If your proposal is successful, and you receive funding for an operation whose total costs exceeds €50,000 then, you must put up an explanatory plaque.
Where the total cost of an operation exceeds €500,000 the you must put up a billboard.
An 'operation' is any project or action(s) implemented in order to deliver an objective under Axis 1, Axis 2 or Axis 3 of the Programme. Therefore, this will cover 'one-off' capital projects (under Axis 1 or Axis 3) and also the total payment made over the term of a contract for Axis 2 annual recurrent options.
The plaques and billboards must include:
- A description of the project or operation
- The statement 'The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in the Rural Areas'.
The description of the project, the European flag and the statement shall take up at least 25% of the billboard or plaque.
Plaques and billboards must be clearly visible and of a significant size which is appropriate to the scale of the operation.For Axis 1 or Axis 3 capital projects, the plaque or billboard should be sited in a prominent position beside the completed works. The description on the plaque or billboard should be something that describes the project or investment.
For annual recurrent options delivering objectives under Axis 2 measures, the description on the plaque should be something that describes the 'action' (for example: 'Managing…') and the selected Priority Objective, for example: '…for biodiversity' or '…for improved water quality'. The plaque should be placed in a prominent position on the farm, croft or estate boundary at the point where the main access road to the farm, croft or estate leaves the public highway.