Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1352 of 3 August 2022 derogating in respect of the year 2022 from Article 75(1), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the level of advance payments for direct payments and area-related and animal-related rural development measures
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1352of 3 August 2022derogating in respect of the year 2022 from Article 75(1), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the level of advance payments for direct payments and area-related and animal-related rural development measuresTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,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 75(3) thereof,Whereas:(1)Pursuant to Article 75(1), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, from 16 October to 30 November Member States may pay advances of up to 50 % for direct payments under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (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 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). and prior to 1 December they may pay advances of up to 75 % for area-related and animal-related support measures under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and the CouncilRegulation (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 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487)..(2)Due to the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Member States, farmers have encountered important economic and financial difficulties. Considering the specific vulnerability of these economic operators and for mitigating financial and cash flow consequences of that crisis, Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/531Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/531 of 16 April 2020 derogating in respect of the year 2020 from the third subparagraph of Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the level of advance payments for direct payments and area-related and animal-related rural development measures and from the first subparagraph of Article 75(2) of that Regulation as regards direct payments (OJ L 119, 17.4.2020, p. 1). and (EU) 2021/1295Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1295 of 4 August 2021 derogating in respect of the year 2021 from the third subparagraph of Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the level of advance payments for direct payments and area-related and animal-related rural development measures (OJ L 282, 5.8.2021, p. 3). allowed Member States to pay a higher level of advances to beneficiaries for the year 2020 and 2021 respectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic still persists in 2022 and farmers are still facing economic disruptions, which have been further accentuated by the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has on the agri-food sector, Member States should be allowed to continue paying increased advance payments in respect of claim year 2022.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, the Committee for Direct Payments and the Rural Development Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: