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

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

[F1Article 39]U.K. Income stabilisation tool for farmers of all sectors

[F1[F21.Support under point (c) of Article 36(1) shall only be granted where the drop in income exceeds 30 % of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of point (c) of Article 36(1) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund to farmers shall compensate for less than 70 % of the income lost in the year the producer becomes eligible to receive this assistance. Indexes may be used to calculate the annual loss of income of the farmer. [F3Member States may decide to reduce that percentage of 30 %, however, to not less than 20 %.]]

2.In order to be eligible for support the mutual fund concerned shall:

(a)be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law;

(b)have a transparent policy towards payments into and withdrawals from the fund;

(c)have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred.

3.[F4The relevant authority] shall define [F5in the programme] the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules. [F4The relevant authority] shall ensure that the fund arrangements [F6as set out in the programme] provide for penalties in case of negligence on the part of the farmer.

[F14.The financial contributions referred to in point (c) of Article 36(1) may only relate to:

(a)the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner;

(b)the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis;

(c)supplementing the annual payments into the fund;

(d)the initial capital stock of the mutual fund.

5.Support shall be limited to the maximum rate laid down in Annex II. Support under point (b) of paragraph 4 shall take into account any support already provided under points (c) and (d) of paragraph 4.]]

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