ImprimirRural Development (EAFRD) control measures 2014-2020
Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 December on aid for rural development via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of the Council, establishes the general regulations governing European Union aid for rural development during the period 2014-2020 .
This regulation sets out the basic objectives that rural development policy is designed to support (competitiveness and sustainable, balanced territorial management) as well as the Union's priorities for rural development. These priorities are grouped under 6 points:
1.Encouraging knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
2.Improving the viability and competitiveness of every kind of agriculture, promoting both innovative agriculture and sustainable forest management.
3.Promoting the organisation of the food chain, animal welfare and agricultural risk management.
4.Restoring, conserving and improving ecosystems that depend on agriculture and forestry.
5.Promoting the efficient use of resources and supporting progress towards a hypocarbon economy that can adapt to climate change in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors.
6.Fostering social inclusion, reducing poverty and economic development in rural areas.
To achieve these, the Member States and regions are developing Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) based on at least 4 of the 6 aforementioned priorities.
The RDPs include a series of measures and operations that are co-funded by the EAFRD, giving them a broad range of very different activities aimed at achieving the goals and priorities of rural development policy.
LEGAL BASIS
•Community regulations
•National regulations
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FEGA Directives. The Spanish Agrarian Guarantee Fund (FEGA), as the coordinating body for autonomous region paying agencies, is responsible for ensuring the standard application of controls, reductions and sanctions applicable to the autonomous regions throughout the national territory, in accordance with community rural development regulations.
•Autonomous region regulations
ANNUAL EAFRD CALLS
CONTROL ESTATISTICS
•Measures that come under the Integrated System: those based on the size of the surface area declared or the number of animals declared. They are as follows:
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Legal Basis |
Measure / Submeasure |
Denomination |
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Art. 21 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Investments in the development of forest areas and improving forest viability |
8 |
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Aid for reforestation / creation of woodland areas (1) |
8.1 |
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Aid for introducing and maintaining agroforestry systems (1) |
8.2 |
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Art. 28 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Agroenvironment and climate |
10 |
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Aid for agroenvironment and climate commitments |
10.1 |
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Art. 29 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Ecological agriculture |
11 |
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Aid for adopting ecological agriculture methods and practices |
11.1 |
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Aid for adopting ecological agriculture methods and practices |
11.2 |
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Art. 30 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Payments under Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directive |
12 |
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Compensation payments for agricultural areas in the Natura 2000 Network |
12.1 |
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Compensation payments for forestry areas in the Natura 2000 Network |
12.2 |
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Compensation payments for agricultural areas included in basin hydrological plans |
12.3 |
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Art. 31 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Aid for areas with natural constraints and other specific constraints |
13 |
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Compensation payments for mountain areas |
13.1 |
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Compensation payments for other areas with significant natural constraints |
13.2 |
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Compensation payments for other areas affected by specific constraints |
13.3 |
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Art. 33 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Animal welfare |
14 |
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Art. 34 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Forestry, environmental and climate services and forest conservation |
15 |
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Payments for forestry, environmental and climate commitments |
15.1 |
(1) Except implantation costs.
•Measures that do not come under the Integrated System: the measures regarded as belonging to this control group are those which, generally, provide aid for investment costs. They included the following:
|
Legal Basis |
Measure / Submeasure |
Denomination |
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Art. 14 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Knowledge transfer and information activities |
1 |
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Aid for professional training and skill acquisition activities |
1.1 |
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Aid for demonstration activities and information actions |
1.2 |
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Aid for short-term agricultural and forestry management exchanges and for agricultural and forestry visits |
1.3 |
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Art. 15 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Advisory, management and substitution services for farms |
2 |
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Aid for obtaining advisory services |
2.1 |
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Aid for setting up agricultural advisory, management and substitution services and forestry advisory services |
2.2 |
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Aid for training advisors |
2.3 |
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Art. 16 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Quality systems for agricultural and food products |
3 |
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Aid for taking part in quality systems for the first time |
3.1 |
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Aid for information and promotional activities carried out by associations of producers in the domestic market |
3.2 |
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Art. 17 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Investment in physical assets |
4 |
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Aid for farm investments |
4.1 |
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Aid for investment in transforming, marketing and/or developing agricultural products |
4.2 |
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Aid for investment in infrastructures linked to developing, modernising and adapting agriculture and forestry |
4.3 |
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Aid for non-productive investment in meeting agricultural, environmental and climate targets |
4.4 |
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Art. 18 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing adequate preventive measures |
5 |
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Investment aid for preventive measures designed to reduce the consequences of natural disasters, adverse environmental phenomena and likely catastrophes |
5.1 |
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Investment aid for re-establishing agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse climatic phenomena and catastrophes |
5.2 |
