http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/672/article/4Commission Decision (EU) 2018/672 of 15 December 2016 on the long-term national aid scheme for agriculture in the northern regions of Finland (notified under document C(2016) 8419) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)Commission Decision (EU) 2018/672Commission Decision (EU) 2018/672 of 15 December 2016 on the long-term national aid scheme for agriculture in the northern regions of Finland (notified under document C(2016) 8419) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018D0672texttext/xmlen2016-12-15
Article 4Information and control measures1.

Finland shall, as part of the information provided pursuant to Article 143(2) of the Act of Accession, forward to the Commission each year before 1 June information on implementation of the aid granted under this Decision during the preceding calendar year.

The information shall concern in particular:

(a)

identification of the municipalities in which the aid was paid by means of a detailed map and where necessary by other data;

(b)

the total production, covering the reporting year, for the regions eligible for aid under this Decision, expressed in quantities for each of the products specified in Annex II;

(c)

the total number of production factors, the number of production factors eligible for aid and the number of production factors supported per production sector specified in Annex II with a breakdown by product within each sector, including the indication of any overrun of the allowed maximum annual number of production factors;

(d)

the total aid paid, the total amount of aid per aid category and the type of production, amounts paid to beneficiaries per production factor/other unit, as well as the criteria for differentiating aid amounts by sub-regions and types of farm holdings or on the basis of other considerations;

(e)

the payment system applied with details concerning any advances based on estimates, final payments as well as observed overpayments and their recovery;

(f)

amounts of aid under Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and under Article 213 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 paid in the municipalities covered by this Decision; and

(g)

references to national legislation whereby the aid is implemented.

2.

Before 1 June 2022 Finland shall, in addition to the annual report covering year 2021, submit to the Commission a report covering the 5-year period from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2021.

That report shall indicate, in particular:

(a)

the total aid paid during the 5-year period, and its distribution among aid categories, types of production and sub-regions;

(b)

the total production, the number of production factors and the income levels of farmers in the regions eligible for the aid;

(c)

the evolution of agricultural production, processing and marketing in the social and economic context of the northern regions;

(d)

the effects of the aid on the protection of the environment and the preservation of the countryside; and

(e)

proposals for the development of the aid based on the data presented in the report, the national and Union context of agricultural production as well as other relevant factors

3.

Finland shall provide data in a form compatible with the statistical standards used by the Union.

4.

Finland shall take all steps necessary to apply this Decision and suitable control measures vis-à-vis beneficiaries of aid.

5.

Control measures shall to the extent possible be harmonised with the control systems applied under the Union support schemes.