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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/851

of 27 March 2015

amending Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy

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 6(3), 7(3) and 20(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Croatia has notified the Commission by 31 January 2015 of the area of land demined and returned to use for agricultural activities in 2014, the number of payment entitlements available to farmers on 31 December 2014 and the amount remained unspent in the special national demining reserve on that same date.

(2) According to Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the amount to be added to the national ceilings set for Croatia in Annex II to that Regulation has to be calculated by the Commission on the basis of the data notified by Croatia in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation and the estimated average direct payments per hectare in Croatia for the year concerned.

(3) The average direct payments per hectare for 2015 should be calculated by dividing the national ceiling for Croatia in 2015, reduced by the unspent amount in the special demining reserve on 31 December 2014, by the number of payment entitlements available to farmers on the same date. The amount to be added to the national ceiling for 2015 and the following years is calculated on the basis of the schedule of increments referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and reflects that the notification of 31 January 2015 reaches the maximum amounts of the annual increments set out in Annex VII to that Regulation for calendar year 2015 onwards.

(4) In accordance with Article 20(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Annex VI to that Regulation should be adapted in order to take into account of the consequences of the return of demined land to use for agricultural activities in 2014, as notified by Croatia.

(5) Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) As this Regulation is essential for a smooth and timely adoption of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it is appropriate that it enters into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 27 March 2015

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEXU.K.

Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 are amended as follows:

(1)

Annex II is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX II National ceilings referred to in Article 6

a

For Croatia, the national ceiling for calendar year 2021 shall be EUR 344 340 000 and for 2022 shall be EUR 382 600 000.’”

(in thousand EUR)
Calendar year201520162017201820192020
Belgium523 658509 773502 095488 964481 857505 266
Bulgaria721 251792 449793 226794 759796 292796 292
Czech Republic844 854844 041843 200861 708861 698872 809
Denmark870 751852 682834 791826 774818 757880 384
Germany4 912 7724 880 4764 848 0794 820 3224 792 5675 018 395
Estonia114 378114 562123 704133 935143 966169 366
Ireland1 215 0031 213 4701 211 8991 211 4821 211 0661 211 066
Greece1 921 9661 899 1601 876 3291 855 4731 834 6181 931 177
Spain4 842 6584 851 6824 866 6654 880 0494 893 4334 893 433
France7 302 1407 270 6707 239 0177 214 2797 189 5417 437 200
Croatiaa183 735202 865241 125279 385317 645306 080
Italy3 902 0393 850 8053 799 5403 751 9373 704 3373 704 337
Cyprus50 78450 22549 66649 15548 64348 643
Latvia181 044205 764230 431255 292280 154302 754
Lithuania417 890442 510467 070492 049517 028517 028
Luxembourg33 60433 54633 48733 46033 43233 432
Hungary1 345 7461 344 4611 343 1341 343 0101 342 8671 269 158
Malta5 2415 2415 2425 2435 2444 690
Netherlands749 315736 840724 362712 616700 870732 370
Austria693 065692 421691 754691 746691 738691 738
Poland3 378 6043 395 3003 411 8543 431 2363 450 5123 061 518
Portugal565 816573 954582 057590 706599 355599 355
Romania1 599 9931 772 4691 801 3351 872 8211 903 1951 903 195
Slovenia137 987136 997136 003135 141134 278134 278
Slovakia438 299441 478444 636448 155451 659394 385
Finland523 333523 422523 493524 062524 631524 631
Sweden696 890697 295697 678698 723699 768699 768
United Kingdom3 173 3243 179 8803 186 3193 195 7813 205 2433 591 683
(2)

Annex III is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX III Net ceilings referred to in Article 7

a

For Croatia, the net ceiling for calendar year 2021 shall be EUR 344 340 000 and for 2022 shall be EUR 382 600 000.’”

(in million EUR)
Calendar year201520162017201820192020
Belgium523,7509,8502,1489,0481,9505,3
Bulgaria720,9788,8789,6791,0792,5798,9
Czech Republic840,1839,3838,5856,7856,7872,8
Denmark870,2852,2834,3826,3818,3880,4
Germany4 912,84 880,54 848,14 820,34 792,65 018,4
Estonia114,4114,5123,7133,9143,9169,4
Ireland1 214,81 213,31 211,81 211,41 211,01 211,1
Greece2 109,82 087,02 064,12 043,32 022,42 119,0
Spain4 902,34 911,34 926,34 939,74 953,14 954,4
France7 302,17 270,77 239,07 214,37 189,57 437,2
Croatiaa183,7202,9241,1279,4317,6306,1
Italy3 897,13 847,33 797,23 750,03 702,43 704,3
Cyprus50,850,249,749,148,648,6
Latvia181,0205,7230,3255,0279,8302,8
Lithuania417,9442,5467,1492,0517,0517,0
Luxembourg33,633,533,533,533,433,4
Hungary1 276,71 275,51 274,11 274,01 273,91 269,2
Malta5,25,25,25,25,24,7
Netherlands749,2736,8724,3712,5700,8732,4
Austria693,1692,4691,8691,7691,7691,7
Poland3 359,23 375,73 392,03 411,23 430,23 061,5
Portugal565,9574,0582,1590,8599,4599,5
Romania1 600,01 772,51 801,31 872,81 903,21 903,2
Slovenia138,0137,0136,0135,1134,3134,3
Slovakia435,5438,6441,8445,2448,7394,4
Finland523,3523,4523,5524,1524,6524,6
Sweden696,8697,2697,6698,7699,7699,8
United Kingdom3 169,83 176,33 182,73 191,43 200,83 591,7
(3)

Annex VI is replaced by the following:

ANNEX VI Financial provisions applying to Croatia referred to in Articles 10 and 19

A.

Amount for applying Article 10(1)(a):

EUR 382 600 000

B.

Total amounts of complementary national direct payments referred to in Article 19(3):

(in thousand EUR)
2015201620172018201920202021
248 690229 560191 300153 040114 78076 52038 260”