Order No. 1261 on Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GDDP).

This Order sets regulations concerning the financial contributions to competitive and sustainable food and non-food production with the aim of developing commercial potential in the organic sector at high levels such as climate change, environmental and nature protection; animal welfare; and food safety and health. The Order implements Act on Green Development and Demonstration Program (GDDP) which consists of a modern enterprise system of support to address some of the key challenges for food industry. Grants may be awarded for projects in agriculture (excluded forestry), and fishing and aquaculture. Approval for grants under this Order shall be granted to parties referred to in article 11 of GDDP Act (owners, tenants and users of farms, commercial fishing and aquaculture sites; private companies and industry associations and the like; non-profit institutions; and public and private research institutions). The Danish AgriFish Agency is the secretariat of the Board of GDDP (see article 3.1 of GDDP Act) and regulates the administration of this Order. The Agency shall exercise the powers of the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.
This Order consists of 14 Chapters and 1 Appendix: Objective and content (1); Definitions applicable under this Order (2); Administration (3); Conditions for grants and subsidy rates on individual types of project activities (4); Co-financing with public funds (5); Contribution to international research (6); Common provisions on eligible costs (7); Payment of subsidies (8); Changing and transfer of commitment (9); Disclosure (10); Repayment of subsidies related to activities to be commercialized (11); Loss and recovery of subsidy (12); Force majeure (13); Entry into force (14).
Appendix 1 - Maximum reimbursement rates to increase business development and research activities.