TITLE IIIRURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

CHAPTER IMeasures

Article 40Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia

1

Support may be granted to farmers eligible for complementary national direct payments under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. The conditions laid down in that Article shall also apply to the support to be granted under this Article.

2

The support granted to a farmer in respect of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 shall not exceed the difference between:

a

the level of direct payments applicable in Croatia for the year concerned in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; and

b

45 % of the corresponding level of the direct payments as applied from 2022.

3

The Union contribution to support granted under this Article in Croatia in respect of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 shall not exceed 20 % of its respective total annual EAFRD allocation.

4

The EAFRD contribution rate for the complements to direct payments shall not exceed 80 %.