# Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) EU Regulation No 1698/2005 ยท adopted 20 September 2005 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) ## Introductory text Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title I: OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL RULES ON ASSISTANCE ### Chapter I: SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS ## 1 ScopeThis Regulation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: MISSIONS AND OBJECTIVES ## 3 Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter III: PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE ## 5 Complementarity, consistency and conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Subsidiarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Equality between men and women and non-discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title II: THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT ### Chapter I: THE COMMUNITY STRATEGIC GUIDELINES ## 9 Content and adoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: NATIONAL STRATEGY PLANS ## 11 Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12a Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter III: STRATEGIC MONITORING ## 13 Summary reports by Member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Commission report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title III: PROGRAMMING ### Chapter I: PROGRAMMING CONTENT ## 15 Rural development programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Content of programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16a Specific operations related to certain priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Balance between objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: PREPARATION, APPROVAL AND REVIEW ## 18 Preparation and approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title IV: RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT ### Chapter I: AXES ### Section 1: Axis 1 ## 20 Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 1: Conditions for measures aimed at promoting knowledge and improving human potential ## 21 Vocational training and information actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Setting up of young farmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Early retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Use of advisory services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Setting up of management, relief and advisory services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 2: Conditions for measures aimed at restructuring and developing physical potential and promoting innovation ## 26 Modernisation of agricultural holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Improvement of the economic value of forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Adding value to agricultural and forestry products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in the agriculture and food sector and in the forestry sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 3: Conditions for measures aiming to improve the quality of agricultural production and products ## 31 Meeting standards based on Community legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Participation of farmers in food quality schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Information and promotion activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 4: Conditions for transitional measures ## 34 Semi-subsistence farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Producer groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35a Holdings undergoing restructuring due to a reform of a common market organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Axis 2 ## 36 Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 1: Conditions for measures targeting the sustainable use of agricultural land ## 37 Natural handicap payments in mountain areas and payments in other areas with handicaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Agri-environment payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Animal welfare payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Non-productive investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 2: Conditions for measures targeting the sustainable use of forestry land ## 42 General conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 First afforestation of agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 First afforestation of non-agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Natura 2000 payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Forest-environment payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Non-productive investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 3: Designation of areas ## 50 Eligible areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 4: Respect of standards ## 50a Main requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Reduction or exclusion from payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Axis 3 ## 52 Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 1: Conditions governing the measures to diversify the rural economy ## 53 Diversification into non-agricultural activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Support for business creation and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Encouragement of tourism activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 2: Conditions governing the measures to improve the quality of life in rural areas ## 56 Basic services for the economy and rural population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 3: Training, skills acquisition and animation ## 58 Training and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Skills acquisition, animation and implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 4: Implementation of the axis ## 60 Demarcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 4: Axis 4 ## 61 Definition of the Leader approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Local action groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Implementing local strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ## 66 Funding technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 European Network for Rural Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 National rural network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title V: EAFRD CONTRIBUTION ## 69 Resources and their distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Fund contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Eligibility of expenditure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Durability of investment-related operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title VI: MANAGEMENT, CONTROL AND INFORMATION ### Chapter I: MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ## 73 Responsibilities of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Responsibilities of the Member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Managing Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY ## 76 Information and publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title VII: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ### Chapter I: MONITORING ## 77 Monitoring Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Responsibilities of the Monitoring Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Monitoring procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Common monitoring and evaluation framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Annual progress report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Annual examination of programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter II: EVALUATION ## 84 General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Ex ante evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Mid-term and ex post evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 Summary of ex post evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title VIII: STATE AID ## 88 Application of the rules to State aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 89 Additional national financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Title IX: TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS ## 90 Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Implementing rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 92 Transitional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 93 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex II Indicative list with types of operations and potential effects related to priorities referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 16a(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1698 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1698 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.