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Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional            provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation            (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of            the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU)            No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014         

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# Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

# of 17 December 2013

# laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development                        (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their                        distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013,                        (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year                        2014                     

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 42 and 43(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(1),                        

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), which is to apply from 1 January 2014, lays down rules governing Union support for rural development and repeals Council                              Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005(3), without prejudice to the continued application of the Regulations implementing that Regulation until they are repealed.                              To facilitate the transition from existing support schemes under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 to the new legal framework which                              covers the programming period starting on 1 January 2014 ("the new programming period"), transitional rules should be adopted                              to avoid any difficulties or delays in the implementation of rural development support which may be caused as a result of                              the date of adoption of the new rural development programmes. For that reason, Member States should be allowed to continue                              to undertake legal commitments under their existing rural development programmes in 2014 for certain measures and the resulting                              expenditure should be eligible for support in the new programming period.

(2)In view of the substantial change in the method for the delimitation of areas facing significant natural constraints in the                              new programming period, the obligation imposed upon the farmer to continue farming in the area for five years should not apply                              to new legal commitments undertaken in 2014.

(3)To ensure legal certainty in the transition, certain expenditure undertaken pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 should                              be eligible for a European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) contribution in the new programming period where                              there are still payments to be made. This should also cover certain long-term commitments under similar measures provided                              for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/1992(4), in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/1992(5) and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(6) where those measures were receiving support under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and there are still payments to be made in                              2014. In the interest of sound financial management and effective programme implementation, such expenditure should be clearly                              identified in the rural development programmes and throughout the management and control systems of the Member States. In                              order to avoid unnecessary complexity in the financial management of rural development programmes in the new programming period,                              the co-financing rates of the new programming period should apply to transitional expenditure.

(4)In view of the serious difficulties that a number of Member States still face with respect to their financial stability, and                              in order, during the transition from the current to the new programming period, to limit the negative effects resulting from                              those difficulties by allowing for maximum utilisation of the EAFRD funds available, it is necessary to extend the duration                              of the derogation which increases the maximum EAFRD contribution rates provided for in Article 70(4c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005                              to the final date of eligibility of expenditure for the 2007-2013 programming period, namely to 31 December 2015.

(5)Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of Council(7), which sets up new support schemes is to apply from 1 January 2015. Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009(8) therefore continues to form the basis on which income support will be granted for farmers in calendar year 2014, but due                              account should be taken of Council Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013(9). In order to ensure consistency in the implementation of the provisions on cross-compliance and respect of the standards                              required by certain measures, it should be provided that the relevant provisions that apply in the 2007-2013 programming period                              continue to apply until the new legislative framework becomes applicable. For the same reasons, the provisions relating to                              complementary national direct payments for Croatia that apply in 2013 should continue to apply.

(6)Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council(10) gives Member States the possibility to pay advances for the direct payments. Under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the exercise                              of that possibility needs to be authorised by the Commission. Experience gained in the implementation of direct support schemes                              has shown that it is appropriate to allow for farmers to receive advance payments. As regard applications made in 2014, those                              advances should be limited to up to 50 % of the support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to up                              to 80 % of the beef and veal payment.

(7)In order to comply with Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 and in particular the levelling of the amount available for granting                              direct support to farmers as well as the external convergence mechanism, it is necessary to modify the national ceilings fixed                              in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for 2014. The modification of the national ceilings will inevitably have an impact                              on the amounts that individual farmers may receive as direct payments in 2014. The way in which this modification will impact                              on the value of payment entitlements and the level of other direct payments should therefore be laid down. In order to take                              account of the situation of smaller farmers, especially as no modulation or adjustment mechanism, including in particular                              the exemption of direct payments up to EUR 5 000 from such mechanism, is applicable in 2014, Member States which do not grant                              a redistributive payment and which do not opt for transferring funds to rural development support via the flexibility mechanism                              should be allowed not to reduce the value of all payment entitlements.

(8)Certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, in particular as regards the elements covered by the figures set out in                              Annex VIII to that Regulation and the link with the possibility given to Member States to use the funds unspent in the single                              payment scheme to finance the specific support, should be clarified on the basis of experience gained in the financial implementation                              of that Regulation.

(9)Under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Member States could decide to use a certain percentage of their national ceiling for specific                              support for their farmers, as well as to review a previous decision by deciding to modify, or put an end to, such support.                              It is appropriate to provide for an additional review of those decisions, with effect from calendar year 2014. At the same                              time, the special conditions set out in Article 69(5) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 pursuant to which the specific support                              is paid in some Member States, which are due to expire in 2013, need to be extended for one more year, in order to avoid disruption                              in the degree of support. In view of the introduction of the voluntary coupled support that will be available from 1 January                              2015 for certain sectors or regions in clearly defined cases, it is appropriate to allow Member States to increase the level                              of certain types of specific support under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to 6,5 % in 2014.

