REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 5th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2011 FINANCIAL YEAR
Date: 2012-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, commitment of expenditure, fund (EU), payment appropriation, rural development

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 26.9.2012  
COM(2012) 549 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
THE COUNCIL 

5th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 
on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
(EAFRD) 
2011 FINANCIAL YEAR 

{SWD(2012) 275 final} 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

2. 

Budget procedure ......................................................................................................... 3 

Draft Budget (DB) 2011............................................................................................... 3 

New Draft Budget (DB) 2011 ...................................................................................... 3 

The adoption of the 2011 Budget................................................................................. 4 

Management of appropriations .................................................................................... 4 

2.1. 

Management of Commitment appropriations .............................................................. 4 

2.1.1.  EAFRD operational programmes................................................................................. 4 

2.1.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 4 

2.2. 

Management of payment appropriations...................................................................... 5 

2.2.1.  EAFRD operational programmes................................................................................. 5 

2.2.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 5 

3. 

3.1. 

3.2. 

implementation of the 2011 EAFRD budget ............................................................... 5 

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 

Implementation of commitment appropriations........................................................... 6 

3.2.1.  EAFRD operational programmes................................................................................. 6 

3.2.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 7 

3.3. 

Implementation of payment appropriations ................................................................. 7 

3.3.1.  EAFRD operational programmes................................................................................. 7 

3.3.2.  Technical assistance ................................................................................................... 12 

3.4. 

3.5. 

Analysis of expenditure declared by axis and by measure ........................................ 12 

Implementation of EAFRD programmes ................................................................... 14 

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
THE COUNCIL 

5th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 
on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
(EAFRD) 
2011 FINANCIAL YEAR 

1. 

BUDGET PROCEDURE 

1.1. 

Draft Budget (DB) 2011 

The 2011 Draft Budget (DB) was adopted by the Commission and proposed to the 
Budgetary Authority on 27 April 2010. 

The  Draft  Budget  for  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development 
(EAFRD)  under  heading  2  of  the  Financial  Framework  2007-2013  totalled  
EUR 14  431 million  in  commitment  appropriations  and  EUR  12  709  million  in 
payment appropriations. 

Table 1 

Budget Item 

Commitment 
appropriations 
(in €)  

Payment 
appropriations 
(in €)  

05.040501 (Rural dev. programmes) 

14 408 211 311

12 700 000 000 

05.040502 (Technical assistance) 

22 440 241

8 900 000 

The Council adopted its position on the 2011 Draft Budget on 08.07.2010. Payment 
appropriations  for  EAFRD  programmes  were  reduced  by  EUR  98.0 million  as 
compared  to  the  Commission's  DB  while  commitmens  remained  unchanged.  The 
European  Parliament  adopted  its  position  on  13.10.2010  whereby  it  restored  the 
Commission's proposal by increasing payment appropriations by EUR 98.0 million. 
The  Conciliation  procedure  did  not  permit  to  reach  an  agreement  between  the  two 
institutions. 

1.2. 

New Draft Budget (DB) 2011 

2011 was the first time that the new annual budgetary procedure provided for by the 
Lisbon Treaty was applied. As a result of the divergent positions of the Council and 
the  European  Parliament  on  the  Commission's  draft  budget,  a  21-day  conciliation 
period  was  open.  Following  the  failure  of  the  Conciliation  Committee  to  reach  an 
agreement  by  15.11.2010  on  the  Budget  2011,  the  Commission  made  a  new  Draft 
Budget proposal on 26.11.2010. 

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The  new  proposal  reduced  EAFRD  payment  appropriations  by  EUR  772.8  million 
compared to the intitial DB. 

1.3. 

The adoption of the 2011 Budget 

The  Budgetary  Authority  accepted  the  Commission's  new  Draft  Budget  which  was 
approved by the Parliament in a vote on 15 December 2010. The voted budget for the 
EAFRD amounted to EUR 14 431 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 
11 909 million in payment appropriations. 

Table 2 

Budget Item 

Commitment 
appropriations 
(in €)  

Payment 
appropriations 
(in €)  

05.040501 (Rural dev. programmes) 

14 408 211 311 

11 900 560 364 

05.040502 (Technical assistance) 

22 440 241 

8 339 763 

2. 

MANAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 

2.1.  Management of Commitment appropriations 

2.1.1.  EAFRD operational programmes 

In  2011  the  available  commitment  appropriations  amounted  in  total  to  EUR  14.41 
billion.  

The  total  amount  of  appropriaitons  available  for  EAFRD  programmes  in  2011  was 
committed (EUR 14.41 billion). 

Table 3 

Management of commitment appropriations in 2011 – 
EAFRD 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2011 

Carry-over from 2010 

Appropriations available in 2011 

Appropriations used in 2011 

2.1.2.  Technical assistance 

Budget Item 
05.040501 
(amounts in €)  

14 408 211 311 

- 

14 408 211 311 

14 408 211 311 

Article 69(2) of Council regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 stipulates that 0.25% of the 
resources for Community support to rural development shall be devoted to technical 
assistance  for  the  Commission.  In  the  2011  budget,  the  amount  available  for  this 
purpose was EUR 22.4 million. At the end of 2011, the total amount committed was 
EUR 5.4 million.  

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2.2.  Management of payment appropriations 

2.2.1.  EAFRD operational programmes 

In 2011 payment appropriations amounted to EUR 11.9 billion of the voted Budget 
plus EUR 330 million of unused appropriations carried over from 2010. In view of 
the last declaration of expenditure submitted by Membe States in 2011, a surplus of 
EUR 433 million was identified in November. This amount was made available for 
other policies through Amending Budgets 6 and 7 (EUR 395 million and 38 million 
respectively). At the year end, the unused appropriations were EUR 34.4 million, of 
which EUR 30.5 million in relation to recoveries were automatically carried over to 
2012. 

The  total  amount  paid  to  Member  States  for  EAFRD  programmes  in  2011  reached 
EUR 11.8 billion. 

Table 4 

Management of payment appropriations in 2011 – 
EAFRD 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2011 

Carryover from 2010 

Amending budgets 6 and 7 

Recoveries (assigned revenue)  

Appropriations available in 2011 

Appropriations used in 2011 

Unused amounts at the end of 2011 

Automatic carry over (recoveries) at the end of 2011 

2.2.2.  Technical assistance 

Budget Item 

05.040501 
(amounts in €)  

11 900 560 364 

330 019 674 

-432 979 875 

30 866 483 

11 828 466 646 

11 794 000 249 

34 466 397 

30 544 548 

In  the  2011  budget,  the  amount  for  payment  appropriations  was  EUR  8.3  million. 
This amount was reduced by EUR 2.3 million through the global transfer. At the end 
of  the  year,  the  total  amount  of  payments  was  EUR  3.9  million,  leaving  EUR  2.1 
million unused. 

3. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2011 EAFRD BUDGET 

3.1. 

Introduction 

Financial year 2011 mostly represented a consolidation period with almost all rural 
development programmes at cruising speed. However, this was an uneven situation 
as several programmes showed implementation difficulties apparently because of the 
impact of the economic and financial crisis. 

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3.2. 

Implementation of commitment appropriations 

3.2.1.  EAFRD operational programmes 

Table 5 shows the amounts committed per Member State in 2011 and the allocation 
established  by  Commission  decision  2006/636/EC  (modification  of  April  2010  still 
in force in 2011). 

In  2011,  the  commitment  appropriations  available  for  EAFRD  programmes,  EUR 
14.41 billion, coincide with the annual allocation as there was no carryover from the 
previous year. All the available appropriations were committed (EUR 14.41 billion). 

Table 5 

Commission Decision 2006/636/EC (version in force) vs. the amounts 
committed end of 2011: 

Budget item: 05.040501 

(in €) 

Commission Decision 
2006/636/EC – EU 
funds 2011 
(a) 

Amounts carried 
over for commitment 
in 2011  
(b) 

Amounts committed 
in the budget year 
2011  
(c=a+b) 

556 070 574 
73 167 519 
398 058 913 
22 402 714 
406 640 636 
1 365 559 200 
91 231 467 
104 639 066 
1 227 613 000 
298 490 092 
1 169 090 147 
665 568 186 
547 603 625 
351 698 528 
1 403 606 589 
248 002 433 
13 287 289 
148 781 700 
10 347 884 
90 406 648 
1 860 573 543 
582 642 601 
1 357 854 634 
278 775 513 
124 076 091 
263 028 387 
748 994 332 
14 408 211 311 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

