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Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations · European Union

Compensation for naturally less-favoured areas to ensure continued agricultural land use and thereby contribute to the maintenance of a viable rural community, to maintain countryside, to maintain and promote sustainable farming systems which in particular take account of environmental protection requirements.

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