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| 15.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 185/62 |
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15.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 185/62

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 680/2011

of 14 July 2011

establishing budgetary ceilings for 2011 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

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 farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006 and (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 51(2), Articles 69(3), 87(3) and 123(1), the second subparagraph of Article 128(1), the second subparagraph of Article 128(2), and Article 131(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | For the Member States implementing, in 2011, the single payment scheme provided for under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 52, 53 and 54 of that Regulation should be established for 2011. |
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(1)

For the Member States implementing, in 2011, the single payment scheme provided for under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 52, 53 and 54 of that Regulation should be established for 2011.

| (2) | For the Member States making use, in 2011, of the option provided for in Article 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings applicable to the direct payments excluded from the single payment scheme should be fixed for 2011. |
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(2)

For the Member States making use, in 2011, of the option provided for in Article 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings applicable to the direct payments excluded from the single payment scheme should be fixed for 2011.

| (3) | For the Member States making use, in 2011, of the options provided for in Article 69(1) or 131(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings for the specific support referred to in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should be established for 2011. |
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(3)

For the Member States making use, in 2011, of the options provided for in Article 69(1) or 131(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the budgetary ceilings for the specific support referred to in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should be established for 2011.

| (4) | Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 limits the resources that can be used for any coupled measure provided for in points (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 68(1)(a) and in Article 68(1)(b) and (e) to 3,5 % of the national ceiling referred to in Article 40 of the same Regulation. For the sake of clarity, the Commission should publish the ceiling resulting from the amounts notified by the Member States for the measures concerned. |
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(4)

Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 limits the resources that can be used for any coupled measure provided for in points (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 68(1)(a) and in Article 68(1)(b) and (e) to 3,5 % of the national ceiling referred to in Article 40 of the same Regulation. For the sake of clarity, the Commission should publish the ceiling resulting from the amounts notified by the Member States for the measures concerned.

| (5) | Pursuant to Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the amounts calculated in accordance with Article 69(7) of that Regulation have been laid down in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (2). For the sake of clarity, the Commission should publish the amounts notified by Member States which they intend to use in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. |
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(5)

Pursuant to Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the amounts calculated in accordance with Article 69(7) of that Regulation have been laid down in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (2). For the sake of clarity, the Commission should publish the amounts notified by Member States which they intend to use in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.

| (6) | For the sake of clarity, the 2011 budgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme, resulting from deduction of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 52, 53, 54, 68 and 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 from the ceilings given in Annex VIII to the same Regulation, should be published. The amount to be deducted from the said Annex VIII in order to finance the specific support provided for in Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 corresponds to the difference between the total amount for the specific support notified by the Member States and the amounts notified to finance the specific support in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of the same Regulation. Where a Member State implementing the single payment scheme decides to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1), the amount notified to the Commission is to be included in the single payment scheme ceiling, as this support takes the form of an increase in the unit value and/or the number of the farmer’s payment entitlements. |
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(6)

For the sake of clarity, the 2011 budgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme, resulting from deduction of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 52, 53, 54, 68 and 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 from the ceilings given in Annex VIII to the same Regulation, should be published. The amount to be deducted from the said Annex VIII in order to finance the specific support provided for in Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 corresponds to the difference between the total amount for the specific support notified by the Member States and the amounts notified to finance the specific support in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of the same Regulation. Where a Member State implementing the single payment scheme decides to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1), the amount notified to the Commission is to be included in the single payment scheme ceiling, as this support takes the form of an increase in the unit value and/or the number of the farmer’s payment entitlements.

| (7) | For Member States implementing, in 2011, the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 2 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the annual financial envelopes should be established in accordance with Article 123(1) of that Regulation. |
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(7)

For Member States implementing, in 2011, the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 2 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the annual financial envelopes should be established in accordance with Article 123(1) of that Regulation.

| (8) | For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the single area payment scheme for granting separate sugar payments in 2011 pursuant to Article 126 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published. |
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(8)

For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the single area payment scheme for granting separate sugar payments in 2011 pursuant to Article 126 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published.

| (9) | For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the single area payment scheme for granting separate fruit and vegetables payments in 2011 pursuant to Article 127 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published. |
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(9)

For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the single area payment scheme for granting separate fruit and vegetables payments in 2011 pursuant to Article 127 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established on the basis of their notification, should be published.

| (10) | For Member States applying the single area payment scheme, the 2011 budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables payments in 2011 in accordance with Article 128(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, should be published on the basis of their notification. |
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(10)

For Member States applying the single area payment scheme, the 2011 budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables payments in 2011 in accordance with Article 128(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, should be published on the basis of their notification.

| (11) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, |
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(11)

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

1.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 referred to in Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

2.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 referred to in Article 87(3) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

3.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 referred to in Articles 69(3) and 131(4) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

4.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 for the support provided for in points (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 68(1)(a) and in Article 68(1)(b) and (e) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

5.   The amounts that can be used by the Member States in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to cover the specific support provided for in Article 68(1) of the same Regulation are set out in Annex V to this Regulation.

