REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 12th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
Date: 2019-09-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, EU Member State, agricultural expenditure, commitment of expenditure, financial year, payment appropriation, rural development

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 25.9.2019  COM(2019) 422 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 12th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL       on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)      2018 FINANCIAL YEAR  
 
 
Table of contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

2. 

BUDGET PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 2 

Financial framework .................................................................................................. 2 

Draft Budget (DB) 2018 ............................................................................................. 2 

The adoption of the 2018 Budget .............................................................................. 3 

The adoption of the Amending Budgets ................................................................... 3 

MANAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................... 4 

2.1.  Management of commitment appropriations .......................................................... 4 

2.1.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes ..................................................................... 4 

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

2.2.  Management of payment appropriations................................................................. 4 

2.2.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes ..................................................................... 4 

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

3. 

3.1. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2018 EAFRD BUDGET ..................................................... 5 

Implementation of commitment appropriations ..................................................... 5 

3.1.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes ..................................................................... 5 

3.1.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 7 

3.2. 

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

3.2.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes ..................................................................... 7 

3.2.2.  Technical assistance ................................................................................................... 12 

3.3. 

3.4. 

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

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

3.4.1.  Programming period 2007-2013 ................................................................................ 14 

3.4.2.  Programming period 2014-2020 ................................................................................ 14 

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1. 

BUDGET PROCEDURE 

1.1. 

Financial framework  

Rural  development  expenditure  in  2018  is  funded  within  the  multiannual  financial 
framework  (MFF)  2014-2020.  The  financial  framework  is  provided  by  Council 
Regulation  (EU)  No  1311/2013.  The  allocation  for  rural  development  and  the 
allocation  for  market  related  expenditure  and  direct  payments  after  the  annual 
technical adjustment of the MFF are presented in table 1. 

Table 1 – Financial framework 2014-2020 

HEADING 2. 

Sustainable growth: natural 
resources 

TOTAL  

of which : 

In million EUR; current prices 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

49 857 

64 692 

64 262 

60 191 

60 267 

60 344 

60 421 

- Rural Development a), b), c), d), e) 

5 299 

18 184 

18 684 

14 371 

14 381 

14 691 

14 709 

- Market related expenditure and 
direct aids, a), b), c), d) 

43 778 

44 190 

43 950 

44 146 

44 162 

43  880 

43 887 

a) After net transfer of EUR 351.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2014 (see note f for details) 

b) After net transfer of EUR 51.6 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2015 (see note f for details) 

c) After net transfer of EUR 28 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial years 2014-2020 (see note f for details)  

d)  After  net  transfer  of  EUR  4  313.9  million  between  EAGF  and  EAFRD  for  financial  years  2015-2020  (see  note  f  for 
details) 

e) After the reprogramming of the EAFRD allocation of year 2014 following the application of Article 19 of MFF Regulation 
(EU) No 1311/2013 a total amount of EUR 8 705 million deducted from 2014 commitments was equally distributed to 2015 
and 2016 commitments 

f)  The  transfers  to  rural  development  (EAFRD)  mentioned  in  notes  a)  to  d)  above  involve:  EUR  4  million  transferred 
annually for the whole period 2014-2020 from the cotton sector (Greece) on the basis of Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 
1307/2013, EUR 296.3 million set for the voluntary adjustment transferred for the financial year 2014 (UK) on the basis of 
Article  10b  and  10c(2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  73/2009,  EUR  51.6  million  for  unspent  amounts  transferred  each  year  for 
financial years 2014 and 2015 (SE and DE) on the basis of Articles 136 and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and EUR 
4 313.9 million for the reduction of payments and the flexibility  between pillars on the basis of Articles 7(2) and 14(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 

1.2. 

Draft Budget (DB) 2018 

The Draft Budget (DB) 2018 was adopted by the Commission and proposed to the 
Budgetary Authority on 29 June 2017. 

The Draft Budget included EUR 14 372 million in commitment appropriations and 
EUR 11 848 million in payment appropriations for the European Agricultural Fund 
for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2014-2020 programming period. 

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The  Council  adopted  its  position  on  the  2018  Draft  Budget  on  4  September  2017 
and  the  European  Parliament  adopted  its  position  on  25  October  2017.  The 
Conciliation  Committee  had  to  be  convened  and  the  Committee  agreed  on  a  joint 
text  within  the  21-day  time  limit.  The  Council  and  the  European  Parliament 
separately approved the joint text on 30 November 2017. 

