Regulation No. 18 laying down the criteria for selecting the sectors to be supported and the measures for benefiting from the agricultural and rural development fund.

This Regulation lays down the criteria to be followed for allocating financial resources destined to agricultural and rural development support. These criteria include: economic efficiency; promotion of group work among beneficiaries; control measures during the programme implementation phase; access of beneficiaries to the market. The sectors to be supported are the production of fruit trees and olive trees, vegetables, milk and meat, vegetables, honey, as well as the conservation and marketing of fruits and vegetables and the production of organic products.