The Programme Document
The Programme Document sets out, in detail, what we will do under the Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013. The Programme Document follows the format laid down in the EU Implementation Regulation (EC 1974/2006).
The Programme Document consists of 16 Chapters and various annexes. These Chapters, as sent to the EU Commission, are available below in Adobe Acrobat 
(PDF) format. A summary [337 KB] of the Programme Document is also available.
- Chapters 1 and 2: Title, Member State and Administrative Region
- Chapter 3 [4 MB]: Analysis of the Situation, the Strategy and the Ex Ante Evaluation
- Annex to 3.4: Impacts of the previous Programming period
- Chapter 4: Justification of the priorities chosen, and expected impact according to the ex ante evaluation
- Annex 1 to 4.2: Ex Ante Evaluation
- Annex 2 to 4.2: SEA Environmental Report: Non-technical Summary
- Annex 3 to 4.2: SEA Environmental Statement
- Annex 4 to 4.2: Defra response to SEA issues
- Chapter 5: The measures
- Annex 1 to 5: Correlation table
- Annex 2 to 5: The Appendices (agri-environment)
- Chapter 6: Financing Plan
- Chapter 7: Indicative breakdown by measure
- Chapter 8: Additional National Financing per Axis
- Chapter 9: Competition Rules and Aid Schemes
- Annex to 9: Supplementary Information Sheet
- Chapter 10: Complementarity with other Community Support
- Chapter 11: Competent Authorities and bodies responsible
- Chapter 12: Monitoring and Evaluation Systems and the Monitoring Committee
- Annex to 12: Indicators and Targets
- Chapter 13: Publicity
- Chapter 14: Results of consultations
- Chapter 15: Equality and non-discrimination
- Chapter 16: Technical Assistance
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29 May, 2008
Page published: 13 December 2007