Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/142 of 2 December 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/142of 2 December 2015amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex III to 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 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487., and in particular Article 58(7) thereof,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 73/2009OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608., and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,Whereas:(1)In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the estimated product of the reduction of payments referred to in Article 11 of that Regulation is to be made available as Union support for measures under rural development. Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 were amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1378/2014Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1378/2014 of 17 October 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 367, 23.12.2014, p. 16). following Member States' notifications on the estimated product of reductions pursuant to Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.(2)In the United Kingdom, the legislation implementing the Union rules on direct payments in Wales has been quashed by a national court order. As a consequence, new decisions were taken by the United Kingdom for the implementation of direct payments in Wales and notified to the Commission. While it is for the United Kingdom to ensure that those new decisions respect the applicable legal framework and general principles of Union law, it is appropriate to take those new decisions into account. More precisely, as those new decisions affect the estimated product of the reduction of payments referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for the United Kingdom, it is appropriate to adapt Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 accordingly.(3)Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4)As the amendments made by this Regulation affect the application of Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 for the year 2015, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2015,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 2 December 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEX IAnnex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is amended as follows:(1)The entry for the United Kigdom is replaced by the following:
"United Kingdom4755315448484431958508593207545699387543995117554421137561718705195417491"
(2)The entry for the Total EU-28 is replaced by the following:
"Total EU-28526472300118149536729186495994951433702669714346899509142962931371429918179799343260365"
(3)The entry for the Total is replaced by the following:
"Total529885370018183668706186837327741437116130514381035473143304304831433332055399582202994"
ANNEX IIIn Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the entry for the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:
"United Kingdom3170,73177,33183,63192,23201,43591,7"