G/AG/GEN/159/Add.2  
 
17 September 2020  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
UPDATED AD HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY THE EU  
(INCLUDING BY ITS MEMBER STATES) IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
SUBMISSION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
1.1.  This document updates the EU ad hoc  reports on COVID -19 measures in 
document  G/AG/GEN/159,  and document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.1. It covers measures adopted by 
the EU and its member States after  15 July 2020.  
1.2.  It includes a list of the additional measures that have been approved by the 
European  Commission since the submission of  the document G/ AG/GEN/159 and its July update in 
document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.1, and EU member States ' subsidies under EU state aid rules (see  the 
European Union Guidelines for state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 
2014 to 202 01) as well as those approved under the Temporary Framework to support the economy 
in the context of the coronavirus outbreak2. They do not include those granted under 
Commission  Regulation (EU) No  702/20143 and those considered as de minimis aid under 
Commission Regulation  (EU) No  1408/20134, for which there is no ex ante requirement for 
notification by EU  member States to the European Commission. General schemes available to all 
sectors of the economy are not included in the attached list.  
1.3.  Measures in this ad hoc  report that constitute domestic support will be included in the 
EU DS:1 notification covering the relevant year. For example, expenditure related to 2020 will be 
included in the EU DS:1 notificati on for the 2019/20 marketing year.  
1.4.  It also includes a correction as regards Regulation (EU) No 2020/87 2, where the lump sum 
payment was erroneously indicated as EUR  5 000 (per farmer) and not the correct amount of 
EUR 7 000 (per farmer) . 
 
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1 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014XC0701(01) -20181109 . 
2 For detailed explanations on COVID -19 related state aid see: 
https://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/what_is_new/covid_19.html . 
3 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0702 -20190312 . 
4 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1408 -20190314 .  
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- 2 - Update to document G/ AG/GEN/159/ Add.1  
The information below is additional to the information included in document G /AG/GEN/159 and G /AG/GEN/159/ Add.1. 
 
Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT  EU or 
National 
measure    
  
Private Storage  Cheese  EU Regulation  (EU) 2020/591  Allowing for private storage - 100 000 T.  
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 47  711 tonnes  
Contracted as per 8 September 43 398 tonnes.  Less than EUR 30 million  
Private Storage  butter  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/597  Allowing for private storage - 140 000 T . 
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 67 694 tonnes . 
Contracted as per 8 September 64 509 tonnes.  
Private Storage  SMP EU Regulation (EU) 2020/598  Allowing for private storage  90 000 T . 
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 20 138 tonnes . 
Contracted as per 8 September 18 300 tonnes . 
Private Storage Sheep meat  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/595  Allowing for private storage . 
Closing day for applications 17 July 2020 . 
Total Quantity offered 140 tonnes . 
Contracted as per 8 September 15 tonnes.  
Private Storage  Beef meat EU Regulation (EU) 2020/596  Allowing for private storage . 
Closing day for applications 17 July 2020 . 
Total Quantity offered 2 215 tonnes . 
Contracted as per 8 September 1 939 tonnes.  
Flexibility  in market  support  
programmes  for wine and fruit and 
vegetables sectors.  
Addition for the wine sector not yet 
finalised  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/592 
and Waiting for 
EP/Council approval  F&V: Increase the part Operational Programmes can use on 
crisis prevention. Wine: Open up t he possibility for the use of 
crisis distillation, storage aid for wine and some increased 
flexibility concerning mutual funds, green harvesting, harvest 
insurance and investment aids . No additional funds  
Rural Development - Lump sum to 
farmers  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/872  Member States will be allowed to grant a lump sum payments 
of up to EUR 5 000 7 000 per farmer from unspent amounts 
of rural development allocations for 2014 -20. Max 1% of rural 
development envelope of 
EU member State in  
question.  No 
additional  funds  
Member State measures          
Direct grants to producers  BE  Scheme to support potato and ornamental plant growers 
in Flanders . EUR 35 million  
Direct grant to farmers  BG  Aid to provide liquidity to farmers active in primary 
agricultural (ruminant breeders and potato growers) . EUR 29 million  
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- 3 - Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Piglets for slaughter in order to 
reduce pork surpluses on the market  CY  Liquidity pig sector . EUR 0.5 million 
Direct Grants - Rescuing undertakings 
in difficulty  EL  Support to primary agricultural producers/ open -air market 
sellers . EUR 14.8 million 
Direct Grants - Rescuing undertakings 
in difficulty  EL  Support to primary livestock producers active in sheep and 
goat farming . EUR 31.7 million 
Direct Grants - Rescuing undertaki ngs 
in difficulty  EL  Support to primary production asparagus producers . EUR 4.7 million 
Temporary aid scheme for primary 
agricultural production, food 
processing (incl. processing and 
marketing of agricultural products), 
fisheries and aquaculture, forestry 
and game management sectors  HU   Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Crop and 
animal production, hunting and related service activities, 
Forestry and logging, Fishing and aquaculture and 
Manufacture of food products . Doubling of budget from 
EUR 99 million to 
EUR 198 million  
provide support to farmers with a 
beef finishing enterprise in the form 
of direct grants  IE  Beef finisher payment . EUR 50 million 
Guarantee scheme to support SMEs in 
the agriculture, forestry, fishe ry and 
aquaculture sectors  IT  Amendment of the scheme - Loans and direct grants for costs 
of loans under the Temporary Framework (Loan guarantees 
and grants under the ISMEA Guarantee Fund. Guarantee 
scheme to support SMEs in the agriculture, forestry, fishery 
and aquaculture sectors under. Inclusion of micro and 
small UiD). Increase of initial budget of 
EUR 100 million by  
EUR 250 million total =  
EUR 350 million 
Loans provided by ISMEA in favour of 
undertakings of the agricultural and 
fishery sector affected by the 
COVID -19 outbreak  IT   Increased budget for this measure. The scheme, which will be 
open to SMEs active in these sectors aims at enabling those 
companies to have access to the financial means they need to 
cover their immediate worki ng capital needs, thus helping 
them to continue their activities.  Increase of budget from 
EUR 30 million to 
EUR 100 million 
Direct Grant Forestry sector  LV  Support for forestry cooperatives . EUR 1 .14 million 
Grants to agricultural sector a  LT  Amendment - budget increase – extension of eligibility period 
- Direct grants under Temporary Framework for bovine and 
milk producers . Increase of 
EUR 19.2 million to 
EUR 49.7 million 
Compensation of damage caused by 
natural disasters or exceptional 
occurrences  LT  Compensation for income loss in poultry and eggs sector . EUR 20 million 
Direct aid to land farmers  MT  Direct grant per hectare . EUR 1.5 million 
Support the agri -food producers in 
Madeira to meet the operational and 
cash-flow requirements  PT  Credit line for advances on POSEI aid – Madeira . EUR 0.00885 million 
Aid for pig breeders  RO  Direct grant based on the production capacity . EUR 24.7 million 
Aid for poultry breeders  RO  Direct grant based on the production capacity . EUR 22.7 million 
Aid for bovine breeders  RO  Direct grant to the bovine breeding sector based on number 
of adult female bovine.  EUR 7.4 million 
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