1.3. 

The adoption of the 2018 Budget 

The 2018 Budget adopted on 30 November 2017 was, as regards the EAFRD, equal 
to the initial Commission’s proposal.  

Table 2 

Budget Item 

Adopted Budget 2018 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

(in EUR) 

2014-2020 

05.046001 (Rural development programmes) 

14 346 899 509 

11 822 000 000 

05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) 

4 689 000 

4 689 000 

05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) 

20 770 000 

21 037 093 

1.4. 

The adoption of the Amending Budgets 

In the Amending  Budget No 6, commitment appropriations for technical  assistance 
of EAFRD 2014-2020 were decreased by EUR 0.7 million. 

Table 3 

Budget Item 

Budget 2018 after the Amendments  

Commitment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

Payment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

2014-2020 

05.046001 (Rural development programmes) 

14 346 899 509 

11 822 000 000 

05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) 

05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) 

4 689 000 

20 070 000 

4 689 000 

21 037 093 

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MANAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 

2.1.  Management of commitment appropriations 

2.1.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes 

As  regards  commitment  appropriations  for  the  EAFRD  rural  development 
programmes, the 2018 voted budget amounted to EUR 14 347 million, all related to 
the 2014-2020 programmes.  

Table 4 

Management of commitment appropriations in 2018 – EAFRD 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2018 

Appropriations available in 2018 

Appropriations used in 2018 

Budget Item 
05.046001 
(in EUR) 

14 346 899 509 

14 346 899 509 

14 346 899 509 

2.1.2.  Technical assistance 

Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that the EAFRD may use 
up  to  0.25%  of  its  annual  allocation  to  finance  technical  assistance  actions  at  the 
initiative  of  the  Commission.  In  the  2018  budget,  the  initial  amount  available  for 
this  purpose  was  EUR  4.7  million  for  non-operational  technical  assistance  and 
EUR 20.8  million  for  operational  technical  assistance.  The  latter  was  reduced  by 
EUR 0.7 million by the Amending Budget No 6. 

2.2.  Management of payment appropriations 

2.2.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes 

For  the  rural  development  programmes  2014-2020,  the  payment  appropriations  of 
the voted budget 2018 amounted to EUR 11 822 million. In addition, the available 
assigned revenue transferred from the previous year amounted to EUR 18.1 million 
and the assigned revenue collected during the year, amounted to EUR 12.4 million. 
The payment appropriations were reinforced with the transfer of (a) EUR 4 million 
from  the  line  of  the  technical  assistance,  (b)  EUR  150  million  with  the  global 
transfer  and  (c)  EUR  64  million  with  the  end-of-the  year  transfer.  In  addition,  the 
transfer  of  EUR  119.0  million  of  assigned  revenue  from  EAFRD  2007-2013  was 
executed to cover in full the Member States' declarations of expenditure of the third 
quarter  of  2018.  Taking  into  account  all  transfers,  the  total  amount  of  payment 
appropriations  available  in  2018  amounted  to  EUR 12 189.5  million.  In  total, 
EUR 12 173.5  million  of  payment  appropriations  were  used  and  EUR 12.4 million 
of assigned revenue were automatically carried over from 2018 to 2019.  

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Table 5 

Management of payment appropriations in 2018 
(in EUR) 

EAFRD (2014-2020) 
Budget Item - 05.046001 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2018 

11 822 000 000 

Transfer from TA line of EAFRD 2014-2020 

4 000 000 

Global transfer 

End-of-the year transfer 

Assigned revenue carried over from 2017 

Assigned revenue collected in 2018 

Transfer of Assigned revenue from EAFRD 
2007-2013 

Appropriations available in 2018 
Appropriations used in 2018 

150 000 000 

64 000 000 

18 098 156 

12 400 084 

119 046 270 

12 189 544 509 
12 173 540 691 

2.2.2.  Technical assistance 

As  regards  the  EAFRD  technical  assistance,  total  payment  appropriations  in  the 
2018  budget  amounted  to  EUR  25.7  million.  EUR  4.0  million  were  transferred  to 
the  EAFRD  2014-2020  programmes  line  to  cover  in  full  the  Member  States’ 
declarations  of  expenditure  of  the  third  quarter  of  2018.  The  final  payment 
appropriations was EUR 21.7 million.  

3. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2018 EAFRD BUDGET 

3.1. 

