# 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 44: LEADER co-operation activities

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

1. The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to
(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.
2. Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group funded 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 ...;
(b) a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.
3. In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, the 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1305/article/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1305/article-44
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