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

LEADER U.K.

Article 42 U.K. LEADER local action groups

[F1 1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 [F2 and in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220,] local action groups may also perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency.]

2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 50 % of the public support related to the running and animation costs.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted 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.

F2 Words in Art. 42(1) omitted (S.) (15.3.2021) by virtue of The Rural Development (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/33), regs. 1, 2(8)

Article 43 U.K. LEADER start-up kit

Support for LEADER local development may also include a "LEADER start-up kit" for local communities who did not implement LEADER in the 2007-2013 programming period. The "LEADER start-up kit" shall consist of support for capacity building and small pilot projects. Support under the "LEADER start-up kit" shall not be conditional on the submission of a LEADER local development strategy.

Article 44 U.K. LEADER co-operation activities

1. The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to

[F3 (a) co-operation projects within or between constituent nations (inter-territorial co-operation) or co-operation projects with territories in third countries (transnational co-operation);]

(b) preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project.

2. Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group [F4 funded by support for rural development] may be:

(a) a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy F5 ...;

(b) a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.

3. In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, [F6 the relevant authority] shall establish a system of ongoing application.

They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational co-operation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their rural development programmes.

Approval of co-operation projects by the competent authority shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project application.

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Textual Amendments

F3 Art. 44(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 44(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Art. 44(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Words in Art. 44(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Art. 44(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)