Agriculture Development Agency steps to beneficiaries who fail to implement the contract

The Agriculture Development Agency, based on the Agriculture and Rural Development Law and administrative guidelines, will take measures to benefit investors for 2015-2016 who have failed to maintain investments during the monitoring period under contract and decision with this institution.

This agency, following the implementation of the Ex Post audit during the period 2018-2019, has found that 25 of them have not adhered to the contract and the decision of public support, and for this purpose the AZHB Tax Authorisation Department will take measures to return financial means based on the Agriculture and Rural Development Law.

In addition, the AZHB Tax Authorisation Department, following the analysis of evidence offered during the raid, has drawn up the final report, with only 3 beneficiaries having met all the first legal criteria related to the maintenance of investments for the monitoring period, another 25 beneficiaries have provided evidence for the elimination of the findings, while another 52 have provided partial testimony. This agency reports that an Ex Post check for reversion will be organised for the latter, and then, based on law enforcement, the first legal measures will be taken. All the arrangements to be taken will be a framework of the Law on Agriculture and Rural Development and Administration Guides for the corresponding year.

Based on Administratorial Guide for Measures and Support criteria for rural development for the past few years, the 1,22 “Ex-Post monitoring period”, the beneficiary in the period of five years after the execution of the last payment, must preserve the investment goal and all conditions under which it has been selected as beneficiary.

By contrast, the AZHB appeals to all beneficiaries of the previous years to maintain profitable investments as public support, which have aimed at developing different sectors. Including farm capacity building, expanding existing capacities, increasing production and employment, with the aim of creating prosperity in agriculture and rural development, and increasing revenues from agricultural activities. On the contrary, this agency announces it will take all first legal measures for all those who do not adhere to that goal.