Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1017 of 13 July 2020 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2020 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2020-07-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural region, aid to agriculture, budget appropriation, environmental impact, financial aid, less-favoured agricultural area, single payment scheme, young farmer




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14.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 225/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1017
of 13 July 2020
         
establishing budgetary ceilings for 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 the second subparagraph of Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, when setting the annual national ceiling for the single area payment scheme, any increases applied by Member States pursuant to that provision are to be taken into account by the Commission.












(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 2020 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 2020, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 have not to 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 2020 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 2020, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2020 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.












(9)


In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 137(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as applicable in the year 2020 does not apply in the United Kingdom for claim year 2020. For that reason, there is no need to establish the relevant ceilings for 2020 for the United Kingdom in this Regulation.












(10)


Concerning the year 2020, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2020. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2020 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.












(11)


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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





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




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







(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2020




Belgium


211 289 




Denmark


530 782 




Germany


2 941 232 




Ireland


825 611 




Greece


1 091 170 




Spain


2 845 377 




France


3 025 958 




Croatia


149 768 




Italy


2 118 140 




Luxembourg


22 741 




Malta


650




Netherlands


459 920 




Austria


470 383 




Portugal


279 562 




Slovenia


75 223 




Finland


262 840 




Sweden


399 568 




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







(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2020




Bulgaria


379 289 




Czechia


478 299 




Estonia


110 920 




Cyprus


29 643 




Latvia


160 460 




Lithuania


200 349 




Hungary


727 048 




Poland


1 553 589 




Romania


974 939 




Slovakia


221 593 




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








(thousand EUR)





Calendar year


2020




Belgium


46 100 




Bulgaria


55 900 




Germany


330 210 




France


687 718 




Croatia


33 208 




Lithuania


77 554 




Poland


281 452 




Portugal


23 050 




Romania


104 163 




IV.   Annual national 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


2020




Belgium


144 557 




Bulgaria


238 888 




Czechia


261 843 




Denmark


245 627 




Germany


1 415 187 




Estonia


50 810 




Ireland


363 320 




Greece


550 385 




Spain


1 468 030 




France


2 063 154 




Croatia


99 624 




Italy


1 111 301 




Cyprus


14 593 




Latvia


90 826 




Lithuania


155 108 




Luxembourg


10 030 




Hungary


399 476 




Malta


1 573 




Netherlands


198 261 




Austria


207 521 




Poland


1 017 297 




Portugal


179 807 




Romania


570 959 




Slovenia


40 283 




Slovakia


118 316 




Finland


157 389 




Sweden


209 930 




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







(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2020




Denmark


2 657 




Slovenia


2 122 




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







(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2020




Belgium


9 095 




Bulgaria


2 771 




Czechia


1 746 




Denmark


15 556 




Germany


47 173 




Estonia


1 321 




Ireland


24 221 




Greece


36 692 




Spain


97 869 




France


68 772 




Croatia


6 642 




Italy


74 087 




Cyprus


686




Latvia


6 055 




Lithuania


6 463 




Luxembourg


501




Hungary


5 326 




Malta


21




Netherlands


13 217 




Austria


13 835 




Poland


33 910 




Portugal


11 987 




Romania


20 547 




Slovenia


2 014 




Slovakia


1 706 




Finland


5 246 




Sweden


13 995 




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


2020




Belgium


9 637 




Bulgaria


15 926 




Czechia


17 456 




Denmark


16 375 




Germany


94 346 




Estonia


3 387 




Ireland


24 221 




Greece


36 692 




Spain


97 869 




France


137 544 




Croatia


6 642 




Italy


74 087 




Cyprus


973




Latvia


6 055 




Lithuania


10 341 




Luxembourg


669




Hungary


26 632 




Malta


105




Netherlands


13 217 




Austria


13 835 




Poland


67 820 




Portugal


11 987 




Romania


38 064 




Slovenia


2 686 




Slovakia


7 888 




Finland


10 493 




Sweden


13 995 




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







(thousand EUR)




Calendar year


2020




Belgium


80 935 




Bulgaria


119 444 




Czechia


130 921 




Denmark


24 135 




Estonia


6 315 




Ireland


3 000 




Greece


182 056 




Spain


584 919 




France


1 031 577 




Croatia


49 812 




Italy


478 600 




Cyprus


3 891 




Latvia


45 413 




Lithuania


77 554 




Luxembourg


160




Hungary


199 738 




Malta


3 000 




Netherlands


3 350 




Austria


14 526 




Poland


504 743 




Portugal


117 535 




Romania


272 554 




Slovenia


17 456 




Slovakia


59 120 




Finland


102 828 




Sweden


90 970