 

Non-productive 
investments 

Number of farm 
holdings  

221 

First afforestation of 
agricultural land 

Number of beneficiaries 
receiving support 

Number of ha afforested 
land 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

134 000 

393 381 

34% 

2 041 

51 635 

4% 

8 885 

110 889 

8% 

280 

2 162 

13% 

2 568 319 

3 600 000 

72% 

Ha 

50 900 000 

55 000 000 

93% 

N. 

29 679 

52 133 

57% 

Ha 

536 492 

1 085 818 

49% 

N. 

947 000 

2 778 267 

34% 

Ha 

33 150 000 

60 000 000 

55% 

Ha 

21 528 712 

45 000 000 

48% 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

1 675 447 

2 931 033 

57% 

126 700 

184 287 

69% 

5 642 

82 026 

7% 

14 100 

130 089 

11% 

Ha 

72 500 

600 000 

12% 

222 

First establishment of 
agroforestry systems 
on agricultural land 

223 

First afforestation of 
non-agricultural land 

224 

Natura 2000 payments 

Number of beneficiaries 

N. 

Number of ha under 
new agroforestry 
systems 

Number of beneficiaries 
receiving support 

Number of ha of 
afforested land 

Number of forest 
holdings receiving aid in 
Natura 2000 area  

Ha 

N. 

Ha 

N. 

0 

0 

277 

0% 

38 576 

0% 

2 250 

48 806 

19 500 

222 776 

5% 

9% 

4 075 

52 000 

8% 

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Supported forest land 
(ha) in Natura 2000 
area 

Number of forest 
holdings receiving 
support 

Total forest area under 
forest environment 
support 

Physical forest area 
under forest 
environment support 

Ha 

N. 

Ha 

Ha 

71 926 

382 491 

19% 

5 130 

75 610 

7% 

211 886 

2 135 933 

10% 

187 256 

919 762 

20% 

225 

Forest-environment 
payments 

Number of contracts 

N. 

8 750 

76 939 

11% 

226 

227 

311 

Restoring forestry 
potential and 
introducing prevention 
actions 

Number of 
prevention/restoration 
actions 

Non-productive 
investments 

Number of supported 
forest holders 

N. 

N. 

19 370 

132 717 

15% 

39 411 

136 876 

29% 

Diversification into 
non-agricultural 
activities 

Number of beneficiaries 

N. 

4 971 

83 944 

6% 

312 

Business creation and 
development 

Number of micro-
enterprises 
supported/created 

313 

Encouragement of 
tourism activities 

Number of new tourism 
actions supported 

321 

Basic services for the 
economy and rural  

Number of supported 
actions 

322 

Village renewal and 
development 

Number of villages 
where actions took 
place 

323 

Conservation and 
upgrading of the rural 
heritage 

Number of rural heritage 
actions supported 

331 

Training and 
information 

Number of economic 
actors participating 

341 

Skills acquisition, 
animation and 
implementation 

414 
412 
413 

Implementing local 
development 
strategies 

Number of actions 
supported 

Number of projects 
financed by LAGs 

Number of beneficiaries 
supported 

421 

Implementing 
cooperation projects 

Number of cooperation 
projects 

431 

Running the local 
action group, acquiring 
skills and animating 
the territory  

Number of actions 
supported 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

N. 

6 111 

94 700 

6% 

3 691 

44 146 

8% 

8 707 

65 417 

13% 

12 790 

32 400 

39% 

23 462 

69 842 

34% 

49 390 

501 000 

10% 

5 489 

16 045 

34% 

7 090 

170 900 

4% 

8 756 

1 227 326 

1% 

130 

4 711 

3% 

20 434 

89 895 

23% 

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Table 2(b): Monitoring result indicators 2007-2009, and targets 2007-2013 
(before HC as at end 2009) 3 

result indicators 

2007-2009 values 

 Targets  

Number of participants that successfully ended a training 
activity related to agriculture and/or forestry 

696 000 

2 200 000 

Increase in GVA in supported holdings/enterprises ('000 EUR)

