Key Benefits:
November 26, 2003 (State 1 Er January 2016)
The Federal Office of Agriculture (OFAG)
Having regard to art. 3, para. 2, 3 A , para. 2, 10, para. 1, 16 A , para. 3, 19, para. 4, 19 E , para. 3, 39, para. 1, let. E, 43, para. 5, 46, para. 5, 51, para. 2, and 60, para. 2, of the order of 7 December 1998 on structural improvements (OAS) 1 , given art. 2, para. 2, 3, para. 2, 15, para. 2, and 24, para. 1, of the Ordinance of 26 November 2003 on Social Support Measures in Agriculture (OMAS) 2 , 3
Stops:
Additional factors for the calculation of standard labour units (UMOS), applicable in special industries, are provided in Appendix 1.
1 The exploitation is threatened in a region of the mountain region and the hills, if one of the following criteria is fulfilled:
2 Sufficient occupation of the territory is threatened in a region of the mountain region and in the hills, if the number of inhabitants necessary to maintain social structures and a village community is not guaranteed in the long term. The threat is assessed according to the matrix in Appendix 2.
Lump-sum rates for expenses eligible for contributions to the periodic restoration of agricultural roads and sanitizers are set out in Appendix 3.
1 With regard to individual measures, where the useful and long-term usable agricultural area is located in several areas, the investment aid is calculated: 1
2 The useful agricultural area of operations which have traditionally several levels of operation, located more than 15 km away by road from the operating centre, can only be taken into account in the regions where the operation is to be carried out. Several levels have traditionally been practiced. 2
1 New content according to the c. I of the OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, in force since 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).
2 Introduced by ch. I of the OFAG O of 23 Oct. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2013 3919 ).
The installment of the flat rate of investment aid for the initial aid, as well as the aid granted for residential houses, the operating buildings for animals consuming coarse fodder, the Alpesters, as well as farm buildings for hogs and poultry are listed in Appendix 4.
1 The maximum operating contribution for operating vessels is set out in Annex 4, c. III.
2 Investment credits may not exceed the amounts set out in s. 47, para. 1, OAS.
3 When building in common buildings (operating communities, partial communities of exploitation or similar communities), the sum of the maximum contributions according to paras. 1 and 2 per operation involved is decisive, the number of UBUs taken into account and the maximum investment aid shall be prorated on the basis of the participation of each operation.
1 New content according to the c. I of the OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, in force since 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).
1 Where two or more farms jointly construct an operating vessel, support may be granted if:
2 The transfer of land and production rights required by para. 1, let. E is not required:
3 If higher investment aid has been allocated under Art. 6, para. 2, and if the operating assistance referred to in s. 6, para. 1 has been exceeded, investment aid must be repaid in proportion to an associate's anticipated exit. 4
1 New content according to the c. I of the OFAG O of 28 Oct. 2015, in force since 1 Er Jan 2016 ( RO 2015 4531 ).
2 RS 910.13
3 New content according to the c. I of the OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, in force since 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).
4 New content according to the c. I of the OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, in force since 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).
1 Contributions shall be granted in particular for related costs:
2 The grant of contributions is based on an approved project outline including an estimate of costs.
1 The Township may file an application with the OFAG and an application for final payment by initiative. The minimum amount per instalment is 10 000 francs, but up to 80 % of the total approved contribution.
2 Accrued fees must be proven at the time of deposit and final payment.
3 The final payment request must be filed no later than three years after the allocation of the contribution. It must include a report on the achievement of objectives.
The imputation values set out in Schedule 5 are determinative for the calculation of profit, unless higher costs are certified.
Particularly innovative projects referred to in s. 51, para. In particular, OAS must meet the following conditions:
1 Projects whose funding is barely bearable under s. 51, para. In particular, OAS must meet the following conditions:
2 With regard to land improvements, financing is considered to be barely sustainable when the residual costs to be borne by agriculture exceed the indicative values set out in Annex 6.
