CELEX: 32018R0891
Language: en
Date: 2018-06-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/891 of 21 June 2018 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2018 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

22.6.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 159/21
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/891
   of 21 June 2018
   establishing budgetary ceilings for 2018 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 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2018 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               Concerning the year 2018, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2018. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2018 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Direct Payments,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
   The maximum amounts for 2018 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.
   The annual national ceilings for 2018 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 2018.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 21 June 2018.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         Jean-Claude JUNCKER
      
   
   
      (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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  214 405 
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  546 808 
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  3 005 470 
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  825 895 
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  1 103 650 
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  2 835 995 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  3 036 371 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  126 001 
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  2 217 396 
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  22 760 
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  649
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  475 161 
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  470 387 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  273 500 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  74 288 
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  262 554 
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  402 464 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  2 102 726 
               
            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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  379 916 
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  472 217 
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  87 170 
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  30 340 
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  137 210 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  184 186 
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  733 283 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  1 568 075 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  989 564 
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  260 865 
               
            III.   Annual national ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
      
      
                  (thousand EUR)
               
            
                  Calendar year
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  46 780 
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  55 872 
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  337 423 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  690 084 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  27 939 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  71 298 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  293 930 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  23 050 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  99 436 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  64 991 
               
            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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  146 689 
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  238 428 
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  258 512 
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  248 032 
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  1 446 097 
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  40 181 
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  363 445 
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  556 642 
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  1 464 015 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  2 070 253 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  83 816 
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  1 125 581 
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  14 747 
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  76 588 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  142 596 
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  10 038 
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  402 903 
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  1 573 
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  204 785 
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  207 524 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  1 029 371 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  177 212 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  561 846 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  40 542 
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  134 447 
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  157 219 
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  209 617 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  958 734 
               
            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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  2 857 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  2 135 
               
            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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  9 229 
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  1 329 
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  1 723 
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  4 942 
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  48 203 
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  442
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  24 230 
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  37 109 
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  97 601 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  69 008 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  5 588 
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  37 519 
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  480
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  3 200 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  5 941 
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  502
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  5 372 
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  21
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  13 652 
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  13 835 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  34 312 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  11 814 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  18 728 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  2 027 
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  857
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  5 241 
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  10 481 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  16 358 
               
            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
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  9 779 
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  15 895 
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  17 234 
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  16 535 
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  96 406 
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  2 679 
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  24 230 
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  37 109 
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  97 601 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  138 017 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  5 588 
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  75 039 
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  983
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  5 106 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  9 506 
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  669
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  26 860 
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  105
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  13 652 
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  13 835 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  68 625 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  11 814 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  37 456 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  2 703 
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  8 963 
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  10 481 
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  13 974 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  63 916 
               
            VIII.   Annual national ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
      
      
                  (thousand EUR)
               
            
                  Calendar year
               
               
                  2018
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  82 129 
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  119 214 
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  129 256 
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  24 135 
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  6 142 
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  3 000 
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  184 049 
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  584 919 
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  1 035 126 
               
            
                  Croatia
               
               
                  41 908 
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  450 232 
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  3 932 
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  38 294 
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  71 298 
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  160
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  201 452 
               
            
                  Malta
               
               
                  3 000 
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  3 353 
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  14 527 
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  505 548 
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  117 535 
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  242 576 
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  17 568 
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  58 260 
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  102 716 
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  90 834 
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  52 972