0LQLVWU\RI$JULFXOWXUH)RRGDQG )LVKHULHV 7KH(QYLURQPHQWDODQG5XUDO 'HYHORSPHQW3ODQIRU6ZHGHQ ¤ -XO\ ,QQHKnOOVI|UWHFNQLQJ 7,7/(2)7+(585$/'(9(/230(173/$1 0(0%(567$7($1'$'0,1,675$7,9(5(*,21 *(2*5$3+,&$/',0(16,2162)7+(3/$1 GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN...............................................................................7 REGIONS CLASSIFIED AS OBJECTIVES 1 AND 2 UNDER SWEDEN’S REVISED PROPOSAL ...................7 3/$11,1*$77+(5(/(9$17*(2*5$3+,&$//(9(/ 48$17,),(''(6&5,37,212)7+(&855(176,78$7,21 DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION...................................................................................10 (FRQRPLFDQGVRFLDOGHYHORSPHQWRIWKHFRXQWU\VLGH The Swedish countryside.................................................................................................................... 10 The agricultural sector........................................................................................................................ 18 The processing industry...................................................................................................................... 37 7KHHQYLURQPHQWDOVLWXDWLRQLQWKHFRXQWU\VLGH Agriculture ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Forestry............................................................................................................................................... 57 6XPPDU\RIVWUHQJWKVDQGZHDNQHVVHVWKHGHYHORSPHQWSRWHQWLDORIDQG WKUHDWVWRWKHFRXQWU\VLGH EFFECTS OF CURRENT MEASURES.................................................................................................69 ,QYHVWPHQWVLQDJULFXOWXUDOKROGLQJV 6HWWLQJXSRI\RXQJIDUPHUV 7UDLQLQJ &RPSHQVDWRU\DOORZDQFHV 7KHFXUUHQW6ZHGLVKDJULHQYLURQPHQWDOSURJUDPPH Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 76 The overall objectives and structure of the programme...................................................................... 77 The achievement of objectives and the environmental impact of current measures ........................... 79 ,QYHVWPHQWDLGIRUWKHSURFHVVLQJLQGXVWU\ 2EMHFWLYHEPHDVXUHVGXULQJWKHWRSURJUDPPLQJSHULRG 6XPPDU\(IIHFWVRIWKHFXUUHQWSURJUDPPLQJSHULRG MEASURES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TOC OMMUNITY MEASURES.......................100 1DWLRQDODLGLQVXSSRUWDUHDVWR 5XUDOGHYHORSPHQWDLG 1DWLRQDOO\ILQDQFHGDLGIRUWKHSODQWLQJRIFHUWDLQSHUHQQLDOFURSVLQWHQGHG IRUWKHSURGXFWLRQRIELRPDVV '(6&5,37,212)675$7(*<48$17,),('2%-(&7,9(6$1'35,25,7,(6 STRATEGY, OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES....................................................................................104 %DVLV 3ULRULW\DUHDV Priority I – Environmentally sustainable agriculture ........................................................................ 107 Priority II – Economic and socially sustainable rural 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commitments.............................................................................................................................. 129 National environmental policy commitments................................................................................... 130 DESCRIPTION AND IMPACT OF OTHER MEASURES.......................................................................132 1DWLRQDODLGLQQRUWKHUQ6ZHGHQSXUVXDQWWR6ZHGHQ¶V7UHDW\RI$FFHVVLRQWRWKH(8 5XUDOGHYHORSPHQWPHDVXUHVXQGHU2EMHFWLYHILQDQFHGE\WKH*XLGDQFH6HFWLRQRI WKH($**) /HDGHU 6WUXFWXUDO)XQGVSURJUDPPHVXQGHU2EMHFWLYHDQG2EMHFWLYHILQDQFHGE\WKH (5') 0HDVXUHVXQGHU2EMHFWLYHDQG2EMHFWLYHPHDVXUHVLQDUHDVFRYHUHGE\2EMHFWLYH 1DWLRQDOUXUDOGHYHORSPHQWDLG AREAS COVERED BY SPECIFIC TERRITORIAL MEASURES.............................................................135 &RPSHQVDWRU\DOORZDQFHVXQGHU$UWLFOHVWR $JULHQYLURQPHQWXQGHU$UWLFOHVWR TIMETABLE AND THE USE OF MEASURES....................................................................................137 3ULRULW\, 3ULRULW\,, (;3(&7('(&2120,&(19,5210(17$/$1'62&,$/,03$&7 ,1',&$7,9(29(5$//),1$1&,$/7$%/()257+(3(5,2'72 '(6&5,37,212)7+(0($685(6&217(03/$7(' LIST OF MEASURES AND ARTICLES FOR PAYMENTS.....................................................................142 DEROGATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 37(3) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 1257/1999 .........143 SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS(A RTICLES 4 TO 7).............................149 SETTING-UP OF YOUNG FARMERS (ARTICLE 8) ...........................................................................157 TRAINING (ARTICLE 9) ...............................................................................................................161 COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES IN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS (ARTICLES 13 TO 15) ......................163 AGRI-ENVIRONMENT (ARTICLES 22 TO 24) 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