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

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 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 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2020. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

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 year2020Belgium211289Denmark530782Germany2941232Ireland825611Greece1091170Spain2845377France3025958Croatia149768Italy2118140Luxembourg22741Malta650Netherlands459920Austria470383Portugal279562Slovenia75223Finland262840Sweden399568 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 year2020Bulgaria379289Czechia478299Estonia110920Cyprus29643Latvia160460Lithuania200349Hungary727048Poland1553589Romania974939Slovakia221593 III. Annual national ceilings for the redistributive payment referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2020Belgium46100Bulgaria55900Germany330210France687718Croatia33208Lithuania77554Poland281452Portugal23050Romania104163 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 year2020Belgium144557Bulgaria238888Czechia261843Denmark245627Germany1415187Estonia50810Ireland363320Greece550385Spain1468030France2063154Croatia99624Italy1111301Cyprus14593Latvia90826Lithuania155108Luxembourg10030Hungary399476Malta1573Netherlands198261Austria207521 Poland1017297Portugal179807Romania570959Slovenia40283Slovakia118316Finland157389Sweden209930 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 year2020Denmark2657Slovenia2122 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 year2020Belgium9095Bulgaria2771Czechia1746Denmark15556Germany47173Estonia1321Ireland24221Greece36692Spain97869France68772Croatia6642Italy74087Cyprus686Latvia6055Lithuania6463Luxembourg501Hungary5326

Malta21Netherlands13217Austria13835Poland33910Portugal11987Romania20547Slovenia2014Slovakia1706Finland5246Sweden13995 VII. Maximum amounts for the payment for young farmers referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2020Belgium9637Bulgaria15926Czechia17456Denmark16375Germany94346Estonia3387Ireland24221Greece36692Spain97869France137544Croatia6642Italy74087Cyprus973Latvia6055Lithuania10341Luxembourg669Hungary26632Malta105Netherlands13217Austria13835Poland67820Portugal11987 Romania38064Slovenia2686Slovakia7888Finland10493Sweden13995 VIII. Annual national ceilings for voluntary coupled support referred to in Article 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (thousand EUR)Calendar year2020Belgium80935Bulgaria119444Czechia130921Denmark24135Estonia6315Ireland3000Greece182056Spain584919France1031577Croatia49812Italy478600Cyprus3891Latvia45413Lithuania77554Luxembourg160Hungary199738Malta3000Netherlands3350Austria14526Poland504743Portugal117535Romania272554Slovenia17456Slovakia59120Finland102828Sweden90970