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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
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1.Support under this measure shall provide emergency assistance to farmers and SMEs particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, aiming at ensuring continuity of their business activity, subject to the conditions set out in this Article.
2.Support shall be granted to farmers, as well as to SMEs active in processing, marketing or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the TFEU or cotton, except fishery products. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex.
3.[F2The relevant authority] shall target the support to beneficiaries who are most affected by the COVID-19 crisis, by determining, on the basis of available evidence, eligibility conditions and, where considered appropriate by the [F3relevant authority] concerned, selection criteria, which shall be objective and non-discriminatory.
[F44.The support shall take the form of a lump sum payment to be paid by 31 December 2021, based on applications for support approved by the competent authority by 30 June 2021. F5... The level of payment may be differentiated by categories of beneficiaries, in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria.]
5.The maximum amount of support shall not exceed [F6EUR 7 000] [F6GBP 5,833] per farmer and [F7EUR 50 000] [F7GBP 41,667] per SME.
6.When granting support under this Article, [F8the relevant authority] shall take into account the support granted under [F9Regulation 508/2014 or direct payment support] or private schemes to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.]
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F1Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2020/872 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as regards a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
F2Words in Art. 39b(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(24A)(a)(i) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 12(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 39b(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(24A)(a)(ii) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 12(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022.
F5Words in Art. 39b(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(24A)(b) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 12(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Sum in Art. 39b(5) substituted (S.) (1.1.2021) by The Rural Development (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/477), regs. 1(2), 4(8)(a)
F7Sum in Art. 39b(5) substituted (S.) (1.1.2021) by The Rural Development (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/477), regs. 1(2), 4(8)(b)
F8Words in Art. 39b(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(24A)(c)(i) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 12(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 39b(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(24A)(c)(ii) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(a), 12(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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