Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1343 of 30 June 2023 providing for an emergency support measure for the cereal and oilseed sectors in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1343
• Articles: 6

Article 1

1.   Union aid of a total amount of EUR 100 000 000 shall be available to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, to provide exceptional support to farmers producing cereals and oilseeds referred to in the Annex subject to the conditions set out in this Regulation.

2.   Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia shall use the amounts referred to in Article 2 for measures aiming to compensate farmers for the economic loss due to increased imports of cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine in the affected regions.

3.   The measures shall be taken on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria that take account of the economic losses borne by the affected farmers and ensure that the resulting payments do not cause any market or competition distortion.

4.   Expenditure borne by Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia in relation to the payments for the measures referred to in paragraph 2 shall only be eligible for Union aid if those payments have been made by 31 December 2023.

5.   For the purposes of Article 30(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/127, the operative event for the exchange rate as regards the amounts set out in Article 2(1) of this Regulation shall be the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

6.   Measures under this Regulation may be cumulated with other support financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

Article 2

1.   The Union expenditure incurred in accordance with Article 1 shall not exceed a total amount of:

(a)

EUR 9 770 000 for Bulgaria;

(b)

EUR 15 930 000 for Hungary;

(c)

EUR 39 330 000 for Poland;

(d)

EUR 29 730 000 for Romania;

(e)

EUR 5 240 000 for Slovakia.

2.   Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia may grant additional national aid for the measures taken under Article 1 up to a maximum of 200 % of the corresponding amount set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria, provided that the resulting payments do not cause any market or competition distortion, or overcompensation.

3.   Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia shall pay the additional support referred to in paragraph 2 by 31 December 2023.

Article 3

In order to avoid overcompensation, when granting support under this Regulation, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia shall take into account the support granted under other national or Union support instruments or private schemes to respond to the impact increased imports of cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine in the affected regions.

Article 4

1.   Without delay and no later than 30 September 2023, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia shall notify the Commission of the following:

(a)

a description of the measures to be taken;

(b)

the criteria used to determine the methods for the calculation of the aid and the rationale for distributing the aid across farmers;

(c)

the intended impact of the measures in view of compensating farmers from economic loss caused by imports of cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine;

(d)

the actions taken to check that the intended impact of the measures is reached;

(e)

the actions taken to avoid distortion of competition and overcompensation;

(f)

the forecast for payments of the Union expenditure broken down per month until 31 December 2023;

(g)

the level of additional support granted pursuant to Article 2(2);

(h)

the actions taken to control the eligibility of farmers and to protect the financial interests of the Union.

2.   No later than 15 May 2024, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia shall notify the Commission of the total amounts paid per measure, when applicable, broken down by Union aid and additional national aid, the number and type of beneficiaries and the assessment of the effectiveness of the measure.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO ARTICLE 1(1)

CN code

Description

1001

Wheat and meslin

1002

Rye

1003

Barley

1004

Oats

1005

Maize

1008 60

Triticale

—

Mixes of products with CN codes 1001 , 1002 , 1003 , 1004 , 1005 and 1008 60

1205

Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken

1206

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken