commiss notic member state april lai guidelin commun initi rural develop leader articl council regul ec june lai gener provis structur fund hereinaft refer quot gener regul quot establish commun initi rural develop hereinaft call leader april commiss european commun act accord articl regul laid guidelin set notic describ aim scope method implement rural develop initi pursuant articl gener regul member state draw present commiss propos leader programm accord guidelin notic view approv commiss adopt decis eaggf guidanc section fund context object context rural area commun confront arrai problem affect viabil ag popul rural depopul persist area job loss note area confront problem success manag creat territori dynam attest abil invent solut respons challeng face leader mark start approach rural develop polici territori base integr particip leader ii leader approach put widespread emphasi innov aspect project strength leader approach mobilis local actor reflect control futur area decentralis integr bottom approach territori develop open rural area territori exchang transfer experi creation network abil consider small scale action administr technic financi intermediari present support promot small project member state implement leader ii encount difficulti delai select beneficiari launch programm creation fragil partnership role poorli defin accumul dispar procedur dispers financi resourc larg number local action group lag result intervent low effect problem gener posit imag leader belief approach began continu deepen remain desir rural area year make adjust socioeconom structur order meet challeng constraint aris notabl agricultur sector result reform cap increas demand consum product qualiti increas gener awar environment concern closer integr world economi rapid spread technolog develop specif resourc integr approach form part territori strategi relev tailor local context increasingli rout rural area creat maintain competit sustain product servic approach effect form part commun polici nation region polici provid framework tool impetu ensur rural area peopl live posit grasp develop opportun translat practic resourc arrang council regul ec support rural develop european agricultur guidanc guarante fund eaggf amend repeal regul includ rang measur aim help rural area pursu polici confin boost competit agricultur sector support develop activ sourc employ order rural area continu repres viabl vital social econom context rural develop polici pillar cap remain import compon econom social cohes polici major programm implement regul ec structur fund regul address problem confront rural area area local scale greater account initi launch local peopl object initi complement mainstream programm promot integr scheme conceiv implement activ partnership oper local level aim leader encourag rural actor longer term potenti area seek encourag implement integr high qualiti origin strategi sustain develop design encourag experi wai enhanc natur cultur heritag reinforc econom environ order contribut job creation improv organis abil commun quot cooper quot broad sens term fundament compon leader commiss provid support establish qualiti partnership actor cooper creat rural area area member state rural area member state result leader continu role laboratori aim encourag emerg test approach integr sustain develop influenc complet reinforc rural develop polici commun member state ask particip experiment effort present propos rural develop model exploit dissemin major network exercis ii mechan measur geograph applic unlik leader ii rural area elig leader order concentr commun resourc promis propos give maximum leverag commun fund action grant limit number rural territori open rigor select procedur aim mind procedur select criteria defin compet nation author select criteria refer notic constitut minimum supplement specif criteria fine tune light specif situat rural area concern environment condit object implement leader seek attain area criteria form integr part programm present commiss subject approv leader cover area previous benefit leader ii special provis adopt ensur territori area fair access commun initi member state limit applic leader rural area provid justifi limit basi criteria consist rural develop polici object prejudic condit set notic beneficiari financi assist leader grant group partner quot local action group quot lag local action group draw develop strategi respons implement local action group consist balanc repres select partner drawn socioeconom sector territori concern decis make level econom social partner associ make local partnership member lag show devis implement develop strategi territori relev effect partnership assess term transpar clariti alloc task respons capac partner carri task assign effect oper decis make arrang guarante member lag local base select administr financi leader abil administ public fund respons satisfactori oper partnership legal constitut common structur formal constitut guarante satisfactori oper partnership abil administ public fund action leader structur action action support integr territori rural develop strategi pilot natur base bottom approach horizont partnership action support interterritori transnat cooper action network rural area commun beneficiari leader rural develop actor action integr territori rural develop strategi pilot natur action support rural area show willing abil devis implement integr sustain pilot develop strategi support present develop plan base repres partnership structur strong theme typic ident territori concern member state light situat rural area criteria select call propos develop plan drawn lag take account area concern leader initi intend small rural territori form homogen unit physic geograph econom social term territori