Annexes to COM(2011)625 - Rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy

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dossier COM(2011)625 - Rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy.
document COM(2011)625 EN
date December 17, 2013
ANNEX I

List of support schemes

SectorLegal baseNotes
Basic payment schemeTitle III, Chapter 1, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Single area payment schemeArticle 36 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Redistributive paymentTitle III, Chapter 2 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environmentTitle III, Chapter 3 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Payment for areas with natural constraintsTitle III, Chapter 4 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Payment for young farmersTitle III, Chapter 5 of this RegulationDecoupled payment
Voluntary coupled supportTitle IV, Chapter 1 of this Regulation
Crop-specific payment for cottonTitle IV, Chapter 2 of this RegulationArea payment
Small farmers schemeTitle V of this RegulationDecoupled payment
PoseiChapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013Direct payments under measures established in the programmes
Aegean islandsChapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013Direct payments under measures established in the programmes


ANNEX II

National ceilings referred to in Article 6

(in thousands EUR)
Calendar year20152016201720182019 and the subsequent year
Belgium536 076528 124520 170512 718505 266
Bulgaria721 251792 449793 226794 759796 292
Czech Republic874 484873 671872 830872 819872 809
Denmark916 580907 108897 625889 004880 384
Germany5 144 2645 110 4465 076 5225 047 4585 018 395
Estonia121 870133 701145 504157 435169 366
Ireland1 215 0031 213 4701 211 8991 211 4821 211 066
Greece2 039 1222 015 1161 991 0831 969 1291 947 177
Spain4 842 6584 851 6824 866 6654 880 0494 893 433
France7 553 6777 521 1237 488 3807 462 7907 437 200
Croatia (1)130 550149 200186 500223 800261 100
Italy3 902 0393 850 8053 799 5403 751 9373 704 337
Cyprus50 78450 22549 66649 15548 643
Latvia195 649222 363249 020275 887302 754
Lithuania417 890442 510467 070492 049517 028
Luxembourg33 60333 54533 48633 45933 431
Hungary1 271 5931 270 4101 269 1871 269 1721 269 158
Malta5 1275 0154 9044 7974 689
Netherlands780 815768 340755 862744 116732 370
Austria693 065692 421691 754691 746691 738
Poland2 987 2673 004 5013 021 6023 041 5603 061 518
Portugal565 816573 954582 057590 706599 355
Romania1 629 8891 813 7951 842 4461 872 8211 903 195
Slovenia137 987136 997136 003135 141134 278
Slovakia380 680383 938387 177390 781394 385
Finland523 333523 422523 493524 062524 631
Sweden696 890697 295697 678698 723699 768
United Kingdom3 555 9153 563 2623 570 4773 581 0803 591 683


(1) For Croatia, the national ceiling for calendar year 2020 shall be EUR 298 400 000, for 2021 shall be EUR 335 700 000 and for 2022 shall be EUR 373 000 000.


ANNEX III

Net ceilings referred to in Article 7

(in million EUR)
Calendar year20152016201720182019 and the subsequent year
Belgium536,1528,1520,2512,7505,3
Bulgaria723,6795,1795,8797,4798,9
Czech Republic874,5873,7872,8872,8872,8
Denmark916,6907,1897,6889,0880,4
Germany5 144,35 110,45 076,55 047,55 018,4
Estonia121,9133,7145,5157,4169,4
Ireland1 215,01 213,51 211,91 211,51 211,1
Greece2 227,02 203,02 178,92 157,02 135,0
Spain4 903,64 912,64 927,64 941,04 954,4
France7 553,77 521,17 488,47 462,87 437,2
Croatia (1)130,6149,2186,5223,8261,1
Italy3 902,03 850,83 799,53 751,93 704,3
Cyprus50,850,249,749,248,6
Latvia195,6222,4249,0275,9302,8
Lithuania417,9442,5467,1492,0517,0
Luxembourg33,633,533,533,533,4
Hungary1 271,61 270,41 269,21 269,21 269,2
Malta5,15,04,94,84,7
Netherlands780,8768,3755,9744,1732,4
Austria693,1692,4691,8691,7691,7
Poland2 987,33 004,53 021,63 041,63 061,5
Portugal566,0574,1582,2590,9599,5
Romania1 629,91 813,81 842,41 872,81 903,2
Slovenia138,0137,0136,0135,1134,3
Slovakia380,7383,9387,2390,8394,4
Finland523,3523,4523,5524,1524,6
Sweden696,9697,3697,7698,7699,8
United Kingdom3 555,93 563,33 570,53 581,13 591,7


(1) For Croatia, the net ceiling for calendar year 2020 shall be EUR 298 400 000, for 2021 shall be EUR 335 700 000 and for 2022 shall be EUR 373 000 000.