(10)The unitary support to farmers with smaller holdings should be sufficient in order to achieve the objective of income support                              effectively. As no modulation or adjustment mechanism, including in particular the exemption of direct payments up to EUR 5                              000 from such mechanism, is applicable in 2014, Member States should be allowed already in 2014 to redistribute direct support                              between farmers by granting them an extra payment for the first hectares.

(11)The single area payment scheme laid down in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is transitional and was due to end on 31 December 2013.                              In the context of the reform of the common agricultural policy ("the CAP"), it was decided that Member States applying this                              scheme should be allowed to apply it for the purpose of granting the basic payment for a further transitional period until                              the end of 2020 at the latest. Therefore, the period of application of the single area payment scheme in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009                              should be extended by one year. Moreover, in order to take account of ongoing land restructuring and for reasons of simplification,                              the eligible agricultural area in those Member States should also include those eligible areas which were not in good agricultural                              condition on 30 June 2003, as will be the case from 1 January 2015 under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

(12)In accordance with Article 133a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, new Member States other than Bulgaria and Romania applying                              the single area payment scheme may grant transitional national aid to farmers in 2013. In view of the prolongation of the                              single area payment scheme for the year 2014, those Member States should retain that possibility in 2014. In view of the level                              of complementary national direct payments under Article 132 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in Bulgaria and Romania in 2014,                              those Member States should be able to opt for transitional national aid in 2014 instead of granting complementary national                              direct payments.

(13)Transitional national aid is to be granted subject to the same conditions as those applied to this aid in 2013 or, in the                              case of Bulgaria and Romania, subject to the same conditions as those applied to complementary national direct payments in                              2013. However, in order to simplify the management of the transitional national aid in 2014, the reductions referred to in                              Article 132(2) in conjunction with Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should not be applied. Furthermore, in                              order to ensure that the transitional national aid is coherent with the convergence mechanism, the maximum level of aid per                              sector should be limited to a certain percentage. In view of the difficult financial situation in Cyprus, certain adaptations                              should be provided for that Member State.

(14)With a view to allowing Member States to address the needs of their agricultural sectors or to strengthen their rural development                              policy in a more flexible way, they should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceilings                              to their support assigned for rural development and vice versa. At the same time, those Member States in which the level of                              direct support remains lower than 90 % of the Union average level of support should be given the possibility to transfer additional                              funds from their support assigned for rural development to their direct payments ceilings. Such decisions should be made,                              within certain limits, for the whole period of financial years 2015-2020, with the possibility of review in 2017, provided                              that any decision based on such review does not entail any decrease in the amounts assigned for rural development.

(15)Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(11) provided for the repeal of Council Directive 80/68/EEC(12) with effect from 22 December 2013. In order to maintain the same rules under cross-compliance related to protection of groundwater                              as those laid down in Directive 80/68/EEC on the last day of its validity, it is appropriate to adjust the scope of cross-compliance                              and to define a standard of good agricultural and environmental condition that covers the requirements of both Article 4 and                              Article 5 of that Directive.

(16)Article 83 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(13) provides that the reference to Article 3 of Council Directive 91/414/EEC(14) in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is to be construed as a reference to Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.                              However, Regulation No (EU) 1306/2013, limitsthat reference so that it now refers only to the first and second sentence of                              Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In order to ensure consistency between the requirement for the use of plant protection                              products in the year 2014 and following years, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should be amended accordingly.

(17)Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013(15) of the European Parliament and of the Council provides for support for silkworm rearing to be integrated into the direct                              support regime and, consequently, for its removal from Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In view of the delayed application of                              the new direct support regime, aids in the silkworm sector should continue for one more year.

(18)Finland has been authorised to pay national support to certain agricultural sectors in southern Finland in accordance with                              Article 141 of the 1994 Act of Accession. Taking into account the timing of the CAP reform, and due to the fact that the economic                              situation of agriculture in southern Finland is difficult and that the producers are, therefore, still in need of specific                              support, it is appropriate to provide for integration measures whereby Finland may, in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty                              on the Functioning of the European Union, be authorised by the Commission to grant national aid in southern Finland under                              certain conditions. Income aid should be gradually reduced over the whole period and, by 2020, should not exceed 30 % of the                              amounts granted in 2013.

(19)The provisions on the farm advisory system, the integrated administration and control system and cross-compliance laid down                              in Title III, Chapter II of Title V and Title VI, respectively, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 should apply from 1 January                              2015.

(20)Following the insertion of Article 136a into Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, references to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013                              in Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 need to be amended.

(21)Regulations (EC) No 73/2009, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 1305/2013 should therefore                              be amended accordingly.