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Art. 19 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Developing farms and businesses |
6 |
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Business start-up aid for young farmers |
6.1 |
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Business start-up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas |
6.2 |
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Business start-up aid for developing small farms |
6.3 |
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Investment aid for starting up and developing non-agricultural activities |
6.4 |
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Payments to farmers who can opt for the small farmers' scheme and who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer |
6.5 |
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Art. 20 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas |
7 |
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Aid for drawing up and updating development plans for towns and villages in rural areas, and their basic services, and management and protection plans associated with the Natura 2000 network and other areas with high natural value |
7.1 |
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Investment aid for setting up, improving and expanding all kinds of small infrastructures, including investment in renewable energies and energy saving |
7.2 |
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Aid for broadband infrastructures, especially for creating, improving and expanding them, passive broadband infrastructures and the offer of access to e-government broadband and solutions |
7.3 |
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Aid for creating, improving and expanding basic local services for the rural population, including recreational and cultural activities, and related infrastructures |
7.4 |
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Aid for investment in recreational infrastructures for public use, tourist information and small-scale tourist infrastructures |
7.5 |
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Aid for studies/investments linked to maintaining, reclaiming and restoring the natural and cultural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and areas with a high natural value, including their social and economic aspects, as well as ecological awareness-raising initiatives |
7.6 |
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Aid for investment in transferring activities and transforming buildings and other installations near to, or in, rural areas, with the aim of improving their quality of life and environmental results |
7.7 |
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Other |
7.8 |
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Art. 21 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Investment in the development of forest areas and improving forest viability |
8 |
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Aid for reforestation / creation of woodland areas (1) |
8.1 |
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Aid for introducing and maintaining agroforestry systems (1) |
8.2 |
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Aid for preventing damage caused to forests by fires, natural disaster and catastrophes |
8.3 |
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Aid for repairing the damage caused to forests by fires, natural disasters and catastrophes |
8.4 |
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Investment aid that increases the capacity of forest ecosystems to adapt and their environmental value |
8.5 |
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Aid for investment in forestry technologies and in transforming, mobilising and marketing forestry products |
8.6 |
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Art. 27 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Setting up associations and organisations of producers |
9 |
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Setting up associations and organisations of producers in the agricultural and forestry sectors |
9 |
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Art. 28 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Agroenvironment and climate |
10 |
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Aid for the conservation, as well as sustainable use and development of genetic resources in agriculture |
10.2 |
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Art. 34 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Forestry, environmental and climate services and forest conservation |
15 |
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Aid for the promotion and conservation of genetic forestry resources |
15.2 |
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Art. 35 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Cooperation |
16 |
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Aid for the setting up and functioning of operative Innovative Business Association (AEI) groups working on agricultural productivity and sustainability |
16.1 |
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Aid for pilot projects and developing new products, practices. processes and technologies |
16.2 |
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Cooperation between small players to organise joint working processes and share installations and resources, as well as develop and market tourism |
16.3 |
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Aid for horizontal and vertical cooperation between the players in the distribution chain, with a view to establishing and developing short distribution chains and local markets, and for promotional activities in a local contexts that are linked to developing short distribution chains and local markets |
16.4 |
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Aid for joint actions carried out with a view to mitigating climate change and adapting to it, and for joint approaches to environmental projects and existing environmental practices |
16.5 |
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Aid for cooperation between the distribution chain players in the sustainable supply of biomass for making food, producing energy and for industrial processes |
16.6 |
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Aid for the various CLLD strategies |
16.7 |
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Aid for drawing up forest management plans and similar tools |
16.8 |
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Aid for diversifying agricultural activities into activities linked to healthcare, social integration, agriculture supported by the community, and education on the environment and food |
16.9 |
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Other |
16.10 |
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Art. 36 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Risk management |
17 |
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Insurance premiums for harvests, animals and plants |
17.1 |
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Mutual funds for adverse climatic conditions, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations and environmental incidents |
17.2 |
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Income stabilisation tool |
17.3 |
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Art. 35 R(EU) 1303/2013 EAFRD |
CSF aid for community-led local development (CLLD) |
19 |
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Aid for drafting local development strategies (LDS) |
19.1 |
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Aid for LDS operations |
19.2 |
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Aid for planning and implementing local action group cooperation activities |
19.3 |
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Aid for promotional and working costs |
19.4 |
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Art. 51-54 R(EU) 1305/2013 |
Technical assistance |
20 |
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Aid for technical assistance (except NRN) |
20.1 |
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Aid for the setting up and functioning of the NRN |
20.2 |
(1) Only establishment costs.