556 070 574 
73 167 519 
398 058 913 
22 402 714 
406 640 636 
1 365 559 200 
91 231 467 
104 639 066 
1 227 613 000 
298 490 092 
1 169 090 147 
665 568 186 
547 603 625 
351 698 528 
1 403 606 589 
248 002 433 
13 287 289 
148 781 700 
10 347 884 
90 406 648 
1 860 573 543 
582 642 601 
1 357 854 634 
278 775 513 
124 076 091 
263 028 387 
748 994 332 
14 408 211 311 

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BE 
BG 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
ES 
FI 
FR 
GR 
HU 
IE 
IT 
LT 
LU 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PL 
PT 
RO 
SE 
SI 
SK 
UK 
Total 

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3.2.2.  Technical assistance 

Table 6 shows the commitment appropriations for technical assistance consumed in 
2011.  The  most  important  part  is  related  to  European  Network  for  Rural 
Development. 

Table 6 

Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment 
appropriations 

Budget Item: 05.040502 

 (in €) 

Description 

 Amount committed  

Contact point of the European Network for 
Rural Development (ENRD) 

Thematic working groups ENRD 

Information technology 

Studies 

Experts committee on the evaluation of 
rural development programmes 

Publications 

Total 

4 201 627 

360 000 

302 940 

188 300 

200 000 

97 844 

5 350 711 

3.3. 

Implementation of payment appropriations 

3.3.1.  EAFRD operational programmes 

the 

the 

2011 

budget 

In 
appropriations  was  
EUR  11.9  billion.  This  initial  amount  increased  with  a  carryover  and  assigned 
revenue from recoveries by respectively EUR 330 million and EUR 31 million, while 
Amending  Budgets  6  and  7  reduced  it  by  EUR  433  million.  Hence,  the 
appropriations of the year finally amounted to EUR 11.8 billion. 

payment 

amount 

for 

At  the  end  of  2011,  the  total  amount  paid  for  EAFRD  programmes  was  
EUR  11.79  billion.  Payments  made  in  2011  increased  more  than  6%  compared  to 
2010. 

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The  table  below  shows  the  breakdown  of  payments  made  in  2011  by  declaration 
period : 

Table 7 

Payments 2010 – EAFRD operational programmes 

(million €) 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2010 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2010 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2011 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2011 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2011 
Total 2010 

72.44 
3 969.73 
2 270.04 
2 184.26 
3 297.53 
11 794.00 

The  reimbursement  of  3rd  quarter  2011  for  4  EAFRD  programmes  was  totally  or 
partiality  on  hold  at  the  end  of  the  year  because  the  outstanding  commitment 
appropriations  for  these  programmes  were  fully  exhausted  by  the  payment  of 
previous  claims.  The  payment  had  to  wait  until  the  annual  commitments  for  2012 
were  made.  Table  8  shows  the  4  EAFRD  programmes  concerned  and  the 
corresponding amounts.  

Table 8 

EAFRD Programs– Nº CCI 

Q2 2011
(in €) 

Q3 2011
(in €) 

Total 

Vlaanderen (2007BE06RPO001) 
Bayern (2007DE06RPO004) 
Ireland National (2007IE06RPO001)
Luxembourg (2007LU06RPO001) 
Total 

238 128 14 772 928 15 011 056
1 870 550
1 870 550
3 625 235
3 625 235
1 000 617
1 000 617
238 128 21 269 330 21 319 620

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The  monthly  consumption  of  payment  appropriations  during  the  year  (January  to 
December  2011)  is  represented  in  the  graph  below.  The  rhythm  of  consumption  is 
linked  to  the  calendar  for  sending  the  four  payment  declarations  (31  January,  30 
April, 31 July and 10 November for the payment claims corresponding respectively 
to  Q4  2010,  Q1  2011,  Q2  2011  and  Q3  2011)  in  accordance  to  article  16(2)  of 
Regulation (EC) No 883/2006. 

Graph 1 

Amounts paid (in Million €)

EAFRD - Monthly consumption of payment appropriations during 2011 
(in millions €)

4 000,0

3 500,0

3 000,0

2 500,0

2 000,0

1 500,0

1 000,0

500,0

0,0

3644

1829

1935

2191

1114

90

305

0

441

190

54

0

01-2011

02-2011

03-2011

04-2011

05-2011

06-2011

07-2011

08-2011

09-2011

10-2011

11-2011

12-2011

The breakdown per Member State and per declaration period of the amounts paid by 
the Commission in budget year 2011 is shown in table 9. The amounts from column 
Q3  2010  relate  to  the  EAFRD  programmes  that  exhausted  their  commitment 
appropriations for 2010 and had to wait until 2011 to have their amounts reimbursed 
with the 2011 commitment appropriations. 

