
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1272 of 14 July 2017 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2017 applicable to 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, 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:

Article 1 

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.
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 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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 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
Portugal 267 437
Slovenia 73 619
Finland 262 269
Sweden 401 863
United Kingdom 2 112 701

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 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

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


(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
Portugal 23 050
Romania 97 072
United Kingdom 48 599

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 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

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 2017
Denmark 2 857
Slovenia 2 149

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 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

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 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

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


(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
