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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX I.

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, and in particular Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) For each Member State implementing the basic payment scheme provided for in Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 22(1) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission by deducting from the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 49, 51 and 53 of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 any increases applied by Member States pursuant to that provision are to be taken into account.

(2) For each Member State implementing the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 36(4) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission by deducting from the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 49, 51 and 53 of that Regulation.

(3) For each Member State granting the redistributive payment provided for in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 42(2) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by those Member States pursuant to Article 42(1) of that Regulation.

(4) In relation to the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment provided for in Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in 2016, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be calculated in accordance with Article 47(1) of that Regulation and amounting to 30 % of the national ceiling of the relevant Member State as set out in Annex II to that Regulation.

(5) For Member States granting the payment for areas with natural constraints provided for in Chapter 4 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 49(2) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member States pursuant to Article 49(1) of that Regulation.

(6) In relation to the payment for young farmers provided for in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 51(4) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by Member States pursuant to Article 51(1) of that Regulation and shall not be higher than 2 % of the annual ceiling set out in Annex II.

(7) Where the total amount of the payment for young farmers applied for in 2016 in a Member State exceeds the ceiling set pursuant to Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for that Member State, the difference has to be financed by the Member State in accordance with Article 51(2) of that Regulation whilst respecting the maximum amount laid down in Article 51(1) of that Regulation. For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to set this maximum amount for each Member State.

(8) For each Member State granting voluntary coupled support provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in 2016, the Commission has to set the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2016 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.

(9) Concerning the year 2016, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2016. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2016 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Direct Payments,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point I of the Annex to this Regulation.

2. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point II of the Annex to this Regulation.

3. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point III of the Annex to this Regulation.

4. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment referred to in Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point IV of the Annex to this Regulation.

5. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point V of the Annex to this Regulation.

6. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VI of the Annex to this Regulation.

7. The maximum amounts for 2016 for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VII of the Annex to this Regulation.

8. The annual national ceilings for 2016 for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VIII of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2016. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

ANNEX I.

Budgetary ceilings for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 225595 Denmark 564769 Germany 3042977 Ireland 828429 Greece 1182879 Spain 2816109 France 3199094 Croatia 87941 Italy 2314333 Luxembourg 22819 Malta 648 Netherlands 513025 Austria 470847 Portugal 284807 Slovenia 73581 Finland 269562 Sweden 401642 United Kingdom 2091382

II.

Budgetary ceilings for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Bulgaria 378949 Czech Republic 462535 Estonia 75612 Cyprus 30805 Latvia 109970 Lithuania 171472 Hungary 734076 Poland 1551652 Romania 898240 Slovakia 250297

III.

Budgetary ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 48186 Bulgaria 55868 Germany 341633 France 727067 Croatia 20287 Lithuania 66377 Poland 281810 Romania 94709 United Kingdom 32334

IV.

Budgetary ceilings for the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as referred to in Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 152932 Bulgaria 237735 Czech Republic 253212 Denmark 255805 Germany 1464143 Estonia 34369 Ireland 364041 Greece 569748 Spain 1455505 France 2181201 Croatia 60860 Italy 1155242 Cyprus 15068 Latvia 61729 Lithuania 132753 Luxembourg 10064 Hungary 403338 Malta 1572 Netherlands 221052 Austria 207726 Poland 1018590 Portugal 172186 Romania 531741 Slovenia 41099 Slovakia 132443 Finland 157027 Sweden 209189 United Kingdom 953964

V.

Budgetary ceilings for payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Denmark 2857

VI.

Budgetary ceilings for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 8495 Bulgaria 1030 Czech Republic 1688 Denmark 5116 Germany 48805 Estonia 344 Ireland 24269 Greece 37983 Spain 97034 France 72707 Croatia 4057 Italy 38508 Cyprus 352 Latvia 3200 Lithuania 5531 Luxembourg 503 Hungary 5378 Malta 21 Netherlands 14737 Austria 13848 Poland 33953 Portugal 11479 Romania 15000 Slovenia 2055 Slovakia 1348 Finland 5234 Sweden 10459 United Kingdom 49491

VII.

Maximum amounts for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 10195 Bulgaria 15849 Czech Republic 16881 Denmark 17054 Germany 97610 Estonia 2291 Ireland 24269 Greece 37983 Spain 97034 France 145413 Croatia 4057 Italy 77016 Cyprus 1005 Latvia 4115 Lithuania 8850 Luxembourg 671 Hungary 26889 Malta 105 Netherlands 14737 Austria 13848 Poland 67906 Portugal 11479 Romania 35449 Slovenia 2740 Slovakia 8830 Finland 10468 Sweden 13946 United Kingdom 63598

VIII.

Budgetary ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2016 Belgium 85270 Bulgaria 118867 Czech Republic 126606 Denmark 24135 Estonia 4237 Ireland 3000 Greece 148432 Spain 584919 France 1090601 Croatia 30430 Italy 423589 Cyprus 4000 Latvia 30865 Lithuania 66377 Luxembourg 160 Hungary 201669 Malta 3000 Netherlands 3500 Austria 14541 Poland 509295 Portugal 117535 Romania 232779 Slovenia 20550 Slovakia 57390 Finland 102591 Sweden 90648 United Kingdom 52709

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