CELEX: 32008R0674
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 674/2008 of 16 July 2008 modifying Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and establishing budgetary ceilings for 2008 for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

17.7.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 189/5
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 674/2008
   of 16 July 2008
   modifying Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and establishing budgetary ceilings for 2008 for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Articles 64(2), 70(2), 143b(3), 143bc(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 143bc(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (2), and in particular the second sentence of Article 20(3) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishes, for each Member State, the national ceilings which cannot be exceeded by the reference amounts referred to in Chapter 2 of Title III of that Regulation.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Pursuant to the first sentence of Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, Portugal decided to reduce the national ceiling of suckler cow premium rights for 2008 and subsequent years and to transfer the corresponding financial amount in order to strengthen the contribution made by the Community, in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, to financing specific measures provided for under that Regulation. The national ceilings for Portugal for 2008 and for subsequent years, as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should therefore be reduced by the amount to be added to the financial sums established in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 for 2009 and subsequent budgetary years.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               For Member States implementing in 2008 the Single Payment Scheme provided for under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of that Regulation should be established for 2008 under the conditions laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 5 of Title III of the Regulation.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               For Member States making use of the option provided for in Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings applicable to the direct payments excluded from the Single Payment Scheme should be established for 2008.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               For the sake of clarity, the 2008 budgetary ceilings for the Single Payment Scheme should be published after the revised ceilings included in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been deducted from the ceilings established for payments referred to in Articles 66 to 70 of that Regulation.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               For Member States implementing in 2008 the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Title IVa of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the annual financial envelopes for 2008 should be established in accordance with Article 143b(3) of that Regulation.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme for granting separate sugar payments in 2008 under Article 143ba of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, established on the basis of their notifications, should be published.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               For the sake of clarity, the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme for granting separate fruit and vegetable payments in 2008 under Article 143bb of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, established on the basis of their notifications, should be published.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               For Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme, the 2008 budgetary ceilings applicable to transitional payments for fruit and vegetables in accordance with Article 143bc(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, should therefore be established, on the basis of their notifications.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the sums relating to Portugal for 2008 and subsequent years are replaced with the following figures:
   
      
                  ‘2008
               
               
                  608 221
               
            
                  2009
               
               
                  608 751
               
            
                  2010 and subsequent years
               
               
                  608 447’.
               
            
   Article 2
   The figures relating to the Azores and Madeira for the 2009 budgetary year and subsequent years contained in the table in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 are replaced as follows:
   
      
                  ‘2009
               
               
                  87,08
               
            
                  2010 and further
               
               
                  87,18’.
               
            
   Article 3
   1.   The budgetary ceilings for 2008 referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are listed in Annex I to this Regulation.
   2.   The budgetary ceilings for 2008 referred to in Article 70(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.
   3.   The budgetary ceilings for 2008 for the Single Payment Scheme referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are listed in Annex III to this Regulation.
   4.   The annual financial envelopes for 2008 referred to in Article 143b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
   5.   The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for granting the separate sugar payment in 2008, as referred to in Article 143ba(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, are listed in Annex V to this Regulation.
   6.   The maximum amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for granting the separate fruit and vegetable payment in 2008, as referred to in Article 143bb(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, are listed in Annex VI to this Regulation.
   7.   The budgetary ceilings for 2008 referred to in Article 143bc(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 143bc(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are listed in Annex VII to this Regulation.
   Article 4
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 July 2008.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Mariann FISCHER BOEL
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 615/2008 (OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 1).
   
      (2)  OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007 (OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 11).
   
      ANNEX I
      BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 66 TO 69 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003
      2008 calendar year
      
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                   
               
               
                  BE
               
               
                  DK
               
               
                  DE
               
               
                  EL
               
               
                  ES
               
               
                  FR
               
               
                  IT
               
               
                  NL
               
               
                  AT
               
               
                  PT
               
               
                  SI
               
               
                  FI
               
               
                  SE
               
               
                  UK
               
            
                  Arable crops area payments
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  372 670
               
               
                  1 154 046
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Durum wheat supplementary payment
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  42 025
               
               
                  14 820
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Suckler cow premium
               
               
                  77 565
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  261 153
               
               
                  734 416
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  70 578
               
               
                  78 695
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Additional suckler cow premium
               
               
                  19 389
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  26 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  99
               
