Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/891 of 21 June 2018 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2018 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
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 2018 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 2018 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 the second subparagraph of Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, when setting the annual national ceiling for the single area payment scheme, any increases applied by Member States pursuant to that provision are to be taken into account by the Commission.
(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 2018 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 2018, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 have not to 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 2018 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 2018, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2018 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.
(9) Concerning the year 2018, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2018. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2018 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
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The maximum amounts for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2018. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX
ANNEX I.
Annual national ceilings for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Belgium 214405 Denmark 546808 Germany 3005470 Ireland 825895 Greece 1103650 Spain 2835995 France 3036371 Croatia 126001 Italy 2217396 Luxembourg 22760 Malta 649 Netherlands 475161 Austria 470387 Portugal 273500 Slovenia 74288 Finland 262554 Sweden 402464 United Kingdom 2102726
II.
Annual national ceilings for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Bulgaria 379916 Czech Republic 472217 Estonia 87170 Cyprus 30340 Latvia 137210 Lithuania 184186 Hungary 733283 Poland 1568075 Romania 989564 Slovakia 260865
III.
Annual national ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Belgium 46780 Bulgaria 55872 Germany 337423 France 690084 Croatia 27939 Lithuania 71298 Poland 293930 Portugal 23050 Romania 99436 United Kingdom 64991
IV.
Annual national 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 2018 Belgium 146689 Bulgaria 238428 Czech Republic 258512 Denmark 248032 Germany 1446097 Estonia 40181 Ireland 363445 Greece 556642 Spain 1464015 France 2070253 Croatia 83816 Italy 1125581 Cyprus 14747 Latvia 76588 Lithuania 142596 Luxembourg 10038 Hungary 402903 Malta 1573 Netherlands 204785 Austria 207524 Poland 1029371 Portugal 177212 Romania 561846 Slovenia 40542 Slovakia 134447 Finland 157219 Sweden 209617 United Kingdom 958734
V.
Annual national ceilings for payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Denmark 2857 Slovenia 2135
VI.
Annual national ceilings for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Belgium 9229 Bulgaria 1329 Czech Republic 1723 Denmark 4942 Germany 48203 Estonia 442 Ireland 24230 Greece 37109 Spain 97601 France 69008 Croatia 5588 Italy 37519 Cyprus 480 Latvia 3200 Lithuania 5941 Luxembourg 502 Hungary 5372 Malta 21 Netherlands 13652 Austria 13835 Poland 34312 Portugal 11814 Romania 18728 Slovenia 2027 Slovakia 857 Finland 5241 Sweden 10481 United Kingdom 16358
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 2018 Belgium 9779 Bulgaria 15895 Czech Republic 17234 Denmark 16535 Germany 96406 Estonia 2679 Ireland 24230 Greece 37109 Spain 97601 France 138017 Croatia 5588 Italy 75039 Cyprus 983 Latvia 5106 Lithuania 9506 Luxembourg 669 Hungary 26860 Malta 105 Netherlands 13652 Austria 13835 Poland 68625 Portugal 11814 Romania 37456 Slovenia 2703 Slovakia 8963 Finland 10481 Sweden 13974 United Kingdom 63916
VIII.
Annual national ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR) Calendar year 2018 Belgium 82129 Bulgaria 119214 Czech Republic 129256 Denmark 24135 Estonia 6142 Ireland 3000 Greece 184049 Spain 584919 France 1035126 Croatia 41908 Italy 450232 Cyprus 3932 Latvia 38294 Lithuania 71298 Luxembourg 160 Hungary 201452 Malta 3000 Netherlands 3353 Austria 14527 Poland 505548 Portugal 117535 Romania 242576 Slovenia 17568 Slovakia 58260 Finland 102716 Sweden 90834 United Kingdom 52972