title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1174 of 9 July 2019 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2019 applicable for certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

text:
                  10.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 184/12

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1174
         of 9 July 2019
         establishing budgetary ceilings for 2019 applicable for certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
         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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2019 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.

                     (9)

                     Concerning the year 2019, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2019. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2019 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:

            Article 1

               1.   The annual national ceilings for 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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.

            Article 2
            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 2019.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 9 July 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608.

            ANNEX
            I.   Annual national ceilings for the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        211 289

                        Denmark

                        531 810

                        Germany

                        2 988 165

                        Ireland

                        825 611

                        Greece

                        1 091 170

                        Spain

                        2 845 377

                        France

                        3 025 958

                        Croatia

                        143 257

                        Italy

                        2 155 184

                        Luxembourg

                        22 741

                        Malta

                        650

                        Netherlands

                        466 930

                        Austria

                        470 383

                        Portugal

                        279 562

                        Slovenia

                        75 223

                        Finland

                        262 840

                        Sweden

                        403 066

                        United Kingdom

                        2 092 657

                  II.   Annual national ceilings for the single area payment scheme referred to in Article 36(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Bulgaria

                        378 884

                        Czech Republic

                        472 211

                        Estonia

                        93 655

                        Cyprus

                        29 672

                        Latvia

                        148 482

                        Lithuania

                        187 426

                        Hungary

                        733 206

                        Poland

                        1 576 884

                        Romania

                        987 609

                        Slovakia

                        253 038

                  III.   Annual national ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        46 100

                        Bulgaria

                        55 900

                        Germany

                        335 480

                        France

                        687 718

                        Croatia

                        31 765

                        Lithuania

                        72 552

                        Poland

                        298 036

                        Portugal

                        23 050

                        Romania

                        101 799

                        United Kingdom

                        81 479

                  IV.   Annual national ceilings for the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as referred to in Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        144 557

                        Bulgaria

                        238 888

                        Czech Republic

                        258 509

                        Denmark

                        245 627

                        Germany

                        1 437 770

                        Estonia

                        43 190

                        Ireland

                        363 320

                        Greece

                        550 385

                        Spain

                        1 468 030

                        France

                        2 063 154

                        Croatia

                        95 294

                        Italy

                        1 111 301

                        Cyprus

                        14 593

                        Latvia

                        84 046

                        Lithuania

                        145 104

                        Luxembourg

                        10 030

                        Hungary

                        402 860

                        Malta

                        1 573

                        Netherlands

                        201 261

                        Austria

                        207 521

                        Poland

                        1 035 154

                        Portugal

                        179 807

                        Romania

                        570 959

                        Slovenia

                        40 283

                        Slovakia

                        135 498

                        Finland

                        157 389

                        Sweden

                        209 930

                        United Kingdom

                        961 573

                  V.   Annual national ceilings for payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Denmark

                        2 857

                        Slovenia

                        2 122

                  VI.   Annual national ceilings for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        9 095

                        Bulgaria

                        3 176

                        Czech Republic

                        1 723

                        Denmark

                        14 328

                        Germany

                        47 926

                        Estonia

                        979

                        Ireland

                        24 221

                        Greece

                        36 692

                        Spain

                        97 869

                        France

                        68 772

                        Croatia

                        6 353

                        Italy

                        37 043

                        Cyprus

                        657

                        Latvia

                        5 603

                        Lithuania

                        6 046

                        Luxembourg

                        501

                        Hungary

                        5 371

                        Malta

                        21

                        Netherlands

                        13 417

                        Austria

                        13 835

                        Poland

                        34 505

                        Portugal

                        11 987

                        Romania

                        23 752

                        Slovenia

                        2 014

                        Slovakia

                        1 706

                        Finland

                        5 246

                        Sweden

                        10 497

                        United Kingdom

                        16 405

                  VII.   Maximum amounts for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        9 637

                        Bulgaria

                        15 926

                        Czech Republic

                        17 234

                        Denmark

                        16 375

                        Germany

                        95 851

                        Estonia

                        2 879

                        Ireland

                        24 221

                        Greece

                        36 692

                        Spain

                        97 869

                        France

                        137 544

                        Croatia

                        6 353

                        Italy

                        74 087

                        Cyprus

                        973

                        Latvia

                        5 603

                        Lithuania

                        9 674

                        Luxembourg

                        669

                        Hungary

                        26 857

                        Malta

                        105

                        Netherlands

                        13 417

                        Austria

                        13 835

                        Poland

                        69 010

                        Portugal

                        11 987

                        Romania

                        38 064

                        Slovenia

                        2 686

                        Slovakia

                        9 033

                        Finland

                        10 493

                        Sweden

                        13 995

                        United Kingdom

                        64 105

                  VIII.   Annual national ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        (thousand EUR)

                        Calendar year

                        2019

                        Belgium

                        80 935

                        Bulgaria

                        119 444

                        Czech Republic

                        129 255

                        Denmark

                        24 135

                        Estonia

                        6 142

                        Ireland

                        3 000

                        Greece

                        182 056

                        Spain

                        584 919

                        France

                        1 031 577

                        Croatia

                        47 647

                        Italy

                        478 600

                        Cyprus

                        3 891

                        Latvia

                        42 023

                        Lithuania

                        72 552

                        Luxembourg

                        160

                        Hungary

                        201 430

                        Malta

                        3 000

                        Netherlands

                        3 350

                        Austria

                        14 526

                        Poland

                        505 933

                        Portugal

                        117 535

                        Romania

                        259 043

                        Slovenia

                        17 456

                        Slovakia

                        67 740

                        Finland

                        102 828

                        Sweden

                        90 970

                        United Kingdom

                        53 129