
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1089 of 6 July 2015 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2015 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and setting the share for the special de-mining reserve for Croatia 

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, and in particular Articles 20(3), 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Croatia has notified the Commission by 31 January 2015 of the areas identified in accordance with Article 57a(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 which were returned to use for agricultural activities in the calendar year 2014. That notification also included the number of payment entitlements available to farmers on 31 December 2014 as well as the amount remained unspent in the special de-mining reserve on that date.

(2) In accordance with Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the Commission has calculated subsequently the amounts to be added for calendar years 2015 onwards to the amounts of national ceilings set out in Annex II to that Regulation in order to finance the support to be granted for the de-mined areas under the schemes listed in Annex I to that Regulation. This increment, which has been added by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/851 to the national ceiling of Croatia set in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 is 700 000 EUR in 2015.

(3) In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the Commission has to set the share to be applied to this increment, with a view to including the resulting amount in the special de-mining reserve for the purpose of allocating payment entitlements for the de-mined areas. That share has to be calculated on the basis of the ratio between the ceiling for the basic payment scheme for 2015 and the national ceiling for that year set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and without taking into account the increment added by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/851.

(4) 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 2015 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.

(5) 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 2015 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.

(6) 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 2015 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.

(7) 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 2015, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2015 have to be calculated in accordance with Article 47(1) of that Regulation and amount to 30 % of the national ceiling of the relevant Member State as set out in Annex II to that Regulation.

(8) 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 2015 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.

(9) 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 2015 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 on the basis of the maximum of 2 % laid down in the same provision.

(10) Where the total amount of the payment for young farmers applied for in 2015 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.

(11) For each Member State granting voluntary coupled support provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 in 2015, the Commission has to set the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2015 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.

(12) Concerning the year 2015, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2015. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2015 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

(13) 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 
The share referred to in Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be set at 43,3496 % for the year 2015. Accordingly, the amount to be included in the special national de-mining reserve of Croatia in order to allocate payment entitlements for the areas referred to in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be EUR 303 447.
Article 2 

1. The annual national ceilings for 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 3 
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 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
I. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 22(1) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Belgium 231 512
Denmark 565 119
Germany 3 063 113
Ireland 828 305
Greece 1 205 698
Spain 2 809 785
France 3 577 319
Croatia 79 648
Italy 2 345 126
Luxembourg 22 859
Malta 648
Netherlands 521 770
Austria 471 284
Portugal 279 102
Slovenia 74 803
Finland 267 423
Sweden 383 289
United Kingdom 2 100 795

II. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 36(4) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Bulgaria 305 708
Czech Republic 462 980
Estonia 75 485
Cyprus 31 041
Latvia 96 858
Lithuania 159 842
Hungary 737 469
Poland 1 544 022
Romania 721 556
Slovakia 247 436

III. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE REDISTRIBUTIVE PAYMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 42(2) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Belgium 48 911
Bulgaria 55 917
Germany 343 894
France 365 837
Croatia 18 374
Lithuania 62 684
Poland 280 424
Romania 92 345
United Kingdom 16 134

IV. BUDGETARY 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 2015
Belgium 157 097
Bulgaria 237 273
Czech Republic 253 456
Denmark 261 225
Germany 1 473 832
Estonia 34 313
Ireland 364 501
Greece 576 590
Spain 1 452 797
France 2 190 642
Croatia 55 121
Italy 1 170 612
Cyprus 15 235
Latvia 54 313
Lithuania 125 367
Luxembourg 10 081
Hungary 403 724
Malta 1 572
Netherlands 224 795
Austria 207 920
Poland 1 013 581
Portugal 169 745
Romania 535 028
Slovenia 41 396
Slovakia 131 490
Finland 157 000
Sweden 209 067
United Kingdom 951 997

V. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR PAYMENT FOR AREAS WITH NATURAL CONSTRAINTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 49(2) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Denmark 2 857

VI. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE PAYMENT FOR YOUNG FARMERS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 51(4) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Belgium 9 898
Bulgaria 3 717
Czech Republic 1 690
Denmark 17 415
Germany 49 128
Estonia 343
Ireland 24 300
Greece 38 439
Spain 96 853
France 73 021
Croatia 3 675
Italy 39 020
Cyprus 508
Latvia 2 716
Lithuania 7 313
Luxembourg 504
Hungary 2 691
Malta 21
Netherlands 14 986
Austria 13 861
Poland 33 786
Portugal 11 316
Romania 32 000
Slovenia 1 380
Slovakia 2 403
Finland 5 233
Sweden 13 938
United Kingdom 51 798

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 2015
Belgium 10 473
Bulgaria 15 818
Czech Republic 16 897
Denmark 17 415
Germany 98 255
Estonia 2 288
Ireland 24 300
Greece 38 439
Spain 96 853
France 146 043
Croatia 3 675
Italy 78 041
Cyprus 1 016
Latvia 3 621
Lithuania 8 358
Luxembourg 672
Hungary 26 915
Malta 105
Netherlands 14 986
Austria 13 861
Poland 67 572
Portugal 11 316
Romania 35 669
Slovenia 2 760
Slovakia 8 766
Finland 10 467
Sweden 13 938
United Kingdom 63 466

VIII. BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR VOLUNTARY COUPLED SUPPORT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 53(7) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2015
Belgium 87 237
Bulgaria 118 636
Czech Republic 126 728
Denmark 24 135
Estonia 4 237
Ireland 3 000
Greece 141 600
Spain 584 919
France 1 095 321
Croatia 27 560
Italy 429 224
Cyprus 4 000
Latvia 27 157
Lithuania 62 684
Luxembourg 160
Hungary 201 862
Malta 3 000
Netherlands 3 500
Austria 14 554
Poland 506 791
Portugal 117 535
Romania 219 064
Slovenia 20 698
Slovakia 56 970
Finland 104 667
Sweden 90 596
United Kingdom 52 600