1 200 000 

25 900 000  

AXIS 1 

Number of holdings / enterprises introducing new products 
and/or new techniques 

33 400 

334 000  

Number of farms entering the market 

1 215 

130 000  

Value of agricultural production under recognized quality 
label/standards (millions of euros) 

3 200 

16 700 000  

Axis 2 

Agricultural and forestry 
areas under successful 
land management 
contributing to (ha) 

Biodiversity 

43 000 000 

57 000 000  

Water quality 

27 000 000 

38 000 000  

Climate change 

25 000 000 

26 000 000  

Soil quality 

30 000 000 

37 000 000  

Avoidance marginalisation  

45 000 000 

53 000 000  

Increase in Non-agricultural gross value added in supported 
business ('000 EUR) 

98 000 

3 100 000  

Gross number of jobs created 

4 020 

307 000  

Additional number of 
tourist visits  

Axis3 

Number of day visitors 

2 227 000 

7 808 000  

Number of overnight stays 

245 000 

7 366 000  

Population in rural areas benefiting from improved services  

22 800 000 

71 000 000  

Increase in internet penetration in rural areas ( nbr of persons)

1 070 000 

47 060 000  

Number of participants that successfully ended a training 
activity in the field of axis 3  

121 300 

572 000  

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Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards 

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Table 3: Overall execution of the EAFRD budget by the end of 2009 compared to the 
overall 2007-2013 allocation, axis per axis4 

2007-2009 EAFRD AXIS 1 expenditures

n
o
i
t
a
c
o

l
l
a

l
l
a
r
e
v
o
3
1
0
2
-
7
0
0
2
f
o
%

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

LU AT DK BE IE LT SI

HU FR DE SK SE EE CY PL

ES CZ

EU27 FI

LV NL

BG UK IT

RO PT MT GR

EU-27 average: 16,3% 

2007-2009 EAFRD AXIS 2 expenditures

n
o
i
t
a
c
o

l
l
a

l
l
a
r
e
v
o
3
1
0
2
-
7
0
0
2

f
o
%

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

FR BE GR IE AT

DE FI

LU LV NL

SK SI PT

DK

EU27 SE CZ

UK ES PL IT

CY LT MT HU EE RO BG

EU-27 average: 32,7% 

2007-2009 EAFRD AXIS 3 expenditures

n
o
i
t
a
c
o

l
l
a

l
l
a
r
e
v
o
3
1
0
2
-
7
0
0
2

f
o
%

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

DK LU AT DE BE EE CZ

ES SE NL SI FI

UK HU

EU27 FR LV IT

RO PL PT CY LT

SK BG GR MT

EU-27 average: 6% 

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Sources: DG AGRI 

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2007-2009 EAFRD AXIS 4 expenditures

n
o
i
t
a
c
o

l
l
a

l
l
a
r
e
v
o
3
1
0
2
-
7
0
0
2

f
o
%

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

AT DK DE NL FI

IE BE EE CZ HU

EU27 SI

ES UK SE LU PT IT LT FR LV PL

BG CY GR MT RO SK

EU-27 average: 2,9% 

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Table 4: axis 1 and axis 3 implementation break down according gender and age as laid 
down in the Art. 81 of the Reg. (EC) No 1698/20055 

Share  of  the  beneficiaries  under  40  years  for  the  measures  training  (111)  and 
modernisation (121) 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

other

young

EU27 share of farmers <
35y

111

121

Share  of  women  beneficiaries 
(111)  and 
modernisation  (121)  compared  to  the  EU-25  share  of  women  holders  for  the 
whole sector6 

the  measures 

training 

for 

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

Eu25 average of women holder

111

121

Share of women beneficiaries for the measure young farmer (112) compared to 
the EU-25 share of young women holders for the whole sector7 

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

Eu25 average of young women holder

112

5 
6 
7 

Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards 
Eurostat 
Eurostat 

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Share of women beneficiaries for the measures diversification (311) and micro 
enterprises support (312) 

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

311

312

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