Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1227 of 15 July 2022 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) No 808/2014 and (EU) No 809/2014 as regards a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1227of 15 July 2022amending Implementing Regulations (EU) No 808/2014 and (EU) No 809/2014 as regards a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of UkraineTHE 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 8(3), Article 12, Article 67 and Article 75(5) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549., and in particular Article 62(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 4(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 18). sets the maximum number of amendments to rural development programmes that Member States may submit to the Commission. In order to increase the flexibility for Member States to use rural development programmes in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the maximum number of amendments referred to in that Article should not apply to proposals to amend rural development programmes made in response to the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that also include amendments not linked to this event, provided that these proposals are submitted to the Commission by 30 June 2023.(2)Using EAFRD support for operations mitigating the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recovery actions could mean that other objectives and targets of rural development programmes may not be achieved as planned. Such support should therefore be monitored at Union level in order to be able to explain and justify the use of EAFRD funding for those purposes.(3)Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Regulation (EU) 2022/1033 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2022/1033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as regards a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (OJ L 173, 30.6.2022, p. 34). has amended Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 by introducing a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the EAFRD in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a new Article 39c. Therefore, the rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 should be amended to provide for a measure code and the appropriate output indicator for the new measure.(4)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69). laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance, should also be amended to include the new measure for exceptional temporary support in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine under the relevant provisions of Title IV that apply to the non-area-related and non-animal-related rural development measures.(5)Implementing Regulations (EU) No 808/2014 and (EU) No 809/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)Given the urgency related to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: