Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 of 25 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

The first subparagraph shall not apply to aid which is provided in the form of financial instruments.

• (a) access to forest land;

• (b) land consolidation and improvement;

• (c) supply of energy and water.

• (a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property, with land only being eligible to an extent not exceeding 10 % of the total eligible costs of the operation concerned;

• (b) the purchase or lease purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;

• (c) general costs linked to the expenditure referred to in points (a) and (b), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, fees relating to advice on environmental and economic sustainability, including feasibility studies; feasibility studies shall remain eligible expenditure even where, based on their results, no expenditure under points (a) and (b) is incurred;

• (d) acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks;

• (e) the costs of establishing forest management plans and their equivalent instruments.

Working capital shall not be considered to be an eligible cost.

• (a) 75 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in outermost regions;

• (b) 75 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in the smaller Aegean islands;

• (c) 50 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27;

• (d) 40 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in other regions.

Article 41

Aid for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, mobilising and marketing of forestry products

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

The first subparagraph shall not apply to aid which is provided in the form of financial instruments.

• (a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property, with land only being eligible to an extent not exceeding 10 % of the total eligible costs of the operation concerned;

• (b) the purchase or lease purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;

• (c) general costs linked to the expenditure referred to in points (a) and (b), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, fees relating to advice on environmental and economic sustainability, including feasibility studies; feasibility studies shall remain eligible expenditure even where, based on their results, no expenditure under points (a) and (b) is incurred;

• (d) acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks;

• (e) the costs of establishing forest management plans and their equivalent.

Working capital shall not be considered to be an eligible cost.

Save where support is provided in the form of financial instruments, the following conditions shall apply:

• (a) the investments in renewable energy infrastructure that consume or produce energy shall comply with minimum standards for energy efficiency for, where such standards exist at national level;

• (b) investments in installations, the primary purpose of which is electricity production from biomass, shall not be eligible for aid unless a minimum percentage of heat energy, to be determined by the Member States, is utilised;

• (c) aid to bioenergy investment projects shall be limited to bioenergy meeting the applicable sustainability criteria laid down in Union legislation, including in Article 17(2) to (6) of Directive 2009/28/EC.

• (a) 75 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in outermost regions;

• (b) 75 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in the smaller Aegean islands;

• (c) 50 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in less developed regions and in all regions whose GDP per capita for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27;

• (d) 40 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in other regions.

Article 42

Conservation of genetic resources in forestry

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

• (a) ‘in situ conservation’ means the conservation of genetic material in ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable population of species in their natural surroundings;

• (b) ‘on-forest holding conservation’ means in situ conservation and development at forest holding level;

• (c) ‘ex situ conservation’ means the conservation of genetic material for forestry outside their natural habitat;

• (d) ‘ex situ collection’ means a collection of genetic material for forestry maintained outside their natural habitat.

• (a) targeted actions: actions promoting the in situ and ex situ conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in forestry, including web-based inventories of genetic resources currently conserved in situ, including on-forest holding conservation, and of ex situ collections and databases;

• (b) concerted actions: actions promoting the exchange of information for the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in Union forestry, among competent organisations in the Member States;

• (c) accompanying actions: information, dissemination and advisory actions involving non-governmental organisations and other relevant stakeholders, training courses and preparation of technical reports.

Article 43

Aid for forestry land consolidation

Aid for forestry land consolidation shall be compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty and shall be exempted from the notification requirement of Article 108(3) thereof where it fulfils the conditions laid down in Chapter I and it is granted:

• (a) to private forestry holders that are SMEs; and

• (b) towards and limited to the legal and administrative costs, including survey costs; and

• (c) up to 100 % of the real costs incurred.

SECTION 6 Aids in favour of SMEs in Rural Areas co-financed by the EAFRD or granted as additional national financing to such co-financed measures

Article 44

Aid for investments concerning the processing of agricultural products into non-agricultural products or the production of cotton

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

The first subparagraph shall not apply to aid which is provided in the form of financial instruments.

