THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
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 2018 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 2018 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 the second subparagraph of Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, when setting the annual national ceiling for the single area payment scheme, any increases applied by Member States pursuant to that provision are to be taken into account by the Commission.
(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 2018 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 2018, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2018 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.
(9) Concerning the year 2018, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2018. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2018 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:
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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.
The maximum amounts for 2018 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.
The annual national ceilings for 2018 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 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 June 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 214 405 |
| Denmark | 546 808 |
| Germany | 3 005 470 |
| Ireland | 825 895 |
| Greece | 1 103 650 |
| Spain | 2 835 995 |
| France | 3 036 371 |
| Croatia | 126 001 |
| Italy | 2 217 396 |
| Luxembourg | 22 760 |
| Malta | 649 |
| Netherlands | 475 161 |
| Austria | 470 387 |
| Portugal | 273 500 |
| Slovenia | 74 288 |
| Finland | 262 554 |
| Sweden | 402 464 |
| United Kingdom | 2 102 726 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 379 916 |
| Czech Republic | 472 217 |
| Estonia | 87 170 |
| Cyprus | 30 340 |
| Latvia | 137 210 |
| Lithuania | 184 186 |
| Hungary | 733 283 |
| Poland | 1 568 075 |
| Romania | 989 564 |
| Slovakia | 260 865 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 46 780 |
| Bulgaria | 55 872 |
| Germany | 337 423 |
| France | 690 084 |
| Croatia | 27 939 |
| Lithuania | 71 298 |
| Poland | 293 930 |
| Portugal | 23 050 |
| Romania | 99 436 |
| United Kingdom | 64 991 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 146 689 |
| Bulgaria | 238 428 |
| Czech Republic | 258 512 |
| Denmark | 248 032 |
| Germany | 1 446 097 |
| Estonia | 40 181 |
| Ireland | 363 445 |
| Greece | 556 642 |
| Spain | 1 464 015 |
| France | 2 070 253 |
| Croatia | 83 816 |
| Italy | 1 125 581 |
| Cyprus | 14 747 |
| Latvia | 76 588 |
| Lithuania | 142 596 |
| Luxembourg | 10 038 |
| Hungary | 402 903 |
| Malta | 1 573 |
| Netherlands | 204 785 |
| Austria | 207 524 |
| Poland | 1 029 371 |
| Portugal | 177 212 |
| Romania | 561 846 |
| Slovenia | 40 542 |
| Slovakia | 134 447 |
| Finland | 157 219 |
| Sweden | 209 617 |
| United Kingdom | 958 734 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 857 |
| Slovenia | 2 135 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 9 229 |
| Bulgaria | 1 329 |
| Czech Republic | 1 723 |
| Denmark | 4 942 |
| Germany | 48 203 |
| Estonia | 442 |
| Ireland | 24 230 |
| Greece | 37 109 |
| Spain | 97 601 |
| France | 69 008 |
| Croatia | 5 588 |
| Italy | 37 519 |
| Cyprus | 480 |
| Latvia | 3 200 |
| Lithuania | 5 941 |
| Luxembourg | 502 |
| Hungary | 5 372 |
| Malta | 21 |
| Netherlands | 13 652 |
| Austria | 13 835 |
| Poland | 34 312 |
| Portugal | 11 814 |
| Romania | 18 728 |
| Slovenia | 2 027 |
| Slovakia | 857 |
| Finland | 5 241 |
| Sweden | 10 481 |
| United Kingdom | 16 358 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 9 779 |
| Bulgaria | 15 895 |
| Czech Republic | 17 234 |
| Denmark | 16 535 |
| Germany | 96 406 |
| Estonia | 2 679 |
| Ireland | 24 230 |
| Greece | 37 109 |
| Spain | 97 601 |
| France | 138 017 |
| Croatia | 5 588 |
| Italy | 75 039 |
| Cyprus | 983 |
| Latvia | 5 106 |
| Lithuania | 9 506 |
| Luxembourg | 669 |
| Hungary | 26 860 |
| Malta | 105 |
| Netherlands | 13 652 |
| Austria | 13 835 |
| Poland | 68 625 |
| Portugal | 11 814 |
| Romania | 37 456 |
| Slovenia | 2 703 |
| Slovakia | 8 963 |
| Finland | 10 481 |
| Sweden | 13 974 |
| United Kingdom | 63 916 |
| (thousand EUR) | |
| Calendar year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 82 129 |
| Bulgaria | 119 214 |
| Czech Republic | 129 256 |
| Denmark | 24 135 |
| Estonia | 6 142 |
| Ireland | 3 000 |
| Greece | 184 049 |
| Spain | 584 919 |
| France | 1 035 126 |
| Croatia | 41 908 |
| Italy | 450 232 |
| Cyprus | 3 932 |
| Latvia | 38 294 |
| Lithuania | 71 298 |
| Luxembourg | 160 |
| Hungary | 201 452 |
| Malta | 3 000 |
| Netherlands | 3 353 |
| Austria | 14 527 |
| Poland | 505 548 |
| Portugal | 117 535 |
| Romania | 242 576 |
| Slovenia | 17 568 |
| Slovakia | 58 260 |
| Finland | 102 716 |
| Sweden | 90 834 |
| United Kingdom | 52 972 |