(22)In order to allow for the prompt application of the transitional provisions envisaged, this Regulation should enter into force                              on the day of its publication and should apply from 1 January 2014. In order to avoid any overlap between the rules on flexibility                              between pillars laid down in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as amended by this Regulation, that                              particular amendment to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should apply from 31 December 2013 and the amendments to Regulation (EU)                              No 1307/2013, should apply from the date of entry into force of that Regulation. Furthermore, the amendments to Annexes II                              and III to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which aim to ensure the continuation of the current rules on cross-compliance, should                              apply from the date of repeal of Directive 80/68/EEC, namely 22 December 2013.

(23)Taking into account the fact that 2014 will be a transitional year during which Member States will have to prepare the full                              implementation of the CAP reform, it is important to ensure that the administrative burden resulting from the transitional                              arrangements laid down in this Regulation is kept to the absolute minimum.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## CHAPTER IU.K.**TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS ON SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT**

### Article 1U.K.Legal commitments under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 in 2014

1.Without prejudice to Article 88 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Member States may continue to undertake new legal commitments                        in relation to beneficiaries in 2014, in relation to the measures referred to in Article 20, with the exception of points                        (a)(iii), (c)(i) and (d) thereof, and in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, pursuant to the rural development programmes                        adopted on the basis of that Regulation even after the financial resources of the 2007-2013 programming period have been used                        up, provided that the application for support is submitted before the adoption of the respective rural development programme                        for the 2014-2020 programming period.                  

Without prejudice to Point E of Annex VI to the 2012 Act of Accession and the provisions adopted on the basis thereof, Croatia                     may continue to undertake new legal commitments in respect of beneficiaries in 2014 in relation to the measures referred to                     in points (a) and (c) of Article 171(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007(16), pursuant to the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance on Rural Development (IPARD) programme adopted on the basis of that                     Regulation even after the relevant financial resources of that programme have been used up, provided that the application                     for support is submitted before the adoption of its rural development programme for the 2014-2020 programming period.                  

The expenditure incurred on the basis of those commitments shall be eligible in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.

2.The condition set out in the second indent of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 shall not apply to new legal commitments                        undertaken by Member States under points (a)(i) and (ii) of Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 in 2014.                  

### Article 2U.K.Continued application of Articles 50a and 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Without prejudice to Article 88 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Articles 50a and 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 shall                     continue to apply, until 31 December 2014, to operations selected under the rural development programmes of the 2014-2020                     programming period pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, as regards the annual                     premium, and to Articles 28 to 31, 33 and 34 of that Regulation.                  

### Article 3U.K.Eligibility of certain types of expenditure

1.Without prejudice to Article 6(1) and Article 88 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, expenditure relating to legal commitments                        to beneficiaries incurred under the measures referred to in Articles 20 and 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and, without                        prejudice to Point E of Annex VI to the 2012 Act of Accession and the provisions adopted on the basis thereof in the case                        of Croatia, measures referred to in points (a) and (c) of Article 171(2) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 shall be eligible                        for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:                  

(a)for payments to be made between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015, and, in the case of Croatia, between 1 January 2014 and                        31 December 2016, where the financial allocation for the relevant measure of the respective programme adopted pursuant to                        Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 has already been used up; and                  

(b)for payments to be made after 31 December 2015, and, in the case of Croatia, after 31 December 2016.                  

This paragraph shall also apply to legal commitments to beneficiaries undertaken under corresponding measures provided for                     in Regulations (EC) No 1257/1999, (EEC) No 2078/1992 and (EEC) No 2080/1992 which are receiving support under Regulation (EC)                     No 1698/2005.                  

2.The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period,                        subject to the following conditions:                  

(a)that such expenditure is provided for in the respective rural development programme for the 2014-2020 programming period;                  

(b)that the EAFRD contribution rate of the corresponding measure under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, as set out in Annex I to                        this Regulation, applies; and                  

(c)that Member States ensure that the relevant transitional operations are clearly identified through their management and control                        systems.                  

### Article 4U.K.Application of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in 2014

By way of derogation from Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, for the year 2014:

the reference to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 in Articles 28, 29, 30 and 33 of Regulation (EU) No                              1305/2013 shall be read as a reference to Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to Annexes II and III thereto.                           

the reference in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be read                              as a reference to Article 132 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009;                           

the reference in point (a) of Article 40(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013                              shall be read as a reference to Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.                           

## CHAPTER IIU.K.**AMENDMENTS**

### Article 5U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Article 70(4c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is hereby amended as follows:

in the first subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

"(4c)By way of derogation from the ceilings set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, the EAFRD contribution may be increased up to a maximum                                    of 95 % of eligible public expenditure in the regions eligible under the Convergence Objective and the outermost regions and                                    the smaller Aegean Islands, and 85 % of eligible public expenditure in other regions. These rates shall apply to the eligible                                    expenditure newly declared in each certified declaration of expenditure until the final date of eligibility of expenditure                                    for the 2007-2013 programming period on 31 December 2015, where on 20 December 2013 or thereafter a Member State complies                                    with one of the following conditions:";                           

the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

"A Member State wishing to make use of the derogation provided in the first subparagraph shall submit a request to the Commission                                 to modify its rural development programme accordingly. The derogation shall apply from the approval, by the Commission, of                                 the modification of the programme.".                           

