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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/94

of 30 October 2018

amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of th European Union,

Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 2(3), Article 36(5) and Article 45(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014(2) supplements Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) has amended Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 by simplifying the general rules governing the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Therefore, the non-essential elements supplementing these general rules should be amended accordingly.

(2) Rules on the joint setting up of young farmers have been introduced in Article 2(1)(n) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and a definition of ‘date of setting up’ has been added in Article 2(1)(s) of that Regulation.

(3) In Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, a new Article 39a has been inserted, providing for support to farmers through a sector specific income stabilisation tool.

(4) The rules on financial instruments have been simplified with the objective to harmonize sector eligibility rules for investment projects supported from EAFRD with the common rules applicable to all European Structural and Investment Funds. In particular, a derogation from certain general eligibility rules applicable to EAFRD investments operations, laid down in Article 45(1) to (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, has been introduced, while the relevant environmental legislation remains applicable.

(5) Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) Given that Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 has amended Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as from 1 January 2018, it is appropriate to make applicable as from the same date the corresponding amendments to the Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487.

(2)

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).

(3)

Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (OJ L 350, 29.12.2017, p. 15).