TITLE IIIRURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
CHAPTER IMeasures
Article 14Knowledge transfer and information actions
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Support under this measure shall cover vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions. Vocational training and skills acquisition actions may include training courses, workshops and coaching.
Support may also cover short-term farm and forest management exchanges as well as farm and forest visits.
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Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers and other economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas.
The training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support.
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Support under this measure shall not include courses of instruction or training, which form part of normal education programmes or systems at secondary or higher levels.
Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out this task.
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Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. Infrastructure installed as a result of demonstration may be used after the operation is completed. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of the replacement of farmers shall also be eligible for support. All costs identified under this paragraph shall be paid to the beneficiary.
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Article 14Knowledge transfer and information actions
1
Support under this measure shall cover vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions. Vocational training and skills acquisition actions may include training courses, workshops and coaching.
Support may also cover short-term farm and forest management exchanges as well as farm and forest visits.
2
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers F11, animal health and welfare sector and other economic actors which are F12businesses operating in rural areas.
The training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support.
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Support under this measure shall not include courses of instruction or training, which form part of normal education programmes or systems at secondary or higher levels.
Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out this task.
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Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. Infrastructure installed as a result of demonstration may be used after the operation is completed. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of the replacement of farmers shall also be eligible for support. All costs identified under this paragraph shall be paid to the beneficiary.