Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/891 of 21 June 2018 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2018 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/891 of 21 June 2018 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2018 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 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 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608. , 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation for 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, the Commission has to set the annual national ceilings referred to in Article 53(7) of that Regulation for 2018 on the basis of the percentage notified by the relevant Member State pursuant to Article 54(1) of that Regulation. (9) Concerning the year 2018, the implementation of direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 started on 1 January 2018. For the sake of consistency between the applicability of that Regulation for the claim year 2018 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

The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The annual national ceilings for 2018 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. The maximum amounts for 2018 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.

The annual national ceilings for 2018 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 2018. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2018. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

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 year2018Belgium214405Denmark546808Germany3005470Ireland825895Greece1103650Spain2835995France3036371Croatia126001Italy2217396Luxembourg22760Malta649Netherlands475161Austria470387Portugal273500Slovenia74288Finland262554Sweden402464United Kingdom2102726 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 year2018Bulgaria379916Czech Republic472217Estonia87170Cyprus30340Latvia137210Lithuania184186Hungary733283 Poland1568075Romania989564Slovakia260865 III. Annual national ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2018Belgium46780Bulgaria55872Germany337423France690084Croatia27939Lithuania71298Poland293930Portugal23050Romania99436United Kingdom64991 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 year2018Belgium146689Bulgaria238428Czech Republic258512Denmark248032Germany1446097Estonia40181Ireland363445Greece556642Spain1464015France2070253Croatia83816 Italy1125581Cyprus14747Latvia76588Lithuania142596Luxembourg10038Hungary402903Malta1573Netherlands204785Austria207524Poland1029371Portugal177212Romania561846Slovenia40542Slovakia134447Finland157219Sweden209617United Kingdom958734 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 year2018Denmark2857Slovenia2135 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 year2018Belgium9229Bulgaria1329Czech Republic1723Denmark4942Germany48203 Estonia442Ireland24230Greece37109Spain97601France69008Croatia5588Italy37519Cyprus480Latvia3200Lithuania5941Luxembourg502Hungary5372Malta21Netherlands13652Austria13835Poland34312Portugal11814Romania18728Slovenia2027Slovakia857Finland5241Sweden10481United Kingdom16358 VII. Maximum amounts for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2018Belgium9779Bulgaria15895Czech Republic17234Denmark16535

Germany96406Estonia2679Ireland24230Greece37109Spain97601France138017Croatia5588Italy75039Cyprus983Latvia5106Lithuania9506Luxembourg669Hungary26860Malta105Netherlands13652Austria13835Poland68625Portugal11814Romania37456Slovenia2703Slovakia8963Finland10481Sweden13974United Kingdom63916 VIII. Annual national ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2018Belgium82129Bulgaria119214Czech Republic129256 Denmark24135Estonia6142Ireland3000Greece184049Spain584919France1035126Croatia41908Italy450232Cyprus3932Latvia38294Lithuania71298Luxembourg160Hungary201452Malta3000Netherlands3353Austria14527Poland505548Portugal117535Romania242576Slovenia17568Slovakia58260Finland102716Sweden90834United Kingdom52972