Programming period and notification of relevant national legislation
1. The draft support programme referred to in Article 41(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall refer to the five financial years 2014 to 2018.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their legislation related to the support programmes referred to in paragraph 1 once adopted or amended.
Changes to support programmes
1. Changes in respect of applicable support programmes as referred to in Article 41(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall not be submitted more than twice per financial year, by 1 March and 30 June of each year respectively.
However, those deadlines shall not apply in case of emergency measures due to natural disasters within the meaning of Article 2(9) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 ( 7 ) or an adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster within the meaning of Article 2(16) of that Regulation or other exceptional circumstances.
2. The changes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated in the support programme that shall be submitted to the Commission using the model set out in Annex I and shall comprise:
(a)
the reasons for the proposed changes;
(b)
an updated version of the financial table by using the model set out in Annex II where the changes to the support programme entail a revision of the financial allocation.
Content of support programmes
A support programme shall comprise:
(a)
for each of the specific support measures laid down in Articles 45 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:
(i)
a description of the proposed strategy and quantified objectives;
(ii)
the natural or legal persons that may submit applications;
(iii)
the application procedure;
(iv)
the eligibility criteria;
(v)
the eligible and non-eligible costs;
(vi)
where relevant, whether standard scales of unit costs or contributions in kind are applicable and, if so, the information on the method of calculation and annual adaptation;
(vii)
where applicable, the priority criteria and respective weighting;
(viii)
the selection procedure;
(ix)
the deadlines for the payments to beneficiaries;
(x)
where relevant, whether advances may be granted, the maximum rate and conditions;
(xi)
where relevant, the details on the demarcation with other Union or national schemes and on the verification system implemented to avoid double funding;
(xii)
where relevant, whether State aid is granted;
(b)
the results of consultation held;
(c)
the overall strategy;
(d)
an appraisal showing the expected technical, economic, environmental and social impact;
(e)
a schedule for implementing the measures;
(f)
a general financing table as set out in Annex II to this Regulation;
(g)
the criteria and other quantitative indicators to be used for monitoring and evaluation;
(h)
the steps taken to ensure that the programme is implemented appropriately and effectively;
(i)
the name and address of the competent authorities and bodies responsible for implementing the programme;
(j)
the internet site where the national legislation related to the support programme is publicly available.