• (a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property, with land only being eligible to an extent not exceeding 10 % of the total eligible costs of the operation concerned;

• (b) the purchase or lease purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;

• (c) general costs linked to expenditure referred to in points (a) and (b), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, fees relating to advice on environmental and economic sustainability, including feasibility studies; feasibility studies shall remain eligible expenditure even where, based on their results, no expenditure under points (a) and (b) is incurred;

• (d) acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks.

Working capital shall not be considered to be an eligible cost.

• (a) in the outermost regions:
• (i) 80 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions whose GDP per capita is below or equal to 45 % of the EU-27 average;
• (ii) 65 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions whose GDP per capita is between or equal to 45 % and 60 % of the EU-27 average;
• (iii) 55 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions with a GDP per capita between or equal to 60 % and 75 % of the EU-27 average;
• (iv) 45 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in other outermost regions;

• (b) in less developed regions:
• (i) 60 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions whose GDP per capita is below or equal to 45 % of the EU-27 average;
• (ii) 45 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions whose GDP per capita is between or equal to 45 % and 60 % of the EU-27 average;
• (iii) 35 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in regions with a GDP per capita above 60 % of the EU-27 average;

• (c) in ‘c’ areas:
• (i) 25 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in sparsely populated areas and in NUTS 3 regions or parts of NUTS 3 regions that share a land border with a country outside the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association;
• (ii) 20 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in non-predefined ‘c’ areas;
• (iii) in the former ‘a’ areas the aid intensities may be increased by up to 5 percentage points during the period from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2017;
• (iv) where a ‘c’ area is adjacent to an ‘a’ area, the maximum aid intensity allowed in the NUTS 3 areas or parts of NUTS 3 areas within that ‘c’ area which are adjacent to the ‘a’ area may be increased as necessary so that the difference in aid intensity between both areas does not exceed 15 percentage points;

• (d) 10 % of the amount of the eligible costs for investment in all other regions.

Article 45

Business start-up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

• (a) farmers or members of a farm household in rural areas diversifying into non-agricultural activities;

• (b) micro and small enterprises in rural areas; and

• (c) natural persons in rural areas.

The business plan shall describe the following:

• (a) the initial economic situation of the beneficiary;

• (b) milestones and targets for the development of the new activities of the beneficiary;

• (c) details of the actions required for the development of the activities of the beneficiary, such as details of investments, training, advice.

The business plan shall have a maximum duration of five years.

The instalments may be degressive.

The payment of the last instalment shall be conditional upon the correct implementation of the business plan referred to in paragraph 6.

Article 46

Aid for advisory services for SMEs in rural areas

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

Article 47

Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in favour of SMEs in rural areas

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

Aid to demonstration activities may cover relevant investment costs

Aid for demonstration projects which is provided in the form of financial instruments may cover other eligible costs than those referred to in point (b) of paragraph 4, provided that the costs are fully eligible under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

• (a) the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action;

• (b) in case of demonstration projects related to investments:
• (i) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property, with land only being eligible to an extent not exceeding 10 % of total eligible costs of the operation concerned;
• (ii) the purchase or lease purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;
• (iii) general costs linked to expenditure referred to in points (i) and (ii), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, fees relating to advice on environmental and economic sustainability, including feasibility studies; feasibility studies shall remain eligible expenditure even where, based on their results, no expenditure under points (i) and (ii) is incurred;
• (iv) acquisition or development of computer software and acquisitions of patents, licenses, copyright and, trademarks;

• (c) costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants.

That aid shall be paid to the provider of the knowledge transfer and information actions.

Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information actions shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out those tasks.

• (a) 60 % of the eligible costs in the case of medium-sized enterprises;

• (b) 70 % of the eligible costs in the case of micro and small enterprises.