Implementation of commitment appropriations 

3.1.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes 

The total amount of commitment appropriations available in the 2018 budget for the 
EAFRD programmes 2014-2020 (EUR 14 346.9 million) was committed.  

Table 6 shows, per Member State, the allocation established by Regulation (EU) No 
1305/2013 as last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/71 and 
the amounts committed in 2018. 

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Table 6  

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (as amended) vs. amounts 
committed by the end of 2018 

Budget item: 05.046001 

(in EUR) 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Total 

Amounts committed 
in 2018 

(b) 

97 066 202 
339 966 052 
343 033 490 
153 125 142 
1 400 926 899 
125 552 583 
312 891 690 
701 719 722 
1 184 419 678 
1 668 304 328 
282 342 500 
1 495 583 530 

18 892 389 

157 236 528 
230 472 391 
14 415 051 
488 027 342 
13 893 023 
118 225 747 
564 084 777 
1 190 589 130 
580 721 241 
1 184 725 381 
120 033 142 
215 106 447 
341 593 485 
249 552 108 
754 399 511 
14 346 899 509 

Regulation (EU) No 
1305/2013 
 2018 Allocation 
(a) 

97 066 202 
339 966 052 
343 033 490 
153 125 142 
1 400 926 899 
125 552 583 
312 891 690 
701 719 722 
1 184 419 678 
1 668 304 328 
282 342 500 
1 495 583 530 

18 892 389 

157 236 528 
230 472 391 
14 415 051 
488 027 342 
13 893 023 
118 225 747 
564 084 777 
1 190 589 130 
580 721 241 
1 184 725 381 
120 033 142 
215 106 447 
341 593 485 
249 552 108 
754 399 511 
14 346 899 509 

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3.1.2.  Technical assistance 

For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount of commitment appropriations 
for operational technical assistance in the budget 2018 was EUR 20.8 million. This 
line was reduced by EUR 0.7 million in the Amending Budget No 6. Table 7 shows 
the  consumption  of  the  commitment  appropriations  available  for  operational 
technical  assistance  in  2018.  The most  important  part  relates  to  the  European 
Network  for  Rural  Development  as  well  as  the  Technical  Advisory  Platform  for 
Financial Instruments. 

Table 7 

Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment appropriations 

Budget Item: 05.046002 

 (in EUR)  

Description 

 Amount committed  

European Network for Rural Development  
Technical Advisory Platform for Financial 
Instruments 
Information technology* 
European Innovation Partnership  
Corporate Communication 
European Evaluation Network  
Organic agriculture database 
Audit and Controls 
LOGO Protection 
Total 
  * Including BCO (Broadband Competence Offices) 

              4 629 652  

              4 523 225  

              2 979 178  
              2 730 006  
              2 140 000  
              1 900 113  
                 432 796  
                 249 774  
                   50 000  
         19 634 744  

3.2. 

Implementation of payment appropriations 

3.2.1.  EAFRD rural development programmes 

For  the  programming  period  2014-2020,  EUR 12 173.5 million  of  the  payment 
appropriations  were  implemented  out  of  EUR  12 189.5  million  available.  Table  8 
shows the breakdown of payments made in 2018 by declaration period: 

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Table 8 

Payments 2018 for EAFRD rural development 
programmes (in million EUR) 

2007-2013 

2014-2020 

Pre-financing 2014-2020 

Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2017 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2017 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2018 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2018 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2018 

Closure or positive payments 2007-2013 

Total 2018 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

271.9 

271.9 

19.5 

6.3 

4 460.8 

2 616.1 

2 402.3 

2 668.6 

- 

12 173.5 

The  monthly  consumption  of  payment  appropriations  during  the  year  (January  to 
December 2018) is shown in the graph below.  

Graph 1  

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The breakdown per Member State and per declaration period of the amounts paid by 
the Commission in budget year 2018 is shown in tables 9a and 9b.  

