Article 9U.K.Thematic objectives
[F1In order to contribute to the Fund-specific missions, support for rural development must support the following thematic objectives:]
strengthening research, technological development and innovation;
enhancing access to, and use and quality of, ICT;
enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, of the agricultural sector [F2(for support for rural development)] and of the fishery and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF);
supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors;
promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management;
preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency;
promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures;
promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility;
promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination;
investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning;
enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration.
Thematic objectives shall be translated into priorities that are specific to [F3support for rural development] and are set out in the Fund-specific rules.
[F4The priorities established for [F3support for rural development] in the Fund-specific rules shall in particular cover the appropriate use of [F5support for rural development] in the areas of migration and asylum. In that context, coordination with the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund established by Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) shall be ensured, where appropriate.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 6(1)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(4)(a)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 6(1)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(4)(a)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 6(1)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(4)(a)(iii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Inserted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
F5Words in Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 6(1)(d) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(4)(a)(iv)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F4Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC ( OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168 ).]
Textual Amendments
F4Inserted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.