Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 313/2012 of 12 April 2012 amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 313/2012of 12 April 2012amending Annexes IV and 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 farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16., and in particular Article 8(2)(a) and Article 40 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 the second subparagraph of Article 40(1), Annex VIII should be adapted to take into account the notifications of the Member States in accordance with Article 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.(2)In accordance with Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia notified the Commission of the areas grubbed up and the regional average of the value of the entitlements referred to in point B of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(3)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.(4)Following the notifications of the Member States in accordance with Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted need to be increased. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the ceilings set out in Annex IV to that Regulation should be reviewed.(5)Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)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 1Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of 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, 12 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEXAnnexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended as follows:(1)Annex IV is replaced by the following:

(2)Annex VIII is replaced by the following:

"ANNEX IV
(million EUR)
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
Greece2561,42365,42359,42344,5
Spain5043,75066,45037,45055,3
France8064,47946,17880,77853,0
Italy4345,94151,64128,24127,8
Cyprus49,1
Latvia133,9
Lithuania346,7
Luxembourg35,635,235,134,7
Hungary1204,5
Malta5,1
Netherlands836,9829,1822,5830,6
Austria727,6721,7718,2715,7
Poland2787,1
Portugal590,5574,3570,5566,6
Slovenia131,6
Slovakia357,9
Finland550,0544,5541,1539,2
Sweden733,1717,7712,3708,5
United Kingdom3373,13345,43339,43336,1"
"ANNEX VIIINational ceilings referred to in Article 40
Table 1
(thousand EUR)
Member State20092010201120122013201420152016 and subsequent years
Belgium614179611817611817614855614855614855614855614855
Denmark10304781031321103132110490021049002104900210490021049002
Germany57702545771981577199458529385852938585293858529385852938
Ireland13422681340521134052113408691340869134086913408691340869
Greece23807132228588223179822332272217227221722722172272217227
Spain48580435119045512503253046425161893516189351618935161893
France84075558423196842532685274948527494852749485274948527494
Italy41431754210875423436443799854379985437998543799854379985
Luxembourg3751837569376793767137084370843708437084
Netherlands853090853169853169897751897751897751897751897751
Austria745561747344747425751788751788751788751788751788
Portugal608751589811589991606551606551606551606551606551
Finland566801565520565823570548570548570548570548570548
Sweden763082765229765229770906770906770906770906770906
United Kingdom39858953976425397648239880423987922398792239879223987922
Table 2Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.
(thousand EUR)
Member State20092010201120122013201420152016 and subsequent years
Bulgaria287399336041416372499327580087660848741606814295
Czech Republic559622654241739941832144909313909313909313909313
Estonia60500716038170392042101165101165101165101165
Cyprus3167038928437494914653499534995349953499
Latvia90016105368119268133978146479146479146479146479
Lithuania230560271029307729346958380109380109380109380109
Hungary807366947114107382412050371318975131897513189751318975
Malta37524231472651375102510251025102
Poland18771072192294247729427882473044518304451830445183044518
Romania62339972986390747310866081264472144233516202011780406
Slovenia87942103394117423131575144274144274144274144274
Slovakia240014280364316964355242388176388176388176388176"