               
                  9 462
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Special beef premium
               
               
                   
               
               
                  33 085
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  6 298
               
               
                  24 420
               
               
                  37 446
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Slaughter premium, adults
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  47 175
               
               
                  101 248
               
               
                   
               
               
                  62 200
               
               
                  17 348
               
               
                  8 657
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Slaughter premium, calves
               
               
                  6 384
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  560
               
               
                  79 472
               
               
                   
               
               
                  40 300
               
               
                  5 085
               
               
                  946
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sheep and goat premium
               
               
                   
               
               
                  855
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  183 499
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  21 892
               
               
                  432
               
               
                  600
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sheep premium
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  66 455
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sheep and goat supplementary premium
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  55 795
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  7 184
               
               
                  149
               
               
                  200
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Supplementary sheep premium
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  19 572
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Aid for area under hops
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  2 277
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  98
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  124
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Tomatoes — Article 68b(1)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  10 720
               
               
                  28 117
               
               
                  4 017
               
               
                  91 984
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  16 667
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Fruit and vegetables other than tomatoes — Article 68b(2)
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  17 920
               
               
                  93 733
               
               
                  43 152
               
               
                  9 700
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, all sectors
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  3 421
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, arable crops
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  47 323
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  141 712
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 878
               
               
                   
               
               
                  5 840
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, rice
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  150
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, beef and veal
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  8 810
               
               
                  54 966
               
               
                   
               
               
                  28 674
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 681
               
               
                  3 713
               
               
                  10 118
               
               
                   
               
               
                  29 800
               
            
                  Article 69, sheep and goat meat
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  12 615
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  8 665
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  616
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, cotton
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  13 432
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, olive oil
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  22 196
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  5 658
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, tobacco
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  7 578
               
               
                  2 353
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, sugar
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  2 697
               
               
                  18 985
               
               
                   
               
               
                  9 932
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 203
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Article 69, dairy products
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  19 763
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 70 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003
      2008 calendar year
      
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Belgium
               
               
                  Greece
               
               
                  Spain
               
               
                  France
               
               
                  Italy
               
               
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  Portugal
               
               
                  Finland
               
            
                  Article 70(1)(a)
               
            
                  Aid for seeds
               
               
                  1 397
               
               
                  1 400
               
               
                  10 347
               
               
                  2 310
               
               
                  13 321
               
               
                  726
               
               
                  272
               
               
                  1 150
               
            
                  Article 70(1)(b)
               
            
                  Arable crops payments
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  23
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Grain legumes aid
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Crop specific aid for rice
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  3 053
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Tobacco aid
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  166
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Dairy premiums
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  12 608
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Additional payments to dairy producers
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  6 254
               
               
                   
               
            
   
      ANNEX III
      BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME
      2008 calendar year
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  502 200
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  993 338
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  5 741 963
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  1 340 752
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  2 234 039
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  3 600 357
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  6 159 613
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  3 827 342
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  37 051
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  3 017
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  743 163
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  649 473
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  434 232
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  62 902
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  523 362
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  719 414
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  3 947 375
               
            
   
      ANNEX IV
      ANNUAL FINANCIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEME
      2008 calendar year
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  248 821
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  437 762
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  50 629
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  24 597
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  69 769
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  184 702
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  641 446
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  1 432 192
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  529 556
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  188 923
               
            
   
      ANNEX V
      MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATES FOR GRANTING THE SEPARATE SUGAR PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 143ba OF REGULATION (EC) NO 1782/2003
      2008 calendar year
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  34 730
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  6 110
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  9 476
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  37 865
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  146 677
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  2 781
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  17 712
               
            
   
      ANNEX VI
      MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATES FOR GRANTING THE SEPARATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 143bb OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003
      2008 calendar year
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  (EUR thousand)
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  414
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  4 756
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  6 715
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  516
               
            
   
      ANNEX VII
      BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR TRANSITIONAL PAYMENTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 143bc OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003
      2008 calendar year
      
                  (1000 EUR)
               
            
                  Member State
               
               
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  Romania
               
               
                  Slovakia
               
            
                  Tomatoes — Article 143bc(1)
               
               
                   
               
               
                  869
               
               
                  509
               
            
                  Fruit and vegetables other than tomatoes — Article 143bc(2).
               
               
                  4 478