### Article 6U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is hereby amended as follows:

In Article 29, the following paragraph is added:

"5.By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may, from 16 October 2014, pay advances to farmers of up to 50 % of the                                    direct payments under the support schemes listed in Annex I in respect of applications made in 2014. In the case of beef and                                    veal payments provided for in Section 11 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, Member States may increase that percentage to up to 80 %.".                           

Article 40 is replaced by the following:

#### "Article 40National ceilings

1.For each Member State and for each year, the total value of all allocated payment entitlements, of the national reserve referred                                    to in Article 41 and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Article 51(2), Article 69(3) and Article 72b shall be equal                                    to its national ceiling determined in Annex VIII.                           

2.Where necessary, a Member State shall make a linear reduction or increase in the value of all payment entitlements, or in                                    the amount of the national reserve referred to in Article 41 or in both in order to ensure compliance with its national ceiling                                    determined in Annex VIII.                           

Member States that decide not to implement Chapter 5a of Title III of this Regulation and not to use the possibility provided                                 for in Article 136a(1) may decide, for the purpose of obtaining the necessary reduction in the value of payment entitlements                                 referred to in the first subparagraph, not to reduce payment entitlements activated in 2013 by farmers who, in 2013, claimed                                 less than an amount of direct payments to be determined by the Member State concerned; that amount shall not be higher than                                 EUR 5 000.                           

3.Without prejudice to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(17), the amounts of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State in respect of calendar year 2014 under Articles 34,                                    52, 53, 68 and 72a of this Regulation and for the aid to silkworm rearers under Article 111 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007                                    shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation for that year, reduced by the amounts resulting                                    from the application of Article 136b of this Regulation for the calendar year 2014 as set out in Annex VIIIa to this Regulation.                           

Where necessary, and in order to comply with the ceilings set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation reduced by the amounts                                 resulting from the application of Article 136b of this Regulation for the calendar year 2014 as set out in Annex VIIIa to                                 this Regulation, Member States shall make a linear reduction in the amounts of direct payments in respect of calendar year                                 2014.                           

In Article 41(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

the total value of all allocated payment entitlements and the ceilings fixed in accordance with Article 51(2), Article 69(3)                                          and Article 72b of this Regulation.".                                    

In Article 51(2), the following subparagraph is added:

"For 2014, the ceilings for the direct payments referred to in Articles 52 and 53 shall be identical to the ceilings determined                                 for 2013, multiplied by a coefficient to be calculated for each Member State concerned by dividing the national ceiling for                                 2014 set out in Annex VIII by the national ceiling for 2013. This multiplication shall only apply to Member States for which                                 the national ceiling set out in Annex VIII for 2014 is lower than the national ceiling for 2013.".                           

In Article 68(8), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

"8.By 1 February 2014, those Member States that took the decision referred to in Article 69(1) may review that decision and decide,                                    with effect from 2014, to:".                           

Article 69 is amended as follows:

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1.Member States may decide, by 1 August 2009, by 1 August 2010, by 1 August 2011, by 1 September 2012, by the date of its accession                                             in the case of Croatia, or by 1 February 2014, to use, from the year following such decision, from the first year of implementation                                             of the single payment scheme in the case of Croatia, or in the case of a decision taken by 1 February 2014, from the year                                             2014, up to 10 % of their national ceiling referred to in Article 40, or, in the case of Malta, the amount of EUR 2 000 000                                             for the specific support provided for in Article 68(1).";                                    

in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

"For the sole purposes of ensuring compliance with the national ceilings as provided for in Article 40(2) and making the calculation                                          referred to in Article 41(1), the amounts used to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1) shall be deducted                                          from the national ceiling referred to in Article 40(1). They shall be counted as allocated payment entitlements.";                                    

in paragraph 4, the percentage "3,5 %" is replaced by "6,5 %";

in the first sentence of paragraph 5, the year "2013" is replaced by "2014";

in paragraph 6, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

"For the sole purposes of ensuring compliance with the national ceilings provided for in Article 40(2) and making the calculation                                          referred to in Article 41(1), where a Member State makes use of the option provided for in point (a) of the first subparagraph                                          of this paragraph, the amount concerned shall not be counted as part of the ceilings fixed under paragraph 3 of this Article.".                                    

In Title III, the following Chapter is added:

#### "Chapter 5aREDISTRIBUTIVE PAYMENT IN 2014

##### Article 72aGeneral rules

1.Member States may decide, by 1 March 2014, to grant, for 2014, a payment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the                                    single payment scheme referred to in Chapters 1, 2 and 3 ("the redistributive payment").                           

Member States shall notify the Commission of their decision by 1 March 2014.                           

