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

TITLE IU.K.[F1PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT]

Article 4U.K.General principles

[F21.Support for rural development must be provided through multi-annual programmes that complement national, regional and local intervention, as well as the Fund-specific missions, including economic, social and territorial cohesion.]

[F32.The relevant authority must ensure, taking account of the specific context of each constituent nation, that support for rural development is consistent with the horizontal principles referred to in Articles 5, 7 and 8 and that it is complementary to CMO support and direct payment support and support under other retained direct EU legislation.]

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4.[F5The relevant authority, in accordance with its institutional, legal and financial framework, and the bodies designated by it] for that purpose shall be responsible for preparing and implementing programmes and carrying out their tasks, in partnership with the relevant partners referred to in Article 5, in compliance with this Regulation and the Fund-specific rules.

5.Arrangements for the implementation and use of [F6support for rural development], and in particular the financial and administrative resources required for the preparation and implementation of programmes, in relation to monitoring, reporting, evaluation, management and control, shall respect the principle of proportionality having regard to the level of support allocated and shall take into account the overall aim of reducing the administrative burden on bodies involved in the management and control of the programmes.

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9.[F8The relevant authority and Managing Authority] shall ensure the effectiveness of [F9support for rural development] during preparation and implementation, in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

10.[F10The relevant authority and Managing Authority] shall carry out their respective roles in relation to [F11support for rural development] with the aim of reducing the administrative burden on beneficiaries.

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Article 5U.K.Partnership and multi-level governance

1.[F12The relevant authority] shall in accordance with its institutional and legal framework organise a partnership with the competent regional and local authorities. The partnership shall also include the following partners:

(a)competent F13... public authorities;

(b)economic and social partners; and

(c)relevant bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination.

2.In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners referred to in paragraph 1 shall be involved by [F14the relevant authority] in the preparation of F15... progress reports and throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including through participation in the monitoring committees for programmes in accordance with Article 48.

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The provisions of the code of conduct shall not in any way contradict the relevant provisions of this Regulation or the Fund-specific rules.

[F174.The Commission shall notify the delegated act, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, on the European code of conduct on partnership, simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council by 18 April 2014. That delegated act shall not specify a date of application that is earlier than the date of its adoption.]

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[F19Article 6U.K.Compliance with the law as it applies in the constituent nation

Operations receiving support for rural development must comply with the law as it applies in the constituent nation relating to its application (“the law as it applies in the constituent nation”).]

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Article 7U.K.Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination

The [F20relevant authority] shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

The [F20relevant authority] shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes.

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Article 8U.K.Sustainable development

The objectives of the [F21support for rural development] shall be pursued in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the F22... 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.

[F232.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.]

[F24The 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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