# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) EU Regulation No 1974/2006 · adopted 15 December 2006 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_adopted_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2014) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2014-01-01_en.pdf; Revised version (20 April 2013) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2013-04-20_en.pdf; Revised version (18 July 2011) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2011-07-18_en.pdf; Revised version (16 February 2010) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2010-02-16_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2009) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2009-01-01_en.pdf; Revised version (5 December 2008) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2008-12-05_en.pdf; Revised version (27 October 2007) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2007-10-27_en.pdf; Revised version (1 January 2007) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974/pdf/eur_20061974_2007-01-01_en.pdf ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter I: Scope ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter II: General rules ### Section 1: Complementarity, consistency and conformity ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Strategy and programming ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Changes in rural development programmes ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 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29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 3: Axis 3 ## 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 4: Axis 4 ## 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection 4a: Temporary additional measure for Bulgaria and Romania ## 39a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 5: Technical assistance ## 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Common provisions for several measures ## 41b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter IV: Eligibility and administrative provisions ### Section 1: Verifiability and controllability of measures and eligibility rules ### Subsection Sub-section 1: Verifiability and controllability of measures ## 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 2: Interest rate subsidies ## 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 3: Other financial engineering actions ## 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 4: Standard costs and assumptions of income foregone, contributions in kind ## 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 5: Investments ## 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Subsection Sub-section 6: Payment of advances for investment support ## 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: State aid ## 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Information and publicity ## 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 4: Monitoring and evaluation ## 59a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 5: Electronic exchange of information and documents ## 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter V: Final provisions ## 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I Support schemes referred to in Article 2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division A: CONTENT OF A RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ARTICLE 5) ### Division 1: Title of rural development programme ### Division 2: Member State and administrative region (if relevant) ## 2.1 Geographical area covered by the plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.2 Regions classified as ‘Convergence’ Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Analysis of the situation in terms of strengths and weaknesses, the strategy chosen to meet them and the ex ante evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.1 Analysis of the situation in terms of strengths and weaknesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2 The strategy chosen to meet strengths and weaknesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.3 The ex ante evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.4 Impact from the previous programming period and other information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Justification of the priorities chosen having regard to the Community strategic guidelines and the national strategy plan as well as the expected impact according to the ex ante evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.1 Justification of the priorities chosen having regard to the Community strategic guidelines and the national strategy plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.2 Expected impacts deriving from the ex ante evaluation with regard to the priorities chosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Information on the axes and measures proposed for each axis and their description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.1 General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.2 Requirements concerning all or several measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3 Information required for Axes and measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1 Axis 1: Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector Common to certain measures relating to forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.1.1: Measures aimed at promoting knowledge and improving human potential ## 5.3.1.1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.1.2 Setting up of young farmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.1.3 Early retirement of farmers and farm workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.1.4 Use of farm and forestry advisory services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.1.5 Setting up of management, relief and advisory services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.1.2: Measures aimed at restructuring and developing physical potential and promoting innovation ## 5.3.1.2.1 Modernisation of agricultural holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.2.2 Improving the economic value of forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.2.3 Adding value to agricultural and forestry products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.2.4 Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in the agriculture and food sector and in the forestry sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.2.5 Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.2.6 Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.1.3: Measures aimed at improving the quality of agricultural production and products ## 5.3.1.3.1 Meeting standards based on Community legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.3.2 Participation of farmers in food quality schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.3.3 Information and promotion activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.1.4: Transitional measures ## 5.3.1.4.1 Supporting semi-subsistence agricultural holdings undergoing restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.4.2 Setting up of producer groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.4.3 Provision of farm advisory and extension services in Bulgaria and Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.1.4.4 Holdings undergoing restructuring due to a reform of a common market organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.2: Axis 2: Improving the environment and the countryside ## 5.3.2.1 Measures targeting the sustainable use of agricultural land Common to certain measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.1 Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.2 Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.3 Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.4 Agri-environment payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.5 Animal welfare payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.1.6 Support for non-productive investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2 Measures targeting the sustainable use of forestry land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.1 First afforestation of agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.2 First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.3 First afforestation of non-agricultural land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.4 Natura 2000 Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.5 Forest-environment payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.6 Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.2.2.7 Support for non-productive investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.3: Axis 3: Quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy ### Division 5.3.3.1: Measures to diversify the