Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 Article 33l U.K. Derogations applicable to all new Member States

1. By way of derogation from the first indent of Article 5, support for investment shall be granted to agricultural holdings for which economic viability at the end of the realisation of the investment can be demonstrated.

2. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 7, the total amount of support for investment in agricultural holdings, expressed as a percentage of the volume of eligible investment, shall be limited to a maximum of 50 % and, in less favoured areas, 60 %. Where investments are undertaken by young farmers, as referred to in Chapter II, these percentages may reach a maximum of 55 % and, in less-favoured areas, 65 %.

2a. By way of derogation from Article 21b, for agricultural Community standards for which a transitional period is provided for under the Annexes referred to in Article 24 of the Act of Accession (1) the temporary support may be granted, from the date of eligibility of expenditures under the rural development programming document, to farmers who comply with these standards, for a period not exceeding five years.

[F2 2b. By way of derogation from Articles 21a, 21b and 21c, costs linked to investments needed to comply with a standard set by the Community before the date of accession, and binding for farmers from this date, or a later date, may be taken into consideration for determining the level of annual support. This possibility is limited to the first three years of the period of support, up to an annual ceiling of EUR  25 000 per farm. During this investment period, the degressivity provided for in Article 21c shall not apply. Loss of income and additional costs resulting from compliance with the standard may not be taken into consideration until the end of the investment period.

Investments supported under the first subparagraph are not eligible for the support provided for in Chapter I.]

3. By way of derogation from the second indent of Article 26(1), support for investment shall be granted to enterprises which have been granted a transitional period after accession in order to meet the minimum standards regarding the environment, hygiene and animal welfare. In this case, the enterprise shall comply with the relevant standards by the end of the specified transitional period or the end of the investment period, whichever is the earlier.

4. By way of derogation from Article 29(5), the classification of areas at risk of forest fires shall be submitted as part of the rural development plan.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 567/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).

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[F1 OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.