These Regulations implement Commission Regulation 817/2004 (O.J. No. L153, 30.04.2004, p. 30: Corrigendum O.J. No. L231, 30.06.2004, p. 24) (“the Commission Regulation”) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 1257/1999 (O.J. No. L160, 26.06.1999, p. 80) as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 583/2004 (O.J. No. L91, 30.03.2004, p. 1) (“the Rural Development Regulation”) on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF). They also implement Measure 2 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme as amended. The Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme was originally approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 3638 under Article 44 of the Rural Development Regulation and the amendments of Measure 2 of the Programme were approved by Commission Decision C(2004) 4662 under Article 51(2) of the Commission Regulation.
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