Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,388 of 14 April 2020

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development2014-2020

Announcement (Measure 3.1)

Measure 3.1: Support for new participation in Quality Schemes

The Director General of the Funds and Programmes Division within the Parliamentary Secretariat for European Funds announces that the final batch of applications under Measure 3.1 will be received until the 12th of June, 2020. Unless otherwise notified, no applications will be received after this date.

Pre-Announcement (Measure 3.2)

Measure 3.2: Support for information and promotionactivities implemented by groups of producers in the internal market

The Managing Authority would like to announce the pre-launch of the first call of measure 3.2 under the Rural Development Programme. Applications will open on the 13th April, 2020, and shall remain open until the entire budgetary allocation under the Information and Promotion of Quality Schemes Measure is utilised or by Friday, 30th October, 2020 (unless the MA notifies otherwise on its website).

Measure 3.2 'Support for information and promotion activities implemented by groups of producers in the internal market' has the aim to support activities of information and promotion of quality schemes, both local and those established EU-wide.

Groups of producers, producer organisations, inter-branch organisations or other types of legal entity groups are eligible for support under this measure. Beneficiaries will receive 70% of the total eligible project costs.

Those interested in this measure are invited to register their interest by notifying the Managing Authority by email on (rdd.mfea@gov.mt). Further details on the application process will be published in due course on the websites of the Managing Authority (www.eufunds.gov.mt) and (www.eufundsmalta.gov.mt). For more information, the Managing Authority can be contacted on (rdd.mfea@gov.mt) or 2200 1108.

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Co-financing Rate: 75% European Union; 25% Government of Malta

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