Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing 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) and introducing transitional provisions

• Published date: 01 January 2018
• Official Gazette Publication: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L 227, 31 de julio de 2014,Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione europea, L 227, 31 luglio 2014,Journal officiel de l’Union européenne, L 227, 31 juillet 2014

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►B COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing 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) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227 31.7.2014, p. 1)

Amended by:

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
►M1	COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/1367 of 4 June 2015	L 211	7	8.8.2015
►M2	COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/94 of 30 October 2018	L 19	5	22.1.2019

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 807/2014

of 11 March 2014

supplementing 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) and introducing transitional provisions

CHAPTER I

SCOPE

Article 1

Scope

This Regulation lays down:

(1)provisions supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as regards:

(a)young farmers;

(b)farm and forest exchange schemes and visits;

(c)quality schemes — promotion;

(d)farm and business development;

(e)afforestation and creation of woodland;

(f)agri-environment-climate;

(g)conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and in forestry;

(h)exclusion of double-funding;

(i)animal welfare;

(j)cooperation;

(k)commercial loans to mutual funds,

(l)investments;

(m)conversion or adjustment of commitments;

(n)extended or new commitments;

(2)specific transitional rules laying down the conditions under which support approved by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, or, in the case of Croatia, under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, may be integrated into support provided under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, including, in the case of Croatia, for technical assistance.

CHAPTER II

PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTING RULES ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES

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Article 2

Young farmer

1. The conditions for access to support for a young farmer, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(n) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, setting up in an agricultural holding as head of that holding jointly with other farmers shall be equivalent to the conditions required for a young farmer setting up as sole head of a holding. In all cases, young farmers shall hold control over the holding as defined by the provisions in force in the Member State.

2. Where the application for support concerns a holding owned by a legal person, a young farmer within the meaning of Article 2(1)(n) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall exercise control over the legal person as defined by the provisions in force in the Member State. Where several natural persons, including person(s) who are not young farmer(s), participate in the capital or management of the legal person, the young farmer shall be capable of exercising such control either solely or jointly together with other farmers.

Where a legal person is solely or jointly controlled by another legal person, requirements laid down in the first subparagraph shall apply to any natural person having control over that other legal person.

3. A grace period not exceeding 36 months from the date of the individual decision granting support, may be allowed to the beneficiary, in order to meet the conditions relating to the acquisition of the occupational skills specified in the rural development programme.

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Article 3

Farm and forest exchange schemes and visits

Member States shall define the duration and the content of the short-term farm and forest management exchange schemes and farm and forest visits referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in their rural development programmes. Such schemes and visits shall focus, in particular, on sustainable farming and forestry methods and/or technologies, farm diversification, farms participating in short supply chains, the development of new business opportunities and new technologies, and on the improvement of forest resilience.

Article 4

Quality schemes — promotion

1. Groups of producers receiving support under Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall be entities, irrespective of their legal form, which bring together operators participating in a quality scheme for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs as referred to in Article 16(1) of that Regulation, for a specific product covered by one of those schemes.

2. Types of actions eligible for support under Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall have the following characteristics:

(a)be designed to induce consumers to buy the products covered by a quality scheme for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs as referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, participation in which receives support under the rural development programme; and

(b)draw attention to the specific features or advantages of the products concerned, notably the quality, specific production methods, high animal welfare standards and respect for the environment linked to the quality scheme concerned.

3. Eligible actions shall not incite consumers to buy a product due to its particular origin, except for products covered by the quality schemes introduced by Title II of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), by Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), by Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and by Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) with respect to wine. The origin of the product may be indicated, provided that the mention of the origin is subordinate to the main message.

4. No support under Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall be granted for information and promotion actions concerning commercial brand names.

Article 5

Farm and business development

1. The business plan referred to in Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall describe at least:

(a)in the case of start-up aid to young farmers:

(i)the initial situation of the agricultural holding;

(ii)milestones and targets for the development of the activities of the agricultural holding;

(iii)details of the actions, including those related to environmental sustainability and resource efficiency, required for the development of the activities of the agricultural holding, such as investments, training, advice;

(b)in the case of start-up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas:

(i)the initial economic situation of the person or micro- or small enterprise applying for support,

(ii)milestones and targets for the development of the new activities of the person or agricultural holding or of the micro- or small enterprise,

(iii)details of the actions required for the development of the activities of the person or agricultural holding or micro- or small enterprise, such as details of investments, training, advice;

(c)in the case of start-up aid for the development of small farms:

(i)the initial situation of the agricultural holding; and

(ii)details of the actions, including those related to environmental sustainability and resource efficiency, that could support the achievement of economic viability, such as investments, training, cooperation.

2. Member States shall define the thresholds referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in terms of production potential of the agricultural holding, measured in standard output, as defined in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008 (5), or an equivalent.

Article 6

Afforestation and creation of woodland

The following minimum environmental requirements shall apply in the context of the afforestation and creation of woodland measure referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013:

(a)the selection of species to be planted, of areas and of methods to be used shall avoid the inappropriate afforestation of sensitive habitats such as peat lands and wetlands and negative effects on areas of high ecological value including areas under high natural value farming. On sites designated as Natura 2000 pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (6) and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) only afforestation consistent with the management objectives of the sites concerned and agreed with the Member State’s authority in charge of implementing Natura 2000 shall be allowed;

(b)the selection of species, varieties, ecotypes and provenances of trees shall take account of the need for resilience to climate change and to natural disasters and the biotic, pedologic and hydrologic condition of the area concerned, as well as of the potential invasive character of the species under local conditions as defined by Member States. The beneficiary shall be required to protect and care for the forest at least during the period for which the premium for agricultural income foregone and maintenance is paid. This shall include tending, thinnings or grazing as appropriate, in the interest of the future development of the forest and regulating competition with herbaceous vegetation and avoiding the building up...