The present Guidelines lay down provisions relating to the granting of subsidies for investment projects of agricultural enterprises in Lower-Saxony and Bremen. The interests of consumers, the development of rural areas and the conservation of biological diversity shall be taken into account. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Purpose of subsidy, legal basis (1); Object of subsidy (2); Beneficiaries of subsidies (3); Prerequisites for subsidies (4); Nature and amount of subsidy (5); Oth