select case suffici coher critic mass term human financi econom resourc support viabl develop strategi appli criteria result area defin coincid nation administr area zone establish purpos elig object structur fund ensur local rural natur territori select popul gener rule number dens popul area inhabit km gener number area high low popul densiti area northern europ properli justifi except criteria accept case artifici divis area undermin coher requir refer reject develop strategi develop strategi propos lag develop plan integr sens adopt global approach base interact actor sector project built strong theme typic ident resourc specif territori unit actor project field contribut develop strategi prejudic distinct featur region prioriti theme commiss consid special interest commun level opportun constraint face rural area technolog make product servic rural area competit improv qualiti life rural area ad local product facilit access market small product unit collect action make natur cultur resourc includ enhanc site commun interest select natura strategi propos develop plan structur theme theme involv strategi remain consist case demonstr collect project mere juxtaposit sector measur commiss concern equal opportun convinc women young peopl repres kei develop rural area support prioriti strategi seek enhanc job opportun activ target group evalu criteria establish member state select pilot strategi reflect commun prioriti list prioriti theme target group extend member state account specif situat demonstr basi coher territori socioeconom term prove econom viabil sustain sens resourc option futur gener impair demonstr natur pilot scheme leader ii larg number rural area embark bottom innov approach local develop case approach matur includ mainstream rural develop programm leader commiss intend support origin ambiti approach rural develop deepen experiment start leader ii pilot natur assess basi develop strategi set develop plan strategi put forward mean achiev sustain develop comparison previou practic area concern method plan mainstream programm commiss lai exhaust list assess criteria illustr consid pilot concept assess term emerg product servic incorpor distinct local area method permit combin area human natur financi resourc result indigen potenti combin link econom sector tradition separ origin form organis involv local popul decis make process implement project note pilot aspect circumst restrict leader method area previous cover initi demonstr transfer propos method promot project make learn methodolog result achiev network demonstr complement intervent made mainstream programm area concern action support cooper rural territori action intend encourag support cooper rural territori member state interterritori cooper member state transnat cooper cooper demonstr genuin ad territori concern aim complementari achiev critic mass joint project viabl encourag complementari action cooper consist pool human financi resourc dispers territori concern action base themat guidelin defin lag develop plan cooper consist simpli exchang experi includ implement joint project support common structur fund grant action joint project upstream expenditur technic assist cooper action leader appli rural territori select action initi implement respons coordin lag specif provis appli interterritori cooper context interterritori cooper member state addit territori select leader cooper futur open area select leader ii rural area organis leader approach recognis member state except oper relat precis theme implement requir larger area lag concern oper territori select leader elig commun cofinanc expenditur anim elig area concern transnat cooper transnat cooper appli lag belong member state territori select leader enter cooper project term action area commun organis leader approach expenditur relat leader area elig action network exchang achiev experi interest parti commun prioriti leader ii continu leader network rural area beneficiari initi organis administr involv territori develop rural inform promot carrefour receiv support view exchang transfer experi stimul achiev cooper territori provid inform draw lesson territori rural develop activ particip network mandatori leader beneficiari make inform action undertaken result achiev particip activ network particip involv territori initi lag invit make experi detail project network member state propos step requir order put place structur organis network commiss recommend activ perform network organis unit collect analys dissemin inform nation level good practic transfer organis network organis exchang experi advanc territori benefit knowledg gain experienc lag provid technic assist local transnat cooper quot observatori rural area quot led commiss respons organis network commun level aim observatori gather process dissemin inform commun measur stimul rural develop collect consolid dissemin commun level good practic local develop rural area provid inform rural actor major trend situat rural area commun countri serv meet point commun level beneficiari initi stimul transnat cooper provid assist nation region administr order facilit exchang expertis assist nation administr coordin role put beneficiari initi contact interest cooper prepar report implement progress leader commun level examin lesson leader implic rural polici iii implement prepar present propos programm leader basi indic financi alloc member state decid commiss commun member state member state submit commiss propos programm leader initi programm drawn compet author design member state geograph level deem basi consider administr structur implement manag system order implement programm member state opt oper programm global grant repres partner nation region local level consult accord articl gener regul content