Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (repealed) (c. 1974)

ANNEX II U.K.

A. CONTENT OF A RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ARTICLE 5) U.K.

16. Technical assistance operations U.K.

(Article 66(2) and Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005)

16.1. Description of the preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and control activities of programme assistance financed by technical assistance. U.K.

16.2. National rural network U.K.

• list of organisations and administrations involved in rural development which will form part of the national rural network;

• procedure and timetable for establishing the national rural network;

• summary description of the main categories of activity to be undertaken by the national rural network. These activities will form the basis of the action plan to be drawn up by the managing authority and supported under Article 68(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;

• amount reserved for establishing and operating the national rural network and implementing the action plan as referred to in Article 68(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005. Within this amount a distinction must be made between the part covering the structure needed to run the network and the one covering the action plan. The programme must contain provisions ensuring that the part of the amount under that point (a) shall not unduly increase over time.