CELEX: 32020R0756
Language: en
Date: 2020-04-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/756 of 1 April 2020 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

9.6.2020   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 179/1
               
            
         COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/756
         of 1 April 2020
         amending Annexes II and III to 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 payment 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 6(3) and 7(3) thereof,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Member States are to reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for a given calendar year, pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title III of that Regulation, by at least 5 % for the part of the amount exceeding EUR 150 000, unless they apply paragraph 3 of that Article. In accordance with Article 7(2) of that Regulation, the estimated product of that reduction is to be made available as additional support for measures under rural development.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the Member States notified the Commission by 31 December 2019 of their decision with regard to the reduction of the amount of direct payments and the resulting estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2020. The notifications of Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom indicated an estimate bigger than zero.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     Pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 Member States could opt to make a certain percentage of their annual national ceilings for direct payments available as additional support for measures under rural development programming.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with the sixth subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom notified the Commission of their decision to make available as additional support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021 a certain percentage of their annual national ceiling for direct payments for calendar year 2020.
                  
               
                     (5)
                  
                  
                     Pursuant to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 Member States could make available as direct payments for calendar year 2020 a certain amount of the support to be financed under the EAFRD in financial year 2021.
                  
               
                     (6)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with the sixth subparagraph of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Croatia, Hungary, Malta and Poland notified the Commission of their decision to make available as direct payments for calendar year 2020 a certain amount of their 2021 EAFRD allocation.
                  
               
                     (7)
                  
                  
                     It is therefore necessary to adapt Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in order to incorporate the proposed amendments to the annual national ceilings and the annual net ceilings for direct payments.
                  
               
                     (8)
                  
                  
                     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. Therefore, there is no need to set new ceilings for the year 2020 in respect of the United Kingdom.
                  
               
                     (9)
                  
                  
                     Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.
                  
               
                     (10)
                  
                  
                     As the amendments made by this Regulation affect the application of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for the year 2020, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2020,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         
            Article 1
            Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 1 April 2020.
            
               
                  For the Commission
               
               
                  The President
               
               Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608.
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are amended as follows:
            
                        (1)
                     
                     
                        in Annex II, the column for calendar year 2020 is replaced by the following:
                        
                                    ‘Calendar year
                                 
                                 
                                    2020
                                 
                              
                                    Belgium
                                 
                                 
                                    481 857 
                                 
                              
                                    Bulgaria
                                 
                                 
                                    796 292 
                                 
                              
                                    Czechia
                                 
                                 
                                    872 809 
                                 
                              
                                    Denmark
                                 
                                 
                                    818 757 
                                 
                              
                                    Germany
                                 
                                 
                                    4 717 291 
                                 
                              
                                    Estonia
                                 
                                 
                                    169 366 
                                 
                              
                                    Ireland
                                 
                                 
                                    1 211 066 
                                 
                              
                                    Greece
                                 
                                 
                                    1 834 618 
                                 
                              
                                    Spain
                                 
                                 
                                    4 893 433 
                                 
                              
                                    France
                                 
                                 
                                    6 877 179 
                                 
                              
                                    Croatia
                                 
                                 
                                    332 080 
                                 
                              
                                    Italy
                                 
                                 
                                    3 704 337 
                                 
                              
                                    Cyprus
                                 
                                 
                                    48 643 
                                 
                              
                                    Latvia
                                 
                                 
                                    302 754 
                                 
                              
                                    Lithuania
                                 
                                 
                                    517 028 
                                 
                              
                                    Luxembourg
                                 
                                 
                                    33 432 
                                 
                              
                                    Hungary
                                 
                                 
                                    1 331 588 
                                 
                              
                                    Malta
                                 
                                 
                                    5 244 
                                 
                              
                                    Netherlands
                                 
                                 
                                    660 870 
                                 
                              
                                    Austria
                                 
                                 
                                    691 738 
                                 
                              
                                    Poland
                                 
                                 
                                    3 390 991 
                                 
                              
                                    Portugal
                                 
                                 
                                    599 355 
                                 
                              
                                    Romania
                                 
                                 
                                    1 903 195 
                                 
                              
                                    Slovenia
                                 
                                 
                                    134 278 
                                 
                              
                                    Slovakia
                                 
                                 
                                    394 385 
                                 
                              
                                    Finland
                                 
                                 
                                    524 631 
                                 
                              
                                    Sweden
                                 
                                 
                                    699 768 
                                 
                              
                                    United Kingdom
                                 
                                 
                                    -’
                                 
                              
                  
                        (2)
                     
                     
                        in Annex III, the column for calendar year 2020 is replaced by the following:
                        
                                    ‘Calendar year
                                 
                                 
                                    2020
                                 
                              
                                    Belgium
                                 
                                 
                                    481,9
                                 
                              
                                    Bulgaria
                                 
                                 
                                    796,7
                                 
                              
                                    Czechia
                                 
                                 
                                    871,8
                                 
                              
                                    Denmark
                                 
                                 
                                    818,1
                                 
                              
                                    Germany
                                 
                                 
                                    4 717,3 
                                 
                              
                                    Estonia
                                 
                                 
                                    169,4
                                 
                              
                                    Ireland
                                 
                                 
                                    1 211,1 
                                 
                              
                                    Greece
                                 
                                 
                                    2 022,5 
                                 
                              
                                    Spain
                                 
                                 
                                    4 953,8 
                                 
                              
                                    France
                                 
                                 
                                    6 877,2 
                                 
                              
                                    Croatia
                                 
                                 
                                    332,1
                                 
                              
                                    Italy
                                 
                                 
                                    3 698,3 
                                 
                              
                                    Cyprus
                                 
                                 
                                    48,6
                                 
                              
                                    Latvia
                                 
                                 
                                    302,5
                                 
                              
                                    Lithuania
                                 
                                 
                                    517,0
                                 
                              
                                    Luxembourg
                                 
                                 
                                    33,4
                                 
                              
                                    Hungary
                                 
                                 
                                    1 301,4 
                                 
                              
                                    Malta
                                 
                                 
                                    5,2
                                 
                              
                                    Netherlands
                                 
                                 
                                    660,8
                                 
                              
                                    Austria
                                 
                                 
                                    691,7
                                 
                              
                                    Poland
                                 
                                 
                                    3 375,7 
                                 
                              
                                    Portugal
                                 
                                 
                                    599,5
                                 
                              
                                    Romania
                                 
                                 
                                    1 903,2 
                                 
                              
                                    Slovenia
                                 
                                 
                                    134,3
                                 
                              
                                    Slovakia
                                 
                                 
                                    392,6
                                 
                              
                                    Finland
                                 
                                 
                                    524,6
                                 
                              
                                    Sweden
                                 
                                 
                                    699,8
                                 
                              
                                    United Kingdom
                                 
                                 
                                    -’