http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1303/article/5Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 December 2013laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1303-20201229texttext/xmlen2025-07-29Expert Participation2025-06-16 PART TWO<Strong><Substitution ChangeId="key-093971c59f66e9ec19be73f1f7bf04d0-1698249021110" CommentaryRef="key-093971c59f66e9ec19be73f1f7bf04d0">COMMON PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT</Substitution></Strong>TITLE I<Strong><Substitution ChangeId="key-a021ab18db5f11230a4c9f5c7fa1e9c5-1698249075534" CommentaryRef="key-a021ab18db5f11230a4c9f5c7fa1e9c5">PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT</Substitution></Strong>Partnership and multi-level governanceArticle 51The relevant authority shall in accordance with its institutional and legal framework organise a partnership with the competent regional and local authorities. The partnership shall also include the following partners:acompetent ... public authorities;beconomic and social partners; andcrelevant bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination.2In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners referred to in paragraph 1 shall be involved by the relevant authority in the preparation of ... progress reports and throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including through participation in the monitoring committees for programmes in accordance with Article 48.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The provisions of the code of conduct shall not in any way contradict the relevant provisions of this Regulation or the Fund-specific rules.4The Commission shall notify the delegated act, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, on the European code of conduct on partnership, simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council by 18 April 2014. That delegated act shall not specify a date of application that is earlier than the date of its adoption.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pt. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(1) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(3)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 5(5)(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(4)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Pt. 2 Title 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(3)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 5 omitted (W.) in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 6(5)Words in Art. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(4)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/748), regs. 1, 75; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 5(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 5(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(4)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 5(4) omitted (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/477), regs. 1(3), 2(3)Words in Art. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 5(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)