3 The repair of damage caused by bad weather can still be described as a project whose funding is barely bearable.
1 Where the complete cessation of operations takes place at the beginning of the professional conversion or at the latest six months thereafter, the unreduced contributions to the costs of the life referred to in Art. 24, para. 4, OMAS are paid during the training period.
2 When the complete cessation of operations takes place after retraining, but no later than two years later, it is paid during the training period 15 % of the unreduced contributions to the costs of living.
3 When the complete cessation of operations takes place between six months after the beginning of the professional conversion and the end of it, it is paid 15 % of the contributions to the costs of living up to the time of the cessation of operations. From the following month, contributions to the cost of living are paid in full.
The OFAG Order of December 7, 1998, on the Staging of Lump Sum Investment Assistance Rates 1 Is repealed.
1 [ RO 1998 3114 , 2000 238, 2001 3545]
This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2004.
(art. 1)
1. The factors mentioned in s. 3 of the December 7, 1998 Order on Agricultural Terminology 2 Are decisive in determining the size of the enterprise according to standard labor units.
2. In addition to c. 1, the following factors apply:
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0.016 UMOS/ normal pack |
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0.011 UMOS/ normal |
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0.039 UMOS/ha |
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0.323 UMOS/ha |
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0.323 UMOS/ha |
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0.969 UMOS/ha |
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0.485 UMOS/ha |
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0.065 UMOS/are |
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0.269 UMOS/are |
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0.269 UMOS/are |
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1.077 UMOS/are |
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2.585 UMOS/ha |
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0.048 UMOS/ha |
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0.013 UMOS/ha |
3. With respect to the crops referred to in c. 2, let. F, g and 1, the total area of the installations is attributable.
4. With respect to the crops referred to in c. 2, let. H at k, the reference surface corresponds to the surface of the layer (surface of the substrate, surface of production) or for the production by means of blocks, cylinders or three-dimensional bins, to the ground surface of these equipment, spaces Included intermediaries (without traffic corridors). When it comes to multi-stage facilities (shelves), the surfaces are added together.
5. The animals referred to in c. 2, let. A and b, held in private or owned by third parties and held in livestock operations, shall be attributable only if the farming operation is managed on the basis of the account and at the risk of Operator.
6. A supplement of 0.05 UMOS per 10,000 francs gross benefit is granted for the processing, storage and sale in authorised, operating-specific installations of products derived from own agricultural production. The gross benefit must be included in the financial accounting.
7. A supplement of 0.05 UMOS per 10,000 francs of gross benefit is granted for the exercise, in authorised installations, of activities close to agriculture within the meaning of Art. 12 B OTerm. The gross benefit must be included in the financial accounting. The supplement is capped at 0.4 UMOS.
8. The supplement referred to in c. 7 shall be granted only if the operation reaches the size of at least 0.8 UMOS as a result of its activities referred to in c. 1 to 6.
9. For horticultural crops, UMOS factors referred to in c. 1 to 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
1 New content according to the c. II al. 1 OFAG O of 28 Oct. 2015, in force since 1 Er Jan 2016 ( RO 2015 4531 ).
2 RS 910.91
(art. 2)
Criterion |
Unit |
Minor Difficulty |
Mean Difficulty |
Major difficulty |
Fate-ration |
Points |
Financial capacity of the municipality |
Per capita level of direct federal tax in % of the Æ CH |
> 70 |
60-70 |
< 60 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Regression of the number of inhabitants of the commune |
Percent of Last 10 Years |
< 2 |
2-5 |
> 5 |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Size of the locality to which the operation is assigned |
Number of inhabitants |
> 1000 |
500-1000 |
< 500 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Communication channels Public transport |
Frequency of Bindings Daily |
> 12 |
6-12 |
< 6 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Communication Channels Private traffic |
Quality of roads (all year round): access with passenger cars and trucks |
Without problems |
Possible |
Limited |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Distance from primary school road |
Km |
< 3 |
3-6 |
> 6 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Distance by way of stores selling current consumer goods |
Km |
< 5 |
5-10 |
> 10 |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Distance from nearest centre route |
Km |
< 15 |
15-20 |
> 20 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Special feature of the region: ..................... |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Total Points (Maximum: 39) |
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Number of minimum points required for the granting of an operation assistance under s. 80, para. 2 and 89, para. 2, LAgr (RS 910.1) |
26 |
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(art. 3)
Type of work |
Degree of technical difficulty |
Rate in Francs per km |
Path |
Weak |
25,000 |
Path |
Moderate |
40,000 |
Path |
High |
50,000 |
Sanitation |
4,000 |
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As far as the roads are concerned, the low level of difficulty rate is normally applicable.
The degree of technical difficulty is considered moderate if at least two of the following criteria are met:
The degree of technical difficulty is deemed to be high if at least three of the following criteria are met:
1 New content according to the c. OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, effective from 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).
(art. 5 and 6, para. 1)
Standard Labor Units (UMOS) |
Forfacts in Francs |
0.60-0.99 |
100,000 |
1.00-1.24 |
110,000 |
1.25-1.49 |
120,000 |
1.50-1.74 |
130,000 |
1.75-1.99 |
140,000 |
2.00-2.24 |
150,000 |
2.25-2.49 |
160,000 |
2.50-2.74 |
170,000 |
2.75-2.99 |
180,000 |
3.00-3.24 |
190,000 |
3.25-3.49 |
200,000 |
3.50-3.74 |
210 000 |
3.75-3.99 |
220,000 |
4.00-4.24 |
230,000 |
4.25-4.49 |
240,000 |
4.50-4.74 |
250,000 |
4.75-4.99 |
260,000 |
³ 5.00 |
270,000 |
UMOS are calculated in accordance with Art. 3 of the December 7, 1998 Order on Agricultural Terminology 2 And according to Annex 1.
Initial assistance less than 1.0 UMOS shall be granted only in the areas referred to in Art. 3 A , para. 1, OAS.
When an operation involving an operating community or a recognized partial operating community is resumed, the initial assistance is calculated on a pro rata basis to the community's participation in the operation.
Element |
Forfacts in Francs |
Apartment of chief of operation and accommodation of parents |
200,000 |
Chief Operating Officer's Apartment |
160,000 |
Housing for parents |
120,000 |
The support is limited to two or more apartments per operation (the owner's apartment and the parents' housing).
In the case of a renovation of apartments, the fixed package is up to 50 % of the cost of a construction made according to the established offers, but to the maximum of the package provided for a new construction.
Where apartments are renovated in stages, the total investment credit (balance of the amount for an earlier renovation and new investment credit) may not exceed the maximum amount per operation shown in the Array.
