Notifications relating to the basic payment
Article 64
1. Where a Member State notifies the Commission of its decisions pursuant to Articles 22(2) and (3), 24(10), 29 and 40(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 such a notification shall include the details of such decisions. In addition, for decisions pursuant to Articles 24(10), 29 and 40(4) of that Regulation, a justification shall be included where relevant. Where a Member State notifies the Commission of its decisions pursuant to Article 23(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, such a notification shall include the details of such decisions, their justification and the objective criteria on the basis of which those decisions have been made, in particular the criteria used for the definition of the regions pursuant to Article 23(1) of that Regulation, the criteria used for the division of the national ceilings between the regions pursuant to Article 23(2) of that Regulation and the criteria used for any annual progressive modifications pursuant to Article 23(3) of that Regulation. 2. Where a Member State decides to use the options provided for in Articles 30(7), 30(11)(b), 32(3)(b), 32(5) and 36(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it shall notify the Commission by 31 January of the first year of application of such a decision of the details of those decisions as well as of the justification and, where relevant, the objective criteria on the basis of which those decisions have been made. In case of a review of the decision referred to in Article 30(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the information referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be notified to the Commission by 31 January of the first year of application of such a reviewed decision. 3. Where a Member State decides to use the option provided for in Article 34(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it shall notify the Commission of its decision by 31 January of the first year of application of such a decision. 4. Where a Member State decides to use the options provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 39(1) and in Article 40(2) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it shall notify the Commission by 31 July of the year preceding the year of first application of such a decision of the details of those decisions as well as of the justification and, where relevant, the objective criteria on the basis of which those decisions have been made. 5. Where a Member State decides to apply the single area payment scheme according to Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 it shall notify the Commission by 1 September of each year, for the claim year concerned, of the total number of hectares declared by farmers pursuant to Article 36(2) of that Regulation.