LEADER

In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 local action groups may also perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 50 % of the public support related to the running and animation costs. Support for LEADER local development may also include a "LEADER start-up kit" for local communities who did not implement LEADER in the 2007-2013 programming period. The "LEADER start-up kit" shall consist of support for capacity building and small pilot projects. Support under the "LEADER start-up kit" shall not be conditional on the submission of a LEADER local development strategy. The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to co-operation projects within a Member State (inter-territorial co-operation) or co-operation projects between territories in several Member States or with territories in third countries (transnational co-operation). preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project. Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group under the EAFRD may be: a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union; a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy. In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, Member States shall establish a system of ongoing application. They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational co-operation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their rural development programmes. Approval of co-operation projects by the competent authority shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project application. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the approved transnational co-operation projects.

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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.