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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014

of 17 July 2014

laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard 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(1), and in particular Article 8(3), Article 12, Article 14(6), Article 41, Articles 54(4) and 66(5), Article 67, Articles 75(5) and 76(1),

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 lays down general rules governing Union support for rural development financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), complementing the common provisions for the European Structural and Investment Funds laid down in Part Two of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council(2). In order to ensure that the new legal framework established by those Regulations functions smoothly and applies uniformly, the Commission has been empowered to adopt certain rules for its implementation.

(2) Rules for the presentation of the content of rural development programmes, based in particular on the requirements of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should be laid down. It should also be established which of those rules for the presentation also apply to programmes dedicated to joint instruments for uncapped guarantees and securitisation providing capital relief implemented by the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. Rules for the content of national frameworks should also be laid down.

(3) The procedures and timetables for the approval of national frameworks should be established.

(4) In order to systematise the amendment of rural development programmes, rules for their submission as well as for the frequency of amendments should be established. This should be done in order to reduce as much as possible the administrative burden while leaving flexibility for clearly defined emergencies and specific situations.

(5) Rules for amendments to national frameworks including on timing and in particular to facilitate the amendment of national frameworks of Member States which have regional programmes should be established.

(6) In order to ensure the good use of EAFRD resources, voucher systems or equivalent systems for payment of participants’ costs for knowledge transfer and information actions should be established to ensure that reimbursed expenditure is clearly connected to a specific, eligible training or knowledge transfer action provided to the participant.

(7) In order to ensure that the service provider offering best value for money is chosen, the selection of authorities or bodies offering advisory services should follow the applicable national public procurement rules.

(8) As final payments should only be granted upon the correct implementation of business plans, common parameters for such assessments should be established. Additionally, in order to facilitate the access for young farmers setting up for the first time to other measures under the farm and business development measure referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, rules for the coverage of several measures in the business plans as well as for the approval procedure of the related applications should be established.

(9) Member States should be allowed to calculate support for commitments under the agri-environment-climate, organic farming and animal welfare measures on the basis of other units than those established in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 because of the specific nature of those commitments. Rules should be established concerning the compliance with the maximum amounts allowed, the exception for payments per livestock unit and the conversion rates of different categories of animals to livestock units.

(10) In order to ensure that the calculation of additional costs and income foregone for measures referred to in Articles 28 to 31, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is done in a transparent and verifiable manner certain common elements for the calculation that apply across Member States should be established.

(11) In order to avoid overcompensation and an increased administrative burden, rules for the combination of certain measures should be set up.

(12) Rules regarding the start of the operation of the national rural networks as well as on their structure should be established in order to ensure that the networks can work efficiently and in a timely manner in order to accompany the programme implementation.

(13) In order to ensure information and publicity on the rural development activities benefitting from support by the EAFRD, the Managing Authority has responsibilities to fulfil which should be further specified in this Regulation. The Managing Authority should systemise its overall information and publicity efforts in a strategy, and through the establishment of a single website or website portal raise awareness regarding the objectives of rural development policy and strengthen accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities. Provision on the responsibility of beneficiaries to inform about the EAFRD support provided for their projects should be made.

(14) In order to facilitate the setting up of the common monitoring and evaluation system, the common elements of that system including the indicators and the evaluation plan should be defined.

(15) The central elements of the annual implementation report referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the minimum requirements for the evaluation plan referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should be established.

(16) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.Subject matter

[F1(1)]This Regulation lays down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as regards the presentation of rural development programmes, procedures and timetables for approval and amendment of rural development programmes F2..., implementation of certain rural development measures, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.

[F3(2)In these Regulations references to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 are references to that regulation as amended by the European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.]

Textual Amendments

[F4[F5Article 2U.K.Content of rural development programmes

The presentation of the content of rural development programmes as referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall be established in accordance with Annex 1 to this Regulation.]]

Textual Amendments

F4Art. 2 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(2)

F6Article 3U.K.Adoption of national frameworks

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Textual Amendments

[F7Article 4U.K.Amendments of rural development programmes

1.Proposals to amend rural development programmes and specific programmes for the establishment and operation of national rural networks shall contain, in particular, the following information:

(a)the type of amendment that is being proposed;

(b)the reasons and/or implementation problems that justify the amendment;

(c)the expected effects of the amendment;

(d)the impact of the change on indicators;

F8(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F92.Programme amendments of the type referred to in Article 11(a)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 may be [F10made] no more than three times during the duration of the programming period.

For all other types of amendments combined:

(a)a single amendment F11... may be [F12made] per calendar year and per programme, with the exception of the year [F132023][F132024] in which year more than a single amendment F11... may be [F12made] for amendments concerning exclusively the adaptation of the financing plan, including any resulting changes to the indicator plan;

(b)three additional [F14amendments] per programme may be [F12made] during the duration of the programming period.

The maximum number of amendments referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall not apply:

[F15(a)in case emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events or adverse climatic events formally recognised by the competent F16... public authority, or due to a significant and sudden change in the socioeconomic conditions of [F17the constituent nation] or region, including significant and sudden demographic changes resulting from migration or reception of refugees, need to be taken. Where an amendment of the rural development programme in response to the COVID-19 crisis is combined with amendments not linked to the crisis, this subparagraph shall apply to all combined amendments, provided that the [F18amendment made in response to the COVID-19 crisis is made] by 30 June 2021;]

(b)in case an amendment is necessary following a change to the [F19the law as it applies in the constituent nation];

F20(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)in case of a change in the [F21core] contribution [F22planned for each year] referred to in Article 8(1)(h)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 resulting from [F23developments relating to the annual breakdown F24... referred to in][F23adjustments to the core contribution under] Article 58(7) of that Regulation; the proposed amendments may include consequential changes in the description of measures;

(e)in case of changes related to the introduction of financial instruments referred to in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; or

(f)in case of changes related to the introduction of the new delimitation referred to in Article 32(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.]

[F253.No programme amendments of the type referred to in Article 11(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 may be made after 30 September [F262020][F262024].

Other types of programme amendments shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 September [F272023][F272027].]

F284.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F7Art. 4 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(2)

F29Article 5U.K.Amendment of national frameworks

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Textual Amendments

Article 6U.K.Knowledge transfer and information actions

1.[F30The relevant authority] may provide for the possibility to cover the expenditure relating to the costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants in knowledge transfer and information actions referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as well as related costs for the replacement of farmers through a system of vouchers or another system of equivalent effect.

2.In relation to the systems referred to in paragraph 1 [F30the relevant authority] shall provide:

(a)that the period of validity of the voucher or equivalent may not exceed one year;

(b)rules for obtaining the vouchers or equivalent, in particular that they shall be linked to a specific action;

(c)the definition of specific conditions under which vouchers can be reimbursed to the training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider.

Textual Amendments

F31Article 7U.K. [F31Selection of authorities or bodies offering advisory services]

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Textual Amendments

Article 8U.K.Business plans

F311.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.In the case of support under Article 19(1)(a)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, where the business plan refers to the use of other rural development measures under that Regulation, [F32the relevant authority] may provide that the approval of the application for support also gives access to support under those measures. Where a [F33the relevant authority] makes use of that possibility it shall provide that the application for support supplies the necessary information to assess eligibility under those measures.

Textual Amendments

[F34Article 9U.K.

1.Where commitments made under Articles 28, 29 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 refer to livestock units, the conversion rates of the various categories of animals to livestock units as set out in Annex II apply.

2.Where commitments under Articles 28, 29 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 are expressed in units other than those set out in Annex II to that Regulation, [F35the relevant authority] may calculate payments on the basis of those other units. In such case, [F36the relevant authority] shall ensure that the maximum amounts per year eligible for [F37support for rural development] set out in that Annex are complied with.

3.Except for payments for commitments for the rearing of local breeds in danger of being lost to farming referred to in Article 28(10)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, payments under Articles 28, 29 and 34 of that Regulation cannot be granted per livestock unit.]

Textual Amendments

Article 10U.K.Standard assumption of additional costs and income foregone

1.[F38The relevant authority] may fix the amount of the payments for the measures or types of operations referred to in Articles 28 to 31 and Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 on the basis of standard assumptions of additional costs and income foregone.

