The European Commission co-finances and also directly organises campaigns and events to promote EU farm products worldwide. It aims to raise awareness of the efforts made by European farmers to produce quality products. These promotional activities help boost their profile on EU and international markets, in line with EU promotion policy.
The general objective of the AGRIP Programme is to enhance the competitiveness of the EU agricultural sector.
The specific objectives of this Programme are to:
The objective is to increase the awareness and recognition of the Union quality scheme on organic production.
Information provision and promotion programmes aiming at increasing the awareness and recognition of Union quality scheme on organic production method as defined in Article 5(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014.
Information and promotion programmes on the Union quality scheme on organic production method should be a key priority in the internal market since this scheme provides consumers with assurances on the sustainability, quality and characteristics of the product and the production process used, the environmental benefits they generate and achieve added value for the products concerned and enhance their market opportunities.
One of the expected results is to further increase the levels of recognition of the EU organic logo by the European consumers and increased knowledge of the information the organic logo aims to provide. According to Special Eurobarometer 520, 61% of European consumers recognize the EU logo of organic farming.The expected ultimate impact is to increase awareness of the Union quality scheme on organic production and to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of organic products, raise their profile and increase their market share.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement 85% for beneficiaries that are established in EU Member States receiving financial assistance and 80% for beneficiaries from other countries.
In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
The abovementioned proposing organisations may submit a proposal provided that they are also representative of the sector or product concerned by the proposal and thus, comply with conditions set out in Articles 1(1) or 1(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1829 of 23 April 2015, namely:
International organisations — International organisations are NOT eligible.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium having at least two organisations referred to in points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014, which must be from at least two Member States and comply with the conditions on representativeness for the product of the sector promoted.
Proposals by single applicants are NOT allowed, except for the case of EU trade or intertrade organisations that are representative at EU level for the product or sector promoted (point (b) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014). In this case, mono-beneficiary applications are allowed.
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