Article 44 LEADER co-operation activities

United Kingdom

The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to

F1(a)

co-operation projects within or between constituent nations (inter-territorial co-operation) or co-operation projects with territories in third countries (transnational co-operation);

(b)

preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project.

Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group F2funded by support for rural development may be:

(a)

a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy F3...;

(b)

a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.

In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, F4the relevant authority shall establish a system of ongoing application.

They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational co-operation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their rural development programmes.

Approval of co-operation projects by the competent authority shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project application.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 44(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 44(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 44(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 44(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Art. 44(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(26)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)