In my thesis I present the Community for rural development in the EU in the period between 2007 and 2013 with two major tasks: the Lisbon strategy and the conclusions of the presidence in Göteborg. The former tends mostly to strong economic growth and establishment of new jobs, while the latter focus on the permanent rural development. Then I present other preferential tasks of the Community for the rural development in the EU, e. g.: improvement of the competition of agricultural and forestry sectors, improvement of the environment and the countryside, improvement of the life quality in the countryside areas and stimulation of the diversification. Then I define the programmes for the rural development by means of which the European agricultural fond for the rural development is active in all member countries. I present the content of the programmes, their preparation, agreement and revision. I also show the content of the directives of Agendas 2000, Postdam declaration, pre- approaching programme SAPARD, AEIAR and the Munich declaration of redistribution of land. Then I define the levels of plans for the needs of the countryside designing – The national agricultural development programme, Regional agricultural development programme and the Municipal plan of the agricultural development. Then I describe the development of the countryside in Slovenia. For better understanding I add the geographic and administrative characteristics of Slovenia as well as the environmental condition and economic position of the agriculture and forestry. Then I present the main measures to be taken for the rural development in Slovenia. They relate to the competition, environment, diversification and the quality of life. My thesis ends with the function of the geodesy on the area of complete land policy, including the rural development