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Table 9 

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2011 

MS 
AT 
BE 
BG 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
ES 
FI 
FR 
GR 
HU 
IE 
IT 
LT 
LU 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PL 
PT 
RO 
SE 
SI 
SK 
UK 
Total 

Q3 2010 

6 655 665 

29 517 043 

32 730 873 
990 232 

262 045 

2 280 860 

72 436 718 

Q4 2010 
415 520 171 
20 205 051 
31 127 912 
808 015 
134 278 841 
499 934 389 
18 495 694 
14 950 290 
351 338 439 
71 295 302 
191 982 200 
135 376 823 
101 803 302 
127 976 742 
544 420 549 
95 153 270 
4 422 746 
50 597 292 
814 311 
25 772 466 
501 922 071 
105 970 964 
117 074 704 
82 331 109 
40 363 416 
145 712 107 
140 080 274 
3 969 728 448 

Q1 2011 
79 421 389 
9 304 872 
36 560 060 
4 586 345 
183 214 787 
148 213 403 
11 236 246 
55 551 590 
168 599 414 
17 200 587 
106 491 239 
40 730 996 
153 963 033 
57 099 836 
176 085 598 
57 452 452 
5 452 242 
33 825 961 
3 045 772 
3 367 208 
423 762 728 
81 218 413 
113 205 528 
36 841 843 
17 279 226 
62 562 117 
183 770 831 
2 270 043 718 

Q2 2011 
37 383 559 
28 334 942 
27 906 988 
7 789 936 
80 002 343 
92 909 203 
10 317 646 
16 363 799 
191 438 702 
12 689 302 
122 960 384 
169 596 687 
112 292 708 
24 422 704 
167 769 673 
49 102 237 
1 953 947 
35 182 165 
1 277 842 
11 878 089 
464 420 777 
82 631 901 
134 899 503 
25 829 260 
38 024 200 
82 828 784 
154 052 762 
2 184 260 043 

Q3 2011 
28 180 052 
10 408 934 
27 667 619 
4 777 720 
50 653 503 
382 397 129 
9 944 567 
20 034 250 
269 634 563 
181 292 899 
319 238 557 
68 627 549 
64 626 120 
105 860 433 
213 875 222 
47 008 321 
1 196 309 
40 239 987 
2 234 075 
14 764 135 
362 996 136 
218 386 715 
529 743 309 
131 257 713 
13 864 277 
54 794 821 
123 826 408 
3 297 531 322 

(in €) 

Grand Total 

560 505 171 
74 909 464 
123 262 579 
17 962 016 
448 149 474 
1 152 971 166 
49 994 154 
106 899 928 
981 011 118 
282 478 090 
740 672 381 
414 332 054 
432 685 163 
348 090 588 
1 103 141 274 
248 716 280 
13 287 289 
159 845 406 
7 372 000 
55 781 898 
1 753 101 711 
488 207 992 
894 923 044 
276 259 926 
111 811 978 
345 897 828 
601 730 275 
11 794 000 249 

The total amount paid in 2011 EUR 11.79 billion relates to reimbursements only. No 
advances were paid in 2011.  

Table 10 in the next page compares, for each Member State, the EAFRD payments 
made in 2011 with the payments in 2010. The total payments increased by 6% (EUR 
11.79 billion vs. 11.12 billion). 

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Table 10 

Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2011 vs 2010  

(in €) 

Difference 2011 vs. 2010 

(in €) 

(in %) 

MS 

AT 
BE 
BG 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
ES 
FI 
FR 
GR 
HU 
IE 
IT 
LT 
LU 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PL 
PT 
RO 
SE 
SI 
SK 

UK 
Total 

2010 

Interim payments  Prefinancing 
7 987 420 
4 821 180 
2 320 500 
142 800 
2 940 000 
67 702 460 
9 328 060 
635 460 
58 741 200 
5 256 020 
79 977 240 
13 924 680 
3 797 360 
10 823 820 
48 564 040 
1 570 380 
344 400 
928 200 
71 400 
7 467 320 
11 822 300 
9 078 860 
7 118 580 
8 918 980 
1 100 820 
1 924 300 
33 841 220 

581 822 242 
65 783 043 
275 520 008 
16 165 873 
438 345 322 
1 062 399 173 
51 099 659 
92 516 971 
807 508 885 
287 003 048 
790 758 986 
404 639 436 
451 494 772 
370 374 432 
615 587 478 
240 086 941 
15 604 016 
156 840 158 
17 108 384 
65 410 394 
1 428 215 650 
447 149 827 
753 363 627 
285 271 358 
111 415 753 
375 746 953 
507 798 938 

Total 
589 809 662 
70 604 223 
277 840 508 
16 308 673 
441 285 322 
1 130 101 633 
60 427 719 
93 152 431 
866 250 085 
292 259 068 
870 736 226 
418 564 116 
455 292 132 
381 198 252 
664 151 518 
241 657 321 
15 948 416 
157 768 358 
17 179 784 
72 877 714 
1 440 037 950 
456 228 687 
760 482 207 
294 190 338 
112 516 573 
377 671 253 
541 640 158 

Interim payments 

560 505 171 
74 909 464 
123 262 579 
17 962 016 
448 149 474 
1 152 971 166 
49 994 154 
106 899 928 
981 011 118 
282 478 090 
740 672 381 
414 332 054 
432 685 163 
348 090 588 
1 103 141 274 
248 716 280 
13 287 289 
159 845 406 
7 372 000 
55 781 898 
1 753 101 711 
488 207 992 
894 923 044 
276 259 926 
111 811 978 
345 897 828 
601 730 275 

2011 

Prefinancing 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

Total 
560 505 171 
74 909 464 
123 262 579 
17 962 016 
448 149 474 
1 152 971 166 
49 994 154 
106 899 928 
981 011 118 
282 478 090 
740 672 381 
414 332 054 
432 685 163 
348 090 588 
1 103 141 274 
248 716 280 
13 287 289 
159 845 406 
7 372 000 
55 781 898 
1 753 101 711 
488 207 992 
894 923 044 
276 259 926 
111 811 978 
345 897 828 
601 730 275 

-29 304 491 
4 305 241 
-154 577 929 
1 653 343 
6 864 152 
22 869 533 
-10 433 565 
13 747 497 
114 761 033 
-9 780 978 
-130 063 845 
-4 232 062 
-22 606 969 
-33 107 664 
438 989 756 
7 058 959 
-2 661 127 
2 077 048 
-9 807 784 
-17 095 816 
313 063 761 
31 979 305 
134 440 837 
-17 930 412 
-704 595 
-31 773 425 
60 090 117 

10 715 031 327 

401 149 000 

11 116 180 327 

11 794 000 249 

- 

11 794 000 249 

677 819 922 

-5,0% 
6,1% 
-55,6% 
10,1% 
1,6% 
2,0% 
-17,3% 
14,8% 
13,2% 
-3,3% 
-14,9% 
-1,0% 
-5,0% 
-8,7% 
66,1% 
2,9% 
-16,7% 
1,3% 
-57,1% 
-23,5% 
21,7% 
7,0% 
17,7% 
-6,1% 
-0,6% 
-8,4% 
11,1% 

6,1% 

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3.3.2.  Technical assistance 

In  the  2011  budget  the  amount  for  payment  appropriations  was  €  8.3  million.  The 
table  hereafter  presents  the  payments  for  technical  assistance  for  a  total  amount  of 
EUR 3.9 million. The most important part is related to European Network for Rural 
Development. 

Table 11 

Technical assistance – Implementation of payment 
appropriations 

Budget Item: 05.040502 

(in €) 

Description 

Amount paid  

Contact point of the European Network for 
Rural Development (ENRD) 

Thematic working groups ENRD 

Information technology 

Experts committee on the evaluation of 
rural development programmes 

Publications 

Total 

3 449 516 

166 690 

159 739 

37 009 

100 809 

3 913 763 

3.4. 

Analysis of expenditure declared by axis and by measure 

Table 12 shows the payment claims declared by Member state and by axis/measure 
for  rural  development  in  2011  (Q4  2010  to  Q3  2011),  the  cumulative  declared 
expenditure from 2007 to 2011 (Q4 2006 to Q3 2011) and also the financial plans of 
EAFRD programmes (2007-2013; EU27). 

