Subventions for agriculture in Romania - Sub-Measure 4.3

Sub-measure 4.3 - Investment for development, modernization and adaptation of agriculture and forestry infrastructure 
 
 
PURPOSE:
restructuring the management and application of the access infrastructure and adaptation of the access infrastructure to new agricultural and forest structure and efficient use of infrastructure usable. 
 
 
OBJECTIVES:
Establishment, expansion and modernization of agricultural access infrastructure for farms;
Establishment, expansion and modernization of access roads in the forest;
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure.
 
 
BENEFICIARIES:
Territorial administrative units and / or their associations established under national legislation in force;
Private legal persons / organization other forest owners and / or their associations as required by law;
Territorial administrative units and / or their associations, forest owners;
Administrator for forest public property as required by law;
Organizations / federations of water users, consisting of owners / users of agricultural land in accordance with the legislation in force. 
 
 
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
The investment must fall into at least one of the types of support provided by sub-measures;
The applicant must qualify for eligible beneficiaries;
The investment will be preceded by an assessment of the expected impact on the environment if it can have negative effects on the environment;
The applicant undertakes to ensure the operation and maintenance of design parameters investment, for a period of at least 5 years since the last installment payment.  
 
Specific conditions for AGRICULTURAL access infrastructure:
- Applicants must provide proof of ownership / management of the land on which the investment.
- The investment must be connected to an existing road.
Specific conditions for FORESTRY access infrastructure:
-  Investments applicant must prove land ownership / management for state public domain.
-  The applicant must demonstrate that the investment is found in forest management and inventory holder. 
Specific conditions for IRRIGATION infrastructure:
- The investment must be reflected in a river basin management plan
- The investment provides water metering
- If the body of groundwater or surface is satisfactory, the investment must ensure that, following an ex-ante possible water savings with a minimum of 5% of technical parameters / existing infrastructure, excluding investments in irrigation infrastructure basins whose water source are collecting and storing irrigation water and does not affect bodies groundwater or surface
- The investment aimed identified areas in the Strategy of the investment in irrigation 
- The investment must comply with the legislation on environmental effects, and where it can have negative effects on the environment, investment will be preceded by a expected environmental impact assessment
- The applicant shall demonstrate use of the land / physical assets of the investment
- The designed irrigation system must be connected to a functional system (main infrastructure).
 
 
GRANDS:
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS related to pressurizing stations and AGRICULTURAL ACCESS ROADS - 100% of the eligible expenditure not exceeding: 1,000,000 Euro / project.
SETTING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS related to pumping systems and FOREST ROADS - 100% of the eligible expenditure not exceeding: 1,500,000 Euro / project. 
 
 
ELIGIBLE COSTS:
a. Construction, expansion and / or modernization of agricultural roads to farms (roadways from off farm);
b. Construction, expansion and / or modernization of forest roads;
c. Modernization secondary irrigation pumping, stations adjacent buildings and / or connection to utilities, water metering systems, including construction / modernization of tanks collecting and storing water for irrigation.
 
 
NON-ELIGIBLE COSTS:
a. Costs for maintenance, repair and operation of investment made.
b. Rental costs for machinery, plant and equipment.
c. Operating costs including maintenance and rental costs.
d. Other ineligible costs: General expenses on goods and equipment “second hand "; expenditure incurred before the signing of the contract of the project exception of general costs as defined in art. 45, paragraph 2 c) of R (EU). 1305/2013 which may be made before the application for funding, expenditure necessary for the implementation and projects involving the creation / conversion orchards; acquisition costs means of transport for personal use and to transport people; value tax added, unless it cannot recover under national law VAT and specific provisions for financial instruments
 
 
SELECTION CRITERIA:
AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS:
1. multiple purpose of the investment objective;
2. agricultural areas served;
3. complementarities with orchards subprogram
 
FORESTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS:
4. accessibility of forest areas through new investments;
5. forest fund area served;
 
IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE:
6. complementarities with investments in upgrading irrigation systems downstream;
7. water saving;
8. supply directly from the source system or gravity;
9. principle of underserved areas. 
Grant will be given in the form of:
A reimbursement of eligible expenses;
An advance payment provided that a bank guarantee or a guarantee is corresponding to 100% of the advance in accordance with art. 45 and art. 63 Regulation no. 1305/2014;