Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/222 of 16 February 2022 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2022) 830)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/222 of 16 February 2022 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2022) 830) (Only the Bulgarian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549. , and in particular Article 52 thereof, After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of those verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question and formally communicate its conclusions to them. (2) The Member States have had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has been used in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been examined by the Commission. (3) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, only agricultural expenditure, which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed. (4) In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not fulfil this requirement and cannot therefore be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD. (5) The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than twenty-four months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the Member States. (6) The amounts excluded from Union financing by the present Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation. (7) As regards the cases covered by this decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law was notified by the Commission to the Member States in a summary report on the subject Ares(2022)607918 . (8) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 30 September 2021,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amounts set out in the Annex and related to expenditure incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGF or the EAFRD shall be excluded from Union financing.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2022. For the Commission Janusz Wojciechowski Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX Decision: 68 Budget Item: 08029901 Member StateMeasureFYReasonTypeCorrection %CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactPLFruit and Vegetables - Pre-recognised Producer Groups2018With Commission Decision C(2017)2104 the monthly payments to Poland have been suspended by an amount of EUR 526116,83 (652883,38 - 126766,55) for the expenditure linked to period from 16 October 2017 to 28 February 2018 (end of suspension)ONE OFFEUR0,00-526116,83526116,83Total PL:EUR0,00-526116,83526116,83CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactEUR0,00-526116,83526116,83 Budget Item: 08039901 Member StateMeasureFYReasonTypeCorrection %CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactITClearance of accounts - Conformity Clearance2007Reimbursement following judgment in case T-265/19-1ONE OFFEUR305122,740,00305122,74Total IT:EUR305122,740,00305122,74CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactEUR305122,740,00305122,74 Budget Item: 6200 Member StateMeasureFYReasonTypeCorrection %CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactBGOther Direct Aids2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 cottonONE OFFEUR-488,160,00-488,16Decoupled Direct Aids2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 GPONE OFFEUR-790918,720,00-790918,72Decoupled Direct Aids2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 RPONE OFFEUR-2296,860,00-2296,86Decoupled Direct Aids2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 SAPSONE OFFEUR-255109,710,00-255109,71Voluntary Coupled Support2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 VCS M07-M08-M09-M13-M14ONE OFFEUR-32453,310,00-32453,31Voluntary Coupled Support2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 VCS M10ONE OFFEUR-2811,260,00-2811,26Decoupled Direct Aids2019all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 YFSONE OFFEUR-27444,700,00-27444,70Other Direct Aids2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 cottonONE OFFEUR-8091,150,00-8091,15Decoupled Direct Aids2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 GPONE OFFEUR-769681,160,00-769681,16Decoupled Direct Aids2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 RPONE OFFEUR-7292,200,00-7292,20Decoupled Direct Aids2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 SAPSONE OFFEUR-190281,380,00-190281,38Voluntary Coupled Support2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 VCS M07-M08-M09-M13-M14ONE OFFEUR-91885,020,00-91885,02 Voluntary Coupled Support2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 VCS M10ONE OFFEUR-15802,820,00-15802,82Decoupled Direct Aids2020all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 YFSONE OFFEUR-7354,010,00-7354,01Total BG:EUR-2201910,460,00-2201910,46FRCertification20181. Known error FY 2018 - Wine investment TRV-4 + Test de conformité No 17ONE OFFEUR-106457,900,00-106457,90Certification20184. Known