Commission Regulation (EU) No 360/2010 of 27 April 2010 amending Annex IV and Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy
Commission Regulation (EU) No 360/2010of 27 April 2010amending Annex IV and Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for the farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006 and (EC) No 378/2007, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16., and in particular its Articles 8(2)(a), 8(2)(b), 40 and 67 thereof,Whereas:(1)Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishes for each Member State the maximum value of all payment entitlements that can be allocated during a calendar year. In accordance with Articles 40(2) and 67 of that Regulation Annex VIII should be adapted to take into account the decisions of the Member States in accordance with Articles 103o and 188a(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. with regard to wine and to the advanced integration of coupled support into the single payment scheme.(2)Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia notified the Commission of their intention to allocate new payment entitlements to wine growers in accordance with Articles 103o and 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3)Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom notified the Commission of their intention to at least advance the integration of the seed aid referred to in Section 5 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 or one of the schemes referred to in point 1 of Annex XI to that Regulation, with the exception of the specific quality premium for durum wheat, into the single payment scheme in 2010 or 2011.(4)Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishes for each Member State the ceilings which may not be exceeded by the total amounts of the direct payments, net of modulation, which may be granted in respect of a calendar year in the Member State concerned.(5)Following the decisions taken by the Member States in accordance with Article 103o and 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted shall be increased. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Annex IV to that Regulation shall be reviewed.(6)Since the difficulties to its agricultural sector provoked by the economic crisis persist with a continuing negative impact on the economic situation of farmers, Portugal has communicated to the Commission that it has decided not to apply the voluntary modulation foreseen from 2010 until 2012. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the net amount resulting from the application of the voluntary modulation in Portugal fixed by Commission Decision 2009/780/ECOJ L 278, 23.10.2009, p. 59. should for those years be added to the national ceiling for Portugal as set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(7)Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8)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 IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3This 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, 27 April 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX I"ANNEX IV
(EUR million)
Calendar year2009201020112012
Belgium583,2575,4570,8569,0
Czech Republic825,9
Denmark987,4974,9966,5964,3
Germany5524,85402,65357,15329,6
Estonia92,0
Ireland1283,11272,41263,81255,5
Greece2561,42365,42359,22344,1
Spain5043,75066,45031,45043,2
France8064,47946,17878,67849,2
Italy4345,94151,64124,74121,6
Cyprus49,1
Latvia133,9
Lithuania346,7
Luxembourg35,635,235,134,7
Hungary1204,5
Malta5,1
Netherlands836,9829,1822,5830,6
Austria727,6721,7718,1715,6
Poland2787,1
Portugal590,5574,3570,3566,3
Slovenia131,5
Slovakia357,9
Finland550,0544,5541,1539,2
Sweden733,1717,7712,3708,5
United Kingdom3373,13345,43339,43336,1"
ANNEX II"ANNEX VIIINational ceilings referred to in Article 40
Table 1
(EUR 1000)
Member State20092010201120122013201420152016 and subsequent years
Belgium614179611817611817614855614855614855614855614855
Denmark10304781031321103132110490021049002104900210490021049002
Germany57702545771981577198158529125852912585291258529125852912
Greece23807132228588223158822328262216826221682622168262216826
Spain48580435119045511904552925885149839514983951498395149839
France84075558423196842319685236108523610852361085236108523610
Ireland13422681340521134052113408691340869134086913408691340869
Italy41431754210875423087543737224373722437372243737224373722
Luxembourg3751837569376793767137084370843708437084
Netherlands853090853169853169897751897751897751897751897751
Austria745561747344747356751664751664751664751664751664
Portugal608751589811589811606274606274606274606274606274
Finland566801565520565823570548570548570548570548570548
Sweden763082765229765229770906770906770906770906770906
United Kingdom39858953976425397648239880423987922398792239879223987922
Table 2Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121."
(EUR 1000)
Member State20092010201120122013201420152016 and subsequent years
Bulgaria287399336041416372499327580087660848741606814295
Czech Republic559622654241739941832144909313909313909313909313
Estonia60500716038170392042101165101165101165101165
Cyprus3167038928437494914653499534995349953499
Latvia90016105368119268133978146479146479146479146479
Lithuania230560271029307729346958380109380109380109380109
Hungary807366947114107382412050371318975131897513189751318975
Malta37524231472651375102510251025102
Poland18771072192294247729427882473044518304451830445183044518
Romania62339972986390747310866081264472144233516202011780406
Slovenia87942103394117411131542144241144241144241144241
Slovakia240014280364316964355242388176388176388176388176