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Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
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Art. 58
Textual Amendments
F1Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | TOTAL 2014 -2020 |
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475 531 544 | 848 443 195 | 850 859 320 | 754 569 938 | 754 399 511 | 755 442 113 | 756 171 870 | 5 195 417 491] |
Textual Amendments
F2Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022
(current prices, in EUR)
2021 | 2022 | |
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Belgium | 14 246 948 | 33 907 737 |
Bulgaria | 59 744 633 | 142 192 228 |
Czechia | 54 879 960 | 130 614 305 |
Denmark | 16 078 147 | 38 265 991 |
Germany | 209 940 765 | 499 659 020 |
Estonia | 18 636 494 | 44 354 855 |
Ireland | 56 130 739 | 133 591 159 |
Greece | 108 072 886 | 257 213 470 |
Spain | 212 332 550 | 505 351 469 |
France | 256 456 603 | 610 366 714 |
Croatia | 59 666 188 | 142 005 526 |
Italy | 269 404 179 | 641 181 947 |
Cyprus | 3 390 542 | 8 069 491 |
Latvia | 24 878 226 | 59 210 178 |
Lithuania | 41 393 810 | 98 517 267 |
Luxembourg | 2 606 635 | 6 203 790 |
Hungary | 88 267 157 | 210 075 834 |
Malta | 2 588 898 | 6 161 577 |
Netherlands | 15 513 719 | 36 922 650 |
Austria | 101 896 221 | 242 513 006 |
Poland | 279 494 858 | 665 197 761 |
Portugal | 104 599 747 | 248 947 399 |
Romania | 204 761 482 | 487 332 328 |
Slovenia | 21 684 662 | 51 609 495 |
Slovakia | 48 286 370 | 114 921 561 |
Finland | 61 931 116 | 147 396 056 |
Sweden | 44 865 170 | 106 779 104 |
Total EU-27 | 2 381 748 705 | 5 668 561 918 |
Technical Assistance (0,25 %) | 5 969 295 | 14 206 922 |
Total | 2 387 718 000 | 5 682 768 840] |
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 | |
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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 [F375 %] of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above [F375 %] of the GDP average of the EU-27. | ||
F4. . . | F5. . . | ||
F4... | F6. . . | ||
F4... | F7. . . | ||
40 % | [F8Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by an additional maximum 35 percentage points in case of financing operations from funds referred to in Article 58a(1) contributing to a resilient, sustainable and digital economic recovery, provided that such support does not exceed 75 %, and by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for:
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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 [F375 %] of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above [F375 %] of the GDP average of the EU-27 | ||
F4... | F5. . . | ||
F4... | F7. . . | ||
40 % | [F8Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by an additional maximum 35 percentage points in case of financing operations from funds referred to in Article 58a(1) contributing to a resilient, sustainable and digital economic recovery, provided that such support does not exceed 75 %, and by an additional 20 percentage points, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90 %, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP or those 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 | [F8Per young farmer under Article 19(1)(a)(i) That amount may be increased by an additional maximum of EUR 30 000 in the case of financing operations from funds referred to in Article 58a(1).] |
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 |
F9. . . | F10. . . | ||
F9. . . | F11. . . | ||
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 |
[F1237(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
F3Reference to "75%" expressed to be omitted "in each place it occurs" in the row for Art. 17(3) in Annex 2 (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Word in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(a)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(a)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(a)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022
F9Word in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in Annex 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(2)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Substituted 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.