2.[F38The relevant authority] shall ensure that the calculations and the corresponding payments referred to in paragraph 1:

(a)contain only elements that are verifiable;

(b)are based on figures established by appropriate expertise;

(c)indicate clearly the source of the figures used;

(d)are differentiated to take account of regional or local site conditions and actual land use, where applicable;

(e)do not contain elements linked to investment costs.

Textual Amendments

Article 11U.K.Combination of commitments and combination of measures

1.Various agri-environment-climate commitments under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, organic farming commitments under Article 29 of that Regulation, animal welfare commitments under Article 33 of that Regulation and forest-environmental and climate commitments under Article 34 of that Regulation may be combined provided that they are complementary and compatible. [F39[F40The relevant authority] shall attach the list of allowed combinations to their rural development programmes.]

2.Where measures or different commitments under the same or different measures referred to in paragraph 1 are combined, in determining the level of support [F40the relevant authority] shall take into account the specific income foregone and additional costs resulting from the combination.

3.Where an operation falls under two or more measures or under two or more different types of operations, Member States may attribute the expenditure to the dominant measure or type of operation. The specific contribution rate of that dominant measure or type of operation shall apply.

Textual Amendments

F39Words in Art. 11(1) omitted in so far as they relate to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(3)

[F41Article 12U.K.National rural network

1.[F42The relevant authority] shall provide for the establishment and operation of the national rural network referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the start of its action plan F43....

2.The structure needed for running the national rural network shall be established either within the national or regional competent authorities or externally, by selection through tendering procedures or as a combination of both. That structure must be able to perform at least the activities referred to in Article 54(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

3.Where a [F44the relevant authority] has opted for a specific programme for the establishment and operation of the national rural network, that programme shall include the elements referred to in Part 3 of Annex I to this Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F41Art. 12 omitted (W.) (26.3.2021 in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(4)

[F45Article 13SInformation and publicity

The Managing Authority must submit any amendments to the information and publicity strategy to the Monitoring Committee for information. The Managing Authority must inform the Monitoring Committee at least once a year on the progress in the implementation of the information and publicity strategy and on its analysis of the results as well as on the planned information and publicity to be carried out in the following year.]

Textual Amendments

[F46Article 14U.K.Monitoring and evaluation system

1.The common monitoring and evaluation system referred to in Article 67 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 includes the following elements:

(a)an intervention logic showing the interactions between priorities, focus areas and measures;

(b)a set of common context, result and output indicators, including indicators to be used for the establishment of quantified targets in relation to rural development focus areas and a set of pre-defined indicators for the performance review;

(c)common evaluation questions, as set out in Annex V;

(d)data collection, storage and transmission;

(e)regular reporting on monitoring and evaluation activities;

(f)the evaluation plan;

F47(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(h)support to enable all actors responsible for monitoring and evaluation to fulfil their obligations.

2.The common set of context, result and output indicators for rural development policy is set out in Annex IV. That Annex also identifies the indicators which are to be used for the establishment of quantified targets in relation to rural development focus areas. F48...

F493.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F154.For types of operations where a potential contribution to focus areas referred to in Article 5, first paragraph, point (2)(a), Article 5, first paragraph, points (5)(a) to (d), and Article 5, first paragraph, point(6)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is identified, for types of operations where a potential contribution to the integration of third-country nationals is identified, or for types of operations supporting mitigation of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and recovery actions, the electronic record of the operations referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall include flag(s) to identify those cases where the operation has a component contributing to one or more of those focus areas or goals.]

[F505.In this Article “third-country” means any country other than the United Kingdom.]]

Textual Amendments

F46Arts. 14-17 omitted in so far as they relate to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(4)

[F46Article 15U.K.Annual implementation report

The presentation of the annual implementation report referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F46Arts. 14-17 omitted in so far as they relate to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(4)

[F46Article 16U.K.Evaluation Plan

The minimum requirements for the evaluation plan referred to in Article 56(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 are set out in point 9 of Part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F46Arts. 14-17 omitted in so far as they relate to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(4)

[F46Article 17U.K.Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.]

Textual Amendments

F46Arts. 14-17 omitted in so far as they relate to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(4)

F51...

Textual Amendments

[F52ANNEX IU.K.

Textual Amendments

F52Annex 1 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(5)

PART 1U.K.Presentation of the content of rural development programmes

1.Title of the rural development programme (RDP)U.K.

2.F53... administrative regionU.K.

(a)

Geographical area covered by the programme.

(b)

Classification of the region.

Textual Amendments

3. Ex ante evaluationU.K.

F54...

Textual Amendments

(a)

Description of the process, including timing of main events, intermediate reports, in relation to the key stages of RDP development.

(b)

Structured table containing the recommendations of the ex ante evaluation and how they have been addressed.

(c)

The complete ex ante evaluation report (including the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) requirements) shall be annexed to the RDP.

4.Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (‘SWOT’) and identification of needsU.K.

F55...

Textual Amendments

(a)

SWOT analysis containing the following sections:

(i)

comprehensive overall description of the current situation of the programming area, based on common and programme-specific context indicators and other qualitative up-to-date information;

(ii)

strengths identified in the programming area;

(iii)

weaknesses identified in the programming area;

(iv)

opportunities identified in the programming area;

(v)

threats identified in the programming area;

(vi)

structured table containing the data for the common and programme-specific context indicators.

(b)

Needs assessment, based on evidence from the SWOT analysis, for each F56... priority for rural development (hereafter ‘priority’) and focus area and the three cross-cutting objectives (environment, including the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas according to the Prioritized Action Framework(3), climate change mitigation and adaptation, innovation).

Textual Amendments

5.Description of the strategyU.K.

(a)

A justification of the needs selected to be addressed by the RDP, and the choice of objectives, priorities, focus areas and the target setting based on evidence from the SWOT and the needs assessment. F57... The justification shall in particular demonstrate the fulfilment of the requirements referred to in Article 8(1)(c)(i) and (iv) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

(b)

The combination and justification of the rural development measures for each focus area including the justification of the financial allocations to the measures and the adequacy of the financial resources with the targets set, as referred to in Article 8(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. The combination of measures included in the intervention logic shall be based on the evidence from the SWOT analysis and justification and prioritisation of needs referred to in point (a).

(c)

A description of how the cross-cutting objectives will be addressed, including the specific requirements referred to in Article 8(1)(c)(v) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

(d)

A summary table of the intervention logic showing the priorities and focus areas selected for the RDP, the quantified targets, and the combination of measures to be used to achieve them, including the planned expenditure. F58...

(e)

A description of the advisory capacity to ensure adequate advice and support for the regulatory requirements and for actions related to innovation to demonstrate the measures taken as required in Article 8(1)(c)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

Textual Amendments

6.Assessment of ex ante conditionalities comprising the following structured tables:U.K.

(a)

Information on the assessment of the applicability of ex-ante conditionalities.

(b)

For each applicable general and priority-linked ex-ante conditionality in one table:

(i)

assessment of its fulfilment and;

(ii)

list of priorities/focus areas and measures to which the conditionality applies. F59...

(iii)

list of relevant criteria as well as an assessment of their fulfilment;

(iv)

references to the strategies, legal acts or other relevant documents, including references to relevant sections, articles documenting the fulfilment of a given criterion.

(c)

Two separate tables, one for applicable general and one for applicable priority linked ex-ante conditionalities which are completely unfulfilled or partially unfulfilled providing each the following information:

(i)

identification of the criteria not fulfilled;

(ii)

actions to be taken for the fulfilment of each of those criteria;

(iii)

deadlines for these actions; and

(iv)

bodies responsible for the fulfilment.

Textual Amendments

7.F60...U.K.

Textual Amendments

8.Description of the measures selectedU.K.

(1)Description of the general conditions applied to more than one measure including, where relevant, definition of rural area, baselines, F61... intended use of financial instruments, intended use of advances and common provisions for investments, including the provisions of Articles 45 and 46 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.U.K.

Where relevant, the list of allowed combinations of commitments referred to in Article 11(1) shall be annexed to the RDP.

Textual Amendments

(2)Description by measure including:U.K.

(a)

legal basis.

(b)

general description of the measure including its intervention logic and contribution to focus areas and cross-cutting objectives.

