COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2650

of 10 October 2024

reducing from Union financing certain expenditure incurred by certain Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

(notified under document C(2024) 6993)

(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, German, Romanian and Slovak texts are authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (1), and in particular Article 54(1) thereof,

After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and Article 36 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128 (2), the Commission is to carry out the necessary assessments, communicate to the Member States the results of those assessments taking account of justifications provided by the Member State in the annual performance reports in accordance with Article 134(8) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), and communicate its conclusions to them.

(2) Only the expenditure falling within the scope of Article 5(2) and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, corresponding to the interventions referred to in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, and which has a corresponding output as reported in the annual performance report referred to in Article 9(3) and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, and in Article 134 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, can be financed by the Union budget.

(3) In the light of the assessment carried out, and taking into account the Member States’ justifications, the part of the expenditure referred to in Article 5(2) and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and corresponding to the interventions referred to in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which does not have a corresponding output as reported in the annual performance report referred to in Article 9(3) and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and in Article 134 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, should be reduced from Union financing in accordance with Article 36(4) and (5) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128.

(4) As regards the interventions covered by this Decision, the assessment of the amounts to be reduced on grounds of non-compliance with Union law is notified by the Commission to the Member States in the summary report on the subject (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amounts set out in the Annex and related to expenditure declared by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies under the EAGF or the EAFRD, corresponding to the interventions referred to in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and which do not have a corresponding output as reported in the annual performance report referred to in Article 9(3) and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and in Article 134 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, shall be reduced from Union financing.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Romania and the Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2024.

For the Commission

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128 of 21 December 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council on paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, checks, securities and transparency (

OJ L 20, 31.1.2022, p. 131

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/128/oj

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (

OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj

(4) Ares(2024)6296982.

ANNEX

Financial reduction decisions

EAGF

Budget Item: 6200

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
BG	I.Е.7 - Действия за запазване или увеличаване на наличния брой пчелни кошери в Съюза, включително развъждане на пчели - I.Е.7 - Средна единична сума за подпомагане за рояк (отводка)	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	396,00	0,00	396,00	100,00 %	396,00
			Total BG:	EUR	396,00	0,00	396,00		396,00

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
DE	SP-0202 - Aufbau, Verbesserung und Verbreitung imkerlichen Wissens - DE9-SP-0202-00-0-01 - Bienen-Schulungen	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	11 767,00	0,00	11 767,00	100,00 %	11 767,00
DE	SP-0202 - Aufbau, Verbesserung und Verbreitung imkerlichen Wissens - DEG-SP-0202-00-0-01 - Imkereiprogramm-Schulung	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	1 649,42	0,00	1 649,42	100,00 %	1 649,42
DE	SP-0203 - Investitionen zur Verbesserung der Erzeugung und Vermarktung, des Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutzes, Anwendung von Bekämpfungsmaßnahmen - DEF-SP-0203-00-0-01 - Anschaffung von Maschinen und Geräten zum Wissenstransfer	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	500,00	0,00	500,00	100,00 %	500,00
			Total DE:	EUR	13 916,42	0,00	13 916,42		13 916,42

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
RO	IS-A-01 - Servicii de consiliere, asistență tehnică, formare, informare și schimb de bune practici, inclusiv prin colaborarea în rețea, pentru apicultori și pentru organizațiile de apicultori - IS-A 01-01 - Consultanță în apicultură	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	20 100,72	0,00	20 100,72	100,00 %	20 100,72
RO	IS-A-02 - Promovare, comunicare și marketing, inclusiv acțiuni de monitorizare a pieței și activități care vizează în special sensibilizarea consumatorilor în privința calității produselor apicole - IS-A 02-01 - Cheltuială per acțiune de promovare	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	1 126,52	0,00	1 126,52	100,00 %	1 126,52
RO	IS-A-05 - Investiții în active corporale și necorporale, precum și alte acțiuni, inclusiv pentru raționalizarea transhumanței - IS-A 05-02 - Achiziționarea de accesorii apicole	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	117 911,34	0,00	117 911,34	100,00 %	117 911,34
			Total RO:	EUR	139 138,58	0,00	139 138,58		139 138,58

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
SK	55.1.3 - Podpora laboratórií - 55.1.3.1 - Priemerná čiastka podpory na jednu vzorku	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	535,57	0,00	535,57	100,00 %	535,57
			Total SK:	EUR	535,57	0,00	535,57		535,57

Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	EU part
EUR	153 986,57	0,00	153 986,57	153 986,57

EAFRD

Budget Item: 6201

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
DE	EL-0703 - LEADER - DEA-EL-0703-00-0-01 - LEADER	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	5 809,03	0,00	5 809,03	80,00 %	4 647,22
			Total DE:	EUR	5 809,03	0,00	5 809,03		4 647,22

Member State	Intervention (Planned unit amount name)	FY	Reason	Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	Co-financing rate	EU part
DK	25 - LAG - 25.01 - LEADER/LAG	2023	Expenditure not having a corresponding output (cf. Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116)	EUR	9 915,55	9 711,79	203,76	80,00 %	163,01
			Total DK:	EUR	9 915,55	9 711,79	203,76		163,01

Currency	Gross (Overshoot or excess) amount	Partially cleared / accepted	Net overshoot decided	EU part
EUR	15 724,58	9 711,79	6 012,79	4 810,23

Financial reduction decisions	Net overshoot decided (EU part)
EAGF	153 986,57
EAFRD	4 810,23
TOTAL:	158 796,80

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2650/oj

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