Proposal for a Regulation laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and amending Regulation (EU) No […][RD] as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No […][DP], (EU) No […][HZ] and (EU) No […][sCMO] as regards their application in the year 2014

Summary:

The European Commission is working intensively to reach an agreement between EU institutions on the reform of the CAP which will permit the reformed CAP to enter into force on 1 January 2014.

With the pursued objective of reaching an agreement between the Institutions on the MFF and a political agreement on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform before the summer of 2013, the legal bases for the reformed CAP are foreseen to enter into force on 1 January 2014. However, transitional rules are needed to define technical arrangements which will permit a smooth adaptation to the new conditions, while at the same time ensuring continuity of the different forms of support under the CAP.