The application rules and deadlines for the financial aid granted by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) - Measures to support local agricultural productions under POSEI programme in 2012 were stipulated today by the Azorean Government.
Under the terms of a Normative Order issued by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, now published in the Official Journal, the application period for the Suckling Cow premium will be held from January 2 and 31 next year.
In turn, the applications for Cattle, Sheep and Goat Slaughter premiums as well as for the marketing of young Azores cattle should be submitted from January 2 to November 9, 2012.
The submission of these applications is done at the Agrarian Development Services of each island through direct data collection. The applications that have been electronically authenticated are then subject to evaluation by the respective services.
The budget limits for these measures have been stipulated by the Government of the Azores in 6,329,854 Euros for the Suckling Cow premium, 6,200,000 Euros for the Cattle Slaughter premium, 40,000 Euros for the Sheep and Goat Slaughter premium, and 800,000 Euros for the support to the marketing of young Azores cattle.