Article 4 Amendments of rural development programmesF1

the type of amendment that is being proposed;

the reasons and/or implementation problems that justify the amendment;

the expected effects of the amendment;

the impact of the change on indicators;

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a single amendment F5... may be F6made per calendar year and per programme, with the exception of the year F72023 F82030 in which year more than a single amendment ... may be made for amendments concerning exclusively the adaptation of the financing plan, including any resulting changes to the indicator plan;

three additional F9amendments per programme may be made during the duration of the programming period.

in case emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events or adverse climatic events formally recognised by the competent F11... public authority, or due to a significant and sudden change in the socioeconomic conditions of F12the constituent nation or region, including significant and sudden demographic changes resulting from migration or reception of refugees, need to be taken. Where an amendment of the rural development programme in response to the COVID-19 crisis is combined with amendments not linked to the crisis, this subparagraph shall apply to all combined amendments, provided that the F13amendment made in response to the COVID-19 crisis is made by 30 June 2021;

in case an amendment is necessary following a change to the F14the law as it applies in the constituent nation;

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in case of a change in the F16core contribution F17planned for each year referred to in Article 8(1)(h)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 resulting from F18developments relating to the annual breakdown F19... referred to inadjustments to the core contribution under Article 58(7) of that Regulation; the proposed amendments may include consequential changes in the description of measures;

in case of changes related to the introduction of financial instruments referred to in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; or

in case of changes related to the introduction of the new delimitation referred to in Article 32(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.