6.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 for the single payment scheme referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.

7.   The annual financial envelopes for 2011 referred to in Article 123(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.

8.   The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for granting the separate sugar payment in 2011, as referred to in Article 126 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

9.   The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for granting the separate fruit and vegetables payment in 2011, as referred to in Article 127 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, are set out in Annex IX to this Regulation.

10.   The budgetary ceilings for 2011 referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 128(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are set out in Annex X to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 14 July 2011.

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)  
  OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

Budgetary ceilings for direct payments to be granted in accordance with Articles 52, 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| | BE | DK | ES | FR | IT | AT | PT | SI | FI | SE |
| Sheep and goat premium | | 855 | | | | | 21 892 | | 600 | |
| Sheep and goat supplementary premium | | | | | | | 7 184 | | 200 | |
| Suckler cow premium | 77 565 | | 261 153 | 525 622 | | 70 578 | 78 695 | | | |
| Additional suckler cow premium | 19 389 | | 26 000 | | | 99 | 9 462 | | | |
| Special beef premium | | 33 085 | | | | | | 10 077 | | 37 446 |
| Slaughter premium, adults | | | 47 175 | | | | 8 657 | | | |
| Slaughter premium, calves | 6 384 | | 560 | | | | 946 | | | |
| Tomatoes – Article 54(1) | | | | 4 017 | | | 16 667 | | | |
| Fruit and vegetables. other than tomatoes – Article 54(2) | | | | 33 025 | 850 | | | | | |

(thousand EUR)

BE

DK

ES

FR

IT

AT

PT

SI

FI

SE

Sheep and goat premium

855

21 892

600

Sheep and goat supplementary premium

7 184

200

Suckler cow premium

77 565

261 153

525 622

70 578

78 695

Additional suckler cow premium

19 389

26 000

99

9 462

Special beef premium

33 085

10 077

37 446

Slaughter premium, adults

47 175

8 657

Slaughter premium, calves

6 384

560

946

Tomatoes – Article 54(1)

4 017

16 667

Fruit and vegetables. other than tomatoes – Article 54(2)

33 025

850

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ANNEX II

Budgetary ceilings for direct payments to be granted in accordance with Article 87 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| | Spain | France | Italy | Netherlands | Portugal | Finland |
| – | Aid for seeds |

(thousand EUR)

Spain

France

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

Finland

–

Aid for seeds

10 347

2 310

13 321

726

272

1 150

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ANNEX III

Budgetary ceilings for the specific support provided for in Article 68(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Belgium | 6 389 |
| Bulgaria | 19 326 |
| Czech Republic | 31 826 |
| Denmark | 15 800 |
| Germany | 2 000 |
| Estonia | 1 253 |
| Ireland | 25 000 |
| Greece | 108 000 |
| Spain | 247 865 |
| France | 456 600 |
| Italy | 316 950 |
| Latvia | 5 130 |
| Lithuania | 9 503 |
| Hungary | 77 290 |
| Netherlands | 21 965 |
| Austria | 11 900 |
| Poland | 40 800 |
| Portugal | 32 411 |
| Romania | 25 545 |
| Slovenia | 11 699 |
| Slovakia | 11 000 |
| Finland | 47 555 |
| Sweden | 3 434 |
| United Kingdom | 29 800 |
| Note: | Amounts notified by the Member States to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1) which are included in the single payment scheme ceiling. |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Belgium

6 389

Bulgaria

19 326

Czech Republic

31 826

Denmark

15 800

Germany

2 000

Estonia

1 253

Ireland

25 000

Greece

108 000

Spain

247 865

France

456 600

Italy

316 950

Latvia

5 130

Lithuania

9 503

Hungary

77 290

Netherlands

21 965

Austria

11 900

Poland

40 800

Portugal

32 411

Romania

25 545

Slovenia

11 699

Slovakia

11 000

Finland

47 555

Sweden

3 434

United Kingdom

29 800

Note:

Amounts notified by the Member States to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1) which are included in the single payment scheme ceiling.