(c)

[F62scope, level of support, eligible beneficiaries, and where relevant, methodology for calculation of the amount or support rate broken down by sub-measure and/or type of operation where necessary. For each type of operation specification of eligible costs, eligibility conditions, applicable amounts and support rates and principles with regard to the setting of selection criteria. Where support is provided to a financial instrument implemented under points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 38(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, description of the type of financial instrument, general categories of final recipients, general categories of eligible costs and maximum level of support.]

(d)

description of the verifiability and controllability of the measures and/or types of operations:

(i)

risk(s) in the implementation of the measures and/or type of operations;

(ii)

mitigating actions;

(iii)

overall assessment of the measure and/or type of operations.’

For the measure under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the description shall include a table illustrating the relation between agri-environment-climate commitments and the methods of their verification and control.

(e)

description specific to each measure and/or type of operation as follows:

1.Knowledge transfer and information actions (Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • definition of appropriate capacities of bodies providing knowledge transfer services to carry out their tasks in the form of staff qualifications and regular training;

  • definition of the duration and content of farm and forest exchange schemes and visits as referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014.

2.Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services (Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • general principles to ensure appropriate resources in the form of regularly trained and qualified staff and advisory experience and reliability with respect to the field of advice. Identification of the elements that the advice will cover.

3.Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • indication of eligible quality schemes, including farm certification schemes, for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs recognized at national level and confirmation that these quality schemes are fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • indication of eligible voluntary agricultural product certification schemes recognized by the [F63relevant authority] as meeting F64... best practice guidelines.

Textual Amendments

4.Investments in physical assets (Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • definition of non productive investments;

  • definition of collective investments;

  • definition of integrated projects;

  • definition and identification of the eligible Natura 2000 sites and other eligible areas of high nature value;

  • description of the targeting of the support to farms in accordance with the SWOT carried out in relation to the priority referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • list of new requirements imposed by [F65retained direct EU legislation] for complying with which support may be granted under Article 17(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • where relevant, the minimum standards for energy efficiency referred to in Article 13(c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014;

  • where relevant, definition of the thresholds referred to in Article 13(e) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014.

Textual Amendments

[F625. Farm and business development (Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013) U.K.

  • definition of small farm referred to in Article 19(1)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • definition of the actions referred to in point (s) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (‘date of setting up’);

  • definition of upper and lower thresholds as referred to in the fifth subparagraph of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • specific conditions for support for young farmers where they are not setting up as a sole head of the holding in accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014;

  • information on the application of the grace period referred to in Article 2(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014;

  • summary of the requirements of the business plan;

  • use of the possibility to combine different measures through the business plan giving access of the young farmer to those measures;

  • domains of diversification covered.]

6.Basic services and village reveal in rural areas (Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Definition of small scale infrastructure, including small scale tourism infrastructure as referred to in Article 20(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • if applicable, specific derogation allowing to support bigger scale infrustructure for investments in broad band and renewable energy;

  • the minimum standards for energy efficiency referred to in Article 13(c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014;

  • definition of the thresholds referred to in Article 13(e) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014.

7.Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests (Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • definition and justification of the holding size above which support will be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management;

  • definition of an ‘equivalent instrument’.

Afforestation and creation of woodlandsU.K.

  • Identification of species, areas and methods to be used to avoid inappropriate afforestation as referred to in Article 6(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014, including the description of the environmental and climatic conditions of the areas in which afforestation is foreseen as referred to in Article 6(b) of that Regulation;

  • definition of the minimum environmental requirements referred to in Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014.

Establishment of agro-forestry systemsU.K.

  • Specification of minimum and maximum number of trees to be planted and, when mature, to be retained, per hectare and forest species to be used as referred to in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • indication of expected environmental benefits of the supported systems.

Prevention and restoration of damage from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventsU.K.

  • Where relevant, list of species of organisms harmful to plants which may cause a disaster;

  • identification of forest areas classified as being at medium to high risk of forest fire according to the relevant forest protection plan;

  • in case of preventive actions concerning pests and diseases, description of a relevant disaster occurrence, supported by scientific evidence, including, where relevant, recommendations on dealing with pests and diseases made by scientific organisations.

Investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystemsU.K.

  • Definition of types of eligible investment and their expected environmental outcome and/or public amenity value.

8.Setting up of producer groups and organisations (Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Description of the official procedure for recognising the groups and organisations.

9.Agri-environment-climate (Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Identification and definition of the relevant baseline elements; this shall include F66... the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to Article 4(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4), the relevant minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products use, and other relevant mandatory requirements established by [F67the law as it applies in the constituent nation];

  • the minimum requirements for fertilisers must include, inter alia, the Codes of Good Practice introduced by Council Directive 91/676/EEC(5) for farms outside nitrate vulnerable zones, and requirements concerning phosphorous pollution; the minimum requirements for plant protection products use must include, inter alia, general principles for integrated pest management introduced by Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [F68(reading Article 3(10)(b) of the Directive as if, for the words from “ Directive 98/8/EC” to the end there were substituted “ Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products ”], requirements to have a licence to use the products and meet training obligations, requirements on safe storage, the checking of application machinery and rules on pesticide use close to water and other sensitive sites, established by national legislation;

  • a table illustrating the relation between agri-environment-climate commitments and relevant usual farming practices and the relevant elements of the reference level (baseline elements), i.e. F66... minimum requirements for fertilisers and pesticides, other relevant national/regional requirements, and minimum activities.

  • list of local breeds in danger of being lost to farming and of plant genetic resources under threat of genetic erosion;

  • description of the methodology and of the agronomic assumptions and parameters including the description of the baseline requirements as referred to in Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, which are relevant for each particular type of commitment used as reference for the calculations justifying additional costs, income foregone resulting from the commitment made and level of the transaction costs; where relevant, that methodology shall take into account aid granted under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, including payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, in order to exclude double funding; where appropriate, the conversion method used for other units in accordance with Article 9 of this Regulation.

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10.Organic farming (Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Identification and definition of the relevant baseline elements; this shall include F69... the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to Article 4(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the relevant minimum requirements for fertilisers and plant protection products use, and other relevant mandatory requirements established by national law;

  • Description of the methodology and of the agronomic assumptions and parameters including the description of the baseline requirements referred to in Article 29(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 which are relevant for each particular type of commitment, used as reference for the calculations justifying additional costs, income foregone resulting from the commitment made and level of the transaction costs; where relevant, that methodology shall take into account aid granted under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, including payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, in order to exclude double funding; where appropriate, the conversion method used for other units in accordance with Article 9 of this Regulation.

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11.Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive (‘WFD’) payments (Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • for Natura 2000: the areas designated to implement Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(6) and the obligations for farmers resulting from the corresponding national and/or regional management provisions;

  • in case other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions are chosen to be supported within this measure, specification of the sites and contribution to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC;

  • for WFD payments: definition of major changes in type of land use and description of the links with the programmes of measures of the river basin management plan referred to in [F70Part 6 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 or Chapter 2 of Part 1 to the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 ];

  • identification and definition of the baseline elements; F71... the relevant criteria and minimum activities referred to in Article 4(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; for WFD payments this shall include F71... the relevant criteria and minimum activities established pursuant to Article 4(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;

  • indication of the link between the implementation of the measure and the Prioritized Action Framwework (Art 8(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC);

  • identification of the restrictions/disadvantages based on which payments can be granted and indication of compulsory practices;

  • description of the methodology and the agronomic assumptions including the description of the baseline requirements referred to in Article 30(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 for Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in Article 30(4) of that Regulation for the WFD used as reference for the calculations justifying additional costs and income foregone resulting from the disadvantages in the areas concerned related to the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and the WFD; where relevant, that methodology shall take into account payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment granted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, in order to exclude double funding.

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12.Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints (Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • definition of the threshold level of area per holding on the basis of which the [F72degressivity of payments is calculated];

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Designation of areas facing natural and other specific constraintsU.K.

  • description of the local unit-level applied for the designation of the areas;

  • description of the application of the method including the criteria referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 for the delimitation of the three categories of areas referred to in that Article including the description and results of the fine-tuning exercise for areas facing natural and other specific constraints other than mountain areas.

13.Animal welfare (Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

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  • description of the methodology and of the agronomic/zoo-technical assumptions and parameters, including the description of the baseline requirements referred to in Article 33(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 which are relevant for each particular type of commitment, used as reference for the calculations justifying additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitment made.

