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RS 913.211 OFAG order of 26 November 2003 on investment aid and measures d ' social support in agriculture (OIMAS)

Original Language Title: RS 913.211 Ordonnance de l’OFAG du 26 novembre 2003 sur les aides à l’investissement et les mesures d'accompagnement social dans l’agriculture (OIMAS)

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913.211

OFAG Ordinance on Investment Aid and Social Support Measures in Agriculture

(OIMAS)

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:

Section 1: Calculation of the need for work required for individual measures

Art. 1 Additional factors for computing standard labor units

Additional factors for the calculation of standard labour units (UMOS), applicable in special industries, are provided in Appendix 1.

Art. 2 Criteria for the delimitation of threatened regions

1 The exploitation is threatened in a region of the mountain region and the hills, if one of the following criteria is fulfilled:

A.
The demand for leased land is low or non-existent and the fermages are low accordingly;
B.
There is an increase in idle land;
C.
The clutch and the wooded area are increasing.

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.

Section 2: Lump-sum rates for the periodic recovery of land improvements

Art. 3

Lump-sum rates for expenses eligible for contributions to the periodic restoration of agricultural roads and sanitizers are set out in Appendix 3.

Section 3: Flat rate of investment aid

Art. 4 Consideration of the location of the useful agricultural area

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

A.
Depending on the area in which more than two-thirds of the useful agricultural area is located;
B.
According to the average of the rates applicable to the areas concerned by a majority if the useful agricultural area is not located in a zone more than two thirds.

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 ).

Art. 5 Scaling up investment aid

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.

Art. 6 1 Maximum investment support for operating buildings

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 ).

Art. 7 Community operating buildings

1 Where two or more farms jointly construct an operating vessel, support may be granted if:

A.
They are recognised as a community by the competent cantonal service;
B.
The community requires at least one UMOS requirement in accordance with s. 3 OAS;
C. 1
Each partner manages an operation that meets the requirements set out in s. 3, 4 and 12 to 34 of the order of 23 October 2013 on direct payments 2 ;
D.
A contract of cooperation shall be concluded with a minimum duration of 20 years in the case of support in the form of contributions, or a period of at least the duration of the investment credit in the case of support granted exclusively under the The form of investment credits;
E.
In the case of exit from the community before the expiry of the time limit referred to in the paragraph, d, the land and the production rights taken into account in the determining programme for the distribution of the volumes referred to in Art. 10 OAS are assigned to the remaining partners. 3

2 The transfer of land and production rights required by para. 1, let. E is not required:

A.
If the remaining area is larger than that taken into account in the volume distribution program;
B.
If a new partner bringing a surface at least equivalent replaces the outgoing person, or
C.
If the investment aid is reimbursed proportionally.

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 ).

Section 3 A 4 Collective Initiatives by Producers

Art. 7 A Granting of contributions

1 Contributions shall be granted in particular for related costs:

A.
Preliminary studies on law, insurance, enterprise economics and labour economics;
B.
Preliminary projects and evaluations for joint investment projects;
C.
The creation of an appropriate form of cooperation;
D.
Professional coaching for community consolidation and optimization at the operational, strategic and social levels, for at least two years after community creation;
E.
Important stages of community development aimed at reducing production costs.

2 The grant of contributions is based on an approved project outline including an estimate of costs.

Art. 7 B Entitlements

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.

Section 4: Restitution in case of disposal with profit

Art. 8

The imputation values set out in Schedule 5 are determinative for the calculation of profit, unless higher costs are certified.

Section 5: Conditions for the granting of investment credits at higher rates

Art. Conditions for particularly innovative projects

Particularly innovative projects referred to in s. 51, para. In particular, OAS must meet the following conditions:

A.
In the region concerned, the proposed solution is carried out for the first time (pilot project);
B.
The project serves as a model;
C.
Consideration of sustainability requirements is above average.
Art. 10 Conditions applicable to projects whose funding is barely sustainable

1 Projects whose funding is barely bearable under s. 51, para. In particular, OAS must meet the following conditions:

A.
The residual costs are higher than the average compared to similar projects;
B.
The residual costs are borne by a small number of persons concerned.

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.

Section 6: Scaling of contributions to the cost of living

Art. 11

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.

Section 7: Final provisions

Art. 12 Repeal of the law in force

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]

Art. 13 Entry into force

This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2004.