a Member States need only check fulfilment of this criterion against those of the thresholds that are relevant to the specific situation of an area | ||
CRITERION | DEFINITION | THRESHOLD |
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CLIMATE | ||
Low Temperaturea | Length of growing period (number of days) defined by number of days with daily average temperature > 5 °C (LGPt5) or | ≤ 180 days |
Thermal-time sum (degree-days) for Growing Period defined by accumulated daily average temperature > 5 °C | ≤ 1 500 degree-days | |
Dryness | Ratio of the annual precipitation (P) to the annual potential evapotranspiration (PET) | P/PET ≤ 0.5 |
CLIMATE AND SOIL | ||
Excess Soil Moisture | Number of days at or above field capacity | ≥ 230 days |
SOIL | ||
Limited Soil Drainagea | Areas which are water logged for significant duration of the year | Wet within 80 cm from the surface for over 6 months, or wet within 40 cm for over 11 months or Poorly or very poorly drained soil or Gleyic colour pattern within 40 cm from the surface |
Unfavourable Texture and Stoninessa | Relative abundance of clay, silt, sand, organic matter (weight %) and coarse material (volumetric %) fractions | ≥ 15 % of topsoil volume is coarse material, including rock outcrop, boulder or |
texture class in half or more (cumulatively) of the 100 cm soil surface is sand, loamy sand defined as: Silt % + (2 × clay %) ≤ 30 % or | ||
[X1Topsoil texture class is heavy clay (≥ 60 % clay) or] | ||
Organic soil (organic matter ≥ 30 %) of at least 40 cm or | ||
Topsoil contains 30 % or more clay, and there are vertic properties within 100 cm of the soil surface | ||
Shallow Rooting Depth | Depth (cm) from soil surface to coherent hard rock or hard pan | ≤ 30 cm |
Poor Chemical Propertiesa | Presence of salts, exchangeable sodium, excessive acidity | Salinity: ≥ 4 deci-Siemens per meter (dS/m) in topsoil or |
Sodicity: ≥ 6 Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP) in half or more (cumulatively) of the 100 cm soil surface layer or | ||
Soil Acidity: pH ≤ 5 (in water) in topsoil | ||
TERRAIN | ||
Steep Slope | Change of elevation with respect to planimetric distance (%) | ≥ 15 % |
Editorial Information
X1Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (Official Journal of the European Union L 347 of 20 December 2013).
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Textual Amendments
F13Annex 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). | ||
b Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1). | ||
c Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC (OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 64). | ||
d Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16). | ||
F14... priority for RD / CPR Thematic Objective (TO) | Ex ante conditionality | Criteria for fulfilment |
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RD priority 3: promoting food chain organisation, including processing and marketing of agricultural products, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture TO 5: promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management | 3.1.Risk prevention and risk management: the existence of national or regional risk assessments for disaster management. taking into account climate change adaptation |
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RD priority 4: restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry | 4.1Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC): standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land referred to in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 are established at national level |
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TO 5: promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management | 4.2Minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products: minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products referred to in Article 28 of Chapter I of Title III of this Regulation are defined at national level |
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TO 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency | 4.3other relevant national standards: relevant mandatory national standards are defined for the purpose of Article 28 of Chapter I of Title III of this Regulation |
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RD priority 5: promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture and food sectors and the forestry sector TO 4: supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors TO 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency | 5.1Energy efficiency: Actions have been carried out to promote cost-effective improvements of energy end use efficiency and cost-effective investment in Energy efficiency when constructing or renovating buildings. |
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5.2Water sector: The existence of a) a water pricing policy which provides adequate incentives for users to use water resources efficiently and b) an adequate contribution of the different water uses to the recovery of the costs of water services at a rate determined in the approved river basin management plan for investment supported by the programmes. |
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5.3Renewable energy: Actions have been carried out to promote the production and distribution of renewable energy sourcesd. |
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RD priority 6: promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas TO 2: Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies (Broadband target) | 6.Next Generation Network (NGN) Infrastructure: The existence of national or regional NGA Plans which take account of regional actions in order to reach the F17... high-speed Internet access targets, focusing on areas where the market fails to provide an open infrastructure at an affordable cost and of a quality in line with the F17... competition and State aid rules and to provide accessible services to vulnerable groups. |
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Textual Amendments
F14Word in Annex 5 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Annex 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F16Words in Annex 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(4)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Word in Annex 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(4)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F18Word in Annex 6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Measures of particular relevance to several F19... priorities
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Investments in physical assets
Farm and business development
Co-operation
LEADER
Measures of particular relevance to fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas
Knowledge transfer and information actions
Investments in forestry technologies and in processing in mobilising and in the marketing of forestry products
Measures of particular relevance for enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability
Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Measures of particular relevance to promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events
Setting up of producer groups
Animal welfare
Risk management
Crop, animal, and plant insurance
Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases and environmental incidents
Income stabilisation tool
[X1Measure of particular relevance to restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry]
and
Promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors
Afforestation and creation of woodland
Establishment of agroforestry systems
Investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation of potential forest ecosystems
Agri-environment-climate
Organic farming
Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints
Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation
Measures of particular relevance to promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
LEADER
Textual Amendments
F19Word in Annex 6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 9(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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