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14.Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation (Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Definition and justification of the holding size above which support will be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument;

  • definition of an ‘equivalent instrument’;

  • identification of relevant mandatory requirements established by the national forestry act or other relevant [F74law as it applies in the constituent nation];

  • description of the methodology and of the assumptions and parameters, including the description of the baseline requirements as referred to in Article 34(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 which are relevant for each particular type of commitment, used as reference for the calculations justifying additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitment made.

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15.Cooperation (Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • Specification of the characteristics of pilot projects, clusters, networks, short supply chains and local markets.

[F6216. Risk management (Articles 36 to 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)] U.K.

  • Description of mechanisms to ensure that no overcompensation takes place.

Crop, animal, and plant insuranceU.K.

  • Description of conditions for insurance contracts to be eligible for support, to include at least:

    (a)

    particular risks insured against,

    (b)

    particular economic losses covered;

  • rules to be used for establishing the calculation of the proportion of the average annual production of a farmer which has been destroyed.

Mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidentsU.K.

  • Principles for funding arrangements, constitution and management of the mutual funds, to include in particular:

    (a)

    the list of adverse climatic events, animal or plant diseases, pest infestations or environmental incidents which may give rise to compensation to be paid to farmers, including geographical scope where appropriate,

    (b)

    the criteria for assessing whether a given event shall give rise to the payment of compensation to farmers,

    (c)

    the methods for calculating the additional costs which constitute economic losses,

    (d)

    the calculation of the administrative costs,

    (e)

    the method to be used for establishing the calculation of the proportion of the average annual production of a farmer which has been destroyed,

    (f)

    any limits to the costs that are eligible for a financial contribution;

  • where the source of the financial compensation to be paid by the mutual fund is a commercial loan, minimum and maximum duration of the commercial loan.

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  • where the source of the financial compensation to be paid by the mutual fund is a commercial loan, minimum and maximum duration of the commercial loan.

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17.Community-led local development (LEADER) (Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, Articles 43 and 44 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)U.K.

  • description of the obligatory community-led local development (hereafter ‘CLLD’) elements of which the LEADER measure is composed: preparatory support, implementation of operations under the CLLD strategy, preparation and implementation of cooperation activities of the local action group (hereafter ‘LAG’), running costs and animation, referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;

  • description of the use of the LEADER start-up-kit referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as specific type of preparatory support, if relevant;

  • description of the system for ongoing application for LEADER cooperation projects referred to in Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

  • the procedure and the timetable to select the local development strategies;

  • justification for selection of geographical areas for local development strategy implementation whose population falls outside the limits laid down in Article 33(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;

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  • possibility or not of paying advances;

  • definition of the tasks of the Managing Authority, the paying agency and the LAGs under LEADER, in particular with regard to a non-discriminatory and transparent selection procedure and objective criteria for the selection of operations referred to in Article 34(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;

  • description of coordination mechanisms foreseen and complementarities ensured with operations supported under other rural development measures especially as regards:

    • investments in non-agricultural activities and business start-up aid under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013,

    • investments under Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and

    • cooperation under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in particular implementation of local development strategies by public-private partnerships.

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9.Evaluation plan, containing the following sectionsU.K.

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(1)Objectives and purposeU.K.

A statement of the objectives and purpose of the evaluation plan, based on ensuring that sufficient and appropriate evaluation activities are undertaken, in particular to provide information needed for programme steering, for the annual implementation reports in 2017 and 2019 and the ex-post evaluation, and to ensure that data needed for RDP evaluation are available.

(2)Governance and coordinationU.K.

Brief description of the monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the RDP, identifying the main bodies involved and their responsibilities. Explanation of how evaluation activities are linked with RDP implementation in terms of content and timing.

(3)Evaluation topics and activitiesU.K.

Indicative description of evaluation topics and activities anticipated, including, but not limited to, fulfilment of evaluation requirements provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. It shall cover:

(a)

activities needed to evaluate the contribution of each [F78priority for rural development] as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to the rural development objectives laid down in Article 4 of that Regulation, assessment of result and impact indicator values, analysis of net effects, thematic issuesF79..., cross-cutting issues, national rural network, contribution of CLLD strategies;

(b)

planned support for evaluation at LAG level;

(c)

programme specific elements such as work needed to develop methodologies or to address specific policy areas.

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(4)Data and informationU.K.

Brief description of the system to record, maintain, manage and report statistical information on RDP implementation and provision of monitoring data for evaluation. Identification of data sources to be used, data gaps, potential institutional issues related to data provision, and proposed solutions. This section shall demonstrate that appropriate data management systems will be operational in due time.

(5)TimelineU.K.

Major milestones of the programming period, and indicative outline of the timing needed to ensure that results are available at the appropriate time.

(6)CommunicationU.K.

Description of how evaluation findings will be disseminated to target recipients, including a description of the mechanisms established to follow-up on the use of evaluation results.

(7)ResourcesU.K.

Description of the resources needed and foreseen to implement the evaluation plan, including an indication of administrative capacity, data, financial resources, IT needs. Description of capacity building activities foreseen to ensure that the evaluation plan can be fully implemented.

10.Financing plan, comprising separate structured tables setting out:U.K.

(a)The annual [F80core] contributionU.K.

(i)

for all types of the regions referred to in Article 59(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013,

(ii)

[F81for F82... funds transferred to [F83support for rural development], referred to in Article 58(6) of that Regulation,]

[F81for funds transferred to support for rural development under Article 11(4A) of Regulation (EU) 1307/2013, referred to in Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013,]

(iii)

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(b)The single [F85core] contribution rate for all measures broken down by type of region as referred to in Article 59(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;U.K.

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(c)The breakdown by measure or type of operation with a specific [F86core] contribution rate:U.K.

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(i)

total [F87core] contribution, [F86core] contribution rate, and indicative breakdown of the total [F87core] contribution by focus area(7),

(ii)

for the measures referred to in Articles 17 and 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 the total [F87core] contribution reserved for operations referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation,

(iii)

[F88for technical assistance the total [F87core] contribution and the [F86core] contribution rate used in accordance with Article 51(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013,]

(iv)

[F89for the expenditure related to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the measures of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, which have no correspondence in the programming period 2014 to 2020, the total [F87core] contribution and the [F86core] contribution rate[F62,]]

(v)

[F90for the operations implemented in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 where the minimum loss threshold is set to 20 % and for operations implemented in accordance with 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 the indicative total [F87core] contribution and the indicative contribution rate.]

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[F91[F92When a measure or a type of operation with specific [F86core] contribution rate contributes to the financial instruments referred to in Article 38(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the table shall indicate separately the contribution rates for financial instruments and for other operations and an indicative [F86core][F93contribution] amount corresponding to the planned contribution to the financial instrument.]]

[F91When a measure or a type of operation with specific core contribution rate contributes to the financial instruments referred to in Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the table shall indicate separately the contribution rates for financial instruments and for other operations and an indicative core contribution amount corresponding to the planned contribution to the financial instrument.]

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For the measure referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the [F86core] contribution reserved for operations falling within the scope of Article 59(6) of that Regulation corresponds to the contribution of the measure to the priorities laid down in Article 5(4) and (5) of that Regulation.

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(d)F95...U.K.

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11.Indicator plan, comprising separate structured tables setting out:U.K.

(a)

by focus area, the quantified targets accompanied by planned outputs and planned total public expenditure of the measures selected to address the focus area;

(b)

for agriculture and forestry the detailed calculation of the targets of priorities laid down in Article 5(4) and Article 5(5)(d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;

(c)

qualitatively, the additional contribution of measures to other focus areas.

12.Additional [F96national] financing:U.K.

For measures and operations falling [F97for the production of and trade in agricultural products], a table on additional [F96national] financing per measure in accordance with Article 82 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, including the amounts per measure and indication of compliance with the criteria under that Regulation.

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F96Word in Annex 1 Pt. 1 para. 12 omitted (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/477), regs. 1(3), 5(4)(b)

13.Elements needed for State aid assessment:U.K.

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14.F99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

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15.Programme implementing arrangements, containing the following sections:U.K.

