What is an EC declaration?
An area or region becomes ‘declared’ as experiencing an Exceptional Circumstances event (see below for more information on how regions become EC declared). The EC declaration triggers short-term support for farmers in situations beyond the scope of normal risk management and when the future of significant numbers of farmers in a region is at risk. Support is also available to agriculture-dependent small businesses. Events triggering an EC declaration have an impact so severe and prolonged that they are likely to occur only once in every 20-25 years.
