The obligation to select bodies to provide advice through a specific call for tenders procedure was abolished. Therefore, implementing rules referring to the calls for tenders should be deleted.

The rules on financial instruments have been simplified. Notably, a derogation from the applicability of selection criteria for operations supported through financial instruments has been introduced in Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 should be aligned with this derogation.

In order to avoid unnecessary administrative burden and in particular frequent modifications of the financing plans, it is necessary to clarify that the capping related to the overrun of the planned EAFRD contributions as presented in the financial plan of each programme is calculated at the level of the total amount of each measure.

Article 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides for support to farmers through a sector specific income stabilisation tool and Article 37 of that Regulation allows for support to agricultural insurance schemes covering production losses exceeding 20 % of an annual average caused by adverse climatic events, animal or plant diseases, pest infestation, or an environmental incident. In accordance with Article 8(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the financing plan should indicate the planned EAFRD support and the contribution rate.

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Committee,