Authorised aid
Article 1
1
From 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022 Sweden is authorised to implement the long-term aid scheme for agriculture in its northern regions listed in Annex I.
2
The total amount of aid granted shall not exceed SEK 422,92 million per calendar year. The yearly maximum amounts shall be considered as annual averages of the aid granted in the period of 5 calendar years covered by this Decision.
3
Aid categories and the production sectors for each category, the maximum average yearly amounts allowed, as specified in paragraph 2, including the separate maximum amount for cow's milk production and transport, as well as the maximum yearly number of eligible production factors per aid category, are set out in Annex II.
4
Aid shall be granted on the basis of eligible production factors or production amounts as follows:
a
per kilogram milk of actual production for the production of cow's milk;
b
per livestock unit for animal husbandry;
c
per hectare for crop and horticultural production including berries;
d
as a compensation for actual costs for the transport of cow's milk, deducting any other public support for the same costs.
Aid linked to production amounts may be granted only towards the production of cow's milk and in no case shall the aid be linked to future production.
The conversion rates into livestock units for the various types of livestock are set out in Annex II.
5
In accordance with paragraph 3 and within the limits set out in Annex II, Sweden shall differentiate the aid in its northern regions and set the aid amounts annually per production factor, cost or unit of production on the basis of objective criteria relating to the severity of the natural handicap and other factors contributing to attaining the objectives set out in the third subparagraph of Article 142(3) of the Act of Accession.