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(a)

the designation by the [F101relevant authority] of all authorities referred to in Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and a summary description of the management and control structure of the programme referred to in Article 8(1)(m)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 F102...;

(b)

the envisaged composition of the Monitoring Committee;

(c)

provisions to ensure that the programme is publicised, including through the national rural network, making reference to the information and publicity strategy referred to in Article 13;

(d)

description of mechanisms to ensure coherence with regard to local development strategies implemented under LEADER, activities envisaged under the cooperation measure referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the basic services and village renewal in rural areas measure referred to in Article 20 of that Regulation, and other [F103support for rural development and support for the fishing and aquaculture industries under Regulation 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council];

(e)

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(f)

description of the use of technical assistance including actions related to the preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control of the programme and its implementation, as well as the activities concerning previous or subsequent programming periods as referred to in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

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16.Actions taken to involve partnersU.K.

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List of actions taken to involve partners, subject and summary of the outcome of the corresponding consultations.

17.National rural networkU.K.

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Description of:

(a)

the procedure and the timetable for establishing the national rural network (hereinafter ‘NRN’);

(b)

the planned organisation of the NRN, namely the way organisations and administrations involved in rural development, including the partners, as referred to in Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 will be involved and how the networking activities will be facilitated;

(c)

a summary description of the main categories of activity to be undertaken by the NRN in accordance with the objectives of the programme;

(d)

the resources available for establishing and operating the NRN.

18. Ex ante assessment of verifiability, controllability and error riskU.K.

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  • statement by the Managing Authority and the paying agency on the verifiability and controllability of the measures supported under the RDP;

  • statement by the functionally independent body referred to in Article 62(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 confirming the adequacy and accuracy of the calculations of standard costs, additional costs and income foregone.

19.Transitional arrangementsU.K.

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  • description of the transitional conditions by measure;

  • indicative carry-over table.

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PART 2U.K.Presentation of the content of national frameworks

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PART 3U.K.Presentation of the content of the NRN programme

1.Title of the specific NRN programmeU.K.

2.F111... administrative regionU.K.

(a)

geographical area covered by the programme;

(b)

classification of the region.

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3. Ex ante evaluationU.K.

(a)description of the process, including timing of main events, intermediate reports, in relation to the key stages of the NRN programme development.U.K.

(b)Structured table containing the recommendations of the ex ante evaluation and how they have been addressed.U.K.

(c)The complete ex ante evaluation report shall be annexed to the NRN programme.U.K.

4.Evaluation plan, containing the following sectionsU.K.

(1)Objectives and purposeU.K.

A statement of the objectives and purpose of the evaluation plan, based on ensuring that sufficient and appropriate evaluation activities are undertaken, in particular to provide information needed for programme steering, for the annual implementation reports in 2017 and 2019 and the ex-post evaluation, and to ensure that data needed for the NRN programme evaluation are available.

(2)Governance and coordinationU.K.

Brief description of the monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the NRN programme, identifying the main bodies involved and their responsibilities. Explanation of how evaluation activities are linked with the NRN programme implementation in terms of content and timing.

(3)Evaluation topics and activitiesU.K.

Indicative description of evaluation topics related to the NRN and activities anticipated, including, but not limited to, fulfilment of evaluation requirements provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. It shall cover activities needed to evaluate the contribution of the programme to the NRN objectives, assessment of result indicator values, analysis of net effects. Programme specific elements such as work needed to develop methodologies or to address specific policy areas.

(4)Data and informationU.K.

Brief description of the system to record, maintain, manage and report statistical information on the NRN programme implementation and provision of monitoring data for evaluation. Identification of data sources to be used, data gaps, potential institutional issues related to data provision, and proposed solutions. This section shall demonstrate that appropriate data management systems will be operational in due time.

(5)TimelineU.K.

Major milestones of the programming period, and indicative outline of the timing needed to ensure that results are available at the appropriate time.

(6)CommunicationU.K.

Description of how evaluation findings will be disseminated to target recipients, including a description of the mechanisms established to follow-up on the use of evaluation results.

(7)ResourcesU.K.

Description of the resources needed and foreseen to implement the evaluation plan, including an indication of administrative capacity, data, financial resources, IT needs. Description of capacity building activities foreseen to ensure that the evaluation plan can be fully implemented.

5.Financing plan, setting out:U.K.

(a)

The annual [F112core] contribution;

(b)

the total [F113core] contribution and the [F112core] contribution rate.

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6.Programme implementing arrangements, containing the following sections:U.K.

(a)

[F114The details] of all authorities referred to in Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and a summary description of the management and control structure of the programme referred to in Article 8(1)(m)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and arrangements under Article 74(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;

(b)

the envisaged composition of the Monitoring Committee;

(c)

description of the monitoring and evaluation system.

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7.NRNU.K.

Description of:

(a)

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(b)

the planned establishment and operation of the NRN, namely the way organisations and administrations involved in rural development, including the partnership referred to in Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 will be involved and how the networking activities will be facilitated.

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(c)

a summary description of the main categories of activities to be undertaken by the NRN in accordance with the objectives of the programme;

(d)

the resources available for establishing and operating the NRN.

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F117PART 4U.K.Indicative list of priorities/focus areas and measures of particular relevance to ex-ante conditionalities (rural development priority-linked and general) referred to in point 6(b)(ii) of Part 1

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PART 5U.K.Measures and sub-measures codes

Measure under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013Measure code under this RegulationSub-measure for programming purposesSub-measure code under this Regulation
Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013knowledge transfer and information actions1support for vocational training and skills acquisition actions1.1
support for demonstration activities and information actions1.2
support for short-term farm and forest management exchange as well as farm and forest visits1.3
Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013advisory services, farm management and farm relief services2support to help benefiting from the use of advisory services2.1
support for the setting up of farm management, farm relief and farm advisory services as well as forestry advisory services2.2
support for training of advisors2.3
Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs3support for new participation in quality schemes3.1
support for information and promotion activities implemented by groups of producers in the internal market3.2
Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013investments in physical assets4support for investments in agricultural holdings4.1
support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products4.2
support for investments in infrastructure related to development, modernisation or adaptation of agriculture and forestry4.3
support for non-productive investments linked to the achievement of agri-environment-climate objectives4.4
Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introduction of appropriate prevention5support for investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events5.1
support for investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events5.2
Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013farm and business development6business start up aid for young farmers6.1
business start up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas6.2
business start up aid for the development of small farms6.3
support for investments in creation and development of non-agricultural activities6.4
payments for farmers eligible for the small farmers scheme who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer6.5
Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013basic services and village renewal in rural areas7support for drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value7.1
support for investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy and energy saving7.2
support for broadband infrastructure, including its creation, improvement and expansion, passive broadband infrastructure and provision of access to broadband and public e-government7.3
support for investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population including leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure7.4
support for investments for public use in recreational infrastructure, tourist information and small scale tourism infrastructure7.5
support for studies/investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites including related socioeconomic aspects, as well as environmental awareness actions7.6
support for investments targeting the relocation of activities and conversion of buildings or other facilities located inside or close to rural settlements, with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement7.7
others7.8
Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests8support for afforestation/creation of woodland8.1
support for establishment and maintenance of agro-forestry systems8.2
support for prevention of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events8.3
support for restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic events8.4
support for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems8.5
support for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, mobilising and marketing of forest products8.6
Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013setting up of producer groups and organisations9setting up of producer groups and organisations in the agriculture and forestry sectors9
Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013agri-environment-climate10payment for agri-environment-climate commitments10.1
support for conservation and sustainable use and development of genetic resources in agriculture10.2
Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013organic farming11payment to convert to organic farming practices and methods11.1
payment to maintain organic farming practices and methods11.2
Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments12compensation payment for Natura 2000 agricultural areas12.1
compensation payment for Natura 2000 forest areas12.2
compensation payment for agricultural areas included in river basin management plans12.3
Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints13compensation payment in mountain areas13.1
compensation payment for other areas facing significant natural constraints13.2
compensation payment to other areas affected by specific constraints13.3
Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013animal welfare14payment for animal welfare14
Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation15payment for forest-environmental and climate commitments15.1
support for the conservation and promotion of forest genetic resources15.2
Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013cooperation16support for the establishment and operation of operational groups of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability16.1
support for pilot projects and for the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies16.2
cooperation among small operators in organising joint work processes and sharing facilities and resources, and for developing and marketing tourism16.3
support for horizontal and vertical cooperation among supply chain actors for the establishment and development of short supply chains and local markets and for promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets16.4
support for joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or adapting to climate change and for joint approaches to environmental projects and ongoing environmental practices16.5
support for cooperation among supply chain actors for sustainable provision of biomass for use in food and energy production and industrial processes16.6
support for non-CLLD strategies16.7
support for drawing up of forest management plans or equivalent instruments16.8
support for diversification of farming activities into activities concerning health care, social integration, community-supported agriculture and education about the environment and food16.9
others16.10
Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013risk management17crop, animal and plant insurance premium17.1
mutual funds for adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents17.2
income stabilisation tool17.3
F118. . .F118. . .F118. . .F118. . .F118. . .
Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013support for LEADER local development (CLLD)19preparatory support19.1
support for implementation of operations under the CLLD strategy19.2
preparation and implementation of cooperation activities of the local action group19.3
support for running costs and animation19.4
Articles 51 [F119and] 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013technical assistance20Support for technical assistance (other than NRN)20.1
support for establishing and operating the NRN20.2
[F120Article 39b of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 exceptional temporary support to farmers and SMEs particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis 21 exceptional temporary support to farmers and SMEs particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis 21]

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PART 6U.K.

