Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section’ means rural development measures as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section and applicable in the Member States of the Community as constituted at 30 April 2004; (b) ‘measures co-financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section and/or Guarantee Section’ means: (i) rural development measures as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section, applicable in all Member States and to which Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 applies; (ii) measures under the Leader Community Initiative, provided for in Article 20(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999; (iii) rural development measures as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, co-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section, applicable in the new Member States and to which Articles 29 to 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 apply; (c) ‘new Member States’ means the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia; (d) ‘current programming period’ means the programming period under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 ending on 31 December 2006; (e) ‘new programming period’ means the programming period under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 starting on 1 January 2007; (f) ‘commitments’ means legal commitments undertaken to beneficiaries of rural development measures by the Member States; (g) ‘payments’ means payments made to beneficiaries of rural development measures by the Member States; (h) ‘multiannual commitments’ means commitments relating to: (i) the following measures: early retirement of farmers and farm workers, agri-environment and animal welfare, meeting standards support to farmers, food quality support to farmers, afforestation of agricultural land, support for semi-subsistence farms and support for setting up producer groups; (ii) support through interest rate subsidies, support through leasing and support for the setting up of young farmers where the single premium referred to Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 is fractioned into several instalments payable in a period exceeding 12 months from the date of payment of the first instalment.