rural economy ## 5.3.3.1.1 Diversification into non-agricultural activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.1.2 Support for the creation and development of micro-enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.1.3 Encouragement of tourism activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.3.2: Measures to improve the quality of life in rural areas ## 5.3.3.2.1 Basic services for the economy and rural population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.2.2 Village renewal and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.2.3 Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.3 Training and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.3.4 Skill acquisition, animation and implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5.3.4: Axis 4: Implementation of the Leader approach ## 5.3.4.1 Local development strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.4.2 Inter-territorial and transnational cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.4.3 Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.5 Complements to direct payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.3.6 List of types of operations referred to in Article 16a(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 up to the amounts referred to in Article 69(5a) of that Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 A financing plan, comprising two tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.1 Annual contributions from the EAFRD (in EUR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.2 Financial plan by axis (in EUR total period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.2 a Financial plans by axis for Bulgaria and Romania (in EUR total period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.3 Indicative budget related to operations referred to in Article 16a of Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2013 (Article 16a(3b) up to the amounts specified in Article 69(5a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Indicative breakdown by Rural Development Measure (in EUR, total period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Where applicable, a table on additional national financing per axis, distinguishing the measures concerned as identified in Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 The elements needed for the appraisal under competition rules and, when applicable, the list of aid schemes authorised under Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty to be used for the implementation of the programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## C Format of State aid table, to be attached to each rural development programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Information on the complementarity with the measures financed by the other Common Agricultural Policy instruments, through Cohesion policy as well as by the European Fisheries Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10.1 Appraisal of and means for the complementarity with: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10.2 In relation with Axes 1, 2 and 3 measures: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10.3 In relation with Axis 4 measures: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Designation of competent authorities and bodies responsible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 A description of the monitoring and evaluation systems, as well as the envisaged composition of the Monitoring Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12.1 A description of the monitoring and evaluation systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 12.2: The envisaged composition of the Monitoring Committee ## 13 Provisions to ensure that the programme is publicised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 The designation of the partners consulted and the results of the consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14.1 The designation of the partners consulted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14.2 The results of the consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Equality between men and women and non-discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Technical assistance operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 16.1: Description of the preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control activities of programme assistance financed by technical assistance. ## 16.2 National rural network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## B SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES FOR NATIONAL RURAL NETWORKS (REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 41(3) AND (5)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex III AID TO PRODUCER GROUPS IN MALTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VI: INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY ON ASSISTANCE FROM THE EAFRD (REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 58(3)) ### Division 1: Information measures for potential beneficiaries and for beneficiaries ## 1.1 Information measures for potential beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.2 Information measures for beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Information and publicity measures for the public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.1 Responsibilities of the managing authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.2 Responsibilities of beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Technical characteristics of information and publicity actions ## 3.1 Slogan and logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.2 Information and communication material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4: Instructions for creating the emblem and a definition of the standard colours ### Division 4.1: European flag ## Symbolic description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Heraldic description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Geometric description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Regulation colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4.2: Leader logo ### Division A: STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (ARTICLE 60) ## 1 Changes to the general conditions (Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 The progress of the programme in relation to the objectives set, on the basis of output and result indicators (Article 82(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 The financial implementation of the programme giving, for each measure, a statement of the expenditure paid to beneficiaries; if the programme covers regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, expenditure shall be identified separately (Article 82(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3a The financial implementation of the programme as regards the operations related to the new challenges and broadband infrastructure, giving, for each measure, a statement of expenditures paid to beneficiaries after 1 January 2009 for types of operations referred to in Article 16a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and up to the amounts referred to in Article 69(5a) of that Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 A summary of the ongoing evaluation activities in accordance with Article 86(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (Article 82(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 The steps taken by the Managing Authority and the Monitoring Committee to ensure the quality and effectiveness of programme implementation (Article 82(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005), in particular: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 A declaration on compliance with Community policies in the context of the support, including identification of the problems encountered and the measures adopted to deal with them (Article 82(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 7: Where applicable, re-utilisation of aid recovered under Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (Article 82(2)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) ## B FORMAT OF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES COVERING NATIONAL RURAL NETWORKS (‘NRN’) (ARTICLE 60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VIII: LIST OF COMMON BASELINE, OUTPUT, RESULT AND IMPACT INDICATORS ## I COMMON BASELINE INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II COMMON OUTPUT INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## III COMMON RESULT INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## IV COMMON IMPACT INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1974 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1974 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.