Table 9a: EAFRD 2007-2013  

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2018 
EAFRD 2007-2013 - Budget item 05.040501                 (in EUR) 

Positive payments, 
mainly following the 
judgements of Court 
of Justice 

Closure 

Total 

5 792 053 

5 792 053 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

47 107 564 

15 034 161 

15 034 161 

47 107 564 

203 941 787 

203 941 787 

0 

0 

0 

0 

53 488 

53 488 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Total 

47 161 052 

224 768 001 

271 929 053 

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Table 9b: EAFRD 2014-2020 

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2018 
EAFRD 2014-2020 - Budget item 05.046001 

(in EUR) 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Pre-
financing 

Prior to Q4 
2017 

Q4 2017 

Q1 2018 

Q2 2018 

 Q3 2018 

Total 

14 769 727 

23 123 216 

51 401 899 

25 150 543 

15 140 622 

51 560 230 

25 364 796 

90 811 734 

99 910 206 

121 404 790 

23 743 732 

24 203 641 

13 820 384 

40 188 138 

51 930 327 

16 589 239 

69 095 529 

205 683 318 

324 647 223 

89 687 155 

518 178 026 

282 762 184 

166 020 708 

150 707 971 

1 117 668 890 

26 393 744 

 9 957 

140 312 902 

379 215 655 

62 414 101 

37 845 485 

54 885 586 

21 516 515 

17 779 705 

30 944 655 

109 596 149 

53 542 080 

92 301 511 

416 008 619 

96 475 713 

187 940 300 

199 301 454 

128 104 065 

318 709 149 

579 944 832 

899 726 086 

16 198 977 

796 540 026 

373 403 181 

173 535 226 

365 371 103 

1 725 048 512 

1 502 340 

1 800 000 

28 786 041 

34 672 812 

97 924 640 

44 766 900 

206 150 392 

165429 113 

257 078 670 

263 057 102 

360 192 154 

1 045 757 040 

28 200 

4 935 917 

100 480 707 

92 618 423 

4 472 366 

958 689 

34 413 859 

49 513 684 

5 509 319 

1 518 427 

23 541 015 

40 021 563 

1591 621 

7 088 938 

34 228 519 

35 815 191 

2 957 429 

126 974 681 

78 165 237 

78 248 639 

102 540 987 

1 664 858 

773 245 

14 461 718 

48 496 359 

404 825 

3 301 137 

297 250 603 

42 654 465 

129 876 825 

6 548 266 

12 613 164 

43 022 265 

188 299 185 

290 179 630 

284 299 863 

181 791 044 

440 121 

298 337 459 

95 012 944  

65 110 741 

44 132 058 

14 530 171 

192 664 101 

219 471 201 

14 530 735 

385 929 544 

9 391 195 

80 672 378 

512 804 158 

944 569 722 

503 033 323 

5 775 526 

291 226 430 

322 544 208 

206 914 475 

319 691 776 

1 146 152 415 

32 016 502 

55 560 398 

139 384 686 

126 607 330 

14 193 563 

43 342 784 

24 270 973 

25 820 902 

52 304 883 

53 662 898 

12 428 401 

47 630 789 

60 320 920 

127 811 352 

19 873 752 

23 340 897 

101 215 145 

150 380 307 

125 030 443 

204 372 633 

110 943 349 

200 196 868 

351 787 931 

195 642 880 

580 998 528 

Total 

19 501 317 

6 253 804 

4 460 815 920 

2 616 122 689 

2 402 288 216 

2 668 558 745 

12 173 540 691 

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Table 10 compares, for each Member State, the EAFRD 2014-2020 payments made 
in  2018  with  the  payments  in  2017.  Overll,  the  payments  increased  by  10% 
compared to year 2017 (EUR 12.2 billion vs. EUR 11.1 billion).  

Table 10 

Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2018 vs 2017 - EAFRD 2014-2020 

(in EUR) 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Interim 
payments 

37 131 717 

194 514 062 

259 351 803 

99 878 000 

950 952 706 

99 413 291 

254 572 032 

708 045 934 

702 633 093 

1 753 707 994 

150 173 479 

790 272 508 

14 573 450 

162 496 969 

253 974 006 

8 863 575 

196 592 509 

2 170 973 

57 613 814 

478 470 408 

573 604 590 

524 233 177 

1 569 168 715 

80 253 608 

167 863 196 

319 207 655 

104 276 200 

537 774 629 

2017 
Pre-
financing 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17.53% 

28.86% 

25.19% 

28.05% 

-1.63% 

37.27% 

32.33% 

-0.30% 

Total 

Interim 
payments 

37 131 717 

69 095 529 

194 514 062 

205 683 318 

259 351 803 

324 647 223 

99 878 000 

89 687 155 

2018 
Pre-
financing 

Difference 2018 vs. 2017 

Total 

(in EUR) 

(in %) 