Article 48

Aid for new participation of active farmers in quality schemes for cotton and foodstuffs

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

• (a) quality schemes for cotton and foodstuffs established under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012;

• (b) quality schemes for cotton and foodstuffs, including certification schemes, recognised by the Member States as complying with the following criteria:
• (i) the specificity of the final product produced under such quality schemes is derived from clear obligations to guarantee:
• — specific product characteristics,
• — specific farming or production methods, or
• — a quality of the final product that goes significantly beyond the commercial commodity standards as regards public, animal or plant health, animal welfare or environmental protection;
• (ii) the scheme is open to all producers;
• (iii) the scheme involves binding final product specifications and compliance with those specifications is verified by public authorities or by an independent inspection body;
• (iv) the scheme is transparent and assures complete traceability of agricultural products;

• (c) voluntary foodstuff certification schemes recognised by the Member State concerned as meeting the requirements laid down in the Commission Communication — EU best practice guidelines for voluntary certification schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

If the initial participation in the quality scheme started before the application for support, the maximum period of five years shall be reduced by the number of years which have elapsed between that initial participation and the time of the application for support.

Article 49

Aid for information and promotion activities concerning cotton and foodstuffs covered by a quality scheme

• (a) be granted in the framework of a rural development programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Regulation either:
• (i) as aid co-financed by the EAFRD; or
• (ii) as additional national financing to the aid referred to in point (i); and

• (b) be identical to the underlying rural development measure provided for in the rural development programme referred to in point (a).

• (a) be designed to induce consumers to buy the foodstuffs or the cotton covered by a quality scheme as referred to in Article 48(4) of this Regulation;

• (b) draw attention to specific features or advantages of the foodstuff or the cotton, notably to the quality, specific production method, high animal welfare standards and respect for the environment linked to the quality scheme concerned.

CHAPTER IV TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 50

Repeal

Article 51

Transitional provisions

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, at the end of the period of validity of this Regulation aid schemes falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and either co-financed by EAFRD or granted as additional national financing for such co-financed measures shall remain exempted for the duration of the programming period in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and its implementing rules.

Article 52

Entry into force and applicability

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2014.

It shall apply until 31 December 2022.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

DEFINITION OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Article 1

Enterprise

An enterprise is considered to be any entity engaged in an economic activity, irrespective of its legal form. This includes, in particular, self-employed persons and family businesses engaged in craft or other activities, and partnerships or associations regularly engaged in an economic activity.

Article 2

Staff headcount and financial ceilings determining enterprise categories

Article 3

Types of enterprise taken into consideration in calculating staff numbers and financial amounts

However, an enterprise may be ranked as autonomous, and thus as not having any partner enterprises, even if this 25 % threshold is reached or exceeded by the following investors, provided that those investors are not linked, within the meaning of paragraph 3, either individually or jointly to the enterprise in question:

• (a) public investment corporations, venture capital companies, individuals or groups of individuals with a regular venture capital investment activity who invest equity capital in unquoted businesses (‘business angels’), provided the total investment of those business angels in the same enterprise is less than EUR 1 250 000 ;

• (b) universities or non-profit research centres;

• (c) institutional investors, including regional development funds;

• (d) autonomous local authorities with an annual budget of less than EUR 10 million and fewer than 5000 inhabitants.

• (a) an enterprise has a majority of the shareholders' or members' voting rights in another enterprise;

• (b) an enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another enterprise;

• (c) an enterprise has the right to exercise a dominant influence over another enterprise pursuant to a contract entered into with that enterprise or to a provision in its memorandum or articles of association;

• (d) an enterprise, which is a shareholder in or member of another enterprise, controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other shareholders in or members of that enterprise, a majority of shareholders' or members' voting rights in that enterprise.

There is a presumption that no dominant influence exists if the investors listed in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 are not involving themselves directly or indirectly in the management of the enterprise in question, without prejudice to their rights as stakeholders.

Enterprises having any of the relationships described in the first subparagraph through one or more other enterprises, or any one of the investors mentioned in paragraph 2, are also considered to be linked.

Enterprises which have one or other of such relationships through a natural person or group of natural persons acting jointly are also considered linked enterprises if they engage in their activity or in part of their activity in the same relevant market or in adjacent markets.

An ‘adjacent market’ is considered to be the market for a product or service situated directly upstream or downstream of the relevant market.