In 2011, the expenditure continues to be concentrated in axis 2 (47.9%), followed by 
axis  1  with  31.7%,  axis  3  with  14.6%  and  axis  4  with  4.3%.  This  repartition  of 
expenditure still diverges somewhat with the repartition in the financial plans for the 
2007-2013  programming  period  (33.6%,  44.4%,  13.3%  and  6%  for  axis  1  to  4 
respectively).  

Axis  2  measures  mainly  involve  annual  payments  (e.g.  agro-environmental 
measures)  whilst  Axis  1,  3  and,  to  a  lesser  extent,  Axis  4  mainly  relate  to  multi-
annual  measures 
their  approval  and 
implementation (e.g. investment projects).  

longer  proceedings  for 

that  require 

Compared with the average for the first 4 years (2007-2010), the expenditure in 2011 
is  more  balanced  among  axes  and  the  share  of  each  axis  tends  to  get  closer  to  the 
share  in  the  financial  plans.  For  instance,  Axis  2  decreases  from  50.9%  in  2010  to 
47.9% in 2011 while Axis 3 and 4 increase from 9.1% and 2.5% in 2010 to 14.6% 
and 4.3% in 2011 respectively. 

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Table 12 

EAFRD declared expenditure 2011 (Q4 2010-Q3 2011) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2006 to Q3 2011)  
compared with Financial Plans* 

Declared expenditure 
2011 (Q4 2010 to Q3 
2011) 

Cumulative declared 
expenditure (Q4 2006 to 
Q3 2011) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

Financial Plans 2007-2013 
 (million 
€) 

(%) 

EAFRD Axis / Measure 

111 Vocational training and information actions  
112 Setting up of young farmers 
113 Early retirement  
114 Use of advisory services 
115 Setting up of management, relief and .... 
121 Modernisation of agricultural holdings 
122 Improvement of the economic value of forest 
123 Adding value to agricultural and forestry... 
124 Cooperation for development of new products 
125 Infrastructure related to the development … 
126 Restoring agricultural production potential  
131 Meeting standards based on Community... 
132 Participation of farmers in food quality… 
133 Information and promotion activities  
141 Semi-subsistence farming  
142 Producer groups 
143 Direct Payment (BG + RO) 
144 Holdings undergoing restructuring  

Axis 1 
211 Natural handicap payments to farmers in ... 
212 Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps... 
213 Natura 2000 payments and payments linked .. 
214 Agri-environment payments 
215 Animal welfare payments 
216 Non-productive investments 
221 First afforestation of agricultural land 
222 First establishment of agroforestry systems... 
223 First afforestation of non-agricultural land 
224 Natura 2000 payments 
225 Forest-environment payments 
226 Restoring forestry potential and … 
227 Non-productive investments 

Axis 2 
311 Diversification into non-agricultural activities 
312 Business creation and development  
313 Encouragement of tourism activities 
321 Basic services for the economy and rural … 
322 Village renewal and development  
323 Conservation and upgrading of the rural.... 
331 Training and information  
341 Skills acquisition, animation and implement...  

Axis 3 
411 Implementing local development strategies... 
412 Implementing local development strategies... 
413 Implementing local development strategies.... 
421 Implementing cooperation projects  
431 Running the local action group, acquiring ... 

Axis 4 
511 Technical Assistance 
611 BG RO Direct Payments 
Grand total 

 (million 
€) 
105,3 
474,3 
331,6 
18,6 
6,6 
1 502,4 
41,2 
634,0 
21,7 
435,4 
79,1 
5,0 
15,4 
13,9 
81,1 
25,1 
0,6 
68,4 
3 859,5 
997,0 
1 056,2 
29,8 
3 077,0 
64,8 
69,3 
192,5 
0,0 
28,3 
4,9 
7,3 
235,5 
72,0 
5 834,5 
173,8 
223,9 
97,7 
451,1 
661,6 
144,9 
13,0 
16,4 
1 782,4 
27,0 
3,5 
340,3 
9,1 
143,9 
523,8 

