# 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, Article 18: Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Support under this measure shall cover:
(a) investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events;
(b) investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events.
2. Support shall be granted to farmers or groups of farmers. Support may also be granted to public entities where a link between the investment undertaken by such entities and agricultural production potential is established.
3. Support under point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities ... that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster or requirements which apply by virtue of Council Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest have caused the destruction of at least 30 % of the relevant agricultural potential.
4. No support under this measure shall be granted for loss of income resulting from the natural disaster or catastrophic event.
The relevant authority shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and support under Regulation 508/2014 or direct payment support or private insurance schemes is avoided.
5. Support under point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1305/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1305/article-18
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