Article 4

Data used for the staff headcount and the financial amounts and reference period

Article 5

Staff headcount

The headcount corresponds to the number of annual work units (AWU), i.e. the number of persons who worked full-time within the enterprise in question or on its behalf during the entire reference year under consideration. The work of persons who have not worked the full year, the work of those who have worked part-time, regardless of duration, and the work of seasonal workers are counted as fractions of AWU. The staff consists of:

• (a) employees;

• (b) persons working for the enterprise being subordinated to it and deemed to be employees under national law;

• (c) owner-managers;

• (d) partners engaging in a regular activity in the enterprise and benefiting from financial advantages from the enterprise.

Apprentices or students engaged in vocational training with an apprenticeship or vocational training contract are not included as staff. The duration of maternity or parental leaves is not counted.

Article 6

Establishing the data of an enterprise

To the data referred to in the first subparagraph are added the data of any partner enterprise of the enterprise in question situated immediately upstream or downstream from it. Aggregation is proportional to the percentage interest in the capital or voting rights (whichever is greater). In the case of cross-holdings, the greater percentage applies.

To the data referred to in the first and second subparagraph is added 100 % of the data of any enterprise, which is linked directly or indirectly to the enterprise in question, where the data were not already included through consolidation in the accounts.

For the application of the same paragraph 2, the data of the enterprises which are linked to the enterprise in question are to be derived from their accounts and their other data, consolidated if they exist. To these is added, pro rata, the data of any possible partner enterprise of that linked enterprise, situated immediately upstream or downstream from it, unless it has already been included in the consolidated accounts with a percentage at least proportional to the percentage identified under the second subparagraph of paragraph 2.

ANNEX II

INFORMATION REGARDING STATE AID EXEMPTED UNDER THIS REGULATION

as provided for in Article 9(1)

(Text with EEA relevance ([^E0022]))

PART I

Aid reference	(to be completed by the Commission)	(to be completed by the Commission)	(to be completed by the Commission)	(to be completed by the Commission)
Member State	…	…	…	…
Member State reference number	…	…	…	…
Region	Name of the Region ( NUTS [^E0023] ) … …	Regional aid status [^E0024] … …	Regional aid status [^E0024] … …	Regional aid status [^E0024] … …
Granting authority	Name	…	…	…
Granting authority	Postal address Web address	… …	… …	… …
Title of the aid measure	…	…	…	…
National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)	… … …	… … …	… … …	… … …
Web link to the full text of the aid measure	…	…	…	…
Type of measure	☐  Scheme
Type of measure	☐  Ad hoc aid	Name of the beneficiary and the group [^E0025] it belongs to …	Name of the beneficiary and the group [^E0025] it belongs to …	Name of the beneficiary and the group [^E0025] it belongs to …
Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid		Commission aid reference	Commission aid reference	Commission aid reference
Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid	☐  Prolongation	…	…	…
Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid	☐  Modification	…	…	…
Duration [^E0026]	☐  Scheme	dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy	dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy	dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy
Date of granting	☐  Ad hoc aid	dd/mm/yyyy	dd/mm/yyyy	dd/mm/yyyy
Economic sector(s) concerned	Please specify at NACE group level [^E0027]	… … …	… … …	… … …
Type of beneficiary	☐  SME
Type of beneficiary	☐  Large enterprises
Budget
Budget	☐  Scheme: Overall amount [^E0028]				National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …
Budget	☐  Ad hoc aid: Overall amount [^E0029]	National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …
Budget	For guarantees [^E0030]	National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …	National currency … (full amounts) …
Aid instrument	☐  Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy	☐  Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy	☐  Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy	☐  Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy
Aid instrument	☐  Subsidised services	☐  Subsidised services	☐  Subsidised services	☐  Subsidised services
Aid instrument	☐  Loan/ Repayable advances	☐  Loan/ Repayable advances	☐  Loan/ Repayable advances	☐  Loan/ Repayable advances
Aid instrument	☐  Guarantee (where appropriate with a reference to the Commission decision [^E0031] )	☐  Guarantee (where appropriate with a reference to the Commission decision [^E0031] )	☐  Guarantee (where appropriate with a reference to the Commission decision [^E0031] )	☐  Guarantee (where appropriate with a reference to the Commission decision [^E0031] )
Aid instrument	☐  Tax advantage or tax exemption	☐  Tax advantage or tax exemption	☐  Tax advantage or tax exemption	☐  Tax advantage or tax exemption
Aid instrument	☐  Other (please specify) … Indicate to which broad category below it would fit best in terms of its effect/function: ☐  Grant ☐  Loan ☐  Guarantee ☐  Tax advantage	☐  Other (please specify) … Indicate to which broad category below it would fit best in terms of its effect/function: ☐  Grant ☐  Loan ☐  Guarantee ☐  Tax advantage	☐  Other (please specify) … Indicate to which broad category below it would fit best in terms of its effect/function: ☐  Grant ☐  Loan ☐  Guarantee ☐  Tax advantage	☐  Other (please specify) … Indicate to which broad category below it would fit best in terms of its effect/function: ☐  Grant ☐  Loan ☐  Guarantee ☐  Tax advantage
If co-financed by EU fund(s)	Name of EU fund(s): … …	Name of EU fund(s): … …	Amount of funding (as per EU fund) …	National currency … (full amounts) …
Other information

