1.Support under this measure shall concern:
(a)afforestation and creation of woodland;
(b)establishment of agroforestry systems;
(c)prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires, natural disasters and catastrophic events, including pest and disease outbreaks, and climate related threats;
(d)investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation potential of forest ecosystems;
(e)investments in forestry technologies and in the processing, the mobilising and the marketing of forest products.
2.F1...
For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the [F2relevant authority] in the programme, support shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993.
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision applies to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Wales only
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 21(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 21(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1.Support under this measure shall concern:
(a)afforestation and creation of woodland;
(b)establishment of agroforestry systems;
(c)prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires, natural disasters and catastrophic events, including pest and disease outbreaks, and climate related threats;
[F3(d)investments in the sustainable management of woodlands;]
[F4(e)investments which contribute to the development of a National Forest in Wales;
(f)investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation potential of forest ecosystems;
(g)investments in forestry technologies and in the processing, the mobility and marketing of forest products;
(h)investments to protect, conserve, promote and enhance the historic environment within forest areas.]
2.F5...
For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the [F6relevant authority] in the programme, support shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision applies to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F3Art. 21(1)(d) substituted (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 7(17)(a)
F4Art. 21(1)(e)-(h) substituted for Art. 21(1)(e) (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 7(17)(b)
F5Words in Art. 21(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 21(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)