error FY 2018 - Late payments CMO Wine NSPONE OFFEUR-93483,340,00-93483,34Certification20185. Known error FY 2018 - Debt - creancesONE OFFEUR-1628488,640,00-1628488,64Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance20186 - MLE - EAGF Non IACSESTIMATED BY AMOUNTEUR-7205611,350,00-7205611,35Olive Oil - Work programmes of operators' organisations2018Known error: Olive OilONE OFFEUR-21570,660,00-21570,66Public Storage (2014+)2018Known error - StorageONE OFFEUR-809,280,00-809,28Total FR:EUR-9056421,170,00-9056421,17GRCross-compliance2017CY 2016FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-18835747,67-363321,63-18472426,04Cross-compliance2016CY 2017FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-95730,79-1437,94-94292,85Cross-compliance2018CY 2017FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-19459234,95-4024,01-19455210,94

Fruit and Vegetables - Operational programmes incl withdrawals2018Deficiencies established in the functioning of key control concerning appropriate performance of the administrative checks to establish the eligibility of operational programmes and the aid applications for OP 2017 in FY 2018 – 2019FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-422233,800,00-422233,80Fruit and Vegetables - Operational programmes incl withdrawals2019Deficiencies established in the functioning of key control concerning appropriate performance of the administrative checks to establish the eligibility of operational programmes and the aid applications for OP 2017 in FY 2018 – 2019FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-60670,770,00-60670,77Total GR:EUR-38873617,98-368783,58-38504834,40PLFruit and Vegetables - Pre-recognised Producer Groups2018FY 2018 Deficiencies in the control system of aid to Producer Groups in the Fruit and vegetables sectorFLAT RATE15,00%EUR-421099,17-75936,18-345162,99Fruit and Vegetables - Pre-recognised Producer Groups2020FY 2020 Deficiencies in the control system of aid to Producer Groups in the Fruit and vegetables sectorFLAT RATE15,00%EUR-6743,400,00-6743,40Total PL:EUR-427842,57-75936,18-351906,39PTFruit and Vegetables - Operational programmes incl withdrawals2019FY 2019 ineligible expenditure F&VONE OFFEUR-1445,400,00-1445,40Total PT:EUR-1445,400,00-1445,40SEDecoupled Direct Aids2017Recovery of undue payments - payment of the first installment - claim year 2016ONE OFFEUR-218524,00-33423,90-185100,10 Decoupled Direct Aids2019Weaknesses in the allocation of payment entitlements - national reserve - new natural pastures - claim year 2018ONE OFFEUR-47564,670,00-47564,67Decoupled Direct Aids2017Weaknesses in the allocation of payment entitlements - national reserve - new natural pastures - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-47481,09-788,61-46692,48Decoupled Direct Aids2018Weaknesses in the allocation of payment entitlements - national reserve - new natural pastures - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-47524,690,00-47524,69Decoupled Direct Aids2019Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - administrative penalties for late submissions - claim year 2018ONE OFFEUR-8009,350,00-8009,35Decoupled Direct Aids2016Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - administrative penalties for late submissions - claim years 2015 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-14680,730,00-14680,73Decoupled Direct Aids2017Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - administrative penalties for late submissions - claim years 2015 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-12054,48-30,13-12024,35Decoupled Direct Aids2018Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - administrative penalties for late submissions - claim years 2015 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-3789,350,00-3789,35Decoupled Direct Aids2019Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - amendments to the claim - claim year 2018ONE OFFEUR-604,220,00-604,22Decoupled Direct Aids2020Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - amendments to the claim - claim year 2019ONE OFFEUR-604,640,00-604,64 Decoupled Direct Aids2017Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - amendments to the claim - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-5084,26-81,45-5002,81Decoupled Direct Aids2018Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - amendments to the claim - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-603,670,00-603,67Decoupled Direct Aids2019Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - ineligible area - claim year 2018ONE OFFEUR-287914,150,00-287914,15Decoupled Direct Aids2017Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - ineligible area - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-262533,62-34201,12-228332,50Decoupled Direct Aids2018Weaknesses in the check of payment entitlements - ineligible area - claim years 2016 - 2017ONE OFFEUR-297135,540,00-297135,54Decoupled Direct Aids2019Weaknesses in the checks of payment entitlements - transfers of payment entitlements - claim year 2018FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-28016,980,00-28016,98Decoupled Direct Aids2016Weaknesses in the checks of payment entitlements - transfers of payment entitlements - claim years 2015 -2017FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-8324,40-968,23-7356,17Decoupled Direct Aids2017Weaknesses in the checks of payment entitlements - transfers of payment entitlements - claim years 2015 -2017FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-9236,78-185,33-9051,45Decoupled Direct Aids2018Weaknesses in the checks of payment entitlements - transfers of payment entitlements - claim years 2015 -2017FLAT RATE5,00%EUR-27694,710,00-27694,71Entitlements2016Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - BPS replaces component 21ONE OFFEUR-1302333,83-24512,69-1277821,14

Entitlements2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - BPS replaces component 21ONE OFFEUR-114025,28-112,18-113913,10Entitlements2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - BPS replaces component 21ONE OFFEUR-35301,400,00-35301,40Entitlements2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - BPS replaces component 21ONE OFFEUR-4804,030,00-4804,03Greening Payment2016Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-461886,05-46204,97-415681,08Greening Payment2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-958,64-94,52-864,12Greening Payment2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-201,440,00-201,44Greening Payment2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-51,520,00-51,52Young farmers scheme2016Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - YFONE OFFEUR-31867,21-566,59-31300,62Young farmers scheme2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - YFONE OFFEUR-6200,27-5,96-6194,31Young farmers scheme2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - YFONE OFFEUR-1436,330,00-1436,33Young farmers scheme2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2015 - YFONE OFFEUR-621,640,00-621,64 Entitlements2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - BPSONE OFFEUR-495017,09-1237,54-493779,55Entitlements2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - BPSONE OFFEUR-7225,430,00-7225,43Entitlements2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - BPSONE OFFEUR-355,360,00-355,36Greening Payment2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-333124,26-42469,11-290655,15Greening Payment2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-5162,620,00-5162,62Greening Payment2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-285,260,00-285,26Young farmers scheme2017Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - YFONE OFFEUR-24135,76-187,65-23948,11Young farmers scheme2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - YFONE OFFEUR-227,710,00-227,71Young farmers scheme2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2016 - YFONE OFFEUR-70,230,00-70,23Entitlements2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - BPSONE OFFEUR-371321,310,00-371321,31Entitlements2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - BPSONE OFFEUR-573,870,00-573,87Greening Payment2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-215755,460,00-215755,46

Greening Payment2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-772,510,00-772,51Young farmers scheme2018Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - YFONE OFFEUR-19346,940,00-19346,94Young farmers scheme2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2017 - YFONE OFFEUR-126,920,00-126,92Entitlements2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2018 - BPSONE OFFEUR-360907,100,00-360907,10Greening Payment2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2018 - GreeningONE OFFEUR-196896,210,00-196896,21Young farmers scheme2019Weaknesses in the recovery of payment entitlements (point 1.3.1.) - claim year 2018 - YFONE OFFEUR-41327,160,00-41327,16Total SE:EUR-5359700,17-185069,98-5174630,19CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactEUR-55920937,75-629789,74-55291148,01 Budget Item: 6201 Member StateMeasureFYReasonTypeCorrection %CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactBGRural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019MEA (calculated)- CY 2018 RD-IACS M10ONE OFFEUR-4715,000,00-4715,00 Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019MEA (calculated)- CY 2018 RD-IACS M11ONE OFFEUR-12802,160,00-12802,16Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019MEA (calculated)- CY 2018 RD-IACS M12ONE OFFEUR-11475,120,00-11475,12Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019MEA (calculated)- CY 2018 RD-IACS M13ONE