Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289
In section 3, subsection 3.1., point (e), of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289, points (vii) and (viii) are replaced by the following:
‘(vii)
for GAEC 7:
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a summary of the on-farm practice specifying the rotation practices and the definition of crop and secondary crop;
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where applicable, from claim year 2025, a summary of the on-farm practice for crop diversification;
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the type of farmers concerned including the exemptions applied referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;
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where Member State authorise practices related to enhanced crop rotation with leguminous crops and crop diversification in specific regions of their territory as referred to in footnote 3 to GAEC 7 in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, an explanation of the contribution of the practices to preserve the soil potential in line with the objectives of the GAEC on the basis of the diversity of farming methods and agro-climatic conditions in the regions concerned and a justification of the choice made;
(viii)
for GAEC 8, from claim year 2025:
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the list of landscape features concerned by the standard on retention of landscape features;
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the measures for avoiding invasive plant species where applicable;’.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1475
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1475 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 8, the following point is inserted after point (b):
‘(ba)
data on temporary derogations granted by Member States pursuant to Article 13(2a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;’;
(2)
the following Article is inserted after Article 11:
‘Article 11a
Data on temporary derogations from requirements of GAEC standards
The data on temporary derogations from requirements of GAEC standards, granted by Member States pursuant to Article 13(2a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, shall include the following information for each derogation granted:
(a)
the GAEC standard and requirement concerned by the temporary derogation;
(b)
the reasons for the temporary derogation;
(c)
the change to the on farm practice granted by the temporary derogation;
(d)
the territorial scope of the temporary derogation;
(e)
the area covered by the temporary derogation (in hectares);
(f)
the number of farmers and other beneficiaries concerned by the temporary derogation;
(g)
the types of farmers and other beneficiaries covered by the temporary derogation;
(h)
the duration of the temporary derogation.’
;
(3)
in Article 15, the following paragraph is inserted:
‘2a. Member States shall report annually the data on temporary derogations referred to in Article 8, point (ba), by 15 March of the year N in relation to temporary derogations granted in the calendar year N-1. The first year of reporting shall be 2025.’
;
(4)
Article 16 is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The data referred to in Article 8, points (a), (b), (ba), (d) and (e), shall be transferred to the Commission by means of the electronic system for the secure exchange of information called “SFC2021”, for which the responsibilities of the Commission and the Member States are set out in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289 ( *1 ) .
The data referred to in Article 8, point (c), shall be transferred to the Commission by means of the information-technology-based system made available by the Commission pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 ( *2 ) .
( *1 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289 of 21 December 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the presentation of the content of the CAP Strategic Plans and on the electronic system for secure exchange of information ( OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 463 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/2289/oj )."
( *2 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 of 20 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents and amending and repealing several Commission Regulations ( OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p. 113 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2017/1185/oj ).’;"
(b)
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3. For the ratio on permanent grassland and the data on temporary derogations from requirements of GAEC standards, the data to be communicated pursuant to Article 8, points (b) and (ba), shall be transferred by the paying agency or coordinating body.’
;
(5)
Annex IV is amended as follows:
(a)
in section 2, point (d), the following points are inserted after point (i):
‘(ia)
M101: number of hectares of eligible arable land area paid for practices for maintenance of non-productive areas, such a land lying fallow as laid down in Article 31(1a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;
(ib)
M102: number of hectares of eligible arable land area paid for practices for the establishment of new landscape features as laid down in Article 31(1a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;’;
(b)
in section 4, point (q) is deleted.
Transitional provisions
1. Member States taking a decision referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1468 in respect to amendments of GAEC standards 7 or 8 shall apply Article 1 of this Regulation to amendments of their CAP Strategic Plans for claim year 2024.
2. Member States taking a decision referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1468 in respect to the amendment of GAEC standard 8 for claim year 2024 shall report the data referred to in Article 2(5), point (a), of this Regulation, to the Commission as from claim year 2024, if they apply any of those eco-schemes to comply with Article 3(2) of that Regulation.
3. Member States shall report the data referred to in section 4, point (q), of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1475 for claim years 2023 and 2024.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
