Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Modified by
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1408of 16 June 2022amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the payment of advances for certain interventions and support measures provided for in Regulations (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32022R1408, August 19, 2022
  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1468 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 14 May 2024amending Regulations (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards good agricultural and environmental condition standards, schemes for climate, environment and animal welfare, amendment of the CAP Strategic Plans, review of the CAP Strategic Plans and exemptions from controls and penalties, 32024R1468, May 24, 2024
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, 32021R2116R(01), February 10, 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 2 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 TITLE ISCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1ScopeThis Regulation lays down rules on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (CAP), and in particular on:(a)the financing of expenditure under the CAP;(b)the management and control systems to be put in place by the Member States;(c)clearance and conformity procedures.
Article 2DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:(a)"irregularity" means an irregularity within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95;(b)"governance systems" means the governance bodies referred to in Title II, Chapter II, of this Regulation and the basic Union requirements, including Member States’ obligations with regard to the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union referred to in Article 59 of this Regulation as well as the implementation, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, of their CAP Strategic Plans as approved by the Commission, and the reporting system put in place for the purposes of the annual performance report referred to in Article 134 of that Regulation;(c)"basic Union requirements" means the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, in this Regulation, in the Financial Regulation and in Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDirective 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).;(d)"serious deficiencies in the proper functioning of the governance systems" means the existence of a systemic weakness, taking into account its recurrence, gravity and compromising effect on the correct declaration of expenditure, the reporting on performance, or the respect of Union law;(e)"output indicator" means an output indicator as referred to in Article 7(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;(f)"result indicator" means a result indicator as referred to in Article 7(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;(g)"action plan" means, for the purposes of Articles 41 and 42 of this Regulation, a plan established by a Member State, on the request of, and in consultation with, the Commission, in the event that serious deficiencies in the proper functioning of the governance systems of that Member State are identified or in the circumstances referred to in Article 135 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, containing the necessary remedial actions and the relevant timeframe for its implementation in accordance with Articles 41 and 42 of this Regulation.
Article 3Exemptions in cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances1.For the purposes of the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP, force majeure and exceptional circumstances may, in particular, be recognised in the following cases:(a)a severe natural disaster or severe meteorological event gravely affecting the holding;(b)the accidental destruction of livestock buildings on the holding;(c)an epizootic, a plant disease outbreak or the presence of a plant pest affecting part or all of the beneficiary’s livestock or crops;(d)expropriation of all or a large part of the holding if that expropriation could not have been anticipated on the day of lodging the application;(e)the death of the beneficiary;(f)long-term professional incapacity of the beneficiary.2.Where a severe natural disaster or severe meteorological event as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), gravely affects a well-determined area, the Member State concerned may consider that whole area to be gravely affected by that disaster or event.

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