2.Member States which have decided to apply the single payment scheme at regional level in accordance with Article 46 may apply                                    the redistributive payment at regional level.                           

3.Without prejudice to the application of financial discipline, of linear reductions as referred to in Article 40(3), and to                                    the application of Articles 21 and 23, the redistributive payment shall be granted upon activation of payment entitlements                                    by the farmer.                           

4.The redistributive payment shall be calculated by Member States by multiplying a figure to be set by the Member State, which                                    shall not be higher than 65 % of the national or regional average payment per hectare, by the number of payment entitlements                                    activated by the farmer in accordance with Article 34. The number of such payment entitlements shall not exceed a maximum                                    to be set by Member States which shall not be higher than 30 hectares or the average size of agricultural holdings set out                                    in Annex VIIIb if that average size exceeds 30 hectares in the Member State concerned.                           

5.Provided that the maximum limits set out in paragraph 4 are respected, Member States may, at national level, establish a graduation                                    in the number of hectares set in accordance with that paragraph, which shall apply identically to all farmers.                           

6.The national average payment per hectare referred to in paragraph 4 shall be established by the Member States on the basis                                    of the national ceiling set out in Annex VIIIc and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 34(2)                                    in 2014.                           

The regional average payment per hectare referred to in paragraph 4 shall be established by the Member States by using a share                                 of the national ceiling set out in Annex VIIIc and the number of eligible hectares declared in the region concerned in accordance                                 with Article 34(2) in 2014. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling set                                 in accordance with Article 46(3) by the national ceiling set in accordance withArticle 40 for the year 2014.                           

7.Member States shall ensure that no advantage provided for under this Chapter is granted to farmers in respect of whom it is                                    established that, after 18 October 2011, they divided their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the redistributive                                    payment. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.                           

##### Article 72bFinancial provisions

1.In order to finance the redistributive payment, Member States may decide, by 1 March 2014, to use up to 30 % of the annual                                    national ceiling set in accordance with Article 40 for claim year 2014. They shall notify the Commission of any such decision                                    by that date.                           

2.On the basis of the percentage of the national ceiling to be used by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article,                                    the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the corresponding ceiling for the redistributive payment. Those implementing                                    acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141b(2).".                           

In Article 90, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"3.The amount of the aid per eligible hectare shall be established by multiplying the yields established in paragraph 2 by the                                    following reference amounts:                           

Bulgaria

:

EUR 520,20                              

Greece

:

EUR 234,18                              

Spain

:

EUR 362,15                              

Portugal

:

EUR 228,00.".                              

In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"3.The single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2014.".                           

In Article 124, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

"1.The agricultural area of a new Member State under the single area payment scheme shall be that part of its utilised agricultural                                    area which is maintained in good agricultural condition, whether or not in production, and, where appropriate, adjusted in                                    accordance with the objective and non-discriminatory criteria to be set by that new Member State after approval by the Commission.                           

For the purposes of this Title, 'utilised agricultural area' shall mean the total area taken up by arable land, permanent                                 grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens, as established by the Commission for its statistical purposes.                           

2.For the purpose of granting payments under the single area payment scheme, all agricultural parcels corresponding to the criteria                                    provided for in paragraph 1, as well as agricultural parcels planted with short rotation coppice (CN code ex 0602 90 41),                                    shall be eligible.                           

Except in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, the parcels referred to in the first subparagraph shall                                 be at the farmer's disposal on the date fixed by the Member State, which shall be no later than the date fixed in that Member                                 State for amendment of the aid application.                           

The minimum size of eligible area per holding for which payments may be requested shall be 0,3 ha. However, any new Member                                 State may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and after approval by the Commission, to set the minimum size at a higher                                 level provided that it does not exceed 1 ha.".                           

In Title V, the following Chapter is inserted:

#### "Chapter 2aREDISTRIBUTIVE PAYMENT IN 2014

##### Article 125aGeneral rules

1.The new Member States applying the single area payment scheme may decide, by 1 March 2014, to grant, for 2014, a payment to                                    farmers who are entitled to a payment under the single area payment scheme referred to in Chapter 2 ("the redistributive payment                                    for new Member States").                           

The new Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of their decision by 1 March 2014.                           

2.Without prejudice to the application of financial discipline and the application of Articles 21 and 23, the redistributive                                    payment for new Member States shall take the form of an increase in the per hectare amounts granted under the single area                                    payment scheme.                           

3.The redistributive payment for new Member States shall be calculated by Member States by multiplying a figure to be set by                                    the Member State, which shall not be higher than 65 % of the national average payment per hectare, by the number of eligible                                    hectares in respect of which the farmer is granted amounts under the the single area payment scheme. The number of such hectares                                    shall not exceed a maximum to be set by Member States which shall not be higher than 30 or the average size of agricultural                                    holdings set out in Annex VIIIb if that average size exceeds 30 hectares in the new Member State concerned.                           