Greece: 30 000 thousand EUR

Slovenia: 4 800 thousand EUR

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ANNEX IV

Budgetary ceilings for the support provided for in points (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 68(1)(a) and in Article 68(1)(b) and (e) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Belgium | 6 389 |
| Bulgaria | 19 326 |
| Czech Republic | 31 826 |
| Denmark | 4 300 |
| Germany | 2 000 |
| Estonia | 1 253 |
| Ireland | 25 000 |
| Greece | 78 000 |
| Spain | 178 265 |
| France | 272 600 |
| Italy | 147 950 |
| Latvia | 5 130 |
| Lithuania | 9 503 |
| Hungary | 46 164 |
| Netherlands | 14 000 |
| Austria | 11 900 |
| Poland | 40 800 |
| Portugal | 19 510 |
| Romania | 25 545 |
| Slovenia | 6 899 |
| Slovakia | 11 000 |
| Finland | 47 555 |
| Sweden | 3 434 |
| United Kingdom | 29 800 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Belgium

6 389

Bulgaria

19 326

Czech Republic

31 826

Denmark

4 300

Germany

2 000

Estonia

1 253

Ireland

25 000

Greece

78 000

Spain

178 265

France

272 600

Italy

147 950

Latvia

5 130

Lithuania

9 503

Hungary

46 164

Netherlands

14 000

Austria

11 900

Poland

40 800

Portugal

19 510

Romania

25 545

Slovenia

6 899

Slovakia

11 000

Finland

47 555

Sweden

3 434

United Kingdom

29 800

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ANNEX V

Amounts to be used by the Member States in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to cover the specific support provided for in Article 68(1) of that Regulation

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Belgium | 6 389 |
| Denmark | 15 800 |
| Ireland | 23 900 |
| Greece | 70 000 |
| Spain | 144 200 |
| France | 74 000 |
| Italy | 144 900 |
| Netherlands | 21 965 |
| Austria | 11 900 |
| Portugal | 21 700 |
| Slovenia | 4 800 |
| Finland | 4 762 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Belgium

6 389

Denmark

15 800

Ireland

23 900

Greece

70 000

Spain

144 200

France

74 000

Italy

144 900

Netherlands

21 965

Austria

11 900

Portugal

21 700

Slovenia

4 800

Finland

4 762

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ANNEX VI

Budgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Belgium | 508 479 |
| Denmark | 997 381 |
| Germany | 5 769 994 |
| Ireland | 1 339 421 |
| Greece | 2 223 798 |
| Spain | 4 676 132 |
| France | 7 477 752 |
| Italy | 4 048 143 |
| Luxembourg | 37 679 |
| Malta | 4 726 |
| Netherlands | 852 443 |
| Austria | 676 748 |
| Portugal | 435 505 |
| Slovenia | 105 247 |
| Finland | 521 080 |
| Sweden | 724 349 |
| United Kingdom | 3 946 682 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Belgium

508 479

Denmark

997 381

Germany

5 769 994

Ireland

1 339 421

Greece

2 223 798

Spain

4 676 132

France

7 477 752

Italy

4 048 143

Luxembourg

37 679

Malta

4 726

Netherlands

852 443

Austria

676 748

Portugal

435 505

Slovenia

105 247

Finland

521 080

Sweden

724 349

United Kingdom

3 946 682

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ANNEX VII

Annual financial envelopes for the single area payment scheme

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Bulgaria | 400 035 |
| Czech Republic | 667 365 |
| Estonia | 80 656 |
| Cyprus | 40 902 |
| Latvia | 111 260 |
| Lithuania | 289 729 |
| Hungary | 958 593 |
| Poland | 2 280 455 |
| Romania | 877 278 |
| Slovakia | 292 357 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Bulgaria

400 035

Czech Republic

667 365

Estonia

80 656

Cyprus

40 902

Latvia

111 260

Lithuania

289 729

Hungary

958 593

Poland

2 280 455

Romania

877 278

Slovakia

292 357

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ANNEX VIII

Maximum amounts of funding available to Member States for granting the separate sugar payments referred to in Article 126 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Czech Republic | 44 245 |
| Latvia | 3 308 |
| Lithuania | 10 260 |
| Hungary | 41 010 |
| Poland | 159 392 |
| Romania | 5 051 |
| Slovakia | 19 289 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Czech Republic

44 245

Latvia

3 308

Lithuania

10 260

Hungary

41 010

Poland

159 392

Romania

5 051

Slovakia

19 289

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ANNEX IX

Maximum amounts of funding available to Member States for granting the separate fruit and vegetables payments referred to in Article 127 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | |
| Czech Republic | 414 |
| Hungary | 4 756 |
| Poland | 6 715 |
| Slovakia | 690 |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Czech Republic

414

Hungary

4 756

Poland

6 715

Slovakia

690

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ANNEX X

Budgetary ceilings for the transitional payments in the fruit and vegetable sector referred to in Article 128 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

2011 Calendar year

| (thousand EUR) |
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| Member State | Cyprus | Romania | Slovakia |
| Tomatoes – Article 128(1) | | 869 | 335 |
| Fruit and vegetables other than tomatoes – Article 128(2) | 3 359 | | |

(thousand EUR)

Member State

Cyprus

Romania

Slovakia

Tomatoes – Article 128(1)

869

335

Fruit and vegetables other than tomatoes – Article 128(2)

3 359

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