F121... priorities for rural development and focus area codes

PriorityArticle of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013/focus area codeFocus area
Priority 1: Fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areasArticle 5(1)(a) = focus area 1AFostering innovation, cooperation, and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas
Article 5(1)(b) = focus area 1BStrengthening the links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation, including for the purpose of improved environmental management and performance
Article 5(1)(c) = focus area 1CFostering lifelong learning and vocational training in the agricultural and forestry sectors
Priority 2: Enhancing farm viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture in all regions and promoting innovative farm technologies and sustainable management of forestArticle 5(2)(a) = focus area 2AImproving the economic performance of all farms and facilitating farm restructuring and modernisation, notably with a view to increasing market participation and orientation as well as agricultural diversification
Article 5(2)(b) = focus area 2BFacilitating the entry of adequately skilled farmers into the agricultural sector and, in particular, generational renewal
Priority 3: Promoting food chain organisation, including processing and marketing of agricultural products, animal welfare and risk management in agricultureArticle 5(3)(a) = focus area 3AImproving competitiveness of primary producers by better integrating them into the agri-food chain through quality schemes, adding value to agricultural products, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups and organisations and inter-branch organisations
Article 5(3)(b) = focus area 3BSupporting farm risk prevention and management
Priority 4: Restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestryArticle 5(4)(a) = focus area 4ARestoring, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas, and in areas facing natural or other specific constraints, and high nature value farming, as well as the state of European landscapes
Article 5(4)(b) = focus area 4BImproving water management, including fertiliser and pesticide management
Article 5(4)(c) = focus area 4CPreventing soil erosion and improving soil management
Priority 5: Promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectorsArticle 5(5)(a) = focus area 5AIncreasing efficiency in water use by agriculture
Article 5(5)(b) = focus area 5BIncreasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing
Article 5(5)(c) = focus area 5CFacilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by-products, wastes and residues and of other non-food raw material, for the purposes of the bio-economy
Article 5(5)(d) = focus area 5DReducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture
Article 5(5)(e) = focus area 5EFostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry
Priority 6: Promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areasArticle 5(6)(a) = focus area 6AFacilitating diversification, creation and development of small enterprises, as well as job creation
Article 5(6)(b) = focus area 6BFostering local development in rural areas
Article 5(6)(c) = focus area 6CEnhancing the accessibility, use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas]

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[F34ANNEX IIU.K.

Conversion rates of animals to livestock units ( ‘ LU ’ ) referred to in Article 9(1) and (2)

(1)Bulls, cows and other bovine animals over two years and equine animals over six months

 1,0 LU

(2)Bovine animals from six months to two years

 0,6 LU

(3)Bovine animals below six months

 0,4 LU

(4)Sheep and goats

 0,15 LU

(5)Breeding sows > 50 kg

 0,5 LU

(6)Other pigs

 0,3 LU

(7)Laying hens

 0,014 LU

(8)Other poultry

 0,03 LU

For the categories or sub-categories of animals in this table, conversion rates may be increased or decreased exceptionally, taking into account scientific evidence to be explained and duly justified in the RDPs.

Other categories of animals may be added exceptionally. Conversion rates for any such categories shall be established taking into account particular circumstances and scientific evidence to be explained and duly justified in the RDPs.]

F122ANNEX IIIU.K.Information and publicity referred to in Article 13

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[F123ANNEX IVU.K.Common set of context, result and output indicators referred to in Article 14(2)

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F123Annex 4 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(6)

1.Context indicatorsU.K.

C1.

Population

C2.

Age structure

C3.

Territory

C4.

Population density

C5.

Employment rate(8)

C6.

Self-employment rate

C7.

Unemployment rate

C8.

GDP per capita(8)

C9.

Poverty rate(8)

C10.

Structure of the economy

C11.

Structure of the employment

C12.

Labour productivity by economic sector

C13.

Employment by economic activity

C14.

Labour productivity in agriculture

C15.

Labour productivity in forestry

C16.

Labour productivity in the food industry

C17.

Agricultural holdings (farms)

C18.

Agricultural area

C19.

Agricultural area under organic farming

C20.

Irrigated land

C21.

Livestock units

C22.

Farm labour force

C23.

Age structure of farm managers

C24.

Agricultural training of farm managers

C25.

Agricultural factor income(8)

C26.

Agricultural entrepreneurial income(8)

C27.

Total factor productivity in agriculture(8)

C28.

Gross fixed capital formation in agriculture

C29.

Forest and other wooded land (FOWL)

C30.

Tourism infrastructure

C31.

Land cover

[F9C32.

Areas facing natural or other specific constraints]

C33.

Farming intensity

C34.

Natura 2000 areas

C35.

Farmland birds index (FBI)(8)

C36.

Conservation status of agricultural habitats (grassland)

C37.

HNV (high nature value) farming(8)

C38.

Protected forest

C39.

Water abstraction in agriculture(8)

C40.

Water quality(8)

C41.

Soil organic matter in arable land(8)

C42.

Soil erosion by water(8)

C43.

Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry

C44.

Energy use in agriculture, forestry and food industry

C45.

Emissions from agriculture(8)

2.Result indicatorsU.K.

R1

:

percentage of agricultural holdings with RDP support for investments in restructuring or modernisation (focus area 2A)

R2

:

Change in Agricultural output on supported farms/AWU (Annual Work Unit) (focus area 2A)(9)

R3

:

percentage of agricultural holdings with RDP supported business development plan/investments for young farmers (focus area 2B)

R4

:

percentage of agricultural holdings receiving support for participating in quality schemes, local markets and short supply circuits, and producer groups/organisations (focus area 3A)

R5

:

percentage of farms participating in risk management schemes (focus area 3B)

R6

:

percentage of forest or other wooded areas under management contracts supporting biodiversity (focus area 4A)

R7

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts supporting biodiversity and/or landscapes (focus area 4A)

R8

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts to improve water management (focus area 4B)

R9

:

percentage of forestry land under management contracts to improve water management (focus area 4B)

R10

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts to improve soil management and/or prevent soil erosion (focus area 4C)

R11

:

percentage of forestry land under management contracts to improve soil management and/or prevent soil erosion (focus area 4C)

R12

:

percentage of irrigated land switching to more efficient irrigation systems (focus area 5A)

R13

:

Increase in efficiency of water use in agriculture in RDP supported projects (focus area 5A)(9)

R14

:

Increase in efficiency of energy use in agriculture and food-processing in RDP supported projects (focus area 5B)(9)

R15

:

Renewable energy produced from supported projects (focus area 5C)(9)

R16

:

percentage of LU (Live-stock Unit) concerned by investments in live-stock management in view of reducing GHG (Green House Gas) and/or ammonia emissions (focus area 5D)

R17

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts targeting reduction of GHG and/or ammonia emissions (focus area 5D)

R18

:

Reduced emissions of methane and nitrous oxide (focus area 5D)(9)

R19

:

Reduced ammonia emissions (focus area 5D)(9)

R20

:

percentage of agricultural and forest land under management contracts contributing to carbon sequestration or conservation (focus area 5E)

R21

:

Jobs created in supported projects (focus area 6A)

R22

:

percentage of rural population covered by local development strategies (focus area 6B)

R23

:

percentage of rural population benefiting from improved services/infrastructures (focus area 6B)

R24

:

Jobs created in supported projects (Leader) (focus area 6B)

R25

:

percentage of rural population benefiting from new or improved services/infrastructures (Information and Communication Technology — ICT) (focus area 6C)

Indicators in italics are also target indicators as listed under Point 4.

