Regulation on the implementation of the Programme of support to primary agricultural producers in livestock sector due to difficult business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.

This Regulation, based on the provisions of the Croatian Law on agriculture, prescribes the rules for implementing of Programme of support to primary agricultural producers in livestock sector due to difficult business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Measures in the implementation of this Programme are: Measure 1. Support in the cattle sector (Sub-measure 1.1. Support for primary milk producers, Sub-measure 1.2. Support for cow-calf cattle breeders and Sub-measure 1.3. Support for fattening cattle breeders); Measure 2. Support in the pig sector (Sub-measure 2.1. Support for sow breeders, Sub-measure 2.2. Support for fattening pig producers); Measure 3. Support in the sheep and goat sector; Measure 4. Support in the horse breeding sector; Measure 5. Support in the poultry sector (Sub-measure 5.1. Support for the production of table eggs and Sub-measure 5.2. Support for poultry meat production). Aid may not be granted to large and medium-sized enterprises which have already been in difficulty within the meaning of the Agricultural Exemption Regulation as at 31 December 2019. Aid may be granted to micro and small enterprises which were in difficulty within the meaning of the Agricultural Exemption Regulation as at 31 December 2019, provided that they are not subject to collective insolvency proceedings under national law and have not received resolution aid or restructuring aid.
The Annex is also part of this publication (sample of the eligibility statement as specified in the text).