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 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 2017 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 2017 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.
(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 2017 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 2017, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2017 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 2017 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 2017 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 2017 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 2017, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2017 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.
(9) Concerning the year 2017, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2017. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2017 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:
1.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
2.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
3.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
4.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
5.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
6.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
7.The maximum amounts for 2017 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.
8.The annual national ceilings for 2017 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.
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 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 222 198 |
| Denmark | 553 021 |
| Germany | 3 022 776 |
| Ireland | 826 181 |
| Greece | 1 129 245 |
| Spain | 2 826 613 |
| France | 3 185 167 |
| Croatia | 108 746 |
| Italy | 2 245 528 |
| Luxembourg | 22 779 |
| Malta | 648 |
| Netherlands | 504 278 |
| Austria | 470 393 |
| [F1Portugal | 267 437] |
| Slovenia | 73 619 |
| Finland | 262 269 |
| Sweden | 401 863 |
| United Kingdom | 2 112 701 |
Textual Amendments
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 379 042 |
| Czech Republic | 462 074 |
| Estonia | 80 043 |
| Cyprus | 30 396 |
| Latvia | 123 537 |
| Lithuania | 180 990 |
| Hungary | 733 351 |
| Poland | 1 559 217 |
| Romania | 919 141 |
| Slovakia | 252 841 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 47 460 |
| Bulgaria | 55 922 |
| Germany | 339 366 |
| France | 723 902 |
| Croatia | 24 113 |
| Lithuania | 70 061 |
| Poland | 289 802 |
| [F1Portugal | 23 050] |
| Romania | 97 072 |
| United Kingdom | 48 599 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 150 629 |
| Bulgaria | 237 968 |
| Czech Republic | 252 960 |
| Denmark | 250 437 |
| Germany | 1 454 424 |
| Estonia | 37 111 |
| Ireland | 363 570 |
| Greece | 562 899 |
| Spain | 1 460 000 |
| France | 2 171 705 |
| Croatia | 72 338 |
| Italy | 1 139 862 |
| Cyprus | 14 900 |
| Latvia | 69 129 |
| Lithuania | 140 121 |
| Luxembourg | 10 046 |
| Hungary | 402 940 |
| Malta | 1 573 |
| Netherlands | 217 309 |
| Austria | 207 526 |
| Poland | 1 023 556 |
| Portugal | 174 617 |
| Romania | 540 401 |
| Slovenia | 40 801 |
| Slovakia | 133 391 |
| Finland | 157 048 |
| Sweden | 209 303 |
| United Kingdom | 955 896 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 857 |
| Slovenia | 2 149 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 8 367 |
| Bulgaria | 1 310 |
| Czech Republic | 1 686 |
| Denmark | 4 341 |
| Germany | 48 481 |
| Estonia | 408 |
| Ireland | 24 238 |
| Greece | 37 527 |
| Spain | 97 333 |
| France | 72 390 |
| Croatia | 4 823 |
| Italy | 37 995 |
| Cyprus | 397 |
| Latvia | 3 200 |
| Lithuania | 5 838 |
| Luxembourg | 502 |
| Hungary | 5 373 |
| Malta | 21 |
| Netherlands | 14 487 |
| Austria | 13 835 |
| Poland | 34 119 |
| Portugal | 11 641 |
| Romania | 18 013 |
| Slovenia | 2 040 |
| Slovakia | 604 |
| Finland | 5 235 |
| Sweden | 10 465 |
| United Kingdom | 16 308 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 10 042 |
| Bulgaria | 15 865 |
| Czech Republic | 16 864 |
| Denmark | 16 696 |
| Germany | 96 962 |
| Estonia | 2 474 |
| Ireland | 24 238 |
| Greece | 37 527 |
| Spain | 97 333 |
| France | 144 780 |
| Croatia | 4 823 |
| Italy | 75 991 |
| Cyprus | 993 |
| Latvia | 4 609 |
| Lithuania | 9 341 |
| Luxembourg | 670 |
| Hungary | 26 863 |
| Malta | 105 |
| Netherlands | 14 487 |
| Austria | 13 835 |
| Poland | 68 237 |
| Portugal | 11 641 |
| Romania | 36 027 |
| Slovenia | 2 720 |
| Slovakia | 8 893 |
| Finland | 10 470 |
| Sweden | 13 954 |
| United Kingdom | 63 726 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 83 985 |
| Bulgaria | 118 984 |
| Czech Republic | 126 480 |
| Denmark | 24 135 |
| Estonia | 6 142 |
| Ireland | 3 000 |
| Greece | 186 061 |
| Spain | 584 919 |
| France | 1 085 853 |
| Croatia | 36 169 |
| Italy | 455 945 |
| Cyprus | 3 973 |
| Latvia | 34 565 |
| Lithuania | 70 060 |
| Luxembourg | 160 |
| Hungary | 201 470 |
| Malta | 3 000 |
| Netherlands | 3 500 |
| Austria | 14 527 |
| Poland | 505 160 |
| Portugal | 117 535 |
| Romania | 226 708 |
| Slovenia | 17 680 |
| Slovakia | 57 800 |
| Finland | 102 605 |
| Sweden | 90 698 |
| United Kingdom | 52 815 |