ANNEX VIII U.K. LIST OF COMMON BASELINE, OUTPUT, RESULT AND IMPACT INDICATORS

I. COMMON BASELINE INDICATORS U.K.

1.

Baseline indicators related to objectives

a Refers to LEAD indicators in the framework of the national strategy and strategic monitoring foreseen in Article 11(3)c and 13(2)A of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
AXIS		Indicator
Horizontal	a 1	Economic development
	a 2	Employment rate
	a 3	Unemployment
AXIS 1, Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector	a 4	Training and education in agriculture
	5	Age structure in agriculture
	a 6	Labour productivity in agriculture
	7	Gross fixed capital formation in agriculture
	8	Employment development of primary sector
	9	Economic development of primary sector
	a 10	Labour productivity in food industry
	11	Gross fixed capital formation in food industry
	12	Employment development in food industry
	13	Economic development of food industry
	a 14	Labour productivity in forestry
	15	Gross fixed capital formation in forestry
	16	Importance of semi-subsistence farming in New Member States
AXIS 2, Improving the environment and the countryside through land management	a 17	Biodiversity: Population of farmland birds
	a 18	Biodiversity: High nature value farmland and forestry
	19	Biodiversity: Tree species composition
	a 20	Water quality: Gross Nutrient Balances
	21	Water quality: Pollution by nitrates and pesticides
	22	Soil: Areas at risk of soil erosion
	23	Soil: Organic farming
	a 24	Climate change: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry
	25	Climate change: UAA devoted to renewable energy
	26	Climate change/air quality: gas emissions from agriculture
AXIS 3, Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity	a 27	Farmers with other gainful activity
	a 28	Employment development of non-agricultural sector
	a 29	Economic development of non-agricultural sector
	a 30	Self-employment development
	31	Tourism infrastructure in rural area
	a 32	Internet take-up in rural areas
	a 33	Development of services sector
	34	Net migration
	a 35	Lifelong learning in rural areas
Leader	a 36	Development of Local Action Groups

2.

Baseline indicators related to context

AXIS		Indicator
Horizontal	1	Designation of rural areas
	2	Importance of rural areas
AXIS 1, Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector	3	Agricultural land use
	4	Farm structure
	5	Forestry structure
	6	Forest productivity
AXIS 2, Improving the environment and the countryside through land management	7	Land cover
	8	Less favoured areas
	9	Areas of extensive agriculture
	10	Natura 2000 area
	11	Biodiversity: Protected forest
	12	Development of forest area
	13	Forest ecosystem health
	14	Water quality
	15	Water use
	16	Protective forests concerning primarily soil and water
AXIS 3, Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity	17	Population density
	18	Age structure
	19	Structure of the Economy
	20	Structure of Employment
	21	Long-term unemployment
	22	Educational attainment
	23	Internet Infrastructure

II. COMMON OUTPUT INDICATORS U.K.

AXIS 1

IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SECTOR

a For each measure, number of applications received and number of applications approved will be provided.
Code	Measure	Output Indicatorsa
111	Vocational training and information actions	Number of participants in training Number of training days received
112	Setting up of young farmers	Number of assisted young farmers Total volume of investments
113	Early retirement	Number of farmers early retired Number of farm workers early retired Number of hectares released
114	Use of advisory services	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
121	Modernisation of agricultural holdings	Number of farm holdings that received investment support total volume of investments
122	Improvement of the economic value of forests	Number of forest holdings that received investment support Total volume of investments
123	Adding value to agricultural and forestry products	Number of enterprises supported Total volume of investments
124	Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in the agriculture and food sector and the forestry sector	— Number of cooperation initiatives supported
125	Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry	Number of operations supported Total volume of investments
126	Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions	Supported area of damaged agricultural land Total volume of investments
131	Meeting standards based on Community legislation	— Number of beneficiaries
132	Participation of farmers in food quality schemes	— Number of supported farm holdings participating in a quality scheme
133	Information and promotion activities	— Number of supported actions
141	Semi-subsistence farming	— Number of semi-subsistence farm holdings supported
142	Producer groups	Number of supported producer groups Turnover of supported producer groups
[F1 144	Holdings undergoing restructuring due to a reform of a common market organisation	Number of holdings that received support]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2009 of 4 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

