Deadline: 23-Apr-25
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Union Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Welfare Program.
Objectives
- The objective is to highlight the sustainability of Union agriculture, stressing its beneficial role for the climate, the environment and animal welfare.
- The production method(s) of the promoted product(s) shall cover at least two of the areas of actions listed in Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 while respecting the conditions laid down in paragraph 5 of the said Article.
- The expected ultimate impact is to increase the awareness of the Union sustainable agriculture practices beneficial for the climate, the environment and animal welfare by the European consumers and to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of sustainably produced agri-food products in the Union, raise their profile and increase their market share.
Funding Information
- The available call budget is EUR 87 000 000.
- Topic budget: EUR 6 000 000
Duration
- Projects should have a minimum duration of 12 and a maximum duration of 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in an EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- In order to assess the participants’ eligibility, the following documents are requested:
- private entity: extract from the official journal, copy of articles of association/statutes, extract of trade or association register, certificate of liability to VAT (if, as in certain countries, the trade register number and VAT number are identical, only one of these documents is required)
- public entity: copy of the resolution or decision establishing the public company, or other official document establishing the public-law entity
- entities without legal personality: documents providing evidence that their representative(s) has/have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf.
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