ANNEX IV

Limits for the adjustment for the thresholds, referred to in Article 10(2)

Member StateLimit for the EUR threshold

(Article 10(1)(a))
Limit for the hectare threshold

(Article 10(1)(b))
Belgium4002
Bulgaria2000,5
Czech Republic2005
Denmark3005
Germany3004
Estonia1003
Ireland2003
Greece4000,4
Spain3002
France3004
Croatia1001
Italy4000,5
Cyprus3000,3
Latvia1001
Lithuania1001
Luxemburg3004
Hungary2000,3
Malta5000,1
Netherlands5002
Austria2002
Poland2000,5
Portugal2000,3
Romania2000,3
Slovenia3000,3
Slovakia2002
Finland2003
Sweden2004
United Kingdom2005


ANNEX V

Financial provisions applying to Bulgaria and Romania referred to in Articles 10, 16 and 18

A.Amounts for applying point (a) of Article 10(1) and for calculating the national ceilings for payments referred to in Article 16 in 2015:

Bulgaria:EUR 790 909 000
Romania:EUR 1 783 426 000

B.Total amount of complementary national direct payments to the basic payment scheme referred to in Article 18(1) in 2015:

Bulgaria:EUR 69 657 000
Romania:EUR 153 536 000

C.Total amount of complementary national direct payments to the crop-specific payment for cotton referred to in Article 18(2) in 2015:

Bulgaria:EUR 258 952


ANNEX VI

Financial provisions applying to Croatia referred to in Articles 10 and 19

A.Amount for applying point (a) of Article 10(1):

EUR 373 000 000

B.Total amounts of complementary national direct payments referred to in Article 19(3):

(in thousands EUR)
2015201620172018201920202021
242 450223 800186 500149 200111 90074 60037 300


ANNEX VII

Maximum amounts to be added to the amounts set out in Annex II in accordance with Article 20(2)

(in thousands EUR)
20152016201720182019202020212022
3 3603 8404 8005 7606 7207 6808 6409 600


ANNEX VIII

Average size of agricultural holding referred to in Article 41(4)

Member StateAverage size of agricultural holding

(in hectares)
Belgium29
Bulgaria6
Czech Republic89
Denmark60
Germany46
Estonia39
Ireland32
Greece5
Spain24
France52
Croatia5,9
Italy8
Cyprus4
Latvia16
Lithuania12
Luxemburg57
Hungary7
Malta1
Netherlands25
Austria19
Poland6
Portugal13
Romania3
Slovenia6
Slovakia28
Finland34
Sweden43
United Kingdom54


ANNEX IX

List of equivalent practices referred to in Article 43(3)

I.Practices equivalent to crop diversification:

(1)Crop diversification

Requirement: at least three crops, the main crop covering a maximum of 75 %, and any one or more of the following applying:

—there are at least four crops,

—lower maximum thresholds apply,

—there is a more appropriate selection of crops, such as, for example, leguminous, protein crops, crops not requiring irrigation or pesticide treatments, as appropriate,

—regional varieties of old, traditional or endangered crop types are included on at least 5 % of the rotated area.

(2)Crop rotation

Requirement: at least three crops, the main crop covering a maximum of 75 %, and any one or both of the following applying:

—a more environmentally beneficial multiannual sequence of crops and/or fallow is followed,

—there are at least four crops.

(3)Winter soil cover (1)

(4)Catch crops (1)

II.Practices equivalent to maintenance of permanent grassland:

(1)Management of meadows or pastures

Requirement: maintenance of permanent grassland and any one or more of the following:

—Cutting regime or appropriate mowing (dates, methods, limits)

—Maintenance of landscape features on permanent grassland and control of scrub

—Specified grass varieties and/or seeding regime for renewal depending on the grassland type, with no destruction of high nature value

—Evacuation of forage or hay

—Appropriate management for steep slopes

—Fertiliser regime

—Pesticide restrictions

(2)Extensive grazing systems

Requirement: maintenance of permanent grassland and any one or more of the following:

—Extensive grazing (timing, maximum stocking density)

—Shepherding or mountain pastoralism

—Using local or traditional breeds for grazing the permanent grassland

III.Practices equivalent with ecological focus area:

Requirement: application of any of the following practices on at least the percentage of the arable land set pursuant to Article 46(1):

(1)Ecological set-aside

(2)Creation of "buffer zones" for high nature value areas, Natura 2000 or other biodiversity protection sites, including along hedgerows and water courses

(3)Management of uncultivated buffer strips and field margins (cutting regime, local or specified grass varieties and/or seeding regime, re-seeding with regional varieties, no use of pesticides, no disposal of manure and/or mineral fertilisers, no irrigation, no soil sealing)

(4)Borders, in-field strips and patches managed for wildlife or specific fauna (herbaceous border, protection of nests, wildflower strips, local seed mix, unharvested crops)

(5)Management (pruning, trimming, dates, methods, restoration) of landscape features (trees, hedgerows, riparian woody vegetation, stone walls (terraces), ditches, ponds)

(6)Keeping arable peaty or wet soils under grass (with no use of fertilisers and no use of plant protection products)

(7)Production on arable land with no use of fertiliser (mineral fertiliser and manure) and/or plant protection products, and not irrigated, not sown with the same crop two years in a row and on a fixed place (1)

(8)Conversion of arable land into permanent grassland extensively used


(1) Practices subject to the calculation referred to in point (c) of Article 43(12)


ANNEX X

Conversion and weighting factors referred to in Article 46(3)

FeaturesConversion factorWeighting factorEcological focus area
Land lying fallow
Terraces
Landscape features
Buffer strips
Hectares of agro-forestry
Strips of eligible hectares along forest edges
Areas with short rotation coppice
Afforested areas referred to in Article 32(2)(b)(ii)
Areas with catch crops or green cover
Areas with nitrogen-fixing crops


ANNEX XI

Correlation table

referred to in Article 72(2)

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009This RegulationRegulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Article 1Article 1—
Article 2Article 4—
Article 3Article 5—
Article 4(1)—Article 91
Article 4(2)—Article 95
Article 5—Article 93
Article 6(1)—Article 94
Article 6(2)——
Article 7——
Article 8Article 7—
Article 9——
Article 10——
Article 10a——
Article 10b——
Article 10c——
Article 10d——
Article 11Article 8Article 26(1) and (2)
Article 11(3)Article 8(2)—
Article 11aArticle 8(3)—
Article 12(1) and (2)—Article 12
Article 12(3)—Article 14
Article 12(4)——
Article 13—Article 13(2)
Article 14—Article 67
Article 15—Article 68(1) and (2)
Article 16—Article 69
Article 17—Article 70
Article 18—Article 71
Article 19—Article 72
Article 20—Article 74(1), (2) and (3)
Article 21—Article 74(4)
Article 22—Article 96
Article 23—Article 97
Article 24—Article 99
Article 25—Article 100
Article 26—Article 61
Article 27(1)—Article 102(3)
Article 27(2)—Article 47
Article 27(3)—Article 68(3)
Article 28(1)Article 10—
Article 28(2)Article 9(3)—
Article 28(3)Article 31(1)(a) (i) and (ii)—
Article 29—Article 75
Article 30—Article 60
Article 31—Article 2(2)
Article 32Article 15—
Article 33——
Article 34 (2)Article 32(2) and (4)—
Article 35Article 33—
Article 36——
Article 37Article 12—
Article 38——
Article 39(1)Article 32(6)—
Article 39(2)Article 35(3)—
Article 40(1)Article 6(1)—
Article 41(1)Article 30(1)—
Article 41(2)Article 30(3) and (6)—
Article 41(3)Article 30(3) and (7)(a)—
Article 41(4)——
Article 41(5)Article 30(10)—
Article 41(6)——
Article 42Article 31(1)(b)—
Article 43(1)Article 34(1), (2) and (3)—
Article 43(2)—
Article 43(3)Article 34(4)—
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Article 121Articles 16 and 17—
Article 121a—Article 98, second subparagraph
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Article 132Articles 18 and 19—
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Article 133aArticle 37—
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Article 138Article 3—
Article 139Article 13—
Article 140Article 67—
Article 141Article 71—
Article 142(a) to (q) and (s)Article 70—
Article 142(r)Article 69—
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Article 146Article 72—
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Article 147Article 73—
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Article 149Article 74—
Annex IAnnex I—
Annex II—Annex II
Annex III—Annex II
Annex IVAnnex III—
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Annex VIIAnnex IV—
Annex VIIIAnnex II—
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