Annex 1 1

(art. 1)

Calculation of standard labor units

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:

A.
Dairy cows in a summer farm

0.016 UMOS/ normal pack

B.
Other livestock in an estimator operation

0.011 UMOS/ normal

C.
Potatoes

0.039 UMOS/ha

D.
Small fruits and berries, medicinal and aromatic plants

0.323 UMOS/ha

E.
Winemaking with winemaking

0.323 UMOS/ha

F.
Greenhouses resting on permanent foundations

0.969 UMOS/ha

G.
Tunnels or chassis

0.485 UMOS/ha

H.
Production of mushrooms in tunnels or buildings

0.065 UMOS/are

I.
Production of Paris mushrooms in buildings

0.269 UMOS/are

J.
Witloof chicory production in buildings

0.269 UMOS/are

K.
Production of vegetable and salad sprouts in buildings

1.077 UMOS/are

L.
Producing horticulture: greenhouses resting on hard foundations and plant tunnels in containers (pots)

2.585 UMOS/ha

M.
Christmas tree crops

0.048 UMOS/ha

N.
Forest part of the operation

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


State 1 Er January 2016

Annex 2

(art. 2)

Matrix used to assess the threat of land use

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

1

2

3

Regression of the number of inhabitants of the commune

Percent of Last 10 Years

< 2

2-5

> 5

2

1

2

3

Size of the locality to which the operation is assigned

Number of inhabitants

> 1000

500-1000

< 500

1

1

2

3

Communication channels Public transport

Frequency of Bindings Daily

> 12

6-12

< 6

1

1

2

3

Communication Channels Private traffic

Quality of roads (all year round): access with passenger cars and trucks

Without problems

Possible

Limited

2

1

2

3

Distance from primary school road

Km

< 3

3-6

> 6

1

1

2

3

Distance by way of stores selling current consumer goods

Km

< 5

5-10

> 10

2

1

2

3

Distance from nearest centre route

Km

< 15

15-20

> 20

1

1

2

3

Special feature of the region:

.....................

2

1

2

3

Total Points (Maximum: 39)

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


State 1 Er January 2016

Annex 3 1

(art. 3)

Fees eligible for contributions for the periodic rehabilitation of land improvements

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

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:

-
Average lift of the basement (average CBR < 10 %), but mostly stable;
-
Slope terrain (average declivity > 20 %);
-
Wet subsoil, necessary flow over the major part; discharge of water by the possible discharge with certain restrictions;
-
Suitable materials for the support layer and/or the surface layer not available near the path.

The degree of technical difficulty is deemed to be high if at least three of the following criteria are met:

-
Low basement level (average CBR < 5 %);
-
Subsoil with a significant tendency for landslides or subsidence (flysch);
-
Steep terrain (mean declivity > 40 %);
-
Subsoil saturated with water, systematic drainage necessary; discharge of the water by the access impossible, safe passage through an indispensable outfall;
-
Suitable materials for the support layer and/or surface layer available only outside the region, hence high transport costs.

1 New content according to the c. OFAG O of 14 Nov 2007, effective from 1 Er Jan 2008 ( RO 2007 6201 ).


State 1 Er January 2016

Annex 4 1

(art. 5 and 6, para. 1)

Scaling of the flat rates applicable to investment aid

I Investment credits allocated as initial aid

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.

II Investment credits for residential homes

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.

III Investment aid granted for operating buildings for animals consuming coarse fodder

1 Contributions

Federal contribution in francs per unit

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:

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

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

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

2 Investment Credits

Element

Unit

Investment Credit in Franc

Plain zone

Hills and Mountain Zone I

Mountain areas II to IV

Construction of operating buildings or equivalent processing

Construction

UGB

8,000

5,000

5,000

SST Construction

UGB

9,000

5,660

5,660

Construcing elements

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

3 Provisions for contributions and investment appropriations

A.
In the case of the construction of elements or alterations, the sum of the partial packages may not exceed the package awarded for a new operating building.
B.
The fixed amount is only granted for the construction of operating buildings or the barn element.
C.
For non-animal or non-bovine animals, support is calculated on the basis of the construction of the different elements.
D.
Support may also be granted for discounts on holdings that do not keep animals consuming coarse fodder.
E.
In the case of new support for buildings or parts of buildings that have already been supported, a reduction is applied according to the possibility of reusing the substance built (Art. 19, para. 5, and 46, para. 6, OAS). It is appropriate to deduct from the maximum investment possible at least the balance of the investment credit granted for these measures and the federal contribution in proportion to the elapsed time, according to Art. 37, para. 6, let. B, OAS;
F.
Clapiers are supported with the same rates as those applied to economy buildings for rent animals consuming coarse fodder.

IV Investment aid for alpestry buildings

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

A.
Support for premises and facilities used in the manufacture and storage of cheese may be granted provided that, per dairy cow, a delivery right of at least 900 kg is ensured in the long term.
B.
Aid is allocated to the maximum for a place of pork to fertiliser per dairy cow.

V Investment credits for farm buildings for hogs and poultry

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


State 1 Er January 2016

Annex 5 1

(art. 8)

Reimbursement in case of disposition with profit

Calculation of the determining charge value

Purpose

Calculation

Useful agricultural area, forest and page rights

Eight times the performance value

Agricultural buildings not supported by investment aid

Two and a half times the performance value

Agricultural buildings (new constructions) that have benefited from investment aid

Construction costs deducted from the contribution of the Confederation and the canton

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)

Non-agricultural buildings

Tax value (as in the calculation of the refined wealth under s. 7 OAS)

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 ).


State 1 Er January 2016

Annex 6

(art. 10)

Property improvements whose funding is barely sustainable

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.


State 1 Er January 2016