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| 18.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 299/69 |
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18.11.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 299/69

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/2262

of 11 November 2022

excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

(notified under document C(2022)7871)

(Only the English text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 52 thereof, in conjunction with Articles 131 and 138 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community,

After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the United Kingdom the results of those verifications, take note of the comments provided by the United Kingdom, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached and formally communicate its conclusions to the United Kingdom. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the United Kingdom the results of those verifications, take note of the comments provided by the United Kingdom, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached and formally communicate its conclusions to the United Kingdom.

| (2) | The United Kingdom has had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has not been used. |
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(2)

The United Kingdom has had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has not been used.

| (3) | In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, only agricultural expenditure, which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed. |
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(3)

In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, only agricultural expenditure, which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed.

| (4) | In the light of the verifications carried out and the outcome of the bilateral discussion, part of the expenditure declared by the United Kingdom does not fulfil this requirement and cannot therefore be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD. |
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(4)

In the light of the verifications carried out and the outcome of the bilateral discussion, part of the expenditure declared by the United Kingdom does not fulfil this requirement and cannot therefore be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD.

| (5) | The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than twenty-four months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the United Kingdom. |
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(5)

The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than twenty-four months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the United Kingdom.

| (6) | The amounts excluded from Union financing by this Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation. |
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(6)

The amounts excluded from Union financing by this Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation.

| (7) | As regards the cases covered by this Decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law was notified by the Commission to the United Kingdom in a summary report on the subject (2). |
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(7)

As regards the cases covered by this Decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law was notified by the Commission to the United Kingdom in a summary report on the subject (2).

| (8) | This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 21 September 2022, |
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(8)

This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 21 September 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amounts set out in the Annex and related to expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom’s accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGF and the EAFRD shall be excluded from Union financing.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2022.

For the Commission

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

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(2)  Ares(2022)6655537.

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ANNEX

Budget Item: 6200

| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Amount | Deductions | Financial Impact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GB | Cross-compliance | 2018 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | - 566 913,74 | -22 814,34 | - 544 099,40 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2019 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -26 004,08 | - 824,60 | -25 179,48 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -3 623,70 | 0,00 | -3 623,70 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2019 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -3 768 822,41 | - 100 974,81 | -3 667 847,60 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -8 120,58 | 0,00 | -8 120,58 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2019 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -3 805 285,77 | -78 804,23 | -3 726 481,54 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Known and random errors EAGF IACS | ONE OFF | | EUR | - 305 991,12 | 0,00 | - 305 991,12 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Known error EAGF Non-IACS | ONE OFF | | EUR | -52 757,63 | 0,00 | -52 757,63 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Known error EAGF Non-IACS - F&V | ONE OFF | | EUR | - 623,79 | - 623,79 | 0,00 |
| | | | | | Total GB: | EUR | -8 538 142,82 | - 204 041,77 | -8 334 101,05 |

Member State

Measure

FY

Reason

Type

Correction %

Currency

Amount

Deductions

Financial Impact

GB

Cross-compliance

2018

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

- 566 913,74

-22 814,34

- 544 099,40

Cross-compliance

2019

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-26 004,08

- 824,60

-25 179,48

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-3 623,70

0,00

-3 623,70

Cross-compliance

2019

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-3 768 822,41

- 100 974,81

-3 667 847,60

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-8 120,58

0,00

-8 120,58

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2019

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-3 805 285,77

-78 804,23

-3 726 481,54

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Known and random errors EAGF IACS

ONE OFF

EUR

- 305 991,12

0,00

- 305 991,12

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Known error EAGF Non-IACS

ONE OFF

EUR

-52 757,63

0,00

-52 757,63

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Known error EAGF Non-IACS - F&V

ONE OFF

EUR

- 623,79

- 623,79

0,00

Total GB:

EUR

-8 538 142,82

- 204 041,77

-8 334 101,05

| Currency | Amount | Deductions | Financial Impact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EUR | -8 538 142,82 | - 204 041,77 | -8 334 101,05 |

