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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

1. This Regulation establishes the framework for Community support for sustainable rural development. 2. Rural development measures shall accompany and complement other instruments of the common agricultural policy and thus contribute to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 33 of the Treaty. 3. Rural development measures shall: be integrated into the measures promoting the development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind (Objective 1), and accompany the measures supporting the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties (Objective 2) in the regions concerned, taking into account the specific targets of Community support under these objectives as laid down in Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty and in Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and according to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.