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For measures covered by rural development programming, the Community shall contribute to financing pursuant to the principles laid down in Articles 29 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. In this connection: the Community contribution shall not exceed 50 % of the total eligible cost and, as a general rule, shall be equal to at least 25 % of eligible public expenditure in areas not covered by Objective 1 and Objective 2, for revenue-bearing investment, the rates laid down in Article 29(4)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 shall apply. Agricultural and forestry holdings and businesses involved in the processing and marketing of agricultural and forestry products are businesses in that respect within the meaning of Article 29(4)(b)(iii), the Community contribution to the programming for measures laid down in Articles 22 to 24 of this Regulation shall be 75 % in areas covered by Objective 1 and 50 % in the other areas. The fifth subparagraph of Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 shall apply to such payments.

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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.