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| 27.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 255/5 |
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27.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 255/5

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 929/2013

of 26 September 2013

amending Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for the farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) and Article 57a(7) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the total value of all allocated payment entitlements and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 51(2) and 69(3) of that Regulation, or, for 2009, in accordance with Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, shall not be higher than the respective national ceiling determined in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. |
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(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the total value of all allocated payment entitlements and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 51(2) and 69(3) of that Regulation, or, for 2009, in accordance with Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, shall not be higher than the respective national ceiling determined in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.

| (2) | Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the national ceilings for claim year 2013 as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom were adapted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 (2) following these Member States’ notifications of their intention to provide support to vine-growers for 2014 by allocating payment entitlements in accordance with Article 103o of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (3). Amongst the Member States concerned, Luxembourg and Malta notified their intention to continue transferring the whole amount of their budget for the support programmes in the wine sector as set in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. However, the fact that the amount had slightly increased for financial year 2014 compared to that available for financial year 2013 for these two Member States was not taken into account when adapting the national ceilings for direct payments for claim year 2013. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly. |
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(2)

Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the national ceilings for claim year 2013 as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom were adapted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 (2) following these Member States’ notifications of their intention to provide support to vine-growers for 2014 by allocating payment entitlements in accordance with Article 103o of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (3). Amongst the Member States concerned, Luxembourg and Malta notified their intention to continue transferring the whole amount of their budget for the support programmes in the wine sector as set in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. However, the fact that the amount had slightly increased for financial year 2014 compared to that available for financial year 2013 for these two Member States was not taken into account when adapting the national ceilings for direct payments for claim year 2013. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.

| (3) | In accordance with Article 103n of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom notified the Commission of their intention to definitively transfer part or all of the amount available for the support programmes referred to in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in order to increase their national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for claim years 2014 and onwards. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly. |
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(3)

In accordance with Article 103n of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom notified the Commission of their intention to definitively transfer part or all of the amount available for the support programmes referred to in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in order to increase their national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for claim years 2014 and onwards. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.

| (4) | In accordance with Article 57a(9) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia has notified the Commission of the area of land which has been de-mined and declared by farmers in the aid applications submitted in respect of claim year 2013 and returned to use for agricultural activities between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This notification also included the distribution of land between the hectares of grassland and pastures and the other eligible hectares, as well as the information on the budgetary envelopes corresponding to each category of de-mined land: EUR 46 000 for grassland and pastures and EUR 6 646 000 for the other eligible hectares. On the basis of the schedule of increments referred to in Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, and in accordance with Article 57a(7) of that Regulation, the respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly. |
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(4)

In accordance with Article 57a(9) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia has notified the Commission of the area of land which has been de-mined and declared by farmers in the aid applications submitted in respect of claim year 2013 and returned to use for agricultural activities between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This notification also included the distribution of land between the hectares of grassland and pastures and the other eligible hectares, as well as the information on the budgetary envelopes corresponding to each category of de-mined land: EUR 46 000 for grassland and pastures and EUR 6 646 000 for the other eligible hectares. On the basis of the schedule of increments referred to in Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, and in accordance with Article 57a(7) of that Regulation, the respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.

| (5) | Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(5)

Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, |
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(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is amended in accordance with 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.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy (OJ L 86, 26.3.2013, p. 12).

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(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX VIII

National ceilings referred to in Article 40

Table 1

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 and subsequent years |
| Belgium | 614 179 | 611 817 | 611 817 | 614 855 | 614 855 | 614 855 | 614 855 | 614 855 |
| Denmark | 1 030 478 | 1 031 321 | 1 031 321 | 1 049 002 | 1 049 002 | 1 049 002 | 1 049 002 | 1 049 002 |
| Germany | 5 770 254 | 5 771 981 | 5 771 994 | 5 852 938 | 5 852 938 | 5 852 938 | 5 852 938 | 5 852 938 |
| Greece | 2 380 713 | 2 228 588 | 2 231 798 | 2 233 227 | 2 233 227 | 2 217 227 | 2 217 227 | 2 217 227 |
| Spain | 4 858 043 | 5 119 045 | 5 125 032 | 5 304 642 | 5 304 642 | 5 304 642 | 5 304 642 | 5 304 642 |
| France | 8 407 555 | 8 423 196 | 8 425 326 | 8 527 494 | 8 527 494 | 8 527 494 | 8 527 494 | 8 527 494 |
| Ireland | 1 342 268 | 1 340 521 | 1 340 521 | 1 340 869 | 1 340 869 | 1 340 869 | 1 340 869 | 1 340 869 |
| Italy | 4 143 175 | 4 210 875 | 4 234 364 | 4 379 985 | 4 379 985 | 4 379 985 | 4 379 985 | 4 379 985 |
| Luxembourg | 37 518 | 37 569 | 37 679 | 37 671 | 37 672 | 37 672 | 37 672 | 37 672 |
| Netherlands | 853 090 | 853 169 | 853 169 | 897 751 | 897 751 | 897 751 | 897 751 | 897 751 |
| Austria | 745 561 | 747 344 | 747 425 | 751 788 | 751 788 | 751 788 | 751 788 | 751 788 |
| Portugal | 608 751 | 589 811 | 589 991 | 606 551 | 606 551 | 606 551 | 606 551 | 606 551 |
| Finland | 566 801 | 565 520 | 565 823 | 570 548 | 570 548 | 570 548 | 570 548 | 570 548 |
| Sweden | 763 082 | 765 229 | 765 229 | 770 906 | 770 906 | 770 906 | 770 906 | 770 906 |
| United Kingdom | 3 985 895 | 3 976 425 | 3 976 482 | 3 988 042 | 3 988 042 | 3 988 042 | 3 988 042 | 3 988 042 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 and subsequent years

