
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, 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
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