NUTS - Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Typically, the region is specified at level 2.

Article 107 (3)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (status ‘A’), Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (status ‘C’), unassisted areas namely areas that are not eligible for regional aid (status ‘N’).

An undertaking for the purposes of rules on competition laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and for the purposes of this Regulation is any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status and the way in which it is financed. The Court of Justice has ruled that entities which are controlled (on a legal or on a de facto basis) by the same entity should be considered as one undertaking.

Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

NACE Rev. 2 - Statistical classification of Economic Activities in the European Union. Typically, the sector shall be specified at group level.

In the case of an aid scheme: Indicate the overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss for its whole duration for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

In case of an ad hoc aid award: Indicate the overall aid amount or tax loss.

For guarantees, indicate the maximum amount of loans guaranteed.

Where appropriate, reference to the Commission decision approving the methodology to calculate the gross grant equivalent, in accordance with Article 5(2)(c)(ii) of this Regulation.

PART II

Please indicate under which provision of this Regulation the aid is implemented

*Primary objectives* [^E0032]	Maximum aid intensity in %	Maximum aid amount in national currency (in full amounts)
☐  Aid for investments in tangible assets or intangible assets in agricultural holding linked to primary agricultural production (Article 14)
☐  Aid for agricultural land consolidation (Article 15)
☐  Aid for investments concerning the relocation of farm buildings (Article 16)
☐  Aid for investments in connection with the processing of agricultural products and marketing of agricultural products (Article 17)
☐  Start-up aid for young farmers and the development of small farms (Article 18)
☐  Start-up aid for producer groups and organisations in the agricultural sector (Article 19)
☐  Aid for participation of producers of agricultural products in quality schemes (Article 20)
☐  Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in the agricultural sector (Article 21)
☐  Aid for advisory services in the agricultural sector (Article 22)
☐  Aid for farm replacement services (Article 23)
☐  Aid for the promotional measures in favour of agricultural products (Article 24)
☐  Aid to compensate for damage caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to a natural disaster (Article 25)
☐  Aid for the costs of the prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests (Article 26)
☐  Aid for the costs of the prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests (Article 26)
☐  Aid to the livestock sector (Article 27(1)(a) or (b))
☐  Aid for removal of fallen stock (Article 27(1)(c), (d) or (e))
☐  Aid for the payment of insurance premiums (Article 28)
☐  Aid for investments in favour of conservation of cultural and natural heritage located on the agricultural holding (Article 29)
☐  Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disaster in the agricultural sector (Article 30)
Type of natural disaster	☐  earthquake ☐  avalanche ☐  landslide ☐  flood ☐  tornado ☐  hurricane ☐  volcanic eruption ☐  wild fire	☐  earthquake ☐  avalanche ☐  landslide ☐  flood ☐  tornado ☐  hurricane ☐  volcanic eruption ☐  wild fire
Date of occurrence of the natural disaster	From dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy	From dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy
☐  Aid for research and development in the agricultural sector (Article 31)
☐  Aid for research and development in the forestry sector (Article 31)
☐  Aid for afforestation and creation of woodland (Article 32)
☐  Aid for agroforestry systems (Article 33)
☐  Aid for prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events, plant pests and catastrophic events (Article 34)
☐  Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems (Article 35)
☐  Aid for disadvantages related to Natura 2000 forest areas (Article 36)
☐  Aid for forest- environmental and climate services and forest conservation (Article 37)
☐  Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in the forestry sector (Article 38)
☐  Aid for advisory services in the forestry sector (Article 39)
☐  Aid for investments in infrastructure related to development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry sector(Article 40)
☐  Aid for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, mobilising and marketing of forestry products (Article 41)
☐  Aid for conservation of genetic resources in forestry (Article 42)
☐  Aid for forestry land consolidation (Article 43)
☐  Aid for investments concerning the processing of agricultural products into non-agricultural products or the production of cotton (Article 44)
☐  Business start-up aid for non-agricultural activities in rural areas (Article 45)
☐  Aid for advisory services for SMEs in rural areas (Article 46)
☐  Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in favour of SMEs in rural areas (Article 47)
☐  Aid for new participation of active farmers in quality schemes for cotton or foodstuff (Article 48)
☐  Aid for information and promotion activities concerning cotton and foodstuffs covered by a quality scheme (Article 49)

