38In the light of those preliminary considerations, it is appropriate, first of all, to note that it is clear from recital 61 in the preamble to and Article 71(3) of Regulation No 1698/2005 that, while the rules on eligibility of expenditure are set, as a general rules, at national level, that is the case only subject to the special conditions laid down under that regulation for certain rural development measures.
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