
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1017 of 13 July 2020 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2020 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation.

(9) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 137(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as applicable in the year 2020 does not apply in the United Kingdom for claim year 2020. For that reason, there is no need to establish the relevant ceilings for 2020 for the United Kingdom in this Regulation.

(10) Concerning the year 2020, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2020. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2020 and the applicability of the corresponding budgetary ceilings, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

(11) 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020.
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 2020
Belgium 225 124
Denmark 522 054
Germany 2 941 232
Ireland 825 611
Greece 1 091 170
Spain 2 845 377
France 3 025 958
Croatia 157 075
Italy 2 118 140
Luxembourg 24 004
Malta 650
Netherlands 459 920
Austria 470 383
Portugal 290 208
Slovenia 75 223
Finland 262 840
Sweden 399 568

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 2020
Bulgaria 412 836
Czechia 478 299
Estonia 110 920
Cyprus 29 643
Latvia 160 460
Lithuania 200 349
Hungary 727 048
Poland 1 553 589
Romania 974 939
Slovakia 221 593

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


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2020
Belgium 46 100
Bulgaria 60 844
Germany 330 210
France 687 718
Croatia 34 828
Lithuania 77 554
Poland 281 452
Portugal 55 320
Romania 104 163

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 2020
Belgium 151 580
Bulgaria 260 016
Czechia 261 843
Denmark 245 627
Germany 1 415 187
Estonia 50 810
Ireland 363 320
Greece 550 385
Spain 1 468 030
France 2 063 154
Croatia 104 484
Italy 1 111 301
Cyprus 14 593
Latvia 90 826
Lithuania 155 108
Luxembourg 10 583
Hungary 399 476
Malta 1 573
Netherlands 198 261
Austria 207 521
Poland 1 017 297
Portugal 205 307
Romania 570 959
Slovenia 40 283
Slovakia 118 316
Finland 157 389
Sweden 209 930

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 2020
Denmark 2 657
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 2020
Belgium 9 563
Bulgaria 3 016
Czechia 1 746
Denmark 15 556
Germany 47 173
Estonia 1 321
Ireland 24 221
Greece 36 692
Spain 97 869
France 68 772
Croatia 6 966
Italy 74 087
Cyprus 686
Latvia 6 055
Lithuania 6 463
Luxembourg 529
Hungary 5 326
Malta 21
Netherlands 13 217
Austria 13 835
Poland 33 910
Portugal 13 687
Romania 20 547
Slovenia 2 014
Slovakia 1 706
Finland 5 246
Sweden 13 995

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 2020
Belgium 10 105
Bulgaria 17 334
Czechia 17 456
Denmark 16 375
Germany 94 346
Estonia 3 387
Ireland 24 221
Greece 36 692
Spain 97 869
France 137 544
Croatia 6 966
Italy 74 087
Cyprus 973
Latvia 6 055
Lithuania 10 341
Luxembourg 706
Hungary 26 632
Malta 105
Netherlands 13 217
Austria 13 835
Poland 67 820
Portugal 13 687
Romania 38 064
Slovenia 2 686
Slovakia 7 888
Finland 10 493
Sweden 13 995

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


(thousand EUR)
Calendar year 2020
Belgium 83 510
Bulgaria 130 008
Czechia 130 921
Denmark 32 863
Estonia 6 315
Ireland 3 000
Greece 182 056
Spain 584 919
France 1 031 577
Croatia 52 242
Italy 478 600
Cyprus 3 891
Latvia 45 413
Lithuania 77 554
Luxembourg 160
Hungary 199 738
Malta 3 000
Netherlands 3 350
Austria 14 526
Poland 504 743
Portugal 134 204
Romania 272 554
Slovenia 17 456
Slovakia 59 120
Finland 102 828
Sweden 90 970