Belgium

614 179

611 817

611 817

614 855

614 855

614 855

614 855

614 855

Denmark

1 030 478

1 031 321

1 031 321

1 049 002

1 049 002

1 049 002

1 049 002

1 049 002

Germany

5 770 254

5 771 981

5 771 994

5 852 938

5 852 938

5 852 938

5 852 938

5 852 938

Greece

2 380 713

2 228 588

2 231 798

2 233 227

2 233 227

2 217 227

2 217 227

2 217 227

Spain

4 858 043

5 119 045

5 125 032

5 304 642

5 304 642

5 304 642

5 304 642

5 304 642

France

8 407 555

8 423 196

8 425 326

8 527 494

8 527 494

8 527 494

8 527 494

8 527 494

Ireland

1 342 268

1 340 521

1 340 521

1 340 869

1 340 869

1 340 869

1 340 869

1 340 869

Italy

4 143 175

4 210 875

4 234 364

4 379 985

4 379 985

4 379 985

4 379 985

4 379 985

Luxembourg

37 518

37 569

37 679

37 671

37 672

37 672

37 672

37 672

Netherlands

853 090

853 169

853 169

897 751

897 751

897 751

897 751

897 751

Austria

745 561

747 344

747 425

751 788

751 788

751 788

751 788

751 788

Portugal

608 751

589 811

589 991

606 551

606 551

606 551

606 551

606 551

Finland

566 801

565 520

565 823

570 548

570 548

570 548

570 548

570 548

Sweden

763 082

765 229

765 229

770 906

770 906

770 906

770 906

770 906

United Kingdom

3 985 895

3 976 425

3 976 482

3 988 042

3 988 042

3 988 042

3 988 042

3 988 042

Table 2
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| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 and subsequent years |
| Bulgaria | 287 399 | 336 041 | 416 372 | 499 327 | 580 087 | 660 848 | 741 606 | 814 295 |
| Czech Republic | 559 622 | 654 241 | 739 941 | 832 144 | 909 313 | 909 313 | 909 313 | 909 313 |
| Estonia | 60 500 | 71 603 | 81 703 | 92 042 | 101 165 | 101 165 | 101 165 | 101 165 |
| Cyprus | 31 670 | 38 928 | 43 749 | 49 146 | 53 499 | 53 499 | 53 499 | 53 499 |
| Latvia | 90 016 | 105 368 | 119 268 | 133 978 | 146 479 | 146 479 | 146 479 | 146 479 |
| Lithuania | 230 560 | 271 029 | 307 729 | 346 958 | 380 109 | 380 109 | 380 109 | 380 109 |
| Hungary | 807 366 | 947 114 | 1 073 824 | 1 205 037 | 1 318 975 | 1 318 975 | 1 318 975 | 1 318 975 |
| Malta | 3 752 | 4 231 | 4 726 | 5 137 | 5 504 | 5 504 | 5 504 | 5 504 |
| Poland | 1 877 107 | 2 192 294 | 2 477 294 | 2 788 247 | 3 044 518 | 3 044 518 | 3 044 518 | 3 044 518 |
| Romania | 623 399 | 729 863 | 907 473 | 1 086 608 | 1 264 472 | 1 442 335 | 1 620 201 | 1 780 406 |
| Slovenia | 87 942 | 103 394 | 117 423 | 131 575 | 144 274 | 144 274 | 144 274 | 144 274 |
| Slovakia | 240 014 | 280 364 | 316 964 | 355 242 | 388 176 | 388 176 | 388 176 | 388 176 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 and subsequent years

Bulgaria

287 399

336 041

416 372

499 327

580 087

660 848

741 606

814 295

Czech Republic

559 622

654 241

739 941

832 144

909 313

909 313

909 313

909 313

Estonia

60 500

71 603

81 703

92 042

101 165

101 165

101 165

101 165

Cyprus

31 670

38 928

43 749

49 146

53 499

53 499

53 499

53 499

Latvia

90 016

105 368

119 268

133 978

146 479

146 479

146 479

146 479

Lithuania

230 560

271 029

307 729

346 958

380 109

380 109

380 109

380 109

Hungary

807 366

947 114

1 073 824

1 205 037

1 318 975

1 318 975

1 318 975

1 318 975

Malta

3 752

4 231

4 726

5 137

5 504

5 504

5 504

5 504

Poland

1 877 107

2 192 294

2 477 294

2 788 247

3 044 518

3 044 518

3 044 518

3 044 518

Romania

623 399

729 863

907 473

1 086 608

1 264 472

1 442 335

1 620 201

1 780 406

Slovenia

87 942

103 394

117 423

131 575

144 274

144 274

144 274

144 274

Slovakia

240 014

280 364

316 964

355 242

388 176

388 176

388 176

388 176

Table 3
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| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Croatia | 94 923 | 113 908 | 132 893 | 151 877 | 189 847 | 227 816 | 265 785 | 303 754 | 341 724 | 379 693 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Croatia

94 923

113 908

132 893

151 877

189 847

227 816

265 785

303 754

341 724

379 693

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(1)  Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.’

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