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“Nikolova, Dimitrov and partners” Law company

“Nikolova, Dimitrov and partners” Law company is strongly specialized into giving advices in the area of EU projects, mainly Rural development Program, financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. Rural development Program includes the following Measures:

1. Measure 111 "Vocational training, information and diffusion of knowledge":

Objectives of the measure:
• Improving human potential in agriculture and forestry through the dissemination of knowledge and skills;
• Ensuring an adequate level of technical and economic knowledge and skills in management and business, new technologies, quality and safety of products, sustainable management of natural resources, including cross-compliance requirements, renewable energy and organic production.

2. Measure 112 "Setting up of young farmers"

Objectives of the measure:
• Facilitate and support the process of creating farms or assumption of existing farms;
• Supporting the process of modernization of farms and achieving compliance with the requirements for safety, environment components protection, hygiene and animal welfare.

3. Measure 114 "Use of advisory services by farmers and forest owners"

Objectives of the measure:
• Support to farmers and forest owners to improve the sustainable management of their holdings through the use of advisory services;
• Support to farmers on land and farm management and identifying necessary improvements with regard to the statutory management requirements and the terms for maintaining the land in good agricultural and environmental condition;
• Farmers and forest owners Support to increase the competitiveness of farms, adaptation and improvement of the production activity by evaluating and providing technical assistance for sustainable management and rational use of the opportunities for financial assistance through the various instruments of the common agricultural policy.

4. Measure 121 "Modernization of agricultural holdings"

Objectives of the measure:
Improving the competitiveness of agriculture in the Republic of Bulgaria by restructuring and development of the available material facilities on farms and encourage the implementation of new technical solutions.

5. Measure 122 "Improving the economic value of forests"

Objectives of the measure:
• Improved of felling for seed regeneration of woods, and continuing lightenings to create high-stem forest;
• Improving the quality and quantity of wood by conducting appropriate sylvicultural activities (thinning and pruning);
• Support the modernization of specialized equipment for forestry activities, as well as the production and extraction of non-timber forest products.

6. Measure 123 "Adding value to agricultural and forestry products"

Objectives of the measure:
Improving the overall activity, economic efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises in the food processing and forest industry.

7. Measure 141 "Supporting semi-market farms undergoing restructuring"

Objectives of the measure:
Overcoming the difficulties of semi-market farms related to the restructuring of their agricultural activities.

8. Measure 142 "Setting up of producer organizations"

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9. Measure 143 "Providing advice and consultation in agriculture in Bulgaria and Romania"

Objectives of the measure:
• Support farmers on their access to support under Pillar II of the CAP;
• Improve the efficiency of use of financial resources aimed at their farms;
• Help farmers to meet the conditions for maintaining the land in good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Regulation (EC) 1782/2003 standards of quality and hygiene of production, veterinary and phytosanitary requirements, conditions for animal welfare and requirements protection of environmental protection.

10. Measure 211 "Payments to farmers for environmental constraints in mountain areas"

Objectives of the measure:
• Maintaining agricultural activity in disadvantaged areas and prevent the abandonment of agricultural land;
• Countering the depopulation of disadvantaged regions;
• Maintenance of the landscape and biodiversity;
• Rational use, conservation and sustainable management of land and other natural resources.

11. Measure 212 "Payments to farmers in areas with constraints, other than mountain areas"

Objectives of the measure:
• Maintaining agricultural activity in disadvantaged areas and prevent the abandonment of agricultural land;
• Countering the depopulation of disadvantaged regions;
• Maintenance of the landscape and biodiversity;
• Rational use, conservation and sustainable management of land and other natural resources.

12. Measure 213 "Natura 2000 payments"

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13. Measure 214 "Agri-environment payments"

Objectives of the measure:
• Increase understanding and knowledge of farmers about the impact positive and negative of agricultural practices to the environment, particularly with regard to the management of soil and water and conservation of biological diversity;
• Encourage the use of environmental planning in farm management through the input of multi-annual plan for nutrient management and crop rotation plan;
• Support the development of organic farming as an environmentally friendly method of agricultural production that is economically viable;
• Preservation of genetic diversity by supporting the conservation of endangered local breeds, agriculture and traditional varieties of crops, especially when they provide additional environmental benefits;
• Conserving biodiversity by encouraging the protection of land with high natural value at risk in the case of a change of land use, intensification of production and / or abandonment of agricultural land, including through support for traditional farming practices in certain areas.

14. Measure 223 "First afforestation of non-agricultural land"

Objectives of the measure:
• Increase the forest cover in the lowlands;
• Reduce erosion and protect the earth from marginalization;
• Improve water balance in supported areas.

15. Measure 226 "Rehabilitation of forestry potential and undertaking prevention actions"

Objectives of the measure:
• Rehabilitation of forests damaged by forest fires and other natural disasters;
• Introduction and improvement of prevention activities to reduce the risk of forest fires.

16. Measure 311 "Diversification into non-agricultural activities"

Objectives of the measure:
• Encouragement of diversification into non-agricultural activities;
• Encourage the creation of employment opportunities and increase incomes in rural areas;
• Encourage the development of integrated tourism in rural areas.

17. Measure 312 "Support for the creation and development of micro enterprises"

Objectives of the measure:
• Encouragement of growth and create new jobs in the micro to non-agricultural activities in rural areas;
• Encouragement of entrepreneurship in rural areas;
• Encourage the development of integrated tourism in rural areas.

18. Measure 313 "Encouragement of tourism activities"

Objectives of the measure:
• Encouragement of income growth and job creation in rural areas by supporting the development of integrated rural tourism;
• Diversification and improvement of tourism infrastructure, attractions and visitor facilities in rural areas.

19. Measure 321 "Basic services for the population and economy in rural areas"

Objectives of the measure:
• Improving labor mobility and attractiveness for business development in rural areas by improving road infrastructure;
• Improving life conditions in rural areas by improving access to quality water and sewerage infrastructure;
• Improving the access of rural population to cultural, sporting and leisure time activities and recreation services;
• Improving the access of rural population to social services and in particular that of children and vulnerable groups of people;
• Improving access to services related to information and communication technologies.

20. Measure 322 "Renovation and development of settlements"

Objectives of the measure:
Improve the living environment in towns and villages in rural areas.

21. Measure 421 "Internal and transnational cooperation"

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22. Measure 431-1 "Management of local action team groups, acquiring skills and attaining social activity in the territories with selected and approved local action team groups (LATG)"

Objectives of the measure:
• To encourage the development of the LATG as strong and efficient bodies;
• To provide resources - human, financial engineering required for full support for the activities of the LATG and implementing their local development strategies;
• To increase the awareness and skills of local residents about the LEADER approach and to encourage their active participation in the implementation of local development strategies.

23. Measure 41 "Implementation of local development strategies"

Objectives of the measure:
• Provide a basis for medium- and long-term sustainable development in rural areas through the implementation of a "bottom - up" approach and encouraging "learning by doing" in local communities, increasing their capacity for planning;
• Establishing of long term employment opportunities and increase incomes in rural areas by diversification of economic activities, improving the competitiveness of local products, protection of natural resources and the environment in rural areas and development of quality services in accordance with the needs and expectations of local population;
• Stimulating integrated and sustainable practices.

24. Measure 323 (measure 41) "Protection and improvement of rural heritage"

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25. Measure 331 (measure 41) "Vocational training and information for economic actors operating in the fields covered by Axis 3"

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