4.Provided that the maximum limits set out in paragraph 3 are respected, Member States may, at national level, establish a graduation                                    in the number of hectares set in accordance with that paragraph, which shall apply identically to all farmers.                           

5.The national average payment per hectare referred to in paragraph 3 shall be established by the Member States on the basis                                    of the national ceiling set out in Annex VIIIc and the number of eligible hectares declared under the single area payment                                    scheme in 2014.                           

6.New Member States shall ensure that no advantage provided for under this Chapter is granted to farmers in respect of whom                                    it is established that, after 18 October 2011, they divided their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the redistributive                                    payment for new Member States. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.                           

##### Article 125bFinancial provisions

1.In order to finance the redistributive payment for new Member States, new Member States may decide, by 1 March 2014, to use                                    up to 30 % of the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 40 for claim year 2014, or for Bulgaria and Romania, of the                                    amounts set in Annex VIIId. They shall notify the Commission of any such decision by that date.                           

The annual financial envelope in Article 123 shall be reduced by the amount referrred to in the first subparagraph.                           

2.On the basis of the percentage of the national ceiling to be used by the new Member States concerned pursuant to paragraph                                    1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the corresponding ceiling for the redistributive payment                                    for new Member States and the corresponding reduction of the annual financial envelope referred to in Article 123. Those implementing                                    acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141b(2).".                           

In Article 131, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1.The new Member States applying the single area payment scheme may decide, by 1 August 2009, by 1 August 2010, by 1 August                                    2011, by 1 September 2012 or by 1 February 2014, to use, from the year following that decision, or in the case of a decision                                    taken by 1 February 2014, from the year 2014, up to 10 % of their national ceilings referred to in Article 40 to grant support                                    to farmers as set out in Article 68(1) and in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title III, as applicable to them.".                           

The title of Article 133a is replaced by the following:

"Transitional national aid in 2013".                           

In Chapter 4 of Title V, the following Article is inserted:

#### "Article 133bTransitional national aid in 2014

1.The new Member States applying the single area payment scheme in accordance with Article 122 may decide to grant transitional                                    national aid in 2014.                           

2.Bulgaria and Romania may grant aid under this Article only if they decide, by 1 February 2014, not to grant, in 2014, any                                    complementary national direct payments under Article 132.                           

3.The aid under this Article may be granted to farmers in sectors in respect of which transitional national aid pursuant to                                    Article 133a or, in the case of Bulgaria and Romania, complementary national direct payments pursuant to Article 132 were                                    granted in 2013.                           

4.The conditions for granting the aid under this Article shall be identical to those authorised for the granting of payments                                    pursuant to Articles 132 or 133a in respect of 2013, with the exception of the reductions due to the application of Article                                    132(2) in conjunction with Articles 7 and 10.                           

5.The total amount of aid that may be granted to farmers in any of the sectors referred to in paragraph 3 shall be limited to                                    80 % of the sector–specific financial envelopes in respect of 2013 authorised by the Commission in accordance with Article                                    133a(5) or, in the case of Bulgaria and Romania, in accordance with Article 132(7).                           

For Cyprus, the sector–specific financial envelopes are set out in Annex XVIIa.                           

6.Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to Cyprus.                           

7.The new Member States shall notify the Commission of the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by 31 March 2014. The                                    notification of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:                           

(a)the financial envelope for each sector;                           

(b)the maximum rate of transitional national aid, where appropriate.                           

8.The new Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and within the limits authorised by the Commission pursuant                                    to paragraph 5, on the amounts of transitional national aid to be granted.".                           

In Title VI, the following Article is added:

#### "Article 136aFlexibility between pillars

1.By 31 December 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development                                    programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the                                    Council(18), up to 15 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar year 2014 set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation and of their                                    annual national ceilings for calendar years 2015-2019 set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European                                    Parliament and of the Council(19). As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments.                           

The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by 31 December 2013. That decision                                 shall set out the percentage referred to in that subparagraph, which may vary by calendar year.                           

Member States which do not take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph in respect of calendar year 2014 may, by                                 1 August 2014, take that decision, in respect of calendar years 2015 to 2019. They shall notify the Commission of any such                                 decision by that date.                           

Member States may decide to review the decision referred to in this paragraph with effect from calendar year 2018. Any decisions                                 based on such review shall not result in a decrease of the percentage notified to the Commission in accordance with the first,                                 second and third subparagraphs. Member States shall notify the Commission of any decision based on such review by 1 August                                 2017.                           

2.By 31 December 2013, Member States which do not take the decision referred to in paragraph 1 may decide to make available                                    as direct payments up to 15 % or, in the case of Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,                                    Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, up to 25 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development                                    programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified in Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. As a result, the                                    corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.                           

The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by 31 December 2013. That decision                                 shall set out the percentage referred to in that subparagraph which may vary by calendar year.                           