Federal contribution in francs per unit |
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Element |
Unit |
Hills and Mountain Zone I |
Mountain areas II to IV |
Maximum operating contribution for the construction of operating buildings and for the construction of elements: |
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Non-Stable Operating Buildings OHS |
Exploitation |
118,500 |
172,500 |
Operating buildings with OSH Stable |
Exploitation |
133 500 |
192 500 |
Construction of new operating or equiv-processing buildings A Slow |
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Construction |
Fixed Amount |
7,500 |
10,000 |
Construction without OSH Stable |
UGB |
1,850 |
3,250 |
Construction with OSH Stable |
UGB |
2,100 |
3,650 |
Construcing elements |
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Etable |
Fixed Amount |
5,000 |
7,000 |
Etable without SST |
UGB |
1,250 |
2,000 |
Etable with SST |
UGB |
1500 |
2,400 |
Hay and silo barn |
M 3 |
15.00 |
20.00 |
Purin and smoke tank |
M 3 |
22.50 |
30.00 |
Discount |
M 2 |
25.00 |
35.00 |
Element |
Unit |
Investment Credit in Franc |
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Plain zone |
Hills and Mountain Zone I |
Mountain areas II to IV |
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Construction of operating buildings or equivalent processing |
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Construction |
UGB |
8,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
SST Construction |
UGB |
9,000 |
5,660 |
5,660 |
Construcing elements |
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Etable |
UGB |
5,000 |
3,300 |
3,300 |
SST table |
UGB |
6,000 |
3,960 |
3,960 |
Hay and silo barn |
M 3 |
90 |
50 |
50 |
Purin and smoke tank |
M 3 |
110 |
75 |
75 |
Discount |
M 2 |
190 |
115 |
115 |
Element, building part, unit |
Federal contribution in francs |
Investment Credit in Franc |
Maximum amount per UGB (sum of items) |
2,600 |
5,000 |
Alp house (house); young cattle and 59 cows at max. |
21 100 |
55,000 |
Alp Chalet (house); from 60 cows |
31,650 |
80,000 |
Premises and facilities for the manufacture and storage of cheese, per dairy cow |
640 |
1,750 |
Etable, including purin and smoke pit, by UGB |
640 |
2,000 |
Pork, including purin and manure pit, per hog in fertilizer (PPE) |
190 |
450 |
First place of trading and moving stall, instead of a barn, per dairy cow |
240 |
800 |
From the second place of milking, instead of a barn, per dairy cow |
70 |
200 |
Provisions applicable to contributions and investment appropriations
Construction of the barn, the premises for the storage of the fodder, the purine pit and the smoking area
Species |
Unit |
Investment credit per unit in francs |
Investment credit, including OHS supplement, per unit in francs |
Farmed trout, including piglets and verrats |
UGB |
5600 |
6600 |
Fertilizer and weanling china |
UGB |
2700 |
3200 |
Paying hens |
UGB |
4050 |
4800 |
Farmed poultry, fattening poultry and turkeys |
UGB |
4800 |
5700 |
1 New content according to the c. OFAG O II of Nov 14, 2007 ( RO 2007 6201 ). Update as per c. I al. 2 OFAG O of May 25, 2011 (RO 2011 2391), c. II al. 2 OFAG O of 23 Oct. 2013 (RO 2013 3919) and 28 Oct. 2015, in force since 1 Er Jan 2016 (RO) 2015 4531).
2 RS 910.91
(art. 8)
Calculation of the determining charge value
Purpose |
Calculation |
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Useful agricultural area, forest and page rights |
Eight times the performance value |
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Agricultural buildings not supported by investment aid |
Two and a half times the performance value |
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Agricultural buildings (new constructions) that have benefited from investment aid |
Construction costs deducted from the contribution of the Confederation and the canton |
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Agricultural buildings (transformations) having in part benefited from investment aid |
Two and a half times the value of return before the investment, plus construction costs, less the contribution of the Confederation and the canton (to the maximum the value of a corresponding new construction) |
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Non-agricultural buildings |
Tax value (as in the calculation of the refined wealth under s. 7 OAS) |
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For an entire farm business, it takes two and a half times the value of return.
1 New content according to the c. II al. 1 OFAG O of 23 Oct. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2013 3919 ).
(art. 10)
Residual charges for agriculture
Residual charges in francs per unit |
Unit |
Scope, Unit of Measure |
6,600 |
Ha |
Large-scale collective measures: scope; collective and individual measures for field crops: SAU of the farmers concerned. |
4,500 |
UGB |
Collective and individual measures for holdings in the custody of animals: average strength (cattle, pigs, poultry, etc.) of the farmers concerned. |
2,400 |
Normal (PN) |
Land improvements in the summer region: average livestock load on the farms concerned. |
33,000 |
Really |
Supply of water and electricity in the mountain region: number of connections on which the dimensioning was based. |