Article 11 Cooperation

United Kingdom

Support for the establishment and development of short supply chains, as referred to in Article 35(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall cover only supply chains involving no more than one intermediary between farmer and consumer.

Support for the establishment and development of local markets, as referred to in Article 35(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall cover markets for which:

(a)

the rural development programme sets out a kilometric radius from the farm of origin of the product, within which the activities of processing and sale to the final consumer have to take place; or

(b)

the rural development programme sets out a convincing alternative definition.

For the purposes of operations supported under Article 35(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, ‘small operator’ shall mean a microenterprise as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC^f1 F1as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, or a natural person not engaged in economic activity at the moment of applying for support.

The promotion activities referred to in Article 35(2)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall be eligible for support only in respect of short supply chains and local markets meeting the specifications laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 11(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/770), regs. 1, 2(10) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 13(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).