69 095 529 

31 963 812 

86.08% 

205 683 318 

11 169 256 

5.74% 

324 647 223 

65 295 420 

25.18% 

89 687 155 

-10 190 845 

-10.20% 

950 952 706 

1 117 668 890 

1 117 668 890 

166 716 185 

99 413 291 

128 104 065 

254 572 032 

318 709 149 

708 045 934 

579 944 832 

702 633 093 

899 726 086 

128 104 065 

28 690 774 

318 709 149 

64 137 117 

579 944 832 

-128 101 102 

-18.09% 

899 726 086 

197 092 993 

1 753 707 994 

1 708 849 535  16 198 977 

1 725 048 512 

-28 659 482 

150 173 479 

206 150 392 

206 150 392 

55 976 914 

790 272 508 

1 045 757 040 

1 045 757 040 

255 484 533 

14 573 450 

14 530 171 

14 530 171 

-43 279 

162 496 969 

192 664 101 

192 664 101 

30 167 132 

18.56% 

253 974 006 

217 968 861 

1 502 340 

219 471 201 

-34 502 805 

-13.59% 

8 863 575 

14 530 735 

196 592 509 

385 929 544 

2 170 973 

9 391 195 

14 530 735 

5 667 160 

385 929 544 

189 337 035 

63.94% 

96.31% 

9 391 195 

7 220 222 

332.58% 

57 613 814 

78 872 378 

1 800 000 

80 672 378 

23 058 564 

40.02% 

478 470 408 

512 804 158 

573 604 590 

944 569 722 

524 233 177 

503 033 323 

512 804 158 

34 333 750 

944 569 722 

370 965 133 

503 033 323 

-21 199 854 

7.18% 

64.67% 

-4.04% 

1 569 168 715 

1 146 152 415 

1 146 152 415 

-423 016 301 

-26.96% 

80 253 608 

110 943 349 

167 863 196 

200 196 868 

319 207 655 

351 787 931 

104 276 200 

195 642 880 

537 774 629 

580 998 528 

110 943 349 

30 689 741 

200 196 868 

32 333 673 

351 787 931 

32 580 276 

195 642 880 

91 366 680 

580 998 528 

43 223 899 

38.24% 

19.26% 

10.21% 

87.62% 

8.04% 

Total 

11 051 784 091 

0  11 051 784 091  12 154 039 375  19 501 317 

12 173 540 691 

1 121 756 600 

10.15% 

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3.2.2.  Technical assistance  

For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount for payment appropriations for 
the  operational  technical  assistance  was  EUR  21.0  million.  A  part  of  these 
appropriations (EUR 4.0 million) was transferred to cover payment needs in relation 
to rural development programmes under EAFRD 2014-2020. 

Table  11  hereafter  presents  the  payments  grouped  by  main  activities.  The  most 
important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development. 

Table 11 

Technical assistance – Implementation of payment appropriations 

Budget Item: 05.046002 

Description 

European Network for Rural Development  

Information technology* 
European Innovation Partnership  
Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments 

European Evaluation Network  

Audit and Controls 
Organic agriculture database 
LOGO protection 
Total 

  * Including Broadband Competence Offices 

 (in EUR)  

Amount paid  

3 914 519  

2 822 364 
            2 468 602  
              1 800 000  

1 589 121  

410 785  
135 317  
40 000  
13 180 708  

3.3. 

Analysis of expenditure declared by measure 

Table 12 shows the payment claims declared by Member States and by measure for 
rural  development  in  2018  (4th  quarter  of  2017  to  3rd  quarter  of  2018),  the 
cumulative declared expenditure from the beginning of the programming period and 
also the financial plan of EAFRD 2014-2020 programmes.  

The expenditure for EAFRD 2014-2020 in 2018 concentrated mainly in Measure 13 
(Payments  to  areas  facing  natural  or  other  specific  constraints),  Measure  04 
(Investments in physical assets) and in Measure 10 (Agri-environment-climate).  

