Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX II U.K.

AMOUNTS AND SUPPORT RATES

a Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources(OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).
b These amounts may be increased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.
c This amount may be decreased in duly substantiated cases taking into account specific circumstances to be justified in the rural development programmes.
NB: The aid intensities are without prejudice to Union State aid rules.
Article	Subject	Maximum amount in EUR or rate
15(8)	Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services	1 500	Per advice
		200 000	Per three years for the training of advisors
16(2)	Information and promotion activities	70 %	Of the eligible costs of the action
16(4)	Quality schemes or agricultural products and foodstuffs	3 000	Per holding per year
17(3)	Investment in physical assets		Agricultural sector
		50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007 - 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27.
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in Croatia for the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EECa within a maximum period of four years from the date of accession pursuant to Article 3(2) and Article 5(1) of that Directive
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands
		40 %	[F1 Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for: Young farmers for a maximum of five years from the date of setting up as set out in the rural development programme, or until the actions defined in the business plan referred to in Article 19(4) are completed;] Collective investments and integrated projects, including those linked to a merger of producer organisations; Areas facing natural constraints and other specific as referred to in Article 32; Operations supported in the framework of the EIP; Investments linked to operations under Articles 28 and 29
			Processing and marketing of products listed in Annex I to the TFEU
		50 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007 - 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands
		40 %	[F1 Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP, for collective investments and integrated projects or operations linked to a merger of producer organisations]
17(4)	Investment in physical assets	100 %	Non-productive investments and agricultural and forestry infrastructure
18(5)	Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introduction of appropriate prevention actions	80 %	Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out by individual farmers.
		100 %	Of the amount of eligible investment costs for prevention operations carried out collectively by more than one beneficiary.
		100 %	Of the amount of eligible investment costs for operations to restore agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events.
19(6)	Farm and business development	70 000	Per young farmer under Article 19(1)(a)(i)
		70 000	Per beneficiary under Article 19(1)(a)(ii)
		15 000	Per small farm under Article 19(1)(a)(iii)
23(3)	Establishment of agroforestry systems	80 %	Of the amount of eligible investment for the establishment of agroforestry systems
26(4)	Investments in forestry technologies and in processing, in mobilising and in the marketing of forestry products	65 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions
		75 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands
		40 %	Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
27(4)	Setting up of producer groups and organisations	10 %	As a percentage of marketed production during the first five years following recognition The support shall be degressive.
		100 000	Maximum amount per year in all cases.
28(8)	Agri-environment-climate	600b	Per ha per year for annual crops
		900b	Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops
		450b	Per ha per year for other land uses
		200b	Per livestock unit ("LU") per year for local breeds in danger of being lost to farmers
29(5)	Organic farming	600b	Per ha per year for annual crops
		900b	Per ha per year for specialised perennial crops
		450b	Per ha per year for other land uses
30(7)	Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments	500b	Per ha per year maximum in the initial period not exceeding five years
		200b	Per ha per year maximum
		50c	Per ha per year minimum for Water Framework Directive payments
31(3)	Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints	25	Minimum per ha per year on average of the area of the beneficiary receiving support
		250b	Maximum per ha per year
		450b	Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 32(2)
33(3)	Animal welfare	500	Per LU
34(3)	Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation	200b	Per ha per year
[F1 37(5)	Crop, animal and plant insurance	70 %	Of the insurance premium due
38(5)	Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents	70 %	Of the eligible costs
39(5)	Income stabilisation tool	70 %	Of the eligible costs]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material.