AXIS 2

IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH LAND MANAGEMENT

a For each measure, number of applications received and number of applications approved will be provided.
Code	Measure	Output Indicatorsa
211	Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas	Number of supported holdings in mountain areas Supported agricultural land in mountain areas
212	Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas	Number of supported holdings in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas Agricultural land area supported in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas
213	Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC	Number of supported holdings in Natura 2000 areas/under Water Framework Directive Supported agricultural land under Natura 2000/under Water Framework Directive
214	Agri-environment payments	Number of farm holdings and holdings of other land managers receiving support Total area under agri-environmental support Physical area under agri-environmental support under this measure Total Number of contracts Number of actions related to genetic resources
215	Animal welfare payments	Number of farm holdings receiving support Number of animal welfare contracts
216	Non-productive investments	Number of farm holdings and holdings of other land managers receiving support Total volume of investments
221	First afforestation of agricultural land	Number of beneficiaries receiving afforestation aid Number of ha afforested land
222	First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land	Number of beneficiaries Number of ha under new agroforestry systems
223	First afforestation of non-agricultural land	Number of beneficiaries receiving afforestation aid Number of ha of afforested land
224	Natura 2000 payments	Number of forest holdings receiving aid in Natura 2000 area Supported forest land (ha) in Natura 2000 area
225	Forest-environment payments	Number of forest holdings receiving support Total forest area under forest environment support Physical forest area under forest environment support Number of Contracts
226	Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions	Number of prevention/restoration actions Supported area of damaged forests Total volume of investments
227	Non-productive investments	Number of supported forest holders Total volume of investments

AXIS 3

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS AND ENCOURAGING DIVERSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

a For each measure, number of applications received and number of applications approved will be provided.
Code	Measure	Output indicatorsa
311	Diversification into non-agricultural activities	Number of beneficiaries Total volume of investments
312	Business creation and development	— Number of micro-enterprises supported/created
313	Encouragement of tourism activities	Number of new tourism actions supported Total volume of investments
321	Basic services for the economy and rural population	Number of supported actions Total volume of investments
322	Village renewal and developmen	Number of villages where actions took place Total volume of investments
323	Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage	Number of rural heritage actions supported Total volume of investments
331	Training and information	Number of participating economic actors to supported activities Number of days of training received by participants
341	Skills acquisition, animation and implementation of local development strategies	Number of skills acquisition and animation actions Number of participants in actions Number of public-private partnerships supported

AXIS 4

LEADER

a For each measure, number of applications received and number of applications approved will be provided.
Code	Measure	Output indicatorsa
41	Implementing local development strategies 411 — competitiveness 412 — environment/land management 413 — quality of life/diversification	Number of local action groups (‘LAG’) Total size of the LAG area (km2) Total population in LAG area Number of projects financed by LAGs Number of beneficiaries supported
421	Implementing cooperation projects	Number of cooperation projects Number of cooperating LAGs
431	Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory as referred to in Article 59	— Number of actions supported

III. COMMON RESULT INDICATORS U.K.

Axis/Objective	Indicator
Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector	(1) Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity related to agriculture and/or forestry (2) Increase in gross value added in supported holdings/enterprises (3) Number of holdings/enterprises introducing new products and/or new techniques (4) Value of agricultural production under recognized quality label/standards (5) Number of farms entering the market
Improving the environment and the countryside through land management	(6) Area under successful land management contributing to: (a) biodiversity and high nature value farming/forestry (b) water quality (c) climate change (d) soil quality (e) avoidance of marginalisation and land abandonment
Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity	(7) Increase in non-agricultural gross value added in supported businesses (8) Gross number of jobs created (9) Additional number of tourists (10) Population in rural areas benefiting from improved services (11) Increase in Internet penetration in rural areas (12) Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity

IV. COMMON IMPACT INDICATORS U.K.

	Indicator
1	Economic growth
2	Employment creation
3	Labour productivity
4	Reversing biodiversity decline
5	Maintenance of high nature value farmland and forestry
6	Improvement in water quality
7	Contribution to combating climate change