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Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 December 2013laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
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- Regulation amendment to earlier affecting provision 2020 asp17, ss. , 5 by 2024 asp 11 s. 23 25
- Regulation amendment to earlier affecting provision 2020 asp17, ss. 2, 5 by 2024 asp 11 s. 22 25
- Regulation amendment to earlier affecting provision 2020 asp17, ss. 4, 5 by 2024 asp 11 s. 24 25
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Article 8E+S+N.I.Sustainable development
The objectives of the [F3support for rural development] shall be pursued in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the F4... aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
[F52.The relevant authority must ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, disaster resilience, and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes. The relevant authority must provide information on the support for climate change objectives using a methodology based on the categories of intervention, focus areas or measures, as appropriate, for support for rural development. That methodology must consist of assigning a specific weighting to the support provided at a level which reflects the extent to which such support makes a contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. The specific weighting assigned must be differentiated on the basis of whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribution towards climate change objectives. Where the support does not contribute towards those objectives of the contribution is insignificant, a weighting of zero shall be assigned. In the case of support for rural development weightings shall be attached to focus areas set out in Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.]
[F6The appropriate authority may make regulations setting out uniform conditions for support for rural development for the application of the methodology referred to in the second paragraph.]
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E1This version of this provision applies to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Wales
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F3Words in Art. 8 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(7)(a)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(3)(e)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(7)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Art. 8(2) substituted for words in Art. 8 (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(7)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(3)(e)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 8 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/748), regs. 1, 76; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Article 8WSustainable development
The objectives of the [F7support for rural development] shall be pursued in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the F8... aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
[F92.The relevant authority must ensure that the environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, disaster resilience, and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes.
The appropriate authority may make regulations setting out uniform conditions for support for rural development.]
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E2This version of this provision applies to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Art. 8 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(7)(a)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(3)(e)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(7)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 8(2) substituted (W.) in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (26.3.2021) by The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 6(6)
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