Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (repealed)Show full title

AMOUNTS AND RATES OF SUPPORT

a 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).
b [F1 The setting up support may be given in the form of a single premium up to a maximum of EUR 40 000 , or in the form of an interest rate subsidy, the capitalised value of which may not exceed EUR 40 000 . For both forms of support combined, the maximum may not exceed EUR 70 000]
c Not applicable in the case of State owned tropical οr subtropical forests and wooded areas of the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments.
d In the case of Malta, the Commission may set a minimum amount of aid for sectors of production in which total output is extremely small.
e [F1 These amounts may be increased for the types of operations referred to in Article 16a and in other exceptional cases taking account of specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.]
Article	Subject	Amount in EUR or rate
22(2)	Setting up supportb	[F1 70 000]
23(6)	Early retirement	18 000	Per transferor per year
		180 000	Total amount per transferor
		4 000	Per worker per year
		40 000	Total amount per worker
24(2)	Advisory services	80 %	Of the eligible cost per advisory service
		1 500	Maximum eligible amount
26(2)	Intensity of aid for the modernisation of agricultural holdings	60 %	Of the amount of eligible investment by young farmers in the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)
		50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment by other farmers in the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)
		50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment by young farmers in other areas
		40 %	Of the amount of eligible investment by other farmers in other areas
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
		75 %	[F2 [X1 Of the amount of eligible investment in the Member States which acceded to the Community on 1 May 2004 , and in Bulgaria and Romania, for the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC a within a maximum period of four years from the date of accession pursuant to Articles 3(2) and 5(1) of that Directive.] ]
27(3)	Intensity of aid for the improvement of the economic value of forests	60 %c	Of the amount of eligible investment in the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)
		50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in other areas
		85 %c	Of the amount of eligible investment in the outermost regions
28(2)	Intensity of aid for adding value to agricultural and forestry products	50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective
		40 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the outermost regions
		65 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
31(2)	Maximum amount of support for meeting standards	10 000	Per holding
32(2)	Maximum amount of support for participation in food quality schemes	3 000	Per holding
33	Intensity of aid for information and promotion activities	70 %	Of the eligible cost of the action
34(3)	Maximum amount for semi-subsistence agricultural holdings	1 500	Per agricultural holding per year
35(2)	Producer groups: ceiling, as a percentage of marketed production during the first five years following recognition	5 %, 5 %, 4 %, 3 %, and 2 %d	For the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year respectively for marketed production up to EUR 1 000 000
		2,5 %, 2,5 %, 2,0 %, 1,5 % and 1,5 %	For the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year respectively for marketed production exceeding EUR 1 000 000
	But not exceeding in respect of each of the first five years the amount of	100 000 100 000 80 000 60 000 50 000	For the 1st year For the 2nd year For the 3rd year For the 4th year For the 5th year
[F3 35a(3)	Maximum amount of support for restructuring due to a reform of a common market organisation		Per holding
		4 500 3 000 1 500	in 2011 in 2012 in 2013]
37(3)	Minimum handicap payment	25	Per hectare of UAA
	Maximum handicap payment for mountain areas	250	Per hectare of UAA
	Maximum payment for areas with other handicaps	150	Per hectare of UAA
38(2)	Initial maximum Natura 2000 payment for a period not exceeding five years	500e	Per hectare of UAA
	Normal maximum Natura 2000 payment	200e	Per hectare of UAA
39(4)	Annual crops	600e	Per hectare
	Specialised perennial crops	900e	Per hectare
	Other land uses	450e	Per hectare
	Local breeds in danger of being lost to farming	200e	Per livestock unit
40(3)	Animal welfare	500	Per livestock unit
43(4)	Maximum annual premium to cover loss of income from afforestation
	for farmers or associations thereof	700	Per hectare
	for any other natural persons or private-law bodies	150	Per hectare
43(4), 44(4) and 45(3)	Intensity of aid for establishment costs	80 %c	Of eligible costs in the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)
		70 %	Of eligible costs in other areas
		85 %c	Of eligible costs in the outermost regions
46 and 47(2)	Natura 2000 and forest-environment annual payment
	minimum payment	40	Per hectare
	maximum payment	200e	Per hectare

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1463/2006 of 19 June 2006 adapting Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (Official Journal of the European Union L 277 of 9 October 2006).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2009 of 19 January 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1463/2006 of 19 June 2006 adapting Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

F3 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2009 of 19 January 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).