With regard to compliance with Community standards in accordance with Article 33l(2a) and (2b) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, expenditure relating to payments outstanding in respect of commitments to beneficiaries undertaken by the final date of eligibility for expenditure of the current programming period shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the new programming period, provided that the rural development programme for the new programming period makes a provision for such expenditure.
No payments in respect of the following measures shall be eligible under the EAFRD in the new programming period:
(a)
farm advisory and extension services as referred to in Article 33g of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;
(b)
complements to direct payments as referred to in Article 33h of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;
(c)
complements to State aid in Malta as referred to in Article 33i of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;
(d)
aid to full-time farmers in Malta as referred to in Article 33j of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.
