# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Article 4: Amendments of rural development programmes

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

1. Proposals to amend rural development programmes and specific programmes for the establishment and operation of national rural networks shall contain, in particular, the following information:
(a) the type of amendment that is being proposed;
(b) the reasons and/or implementation problems that justify the amendment;
(c) the expected effects of the amendment;
(d) the impact of the change on indicators;
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2. Programme amendments of the type referred to in Article 11(a)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 may be made no more than three times during the duration of the programming period.
For all other types of amendments combined:
(a) a single amendment ... may be made per calendar year and per programme, with the exception of the year 2023 2030 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;
(b) three additional amendments per programme may be made during the duration of the programming period.
The maximum number of amendments referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall not apply:
(a) in case emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events or adverse climatic events formally recognised by the competent ... public authority, or due to a significant and sudden change in the socioeconomic conditions of the 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 amendment made in response to the COVID-19 crisis is made by 30 June 2021;
(b) in case an amendment is necessary following a change to the the law as it applies in the constituent nation;
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(d) in case of a change in the core contribution planned for each year referred to in Article 8(1)(h)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 resulting from developments relating to the annual breakdown ... 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;
(e) in case of changes related to the introduction of financial instruments referred to in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; or
(f) 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.
3. No programme amendments of the type referred to in Article 11(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 may be made after 30 September 2020 2030.
Other types of programme amendments shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 September 2023 2033.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/808/article/4 (the official version)
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