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The Agriculture Development Programme 2014-2020 is the main agricultural policy instrument for the development of primary production and the Cypriot countryside. It consists of a series of measures that aim at the strengthening of the competitiveness of agriculture, the ensured sustainable management of natural resources and the achievement of a balanced territorial development, including job creation.

The grant is estimated as 40% on the eligible expenditure for Beneficiaries A, 20% on the eligible expenditure for Beneficiaries B and 15% on the eligible expenditure for Beneficiaries C.

The maximum grant amount is €200.000 for all categories of Beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries of the intervention are wine enterprises engaged in producing or marketing of grapevine products listed in Part II of Annex VII of Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 and are included in the following categories, depending on the size of the beneficiary:

• Beneficiary Category “A”: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized enterprises belonging to the category of SMEs as defined in Commission of the European Communities Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003.
• Beneficiary Category “B”: Enterprises which are not covered by Article 2(1) of this Regulation, which have fewer than 750 employees or with an annual turnover of less than EUR 200 million.
• Beneficiary Category “C”: Enterprises employing more than 750 employees or with an annual turnover of more than EUR 200 million.

In accordance with Article 59(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, no aid may be granted to firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (2014/C 249/01).