Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/699 of 10 May 2016 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2016 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, aid to agriculture, financial aid, single payment scheme




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11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 121/11








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/699
of 10 May 2016
         
establishing budgetary ceilings for 2016 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


For each Member State implementing the basic payment scheme provided for in Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 22(1) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission by deducting from the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 49, 51 and 53 of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 any increases applied by Member States pursuant to that provision are to be taken into account.












(2)


For each Member State implementing the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 36(4) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission by deducting from the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 49, 51 and 53 of that Regulation.












(3)


For each Member State granting the redistributive payment provided for in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 42(2) of that Regulation for 2016 has to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by those Member States pursuant to Article 42(1) of that Regulation.












(4)


In relation to the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment provided for in Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in 2016, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be calculated in accordance with Article 47(1) of that Regulation and amounting to 30 % of the national ceiling of the relevant Member State as set out in Annex II to that Regulation.












(5)


For Member States granting the payment for areas with natural constraints provided for in Chapter 4 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 49(2) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member States pursuant to Article 49(1) of that Regulation.












(6)


In relation to the payment for young farmers provided for in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 51(4) of that Regulation for 2016 have to be set by the Commission on the basis of the percentage notified by Member States pursuant to Article 51(1) of that Regulation and shall not be higher than 2 % of the annual ceiling set out in Annex II.












(7)


Where the total amount of the payment for young farmers applied for in 2016 in a Member State exceeds the ceiling set pursuant to Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for that Member State, the difference has to be financed by the Member State in accordance with Article 51(2) of that Regulation whilst respecting the maximum amount laid down in Article 51(1) of that Regulation. For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to set this maximum amount for each Member State.












(8)


For each Member State granting voluntary coupled support provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in 2016, the Commission has to set the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2016 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.












(9)


Concerning the year 2016, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2016. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2016 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.












(10)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point I of the Annex to this Regulation.


2.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point II of the Annex to this Regulation.


3.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point III of the Annex to this Regulation.


4.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment referred to in Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point IV of the Annex to this Regulation.


5.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point V of the Annex to this Regulation.


6.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VI of the Annex to this Regulation.


7.   The maximum amounts for 2016 for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VII of the Annex to this Regulation.


8.   The annual national ceilings for 2016 for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are set out in point VIII of the Annex to this Regulation.



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2016.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 2016.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608.




ANNEX
I.   Budgetary ceilings for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


225 595 




Denmark


564 769 




Germany


3 042 977 




Ireland


828 429 




Greece


1 182 879 




Spain


2 816 109 




France


3 199 094 




Croatia


87 941 




Italy


2 314 333 




Luxembourg


22 819 




Malta


648




Netherlands


513 025 




Austria


470 847 




Portugal


284 807 




Slovenia


73 581 




Finland


269 562 




Sweden


401 642 




United Kingdom


2 091 382 




II.   Budgetary ceilings for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Bulgaria


378 949 




Czech Republic


462 535 




Estonia


75 612 




Cyprus


30 805 




Latvia


109 970 




Lithuania


171 472 




Hungary


734 076 




Poland


1 551 652 




Romania


898 240 




Slovakia


250 297 




III.   Budgetary ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


48 186 




Bulgaria


55 868 




Germany


341 633 




France


727 067 




Croatia


20 287 




Lithuania


66 377 




Poland


281 810 




Romania


94 709 




United Kingdom


32 334 




IV.   Budgetary ceilings for the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as referred to in Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


152 932 




Bulgaria


237 735 




Czech Republic


253 212 




Denmark


255 805 




Germany


1 464 143 




Estonia


34 369 




Ireland


364 041 




Greece


569 748 




Spain


1 455 505 




France


2 181 201 




Croatia


60 860 




Italy


1 155 242 




Cyprus


15 068 




Latvia


61 729 




Lithuania


132 753 




Luxembourg


10 064 




Hungary


403 338 




Malta


1 572 




Netherlands


221 052 




Austria


207 726 




Poland


1 018 590 




Portugal


172 186 




Romania


531 741 




Slovenia


41 099 




Slovakia


132 443 




Finland


157 027 




Sweden


209 189 




United Kingdom


953 964 




V.   Budgetary ceilings for payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Denmark


2 857 




VI.   Budgetary ceilings for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


8 495 




Bulgaria


1 030 




Czech Republic


1 688 




Denmark


5 116 




Germany


48 805 




Estonia


344




Ireland


24 269 




Greece


37 983 




Spain


97 034 




France


72 707 




Croatia


4 057 




Italy


38 508 




Cyprus


352




Latvia


3 200 




Lithuania


5 531 




Luxembourg


503




Hungary


5 378 




Malta


21




Netherlands


14 737 




Austria


13 848 




Poland


33 953 




Portugal


11 479 




Romania


15 000 




Slovenia


2 055 




Slovakia


1 348 




Finland


5 234 




Sweden


10 459 




United Kingdom


49 491 




VII.   Maximum amounts for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


10 195 




Bulgaria


15 849 




Czech Republic


16 881 




Denmark


17 054 




Germany


97 610 




Estonia


2 291 




Ireland


24 269 




Greece


37 983 




Spain


97 034 




France


145 413 




Croatia


4 057 




Italy


77 016 




Cyprus


1 005 




Latvia


4 115 




Lithuania


8 850 




Luxembourg


671




Hungary


26 889 




Malta


105




Netherlands


14 737 




Austria


13 848 




Poland


67 906 




Portugal


11 479 




Romania


35 449 




Slovenia


2 740 




Slovakia


8 830 




Finland


10 468 




Sweden


13 946 




United Kingdom


63 598 




VIII.   Budgetary ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013






(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2016




Belgium


85 270 




Bulgaria


118 867 




Czech Republic


126 606 




Denmark


24 135 




Estonia


4 237 




Ireland


3 000 




Greece


148 432 




Spain


584 919 




France


1 090 601 




Croatia


30 430 




Italy


423 589 




Cyprus


4 000 




Latvia


30 865 




Lithuania


66 377 




Luxembourg


160




Hungary


201 669 




Malta


3 000 




Netherlands


3 500 




Austria


14 541 




Poland


509 295 




Portugal


117 535 




Romania


232 779 




Slovenia


20 550 




Slovakia


57 390 




Finland


102 591 




Sweden


90 648 




United Kingdom


52 709