Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) (c. 1698)

TITLE IV RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

CHAPTER I AXES

SECTION 2 Axis 2Improving the environment and the countryside

Subsection 2 Conditions for measures targeting the sustainable use of forestry land

Article 45 First afforestation of non-agricultural land

1. Support provided for in Article 36(b)(iii) for afforestation of land not eligible under Article 36(b)(i) shall cover the establishment costs. In the case of abandoned farmland, support shall also cover the annual premium as referred to in Article 43(1)(b).

2. Support shall not be granted for the planting of Christmas trees.

3. When support covering establishment costs is granted to natural persons or private law bodies, it shall be limited to the maximum rate laid down in the Annex.