Article 25

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. Support for investment shall facilitate the improvement and rationalisation of processing and marketing of agricultural products and thereby contribute to increasing the competitiveness and added value of such products. 2. Such support shall contribute to one or more of the following objectives: to guide production in line with foreseeable market trends or encourage the development of new outlets for agricultural products, to improve or rationalise marketing channels or processing procedures, to improve the presentation and preparation of products or encourage the better use or elimination of by-products or waste, to apply new technologies, to favour innovative investments, to improve and monitor quality, to improve and monitor health conditions, to protect the environment.

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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.