3.RD Output indicatorsU.K.

a

This indicator corresponds to the Performance Framework indicator established in Article 5(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 of 7 March 2014 laying down rules for implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to methodologies for climate change support, the determination of milestones and targets in the performance framework and the nomenclature of categories of intervention for the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 69, 8.3.2014, p. 65).

NumberOutput indicatorsMeasure codes (Articles of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.1Total public expenditureaAll measures
O.2Total investment4 (Article 17), 5 (Article 18), 6.4 (Article 19), 7.2 to 7.8 (Article 20), 8.5 and 8.6 (Article 21) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.3Number of actions/operations supported1 (Article 14), 2 (Article 15), 4 (Article 17), 7 (Article 20), 8.5 and 8.6 (Article 21), 9 (Article 27), 17.2 and 17.3 (Article 36) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
[F15O.4 Number of holdings/beneficiaries supported 3 (Article 16), 4.1 (Article 17), 5 (Article 18), 6 (Article 19), 8.1 to 8.4 (Article 21), 11 (Article 29), 12 (Article 30), 13 (Article 31), 14 (Article 33), 17.1 (Article 36), 21 (Article 39b) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)]
O.5Total area (ha)4 (Article 17), 8.1 to 8.5 (Article 21), 10 (Article 28), 11 (Article 29), 12 (Article 30), 13 (Article 31), 15 (Article 34) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.6 Physical area supported (ha)10 (Article 28) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.7Number of contracts supported10 (Article 28), 15 (Article 34) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.8Number of Livestock Units supported (LU)14 (Article 33), 4 (Article 17) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.9Number of holdings participating in supported schemes9 (Article 27), 16.4 (Article 35), 17.2 and 17.3 (Article 36) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.10Number of farmers benefiting from pay-outs17.2 and 17.3 (Article 36) (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.11Number of training days given1 (Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.12Number of participants in training1 (Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.13Number of beneficiaries advised2 (Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.14Number of advisors trained2 (Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.15Population benefiting from improved services/infrastructures (IT or others)7 (Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.16Number of EIP groups supported, number of EIP operations supported and number and type of partners in EIP groups16 (Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.17Number of cooperation operations supported (other than EIP)16 (Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.18Population covered by LAG19 (Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.19Number of LAGs selected19 (Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.20Number of LEADER projects supported19 (Article 35(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.21Number of cooperation projects supported19 (Article 35(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.22Number and type of project promoters19 (Article 35(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.23Unique identification number of LAG involved in cooperation project19 (Article 35(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
O.24Number of thematic and analytical exchanges set up with the support of NRNNetworking (Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.25Number of NRN communication toolsNetworking (Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)
O.26Number of ENRD activities in which the NRN has participatedNetworking (Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)

4.Target indicatorsU.K.

T1

:

percentage of expenditure under Articles 14, 15 and 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in relation to the total expenditure for the RDP (focus area 1A)

T2

:

Total number of cooperation operations supported under the cooperation measure (Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013) (groups, networks/clusters, pilot projects…) (focus area 1B)

T3

:

Total number of participants trained under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (focus area 1C)

T4

:

percentage of agricultural holdings with RDP support for investments in restructuring or modernisation (focus area 2A)

T5

:

percentage of agricultural holdings with RDP supported business development plan/investments for young farmers (focus area 2B)

T6

:

percentage of agricultural holdings receiving support for participating in quality schemes, local markets and short supply circuits, and producer groups/organisations (focus area 3A)

T7

:

percentage of farms participating in risk management schemes (focus area 3B)

T8

:

percentage of forest/other wooded area under management contracts supporting biodiversity (focus area 4A)

T9

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts supporting biodiversity and/or landscapes (focus area 4A)

T10

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts to improve water management (focus area 4B)

T11

:

percentage of forestry land under management contracts to improve water management (focus area 4B)

T12

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts to improve soil management and/or prevent soil erosion (focus area 4C)

T13

:

percentage of forestry land under management contracts to improve soil management and/or prevent soil erosion (focus area 4C)

T14

:

percentage of irrigated land switching to more efficient irrigation system (focus area 5A)

T15

:

Total investment for energy efficiency (focus area 5B)

T16

:

Total investment in renewable energy production (focus area 5C)

T17

:

percentage of LU concerned by investments in live-stock management in view of reducing GHG and/or ammonia emissions (focus area 5D)

T18

:

percentage of agricultural land under management contracts targeting reduction of GHG and/or ammonia emissions (focus area 5D)

T19

:

percentage of agricultural and forest land under management contracts contributing to carbon sequestration and conservation (focus area 5E)

T20

:

Jobs created in supported projects (focus area 6A)

T21

:

percentage of rural population covered by local development strategies (focus area 6B)

T22

:

percentage of rural population benefiting from improved services/infrastructures (focus area 6B)

T23

:

Jobs created in supported projects (Leader) (focus area 6B)

T24

:

percentage of rural population benefiting from new or improved services/infrastructures (ICT) (focus area 6C)

5.Proposed Performance Framework IndicatorsU.K.

IndicatorsRelated Output Indicator
Priority 2 (P2)Total Public Expenditure P2 (EUR)O.1
Number of agricultural holdings with RDP support for investment in restructuring or modernisation (focus area 2A) + holdings with RDP supported business development plan/investment for young farmers (focus area 2B)O.4
Priority 3(P3)Total Public Expenditure P3 (EUR)O.1
Number of supported agricultural holdings receiving support for participating in quality schemes, local markets/short supply circuits, and producer groups (focus area 3A)O.4, O.9
Number of agricultural holdings participating in risk management schemes (focus area 3B)O.4, O.9
Priority 4(P4)Total Public Expenditure P4 (EUR)O.1
Agricultural land under management contracts contributing to biodiversity (focus area 4A) + improving water management (focus area 4B) + improving soil management and/preventing soil erosion (focus area 4C)O.5
Priority 5(P5)Total Public Expenditure P5 (EUR)O.1
Number of investment operations in energy savings and efficiency (focus area 5B) + in renewable energy production (focus area 5C)O.3
Agricultural and forest land under management to foster carbon sequestration/conservation (focus area 5E) + Agricultural land under management contracts targeting reduction of GHG and/or ammonia emissions (focus area 5D) + Irrigated land switching to more efficient irrigation system (focus area 5A)O.5
Priority 6(P6)Total Public Expenditure P6 (EUR)O.1
Number of operations supported to improve basic services and infrastructures in rural areas (focus areas 6B and 6C)O.3
Population covered by LAG (focus area 6B)O.18]

[F124ANNEX VU.K.Common evaluation questions for rural development

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F124Annex 5 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(6)

Focus area-related evaluation questionsU.K.

For each focus area included in the RDP, the related question shall be answered in the enhanced annual implementation [F125report (hereafter ‘AIR’) submitted in 2019].

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1.

Focus area 1A: To what extent have RDP interventions supported innovation, cooperation and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas?

2.

Focus area 1B: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the strengthening of links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation, including for the purpose of improved environmental management and performance?

3.

Focus area 1C: To what extent have RDP interventions supported lifelong learning and vocational training in the agriculture and forestry sectors?

4.

Focus area 2A: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to improving the economic performance, restructuring and modernization of supported farms in particular through increasing their market participation and agricultural diversification?

5.

Focus area 2B: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the entry of adequately skilled farmers into the agricultural sector and in particular, generational renewal?

6.

Focus area 3A: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to improving the competitiveness of supported primary producers by better integrating them into the agri-food chain through quality schemes, adding value to the agricultural products, promoting local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups and inter-branch organization?

7.

Focus area 3B: To what extent have RDP interventions supported farm risk prevention and management?

8.

Focus area 4A: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the restoration, preservation and enhancement of biodiversity including in Natura 2000 areas, areas facing natural or other specific constraints and HNV farming, and the state of European landscape?

9.

Focus area 4B: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the improvement of water management, including fertilizer and pesticide management?