Currency

Amount

Deductions

Financial Impact

EUR

-8 538 142,82

- 204 041,77

-8 334 101,05

Budget Item: 6201

| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Amount | Deductions | Financial Impact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GB | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Calculated correction EAFRD IACS | ONE OFF | | EUR | - 176 260,63 | 0,00 | - 176 260,63 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2018 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | - 264 138,40 | -70,19 | - 264 068,21 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2019 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | - 100 396,25 | -25,86 | - 100 370,39 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -3 228,80 | 0,00 | -3 228,80 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2021 | CY 2017 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -4 028,24 | 0,00 | -4 028,24 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2018 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | - 631,32 | 0,00 | - 631,32 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2019 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -24 408,70 | -5,57 | -24 403,13 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -25 273,34 | 0,00 | -25 273,34 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2021 | CY 2018 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -1 631,77 | 0,00 | -1 631,77 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2019 | CY 2019 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | - 874,82 | 0,00 | - 874,82 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2019 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -50 787,41 | 0,00 | -50 787,41 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2021 | CY 2019 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -17 381,35 | 0,00 | -17 381,35 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2020 | CY 2020 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -1 507,10 | 0,00 | -1 507,10 |
| | Cross-compliance | 2021 | CY 2020 | FLAT RATE | 2,00 % | EUR | -64 003,64 | 0,00 | -64 003,64 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Debt management EAFRD 2007-2013 and EAFRD 2014-2020 | ONE OFF | | EUR | - 149 505,26 | 0,00 | - 149 505,26 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Known error EAFRD Non-AICS - Facilitation Fund | ONE OFF | | EUR | -1 798 731,05 | 0,00 | -1 798 731,05 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | Known errors items 14 and 57 EAFRD Non-IACS | ONE OFF | | EUR | -6 806,29 | 0,00 | -6 806,29 |
| | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2020 | PIR EAFRD Non-IACS | ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT | | EUR | -5 810 207,16 | 0,00 | -5 810 207,16 |
| | | | | | Total GB: | EUR | -8 499 801,53 | - 101,62 | -8 499 699,91 |

Member State

Measure

FY

Reason

Type

Correction %

Currency

Amount

Deductions

Financial Impact

GB

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Calculated correction EAFRD IACS

ONE OFF

EUR

- 176 260,63

0,00

- 176 260,63

Cross-compliance

2018

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

- 264 138,40

-70,19

- 264 068,21

Cross-compliance

2019

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

- 100 396,25

-25,86

- 100 370,39

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-3 228,80

0,00

-3 228,80

Cross-compliance

2021

CY 2017

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-4 028,24

0,00

-4 028,24

Cross-compliance

2018

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

- 631,32

0,00

- 631,32

Cross-compliance

2019

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-24 408,70

-5,57

-24 403,13

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-25 273,34

0,00

-25 273,34

Cross-compliance

2021

CY 2018

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-1 631,77

0,00

-1 631,77

Cross-compliance

2019

CY 2019

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

- 874,82

0,00

- 874,82

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2019

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-50 787,41

0,00

-50 787,41

Cross-compliance

2021

CY 2019

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-17 381,35

0,00

-17 381,35

Cross-compliance

2020

CY 2020

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-1 507,10

0,00

-1 507,10

Cross-compliance

2021

CY 2020

FLAT RATE

2,00 %

EUR

-64 003,64

0,00

-64 003,64

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Debt management EAFRD 2007-2013 and EAFRD 2014-2020

ONE OFF

EUR

- 149 505,26

0,00

- 149 505,26

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Known error EAFRD Non-AICS - Facilitation Fund

ONE OFF

EUR

-1 798 731,05

0,00

-1 798 731,05

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

Known errors items 14 and 57 EAFRD Non-IACS

ONE OFF

EUR

-6 806,29

0,00

-6 806,29

Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance

2020

PIR EAFRD Non-IACS

ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT

EUR

-5 810 207,16

0,00

-5 810 207,16

Total GB:

EUR

-8 499 801,53

- 101,62

-8 499 699,91

| Currency | Amount | Deductions | Financial Impact |
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| EUR | -8 499 801,53 | - 101,62 | -8 499 699,91 |

Currency

Amount

Deductions

Financial Impact

EUR

-8 499 801,53

- 101,62

-8 499 699,91

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