The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2005
These Regulations implement Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 (O.J. L160, 26.6.1999, p.80) on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (“the Rural Development Regulation”), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1783/2003 (O.J. No. L270, 21.10.2003, p.70), in so far as the Rural Development Regulation relates to less favoured areas. Commission Regulation 817/2004 (O.J. L153, 30.4.2004, p.30) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (“the Commission Regulation”) lays down detailed rules for the application of the Rural Development Regulation. These Regulations also implement Chapter 9 of the England Rural Development Programme approved by the European Commission (Commission Decision No. C(2000) 3003) under Article 44 of the Rural Development Regulation.