Member States which do not take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph in respect of financial year 2015 may,                                 by 1 August 2014, take that decision in respect of financial years 2016 to 2020. They shall notify the Commission of any such                                 decision by that date.                           

Member States may decide to review the decision referred to in this paragraph with effect for financial year 2019 and 2020.                                 Any decision based on such review shall not result in an increase of the percentage notified to the Commission in accordance                                 with the first, second and third subparagraphs. Member States shall notify the Commission of any decision based on such review                                 by 1 August 2017.                           

3.In order to take account of the decisions notified by Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission                                    shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 141a, reviewing the ceilings set out in Annex VIII.                           

In Title VI, the following Article is added:

#### "Article 136bTransfer to EAFRD

Member States that, in accordance with Article 136, decided to make an amount available from the financial year 2011 for Union                                 support under rural development programming and financing under the EAFRD, shall continue to make the amounts of Annex VIIIa                                 available for rural development programming and financing under the EAFRD for financial year 2015.".                           

The following Article is inserted:

#### "Article 140aDelegation of powers

In order to take account of the decisions notified by Member States in accordance with Article 136a(1) and (2), as well as                                 of any other modification of the national ceilings set out in Annex VIII, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated                                 acts, in accordance with Article 141a, adapting the ceilings set out in Annex VIIIc.                           

In order to ensure an optimal application of the linear reduction provided for under Article 40(3) in 2014, the Commission                                 shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 141a, laying down rules for calculating the reduction                                 to be applied by Member States to farmers pursuant to Article 40(3).".                           

Article 141a is replaced by the following:

#### "Article 141aExercise of the delegation

1.The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.                           

2.The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 11a, Article 136a(3) and Article 140a shall be conferred on the Commission                                    until 31 December 2014.                           

3.The delegation of power referred to in Article 11a, Article 136a(3) and Article 140a may be revoked at any time by the European                                    Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision.                                    It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the *Official Journal of the European Union* or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.                           

4.As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the                                    Council.                           

5.A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 11a, Article 136a(3) and Article 140a shall enter into force only if no objection                                    has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that                                    act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council                                    have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative                                    of the European Parliament or of the Council.".                           

Annexes I, VIII and XVIIa are amended and new Annexes VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIIc and VIIId added in accordance with points (1), (4),                              (5) and (6) of Annex II to this Regulation.                           

Annexes II and III are amended in accordance with points (2) and (3) of Annex II to this Regulation.

### Article 7U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 is amended as follows:

In Article 6, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"3.In order to take account of the developments relating to the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted,                                    including those resulting from the decisions taken by Member States in accordance with Article 136a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009                                    and Article 14 of this Regulation and those resulting from the application of Article 20(2) of this Regulation, the Commission                                    shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 70 of this Regulation adapting the national ceilings                                    set out in Annex II to this Regulation.".                           

In Article 26(6), the following subparagraph is added:

"For the purposes of the calculation methods provided for in this Article, provided that the redistributive payment pursuant                                 to Article 41 is not applied, Member States shall fully take into account the support granted for calendar year 2014 under                                 Articles 72a and 125a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.".                           

In Article 36(3), the following subparagraph is added:

"In order to differentiate the single area payment scheme, and provided that the redistributive payment pursuant to Article                                 41 is not applied, Member States shall fully take into account the support granted for calendar year 2014 under Article 125a                                 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.".                           

In Article 72(2), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:

"However, it shall continue to apply in respect of aid applications relating to claim years starting before 1 January 2015.".                           

### Article 8U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013

Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 is hereby amended as follows:

In Article 119(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

"However, Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 and the relevant implementing rules shall continue to apply until 31                                 December 2014 and Articles 30 and 44a of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 and the relevant implementing rules shall continue to                                 apply to expenditure incurred and payments made for agricultural financial year 2013, respectively.".                           

The following Article is inserted:

#### "Article 119aDerogation from Regulation (EU) No 966/2012

By way of derogation from Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012 and from Article 9(1) of this Regulation, for agricultural                                 financial year 2014, it shall not be necessary for the opinion of the certification body to establish whether the expenditure                                 in respect of which reimbursement has been requested from the Commission is legal and regular.".                           

In Article 121, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

"2.However, the following provisions shall apply as follows:                           

(a)Articles 7, 8, 16, 25, 26 and 43, from 16 October 2013;                           

(b)Article 52, Title III, Chapter II of Title V and Title VI, from 1 January 2015.                           

3.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2:                           

(a)Articles 9, 18, 40 and 51 shall apply to expenditure effected from 16 October 2013;                           

(b)Chapter IV of Title VII shall apply to payments made from agricultural financial year 2014 onwards.".                           

### Article 9U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is hereby amended as follows:

The following Article is inserted:

#### "Article 214aNational payments for certain sectors in Finland

Subject to authorisation by the Commission, for the period 2014-2020, Finland may continue to grant national aids which it                                 granted in 2013 to producers on the basis of Article 141 of the 1994 Act of Accession, provided that:                           

the amount of income aid is degressive over the whole period and in 2020 does not exceed 30 % of the amount granted in 2013;                                          and                                    

prior to any recourse to this possibility, full use has been made of the support schemes under the CAP for the sectors concerned.                                    

