1.Changes in rural development programmes shall fall under the following categories:
(a)revisions as referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
(b)revisions stemming from coordination procedures for the uptake of the financial resources as referred to in Article 77(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
[F1(ba) changes to the financing plan related to the implementation of Article 70(4b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;]
[F2(c) other changes not covered by points (a), (b) and (ba) of this paragraph.]
2.Programme changes as referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 may only be proposed from the second year of implementation of the programme.
3.Proposals for changes in rural development programmes shall be duly substantiated, in particular giving the following information:
(a)the reasons and any implementation problems justifying the change;
(b)the expected effects of the change;
(c)the relationship between the change and the national strategy plan.
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 482/2009 of 8 June 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) and Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD.
F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 482/2009 of 8 June 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) and Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD.