G/AG/GEN/159/Add.5  
20 September  2021 
(21-6954) Page: 1/5 
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 – 
(DOCUMENT S G/AG/GEN/159, G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.1, G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.2, 
G/AG/GEN/159 /ADD.3 AND G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.4 ) 
SUBMISSION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
1.1.  This document updates the E uropean Union (EU)  ad hoc  reports on COVID -19 measures in 
document G/AG/GEN/159, document G/AG/GEN/159 /Add.1, document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.2, 
document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.3 and document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.4. It covers measures adopted 
by the EU and its member States after  10 March 2021 until 1 September 2021.  
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 subsequent updates, 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 20201) as well as those 
approved under the Te mporary 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.  Several of the schemes in the ad hoc  reports are open to all economic sectors in a country or 
many different sectors. Actors active in agriculture may benefit together with those from the rest of 
the economy to such schemes. For these schemes, the amounts indicated in this document as well 
as in previous versions indicate the overall total amount available and not the specific amount for 
the agricultural sector. It should also be underlined that the amounts indicated are the maximum 
budget available, and ac tual execution can be less. Finally, during the reporting period some prior 
reported schemes have been modified by changing application period, support levels for individual 
beneficiaries etc. but within an unchanged overall maximum amount  for the measures . Such 
changes have not been included in this ad hoc report.  
1.4.  Measures in this and previous ad hoc  reports that constitute domestic support will be included 
in the EU DS:1 notification covering the relevant year. For example, expenditure related to budget 
year 2020 will be included in the EU DS:1 notification for the 2019/20 marketing year.  
 
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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UPDATE TO DOCUMENT G/AG/GEN/159/ADD.4  
The information below is additional to the information included in document G/AG/GEN/159, G/AG/GEN/159/Add.1, G/AG/GEN/159/Ad d.2, G/AG/GEN/159/Add.3 
and G/AG/GEN/159/Add.4 . 
 
Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT     
  
Member State measures   
      
Flemish scheme to support potato and 
ornamental plant growers  BE  Compensation to potato grower and producers of ornamental 
plant grower (primarily spring 2020 flower) that could not be 
marketed due to the lockdown during the pandemic.  EUR 35 million  
EUR 10 million  for potato  
Wallonia - Aid for pig farmers with 
breeding sows  BE  To grant financial assistance to pig farmers in Wallonia due to 
loss of income due to the COVID -19 epidemic, in order to 
mitigate its consequences. The measure consists of two 
schemes. (a)  Scheme  1: monthly basic income and; 
(b) Scheme 2: reimbursement of a part of the lost income due 
to quarantine.  EUR 6.5  million  
Financial support for farmers producing 
oil seed rose  BUL  Scheme aims at compensating part of the income losses 
incurred to oil - bearing rose producers in the period 13  March 
2020 to 31  December  2021 - on a total area of oil -bearing rose 
of 46 601 decares .  EUR 1.5 million  
(BGN  3 million ) 
Aid to mitigate the impact of SARS 
COVID-19 outbreak on agrifood 
production – AGRICOVID  II CZ  Direct grants as laid down in the program AGRICOVID II. The 
aid is designed to preserve the viability of enterprises where 
these measures have directly affected the demand and suppl y 
chain and the agricultural and food production and thereby 
limited the activities of the enterprises concerned . EUR 110  million  
(CZK 3  billion)  
Aid scheme for mink farmers and related 
businesses affected by the COVID -19 
outbreak  DK  Compensation to farm ers and certain related business for the 
obligatory culling of all mink in Denmark. Farmers ' share 
estimated at DKK  9 billion .  Approx . EUR 1.7 billion 
(DKK 12.9 billion)  
Temporary support to farmers  EE  To counter the liquidity shortage faced by undertakings 
because of the outbreak . EUR 15.8  million  
Compensation for losses suffered by 
horticulturalists  FR  Ensure the viability of French agricultural enterprises and in 
particular to support producers who have suffered severely 
reduced incomes due to measures taken to limit the spread of 
the COVID -19, especially in the period during March to May 
2020. EUR 25  million    
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Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Exceptional tax credit to support the 
elimination of glyphosate in connection 
with the difficulties encountered by the 
agricultural sector due to the COVID -19 
outbreak  FR  The aid is thus designed to provide aid to farmers hit by the 
COVID -19 crisis, facing shortage or unavailability of liquidity, 
in order to make it financially possible to abandon the use of 
products cont aining the active substance of glyphosate and try 
out alternative practices in year 2021 . EUR 100  million  
Aid to farmers in the sectors of buffalo 
breeding, outdoor watermelon 
production, greenhouse crops production 
and summer and autumn potatoes 
producti on EL  To ensure that sufficient liquidity remains available in the 
market, to counter the liquidity shortage faced by undertakings 
because of the outbreak, to ensure that the disruptions caused 
by the outbreak do not undermine the  viability of the 
underta kings . EUR 26  million  
Direct grants through tax reduction of 
the local business tax  HU  The objective of the measure is to provide relief and liquidity 
to SMEs for 2021 through the reduction of the local business 
tax they are required to pay . Approx.  EUR 586 million 
(HUF 214 billion)  
Liquidity aid to beef farmers  IRL  The scheme is to support beef farmers ' incomes in the context 
of the financial impact of COVID -19. Aid payment will only be 
made on cow/calf pairs born on the holding between 
1st July 2020 and 30th June 2021. EUR 45  million  
Direct grants to small farmers  LAT  The final beneficiaries of the measure are micro and 
small-sized enterprises, and not more than 7 hectares of 
agricultural land . EUR 1.5  million  
Support to the pig sector  LAT  The notified aid scheme aims at providing direct financial 
support to pig farmers in Latvia for the losses incurred as a 
consequence of the COVID -19 outbreak  in the period from 
1 November  2020 to 31  October 2021, in order to improve 
their viabi lity and solvency . EUR 13 million  
Support to the poultry sector  LAT  The notified aid scheme aims at providing direct financial 
support to pig farmers for the losses incurred as a consequence 
of the COVID -19 outbreak in the period from 1 November 2020 
to 31  October 2021, in order to improve their viability and 
solvency . EUR 13 million  
Reimbursement of uncovered fixed costs 
for SMEs  LIT  The aid granted under this aid scheme  is intended to maintain 
the liquidity of undertakings whose activities have bee n 
reduced or suspended as a result of the COVID -19 crisis in 
particular in the pig and poultry sector . EUR 6.8 million  
Aid to enterprises in the pig production 
sector  LUX  The measure aims to ensure the viability of  Luxembourgish 
agricultural enterprises and in particular, to support producers 
who have suffered severely reduced incomes due to measures 
taken to limit the spread of the COVID -19. EUR 30 million  
Temporary State Aid to Farmers  MT  Ensure that sufficient liquidity remains available in the market, 
to counter the liquidity shortage faced by undertakings 
because of the COVID -19 outbreak . EUR 4.5 million  
Compensation to mink farmers  NL  Demolition and conversion of fur animal husbandry. The fur 
animal farmers face financial difficulties to continue their 
business, as well as to wind up their activities, demolish the EUR 8 million    
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Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
buildings and constructions and to convert their undertakings 
to new agri cultural  activities.  
Financial support for companies in the 
sugarcane processing sector in Madeira  PT  The eligible companies are those that use sugarcane for direct 
transformation into sugarcane molasses, rum or other products 
and have had a drop in sales volume of more than 
15 % comparing 2020 with  2019. EUR 0.3 million  
Financial assistance to bovine farmers  ROM   The measure is to grant financial assistance to bovine farmers 
due to loss of income due to  the COVID -19 epidemic, in order 
to mitigate  its consequences . Approx.  EUR 46 million (RON 
225 Million)  
Compensation for income loss holders of 
ancillary farm activities  SLV  The beneficiaries of the measure are holders of ancillary 
activities on a farm who, on 1 September 2020 at the latest, 
had a final permit to perform such activities in accordance with 
the National Decree on ancillary activities on a farm . EUR 1.5 million  
Aid to compensate for the income loss of 
apple growers  SLV  The measure is designed to compensate for the apple growers ' 
loss of income caused by the second wave of the coronavirus 
pandemic, to mitigate the negative impact of the crisis on this 
sector and ensure the competitiveness of the beneficiaries . EUR 4.1 million  
Aid to compensate for the income loss of 
wine producer s SLV  The aim of the measure is to grant financial assistance to wine 
producers and grapes for winegrowers due to loss of income 
due to the COVID -19 epidemic, in order to mitigate the 
consequences of the second wave of the COVID -19 epidemic . EUR 3.7  million 
Aid to pig breeders  SLV  The purpose of the measure is to  grant financial assistance to 
pig breeders for  loss of income due to the COVID -19 epidemic,  
to mitigate the consequences of the second wave of the 
COVID -19 epidemic.  EUR 3.6 Million  
Aid to sheep and goat breeders  SLV  The purpose of the measure is to  grant financial assistance to 
pig breeders for  loss of income due to the COVID -19 epidemic,  
to mitigate the consequences of the second wave of the 
COVID -19 epidemic, in order to maintain the eco nomic viability 
of sheep and goat breeding.  EUR 0.8 million  
Aid to beef producers  SLV  The purpose of the measure is to  grant financial assistance to 
pig breeders for  loss of income due to the COVID -19 epidemic,  
to mitigate the consequences of the second wave of the 
COVID -19 epidemic, in order to maintain the economic viability 
of beef cattle breeding . EUR 6.8 million    
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Name  EU/MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Reduction of rent for leases of 
agricultural land due to COVID -19 SLV  Due to restrictions on the implementation of activities resul ting 
from measures to protect human health at the time of the 
declaration of the COVID -19 epidemic, farm holders were 
unable to carry out all their activities and suffered a loss of 
income from the sale of crops. The beneficiaries will be entitled 
to a red uction of 20% of the rent due for 2021 to the Farmland 
and Forest Fund of the Republic of Slovenia . EUR 1.4  million  
Aid to mink furs producers  SWE  Compensating farmers for the prohibition of mating for fur 
production and rearing mink from 27 January 2021 to 
31 December  2021. EUR 6 million  
(SEK 60  million)  
 
 
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