OFFEUR-29591,280,00-29591,28Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020MEA (calculated)- CY 2019 RD-IACS M10ONE OFFEUR-1178,750,00-1178,75Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020MEA (calculated)- CY 2019 RD-IACS M11ONE OFFEUR-3200,540,00-3200,54Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020MEA (calculated)- CY 2019 RD-IACS M12ONE OFFEUR-2868,780,00-2868,78Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020MEA (calculated)- CY 2019 RD-IACS M13ONE OFFEUR-7397,820,00-7397,82Total BG:EUR-73229,450,00-73229,45DERural Development EAFRD Leader2017Deficiency in 1 key controlsFLAT RATE5,00%EUR-72280,210,00-72280,21Rural Development EAFRD Leader2018Deficiency in 1 key controlsFLAT RATE5,00%EUR-596582,300,00-596582,30Rural Development EAFRD Leader2019Deficiency in 1 key controlsFLAT RATE5,00%EUR-762719,010,00-762719,01 Rural Development EAFRD Leader2020Deficiency in 1 key controlsFLAT RATE5,00%EUR-793697,160,00-793697,16Total DE:EUR-2225278,680,00-2225278,68ESRural Development EAFRD forestry measures2018Conformity issue identified by the CB for EAFRD Non-IACS population – Key control Appropriate evaluation of the reasonableness of costsONE OFFEUR-21466,340,00-21466,34Rural Development EAFRD forestry measures2019Conformity issue identified by the CB for EAFRD Non-IACS population – Key control Appropriate evaluation of the reasonableness of costsONE OFFEUR-307579,640,00-307579,64Rural Development EAFRD investment - private beneficiaries2019Conformity issue identified by the CB for EAFRD Non-IACS population – Key control Appropriate evaluation of the reasonableness of costsONE OFFEUR-210011,010,00-210011,01Total ES:EUR-539056,990,00-539056,99FRRural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2018M13 - claim year 2017, ASP: FR-19ONE OFFEUR-63593,57-7,54-63586,03Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2018M13 - claim year 2017, ODARC: FR-18ONE OFFEUR-40768,350,00-40768,35Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019M13 - claim year 2018, ASP: FR-19ONE OFFEUR-991638,700,00-991638,70Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019M13 - claim year 2018, ODARC: FR-18ONE OFFEUR-84349,020,00-84349,02

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020M13 - claim year 2019, ASP: FR-19ONE OFFEUR-1017097,750,00-1017097,75Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020M13 - claim year 2019, ODARC: FR-18ONE OFFEUR-230763,830,00-230763,83Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2021M13 - claim year 2020, ASP: FR-19ONE OFFEUR-919463,310,00-919463,31Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2021M13 - claim year 2020, ODARC: FR-18ONE OFFEUR-124176,520,00-124176,52Total FR:EUR-3471851,05-7,54-3471843,51GRCross-compliance2017CY 2016FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-1911484,320,00-1911484,32Cross-compliance2018CY 2016FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-568398,690,00-568398,69Cross-compliance2019CY 2016FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-136198,280,00-136198,28Cross-compliance2018CY 2017FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-2440863,110,00-2440863,11Cross-compliance2019CY 2017FLAT RATE10,00%EUR-77353,930,00-77353,93Total GR:EUR-5134298,330,00-5134298,33LTRural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2018M13 - CY2017 - Incorrect calculation of paymentONE OFFEUR-68244,07-0,22-68243,85 Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019M13 - CY2018 - Incorrect calculation of paymentONE OFFEUR-194286,840,00-194286,84Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020M13 - CY2019 - Incorrect calculation of paymentONE OFFEUR-271147,380,00-271147,38Total LT:EUR-533678,29-0,22-533678,07PTRural Development EAFRD forestry measures2018FY 2018 weakness M8ONE OFFEUR-380798,16-114,47-380683,69Rural Development EAFRD Measures with flat-rate support2019FY 2019 weakness M6ONE OFFEUR-16924,060,00-16924,06Rural Development EAFRD forestry measures2019FY 2019 weakness M8ONE OFFEUR-204827,390,00-204827,39Rural Development EAFRD forestry measures2020FY 2020 weakness M8ONE OFFEUR-308488,530,00-308488,53Total PT:EUR-911038,14-114,47-910923,67SKRural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2018Weakness in the calculation methodology for sanctions in M13 when degressive amounts of aid are used - CY 2017ONE OFFEUR-19180,02-871,32-18308,70Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2019Weakness in the calculation methodology for sanctions in M13 when degressive amounts of aid are used - CY 2018ONE OFFEUR-21987,050,00-21987,05 Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS2020Weakness in the calculation methodology for sanctions in M13 when degressive amounts of aid are used - CY 2019ONE OFFEUR-12256,200,00-12256,20Total SK:EUR-53423,27-871,32-52551,95CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial ImpactEUR-12941854,20-993,55-12940860,65