The Commission shall adopt its authorisation without applying the procedure referred to in Article 229(2) or (3) of this Regulation.".                           

In Article 230(1), the following points are inserted:

Article 111 until 31 March 2015;";                                    

Article 125a(1)(e) and (2) and, in respect of the fruit and vegetables sector, Annex XVIa, until the date of application of                                          the related rules to be established pursuant to the delegated acts provided for in points (b) and (i) of Article 173(1);";                                    

Articles 136, 138 and 140, as well as Annex XVIII for the purposes of applying those Articles, until the date of application                                          of the rules to be established pursuant to the implementing acts provided for in Article 180 and in point (a) of Article 183                                          or until 30 June 2014, whichever is the earlier.".                                    

### Article 10U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is hereby amended as follows:

In Article 31, the following paragraph is added:

"6.Croatia may grant payments under this measure to beneficiaries in areas which have been designated pursuant to Article 32(3),                                    even where the fine-tuning exercise referred to in the third subparagraph of that paragraph has not been completed. The fine-tuning                                    exercise shall be completed by no later than 31 December 2014. Beneficiaries in areas that are no longer eligible following                                    the completion of the fine-tuning exercise shall receive no further payments under this measure.".                           

In Article 58, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

"6.The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 136a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 7(2) of Regulation                                    (EU) No 1307/2013 and the funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Articles 10b, 136 and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009                                    in respect of calendar years 2013 and 2014 shall also be included in the annual breakdown referred to in paragraph 4 of this                                    Article.".                           

In Article 59(4), point (f) is replaced by the following:

100 % for an amount of EUR 100 million, in 2011 prices, allocated to Ireland, for an amount of EUR 500 million, in 2011 prices,                                          allocated to Portugal and for an amount of EUR 7 million, in 2011 prices, allocated to Cyprus, on the condition that those                                          Member States are receiving financial assistance in accordance with Articles 136 and 143 TFEU on 1 January 2014 or thereafter,                                          until 2016 when the application of this provision shall be reassessed.".                                    

## CHAPTER IIIU.K.**FINAL PROVISIONS**

### Article 11U.K.Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

However:
          -  points (15), (17) and (18) of Article 6 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation; 
          -  point (20) of Article 6 shall apply from 22 December 2013; and 
          -  point (3) of Article 8 shall apply from the dates of application stated therein. 

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.

*For the European Parliament*                            

*The President*                            

M. Schulz                            

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

V. Jukna                            

## ANNEX IU.K.

### **Correspondence of Articles in measures under the 2007-2013 and the 2014-2020 programming periods**

## ANNEX IIU.K.

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended as follows:

In Annex I, the following row is inserted after that relating to "Specific support":

Annex II is amended as follows:

Point A. "Environment"is replaced by the following:

point 9 of Point B. "Public, animal and plant health" is replaced by the following:

In Annex III, the entry for"Protection and management of water"is replaced by the following:

In Annex VIII, the column for the year 2014 is replaced by the following:

### "Table 1

### Table 2a

The following Annexes are inserted after Annex VIII:

"

### Annex VIIIaAmounts resulting from the application of Article 136b in 2014

:

EUR 42 600 000

:

EUR 9 000 000

### Annex VIIIb

#### Average size of agricultural holding to be applied under Article 72a(4) and Article 125a(3)

### Annex VIIIc

#### National ceilings referred to in Article 72a(3) and Article 125a(3)

### Annex VIIId

#### Amounts for Bulgaria and Romania referred to in Article 125b(1)

"

Annex XVIIa is replaced by the following:

### "Annex XVIIa

#### Transitional national aid in Cyprus

1

OJ C 341, 21.11.2013, p. 71.                           

2

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development                              by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (See page                              487 of this Official Journal).                           

3

Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund                              for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).                           

4

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/1992 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements                              of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 85).                           

5

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/1992 of 30 June 1992 instituting a Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture                              (OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 96).                           

6

Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance                              and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80).                           

7

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct                              payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation                              (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (See page 608 of this Official Journal).                           

8

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, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).                           

9

Council Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014–2020                              (See page 884 of this Official Journal).                           

10

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 (See page 549 of this Official Journal).                           

11

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community                              action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).                           

12

Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous                              substances (OJ L 20, 26.1.1980, p. 43).                           

13

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant                              protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).                           

14

Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).                           

15

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation                              of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001                              and (EC) No 1234/2007 (See page 671 of this Official Journal).                           

16

Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument                              for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1).                           

17

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

18

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development                              by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).                           

19

Regulation (EU) No 1307 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments                              to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC)                              No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608)."