Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005 of 26 January 2005 modifying Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and establishing budgetary ceilings for partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and annual financial envelopes for Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in that Regulation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005of 26 January 2005modifying Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and establishing budgetary ceilings for partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and annual financial envelopes for Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in that Regulation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) N 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2217/2004 (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 1)., and in particular Articles 64(2), 70(2), 71(2), 143b(3) and 145(i) thereof,Whereas:(1)For the Member States making use of the option provided for in Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and in function of the information communicated as referred to in Article 145(i) of that Regulation, the amounts of Annex VIII to that Regulation should be revised.(2)For Member States implementing the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 in 2005, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of that Regulation should be fixed for 2005.(3)For the Member States making use, in 2005, of the option provided for in Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings applying to the direct payments excluded from the single payment scheme should be fixed for 2005.(4)For the Member States making use of the transitional period provided for in Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings applying to the direct payments listed in Annexe VI to that Regulation should be fixed for 2005.(5)For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to publish the budgetary ceilings for 2005 of the single payment scheme after deduction, from the revised ceilings of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 70 of that Regulation.(6)For those of the Member States which acceded to the Community in 2004 and will implement the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Title IVa of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 in 2005, the annual financial envelopes for that year should be fixed in accordance with Article 143b (3) of that Regulation.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for direct payments,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 21.The budgetary ceilings for 2005 referred to in Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be as set out in Annexes II and III to this Regulation.2.The budgetary ceilings for 2005 referred to in Article 71(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be as set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.3.The budgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme in 2005 shall be as set out in Annex V to this Regulation.4.The annual financial envelopes for 2005 referred to in Article 143b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be as set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.
Article 3The Member States choosing the regional implementation provided for in Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall communicate to the Commission the regional ceilings established by 31 December of the first year of implementation of the single payment scheme by 1st March of the following year.
Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX IANNEX II
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED UNDER ARTICLES 65 TO 69 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003Calendar year 2005
(EUR 1000)
BelgiumDenmarkGermanyItalyAustriaPortugalSwedenUnited Kingdom
FlandersScotland
Suckler cow premium775657057879031
Add. suckler cow premium19389999503
Special beef premium3308537446
Slaughter premium, adults173488657
Slaughter premium, calves63845085946
Sheep and goat premium85521892
Sheep and goat suppl. premium7184
Hops227727
Article 692869
Article 69, arable crops1424911885
Article 69, Rice150
Article 69, Beef and veal28674168429800
Article 69, Sheep and goat8665616
ANNEX III
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED UNDER ARTICLE 70 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003Calendar year 2005Aid for Triticum spelta L. (100 %) and aid for Linum usitatissimum L. (fibre flax) (100 %) excluded from single payment scheme.Article 70(1)(a)Article 70(1)(b)
(EUR 1000)
BelgiumItalyPortugal
Production aid for seeds139713321272
Arable crops payments1871
ANNEX IV
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED UNDER ARTICLE 71 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2003Calendar year 2005Aids corresponding to premiums paid in animal sectors during the reference years 2000-2002 in the outermost regions have been deducted
(EUR 1000)
GreeceFinlandFranceMaltaNetherlandsSloveniaSpain
Arable crops area payments 63 EUR/t2973892781005075810174174186124671621440
Arable crops area payments 63 EUR/t, POSEI23
Specific regional aid for arable crops 24 EUR/t80700
Durum wheat supplementary payment (291 EUR/ha) and special aid for non traditional zones (46 EUR/ha)17950062828171822
Grain legumes aid2100137060518
Grain legumes aid, POSEI1
Seed aid140029001582629104003510347
Suckler cow premium25700930073490826109005183279830
Additional suckler cow premium31006001137362628937
Special beef premium2990040700379025201204005813147721
Slaughter premium, adults800027600233620144622003867142954
Slaughter premium, calves1006974840300538602
Beef extensification payment17600167802772289005360153486
Additional payments to beef producers3800610090586192390088931699
Sheep and goat premium18030012001337165313800520366997
Sheep and goat supplementary premium632004004020818300178111589
Additional payments to sheep and goat producers8800100708337002618655
Payments to starch potato producers (EUR 44,216/t)24001115721800
Area aid for rice (EUR 102/t)154001077067991
Area aid for rice (EUR 102/t), French Overseas Departments3053
Dried fodder income payments11002041224680044075
Add. beef and sheep premiums in Aegean Islands1000
Hops area aid398298375
ANNEX V
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME IN MEMBER STATES OR REGIONSCalendar year 2005Aid corresponding to premiums paid in animal sectors during the reference years 2000-2002 in the outermost regions has been deducted.Transfer of 10000 suckler cow and additional suckler cow premiums to Azores as provided for in Article 147(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 deducted.To be replaced by regional ceilings communicated according to Article 3 of this Regulation
(EUR 1000)
Member State and/or region
BELGIUMFlandersWallonia306318
DENMARK909429
GERMANYBaden-WurttembergBayernBrandenburg and BerlinHessenNiedersachsen and BremenMecklenburg-VorpommernNordrhein-WestfalenRheinland-PfalzSaarlandSachsenSachsen-AnhaltSchleswig-Holstein and HamburgThuringen5145726
IRELAND1260142
ITALY2345849
LUXEMBOURG33414
AUSTRIA519863
PORTUGAL302562
SWEDENRegion 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5597073
UNITED KINGDOMEngland 1England 2England 3ScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland3667728
"ANNEX VIII
NATIONAL CEILINGS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 41
(EUR 1000)
200520062007, 2008 and 20092010 and subsequent
Belgium411053530573530053530053
Denmark943369996165996000996000
Germany5148003549220154920005496000
Greece838289170128917232891761289
Spain3266092406506342630634275063
France7199000723100080910008099000
Ireland1260142132230513220801322080
Italy2539000346451734640003497000
Luxembourg33414366023705137051
Netherlands386586386586779586779586
Austria613000614000712000712000
Portugal452000493000559000561000
Finland467000467000552000552000
Sweden637388650108729000729000
United Kingdom3697528387042038704733870473"
ANNEX VI
ANNUAL FINANCIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEMECalendar year 2005
(EUR 1000)
Member State
Czech Republic249296
Estonia27908
Hungary375431
Latvia38995
Lithuania104346
Poland823166
Slovak Republic106959
Cyprus14274