programm similar singl program document articl gener regul structur set annex notic context strategi implement select procedur financ programm submit show strength weak potenti area programm appli specif object implement leader relat rural develop polici implement implement member state region concern propos strategi achiev object coher ad propos measur impact environ object action theme includ action list descript measur implement action expect impact analysi consist result ant evalu programm carri accord articl gener regul ant evalu integr part programm select criteria procedur defin ensur genuin competit local action group lag submit programm member state inform commiss number lag intend select opt nation region select case procedur transpar guarante satisfactori competit lag member state organis call propos leader open area case longer time limit grant case properli justifi case territori appli action select year select criteria approv member state describ programm propos method chosen select transnat interterritori cooper project provis propos ensur lag regular progress access form cooper ensur program financ condit place guarante effect implement action time limit fix partnership commiss indic financ plan prioriti year sourc financ drawn accord articl gener regul action consid prioriti fourth prioriti ad purpos financ programm manag monitor evalu cost percentag financ alloc action fourth prioriti manag control monitor evalu provis gener regul titl iii titl iv chapter ii iii thereof appli applic programm satisfi criteria set notic system implement manag initi action aim simplif prejud principl sound rigor manag case financi manag programm describ manag arrang procedur mobilis circul financi flow includ main stage commun fund final beneficiari ant evalu confirm implement arrang present arrang control describ addit normal procedur appli expenditur specif provis method rule procedur ensur control programm question monitor undertaken level lag nation region programm made financi physic indic defin program indic progress programm monitor financi execut physic progress impact transmiss result european observatori consolid contribu initi monitor commun level accord articl gener regul monitor committe establish programm initi composit role defin steer committe chair commiss compris repres administr nation region network set meet year discuss progress implement initi constitut bodi monitor action cooper commun level relev provis evalu gener regul guidelin evalu rural develop appli leader view specif characterist leader evalu exercis draw pyhsic financi indic supplement specif indic relat integr territori approach pilot natur action oper partnership organis role particip administr structur network environment impact approv assist commiss approv leader commun initi programm month receipt applic assist decid contribut eaggf guidanc section accord articl gener regul member state select oper programm form assist month approv programm programm complement defin articl gener regul submit commiss inform content set articl gener regul commiss approv global grant accord articl gener regul measur elig commun contribut measur elig fund eaggf guidanc section erdf esf elig commun financ leader primarli intend support pilot strategi develop indigen potenti rural area except small scale action identifi partnership invest infrastructur elig initi product invest unit volum higher ceil set partnership expenditur acquisit skill defin leader ii expenditur public studi prior launch area develop plan lag measur elig action provid concern territori leader methodolog previous appli expenditur particip network anim inform manag monitor evalu programm elig commun financ expenditur propos programm submit commun contribut cost evalu member state limit evalu scope qualiti assess relev commiss guidelin effect help evalu leader commun level lead european observatori commiss assist contractor select basi open invit tender publish offici journal european commun indic amount total eaggf guidanc section contribut leader reserv purpos activ undertaken initi commiss financ rate total cost iv commun contribut financ leader leader initi jointli financ member state commun total contribut eaggf guidand section period eur million price accord articl gener regul eaggf guidanc section contribut programm index year decid price year decemb commiss determin rate index applic provis rate commun contribut laid articl gener regul appli eaggf guidanc section contribut maximum total elig cost region cover object maximum area time commiss call member state present propos programm leader initi month public notic offici journal european commun member state send fund applic correspond relat notic director gener director gener agricultur european commiss rue de la loi wetstraat brussel brussel april oj oj annex structur propos programm leader commun initi definit area initi appli criteria analysi situat area question ant evalu accord articl gener regul object sought implement initi strategi achiev link rural develop programm action object prioriti theme action summari descript measur implement includ inform check conform action initi state aid rule impact financi plan prioriti year sourc fund indic commun financ foreseen object area annual particip fund remain compat financi perspect criteria select lag procedur time arrang inform potenti beneficiari part implement arrang inform gener public provis compet author design member state implement manag includ financi manag monitor territori develop strategi cooper oper network link european observatori administr provis detail rule procedur control intervent provis evalu report measur undertaken consult partner programm provis introduc consult particip monitor committe compat intervent commun polici