Multiple objectives are possible; in this case indicate all objectives

ANNEX III

Provisions for the publication of information as laid down in Article 9(2)

Member States shall organise their comprehensive State aid websites, on which the information provided for in Article 9(2) shall be published, in such a way as to allow easy access to that information. Information shall be published in a spreadsheet data format, which allows data to be searched, extracted and easily published on the Internet, such as CSV or XML format. Access to the State aid website shall be allowed to any interested party without restrictions. No prior user registration shall be required to access the State aid website.

The following information on individual aid award as laid down in Article 9(2)(c) shall be published:

• a. Reference of the identification number of the aid ([^E0033]);

• b. Name of the beneficiary;

• c. Type of enterprise (SME/large) at the date of granting the aid;

• d. Region in which the beneficiary is located, at NUTS level II ([^E0034]);

• e. Sector of activity at NACE group level ([^E0035]);

• f. Aid element, expressed as full amount in national currency ([^E0036]);

• g. Aid instrument ([^E0037]) (Grant/Interest rate subsidy, Loan/Repayable advances/Reimbursable grant, Guarantee, Tax advantage or tax exemption, Risk finance, Other (please specify));

• h. Date of granting the aid;

• i. Objective of the aid ([^E0038]);

• j. Granting authority;

[^E0001]: Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).

[^E0002]: Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).

[^E0003]: Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).

[^E0004]: Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).

[^E0005]: COM(2012) 595, 17.10.2012.

[^E0006]: Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

[^E0007]: Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).

[^E0008]: Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

[^E0009]: Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).

[^E0010]: Regulation (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 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

[^E0011]: Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549).

[^E0012]: Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

[^E0013]: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008 of 8 December 2008 establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings (OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 3).

[^E0014]: Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1).

[^E0015]: Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).

[^E0016]: Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14).

[^E0017]: OJ C 341, 16.12.2010, p. 5.

[^E0018]: Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

[^E0019]: Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).

[^E0020]: Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 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, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1).

[^E0021]: Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).

[^E0022]: Applicable only to aid concerning the forestry sector and products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty.

[^E0033]: As provided by the Commission under the procedure as referred to in Article 9(1) of this Regulation.

[^E0034]: NUTS - Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Typically, the region shall be specified at level 2.

[^E0035]: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (OJ No L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1) as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 of 24 March 1993 (OJ No L 83, 3.4.1993, p. 1, and corrigendum (OJ No L 159, 11.7.1995, p. 31).

[^E0036]: Gross grant equivalent

[^E0037]: If the aid is granted through multiple aid instruments, the aid amount shall be provided by an aid instrument

[^E0038]: If the aid has multiple objectives, the aid amount shall be provided by an objective.