# 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

EU Regulation 2020/1017 · adopted 13 July 2020

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

## Introductory text

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:

## 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.

## 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.

## Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

## 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

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