10.

Focus area 4C: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the prevention of soil erosion and improvement of soil management?

11.

Focus area 5A: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture?

12.

Focus area 5B: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to increasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing?

13.

Focus area 5C: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to the supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by-products, wastes, residues and other non-food raw material for purposes of the bio-economy?

14.

Focus area 5D: To what extent have RDP interventions contributed to reducing GHG and ammonia emissions from agriculture?

15.

Focus area 5E: To what extent have RDP interventions supported carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry?

16.

Focus area 6A: To what extent have RDP interventions supported the diversification, creation and development of small enterprises and job creation?

17.

Focus area 6B: To what extent have RDP interventions supported local development in rural areas?

18.

Focus area 6C: To what extent have RDP interventions enhanced the accessibility, use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas?

Evaluation questions related to other aspects of the RDPU.K.

The following questions shall be answered in the enhanced [F126AIR submitted in 2019 ].

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19.

To what extent have the synergies among priorities and focus areas enhanced the effectiveness of the RDP?

20.

To what extent has technical assistance contributed to achieving the objectives laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013?

21.

To what extent has the NRN contributed to achieving the objectives laid down in Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013?

Evaluation questions related to [F127European Union] level objectivesU.K.

The following questions shall be answered in the enhanced AIR submitted in 2019F128....

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22.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to achieving the EU 2020 headline target of raising the employment rate of the population aged 20 to 64 to at least 75 %?

23.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to achieving the EU2020 headline target of investing 3 % of EU’s GDP in research and development and innovation?

24.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to achieving the EU 2020 headline target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 % compared to 1990 levels, or by 30 % if the conditions are right, to increasing the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption to 20 %, and achieving 20 % increase in energy efficiency?

25.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to achieving the EU 2020 headline target of reducing the number of Europeans living below the national poverty line?

26.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to improving the environment and to achieving the F129... biodiversity strategy target of halting the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services, and to restore them?

27.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to the F130... objective of fostering the competitiveness of agriculture?

28.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to the F131... objective of ensuring sustainable management of natural resources and climate action?

29.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to the F132... objective of achieving a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment?

30.

To what extent has the RDP contributed to fostering innovation?]

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F133ANNEX VIU.K.Main elements of technical support documents for the monitoring and evaluation system

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[F134ANNEX VIIU.K.Structure and content of annual implementation reports (referred to in Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013)

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F134Annex 7 omitted in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 10(6)

1.Key information on implementation of the programme and its prioritiesU.K.

a)Financial dataU.K.

Financial implementation data giving, for each measure and focus area, a statement of the expenditure incurred and declared in the declarations of expenditure. It shall cover the total incurred public expenditure as well as the financial recoveries and corrections brought by the [F135relevant authority] during the previous calendar year.

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b)Common and programme-specific indicators and quantified target valuesU.K.

Information on RDP implementation as measured by common and specific indicators, including the progress achieved in relation to the targets set for each focus area and on realised output compared to planned output as set out in the indicator plan. Beginning from the annual implementation report to be submitted in 2017, the achievements towards the milestones set in the performance framework (table F). Additional information on the stage of RDP implementation is provided through data on financial commitments by measure and focus area, and the related expected progress towards targets.

Tables:

  • Table A: Committed expenditure by measure and focus area

  • Table B: Realised output indicators by measure and focus area

  • [F15Table C: Breakdown for relevant outputs and measures by type of area, gender and/or age, by operation for operations contributing to the integration of third-country nationals and by operation and type of support for operations supporting mitigation of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and recovery actions]

  • Table D: Progress towards targets

  • Table E: Monitoring of transitional measures

  • Table F: Achievement of the performance framework indicators

2.The progress in implementing the evaluation plan shall be presented as follows:U.K.

(a)

Description of any modifications made to the evaluation plan in the RDP during the year, with their justification.

(b)

A description of the evaluation activities undertaken during the year (in relation to section 3 of the evaluation plan).*

(c)

A description of activities undertaken in relation to the provision and management of data (in relation to section 4 of the evaluation plan).*

(d)

A list of completed evaluations, including references to where they have been published on-line.

(e)

A summary of completed evaluations, focussing on evaluation findings.

(f)

A description of communication activities undertaken in relation to publicising evaluation findings (in relation to section 6 of the evaluation plan).*

(g)

Description of the follow-up given to evaluation results (in relation to section 6 of the evaluation plan).*

*Reference shall be made to the evaluation plan, any difficulties encountered in implementation shall be described, together with solutions adopted or proposed.U.K.

3.Issues which affect the performance of the programme and the measures takenU.K.

Description of the steps taken by the [F136relevant authority] and the Monitoring Committee to ensure the quality and effectiveness of programme implementation and in particular as regards issues encountered in managing the programme and any corrective measures takenF137....

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4.Steps taken to implement technical assistance and programme publicity requirementsU.K.

a)In case of coverage under the technical assistance of the establishment and functioning of NRN, the report shall describe actions taken and state of play as regards the establishment of the NRN and the implementation of its action plan;U.K.

b)F138...U.K.

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5.Actions taken to fulfil ex ante conditionalities (in 2017 and in 2016 where relevant)U.K.

Descriptions of actions taken by priority/focus area/measure to fulfil the applicable priority-linked and general ex-ante conditionalities not fulfilled or partially fulfilled at the time of the adoption of the RDP. Reference shall be made to the criteria which were not or only partially fulfilled, to any strategy, legal act or other relevant document including references to the relevant sections and articles, to the bodies responsible for fulfilment. Where necessary, [F139the relevant authority] can provide explanations or additional information to complement that description.

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6.Description of implementation of sub-programmesU.K.

[F140The AIR submitted in 2019] shall also include the information on the implementation as measured by common and specific indicators including on the progress achieved in relation to the targets set in the indicator plan of the sub-programme as well as on realised output and expenditure compared to planned output and expenditure set in the sub-programme.

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7.Assessment of the information and progress towards achieving the objectives of the programmeU.K.

[F141The AIR submitted in 2019] shall also include the following information resulting from evaluation activities:

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Reporting and quantification of programme achievements, in particular through assessment of the complementary result indicators, and relevant evaluation questions.

The AIRs submitted in 2019 shall also include the following information resulting from evaluation activities:

Reporting on the progress towards the objectives of the programme F142... through, inter alia, assessment of the programme’s net contribution to changes in CAP impact indicator values, and relevant evaluation questions.

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8.Implementation of actions to take into account the principles set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013U.K.

[F143The AIR submitted in 2019] shall also include the following information:

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(a)Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination (Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)U.K.

Assessment of actions taken to ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

(b)Sustainable development (Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)U.K.

Assessment of actions taken to ensure that the objectives and implementation of [F144support for rural development] is in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the [F145aim of preserving, protecting and improving the environment, as set out in Article 11 and Article 91(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU], taking into account the polluter pays principle.

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In addition, information is provided on the support for climate change objectives (Climate change tracking).

(c)The role of the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 in the implementation of the programmeU.K.

Assessment of actions taken to ensure that the partners referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 are involved in the preparation of progress reports and throughout the implementation of programmes, including through participation in the monitoring committees for programmes in accordance with Article 48 of that Regulation and in the activities of the NRN.

9.Progress made in ensuring integrated approachU.K.

The AIRs submitted in 2019 shall also include the following information:

Description of progress made in ensuring an integrated approach to use [F146support for rural development] and other F147... financial instruments to support the territorial development of rural areas, including through local development strategies.

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10. Report on Implementation of Financial Instruments (Article 46 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)U.K.

The AIRs shall also include as an annex:

a specific report covering the operations comprising financial instruments. The content of this report is set out in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and this submission shall be done through the ESI Funds template.]

(2)

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

(3)

Article 8(4) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).

(4)

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

(5)

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).

(6)

Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).

(7)

The indicative breakdown of the total Union contribution by focus area is to be used within the context of the contribution of the rural development programme to the thematic objectives and climate change objectives referred to in Article 15(1)(a)(iv) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, of suspensions referred to in Articles 19(5) and 22(6) of that Regulation and, where relevant, of the calculation of amounts to be reserved under Article 59(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

(8)

Context indicators which incorporate Common Agricultural Policy (‘CAP’) impact indicators

(9)

Complementary result indicators

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