Improvement and development of rural infrastructure
Article 179
1. Assistance referred to in Article 171(4)(a), may be provided to investments aimed at improving and developing rural infrastructure by: (a) addressing regional disparities and increasing the attractiveness of rural areas for private individuals and entrepreneurial activity; (b) providing conditions for the development of the rural economies. 2. Priority shall be given to investments in water and energy supply, waste management, local access to information and communication technologies, local access to roads of particular importance for local economic development, and, fire protection infrastructures where justified by the risk of forest fires. 3. Where local rural development strategies as referred to in Article 171(3)(b) have been established, the investments supported under this Article must be in line with those strategies.