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Table 12 

EAFRD declared expenditure 2018 (Q4 2017-Q3 2018) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2018)  
compared with Financial Plans  - EAFRD 2014-2020 

EAFRD Measure 

Declared expenditure 
2018 (Q4 2017 to Q3 
2018) 

Cumulative declared 
expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 
2018) 

(million 
EUR) 

(%) 

 (million EUR) 

(%) 

Measure 01 

Knowledge transfer and information actions 

83.8 

0.7% 

Advisory services, farm management and farm 
relief services 

20.0 

0.2% 

157.1 

47.3 

0.5% 

0.1% 

Financial Plans 2014-
2020 

(million 
EUR) 

1 093.9 

675.6 

(%) 

1.1% 

0.7% 

Measure 02 

Measure 03 

Measure 04 

Measure 05 

Measure 06 

Measure 07 

Measure 08 

Measure 09 

Measure 10 

Quality schemes for agricultural products and 
foodstuffs 

Investments in physical assets 
Restoring agricultural production potential 
damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic 
events and introduction of appropriate 
prevention actions 
Farm and business development 
Basic services and village renewal in rural 
areas 
Investments in forest area development and 
improvement of the viability of forests 
Setting-up of producer groups and 
organisations 
Agri-environment-climate 

Measure 11 

Organic farming 

Measure 12 

Measure 13 

Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive 
payments 

Payments to areas facing natural or other 
specific constraints  

Measure 14 

Animal Welfare 

Measure 15 

Forest environmental and climate services and 
forest conservation 

Measure 16 

Co-operation 

Measure 17 

Risk management 

Measure 18 

Measure 19 

Financing of complementary national direct 
payments for Croatia 

Support for LEADER local development — 
community-led local development (CLLD) 

Measure 20 

Technical assistance Member States 

Measure 113 

Measure 131 

Measure 341 

Grand total 

Early retirement 
Meeting standards based on Community 
legislation 
Skills acquisition, animation and 
implementation 

23.7 

0.2% 

52.5 

0.2% 

378.7 

0.4% 

2 354.1 

19.4% 

5 165.5 

15.5% 

22 748.9 

22.7% 

48.9 

0.4% 

160.5 

0.5% 

920.9 

0.9% 

750.3 

691.8 

6.2% 

5.7% 

2 027.7 

1 380.6 

6.1% 

4.1% 

6 929.4 

6 809.6 

6.9% 

6.8% 

354.8 

2.9% 

1 024.8 

3.1% 

4 470.3 

4.5% 

16.0 

0.1% 

2 234.6 

18.4% 

1 147.1 

9.4% 

49.4 

7 359.9 

2 886.4 

0.1% 

22.1% 

8.7% 

307.0 

0.3% 

16 481.3 

7 046.2 

16.5% 

7.0% 

82.8 

0.7% 

248.3 

0.7% 

582.8 

0.6% 

2 727.8 

22.4% 

9 261.5 

27.8% 

16 510.9 

16.5% 

323.3 

2.7% 

11.4 

0.1% 

78.4 

343.5 

0.6% 

2.8% 

-0.1 

0.0% 

579.2 

4.8% 

223.9 

64.2 

0.0 

0.0 

1.8% 

0.5% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

842.6 

31.5 

139.0 

525.8 

108.4 

996.3 

515.6 

359.3 

0.0 

0.4 

2.5% 

0.1% 

0.4% 

1.6% 

0.3% 

3.0% 

1.5% 

1.1% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

1 727.9 

222.6 

1 753.1 

1 638.0 

111.9 

7 003.6 

2 158.4 

507.6 

0.0 

0.6 

1.7% 

0.2% 

1.8% 

1.6% 

0.1% 

7.0% 

2.2% 

0.5% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

12 159.6 

100.0% 

33 340.7 

100.0% 

100 079.1 

100.0% 

*Member  States  declare  their  expenditure  quarterly.  However,  for  year  n,  Q4  declarations  are 
submitted  in  January  of  year  n+1.  Consequently,  the  corresponding  reimbursements  by  the 
Commission to the Member States in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n. 

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3.4. 

Implementation of EAFRD programmes 

3.4.1.  Programming period 2007-2013 

Graph  2  presents  the  absorption  rate  of  rural  development  programmes  2007-2013 
per Member State:  payments  from  the beginning  of the programming period till 31 
December  2018,  including  closure  payments  for  the  programmes  that  have  already 
been closed by this date, compared to the total 2007-2013 allocation.  

Until the end of 2018, the amount decommitted summed up to EUR 1 974 million. 

3.4.2.  Programming period 2014-2020 

Graph  3  presents  the  absorption  rate  of  rural  development  programmes  2014-2020 
per  Member  State:  payments  from  the  beginning  of  the  programming  period 
including payments made for the 4th quarter of 2018 that are reimbursed in financial 
year 2019 compared to the total 2014-2020 allocation. 

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