175,1  
-0,3 
12 175,0 

0,9% 
3,9% 
2,7% 
0,2% 
0,1% 
12,3% 
0,3% 
5,2% 
0,2% 
3,6% 
0,6% 
0,0% 
0,1% 
0,1% 
0,7% 
0,2% 
0,0% 
0,6% 
31,7% 
8,2% 
8,7% 
0,2% 
25,3% 
0,5% 
0,6% 
1,6% 
0,0% 
0,2% 
0,0% 
0,1% 
1,9% 
0,6% 
47,9% 
1,4% 
1,8% 
0,8% 
3,7% 
5,4% 
1,2% 
0,1% 
0,1% 
14,6% 
0,2% 
0,0% 
2,8% 
0,1% 
1,2% 
4,3% 
1,4% 
0,0% 
100,0% 

261,8  
1 312,4  
1 371,7  
38,3  
10,6  
5 040,4  
121,3  
1 649,9  
39,6  
1 189,3  
184,0  
49,9  
31,9  
26,9  
472,0  
81,3  
2,3  
68,4  
11 952,1 
4 160,9  
4 325,5  
85,5  
12 030,1  
207,9  
124,0  
829,1  
0,0  
65,5  
11,9  
20,3  
559,1  
185,5  
22 605,4  
339,0  
373,7  
225,3  
771,5  
1 148,8  
339,7  
29,9  
51,7  
3 279,6  
53,4  
5,8  
552,8  
12,4  
265,4  
889,8  

463,0  
437,8  
39 627,8  

0,7% 
3,3% 
3,5% 
0,1% 
0,0% 
12,7% 
0,3% 
4,2% 
0,1% 
3,0% 
0,5% 
0,1% 
0,1% 
0,1% 
1,2% 
0,2% 
0,0% 
0,2% 
30,2% 

10,5% 
10,9% 
0,2% 
30,4% 
0,5% 
0,3% 
2,1% 
0,0% 
0,2% 
0,0% 
0,1% 
1,4% 
0,5% 
57,0% 
0,9% 
0,9% 
0,6% 
1,9% 
2,9% 
0,9% 
0,1% 
0,1% 
8,3% 
0,1% 
0,0% 
1,4% 
0,0% 
0,7% 
2,2% 
1,2% 
1,1% 
100,0% 

1 023,3 
2 809,5 
2 600,7 
355,5 
94,5 
11 117,4 
596,7 
5 634,5 
333,5 
4 999,6 
477,6 
81,0 
237,4 
192,7 
966,1 
323,5 
131,8 
186,7 
32 162,1 
6 247,3  
7 242,9  
456,7  
22 537,0  
547,4  
576,1  
2 194,8  
18,7  
330,6  
98,4  
227,0  
1 660,2  
758,4  
42 895,5 
1 388,5  
2 070,1  
1 222,4  
3 210,4  
3 252,1  
1 375,4  
131,7  
147,5  
12 798,1 
500,8 
162,3 
3 927,1 
278,0 
970,2 
5 838,3 
1 904,1  
645,6  
96 243,8 

1,1% 
2,9% 
2,7% 
0,4% 
0,1% 
11,6% 
0,6% 
5,9% 
0,3% 
5,2% 
0,5% 
0,1% 
0,2% 
0,2% 
1,0% 
0,3% 
0,1% 
0,2% 

33,4% 

6,5% 
7,5% 
0,5% 
23,4% 
0,6% 
0,6% 
2,3% 
0,0% 
0,3% 
0,1% 
0,2% 
1,7% 
0,8% 
44,6% 
1,4% 
2,2% 
1,3% 
3,3% 
3,4% 
1,4% 
0,1% 
0,2% 
13,3% 
0,5% 
0,2% 
4,1% 
0,3% 
1,0% 
6,1% 
2,0% 
0,7% 
100,0% 

* Amount of 419 228,61 € was effectively decommitted for Portugal end of 2011 . 

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3.5. 

Implementation of EAFRD programmes 

Graph  2  on  the  next  page  presents  the  financial  implementation  rate  of  rural 
development  programmes  (from  the  beginning  to  2011,  including  Q4  2011) 
compared  with  the  2007-2011  appropriations.  The  average  EAFRD  financial 
implementation rate for all EAFRD programmes is 74.7%. 

Graph 2 shows that most Member States have absorbed more than 65% of the 2007-
2011 appropriations. 

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Graph 2- Financial implementation rate of RD programmes by Member State *
 (% of the EAFRD 2007-2011 payments, including payment claims Q4 2011, compared with 2007-2011 commitments)

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