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General conditions for the single payment General conditions for the single payment scheme and cross compliancescheme and cross compliance
Benedikt [email protected]
Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development
ContentContent
• IACS• LPIS• Reference parcel – claimed parcel• Eligibility of agricultural land
• Single payment scheme• General rules• Article 57 and 68 R73/2009• Slovenian approach
• Cross compliance and GAEC
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Legal basisLegal basis• Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003• Regulation ( EC) No. 795/2004• Regulation ( EC) No. 796/2004• Regulation ( EC) No. 1973/2004
• Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009• Regulation ( EC) No. 1121/2009• Regulation ( EC) No. 1120/2009• Regulation ( EC) No. 1122/2009
IACSIACS
Each member state shall set up and operate an Integrated Administration and Control System. Elements of the IACS (Article 15 R 73/2009):
•a computerised data base,•an identification system for agricultural parcels,•a system for the identification and registration of payment entitlements •aid applications,•an integrated control system,•a single system to record the identity of each farmer who submits an aid application.•a system for the identification and registration of bovine
Computerised data baseComputerised data base ((Article 16 73/2009)Article 16 73/2009)
• The computerised data base shall record, for each agricultural holding, the data obtained from aid applications.
• This data base shall, in particular, allow direct and immediate consultation, through the competent authority of the Member State, of the data relating to the past year
• The Member States may set up decentralised data bases on condition that these, and the administrative procedures for recording and accessing data, are designed homogeneously throughout the territory of the Member State and are compatible with one another in order to allow cross-checks.
Identification system for agricultural Identification system for agricultural parcels LPISparcels LPIS
(Article 17, R73/2009)
The identification system for agricultural parcels shall be established on the basis of maps or land registry documents or other cartographic references. Use shall be made of computerised geographical information system techniques including preferably aerial or spatial orthoimagery, with a homogenous standard guaranteeing accuracy at least equivalent to cartography at a scale of 1:10000.
Purpose of the Purpose of the Land Parcel Identification SystemLand Parcel Identification System
• Goal: identification of each agricultural parcel declared under IACS
• Obtained: through “reference parcels” providing A geographic locationIdentification of parcel extent, boundariesA reference areaOther elements of eligibility
Reference parcel – claimed parcelReference parcel – claimed parcel
123xyz1.23ha987xyz1.23ha
Use eligibility recorded officially
Prevents Double
Declaration
Has unique identifier
Stable over time
In IACS-GIS Land Parcel Identification System
Acts as reference frame forAid application
Payment calculation
Controlled object
Locates [claimed] land
“Contracted” area in
application
Boundary stored in
GIS
Location in aid application
Area officially known
Use declared by farmer
Area claimed
by farmer1.02ha
May be unstable over time
System for the identification and registration of System for the identification and registration of payment entitlements payment entitlements (Article 18 73/2009)(Article 18 73/2009)
• The system for the identification and registration of payment entitlements shall be set up allowing verification of entitlements and cross-checks with the aid applications and the identification system for agricultural parcels.
• This system shall allow direct and immediate consultation, through the competent authority of the Member State, of the data relating to at least the previous three consecutive calendar and/or marketing years.
Aid applications Aid applications (Article 19 73/2009)(Article 19 73/2009)
• all agricultural parcels of the holding;• the payment entitlements declared for
activation;• any other information provided for by this
Regulation or by the Member State concerned.
Each year, a farmer shall submit an application for direct payments subject to the integrated system, indicating, where applicable:
Common requests for aid applicationsCommon requests for aid applications
Aid application shall contain all information necessary to establish eligibility for the aid
• Date of submission of the application• Common contents of the application•the identity of the farmer•the aid scheme or schemes concerned•a statement by the farmer that he is aware of the conditions pertaining to the aid schemes in question•….
Additional data Additional data for area - related aid schemesfor area - related aid schemes
• identification of all agricultural parcels on the holding, • their area • their location • where applicable, their use and whether the
agricultural parcel is irrigated;
Requirements pertaining to livestock aid Requirements pertaining to livestock aid applicationsapplications
• the number of animals of each type in respect of which any aid is applied for and,
• for bovines, the identification code of the animals• information on the location or locations where the
animals will be held including the period or periods concerned
If the animal is moved to another location during the retention period the farmer shall inform the competent authority in writing in advance
Verification of eligibility conditions Verification of eligibility conditions (Article 20 73/2009)(Article 20 73/2009)
• Member States shall carry out administrative controls on the aid applications to verify the eligibility conditions for the aid.
• Administrative checks shall be supplemented by a system of on-the-spot checks to verify eligibility for the aid. For this purpose, Member States shall draw up a sampling plan of agricultural holdings. • Member States may use remote sensing and Global Navigation
Satellite System (GNSS) techniques as a means of carrying out on-the-spot checks on agricultural parcels.
• Each Member State shall designate an authority responsible for coordinating the checks provided for in this Chapter.
• Where the Member State provides for the delegation of some aspects of the work to be carried out under this Chapter to specialised agencies or firms, the designated authority shall retain control over, and responsibility for, that work.
ControlsControls• Administrative and • on-the-spot checks shall be made in such a way as to ensure
effective verification of compliance with the terms under which aids are granted and of the requirements and standards relevant for cross-compliance.
CROSS COMPLIANCECROSS COMPLIANCE• A farmer receiving direct payments shall respect:
• The statutory management requirements shall be established in the following areas
• public, animal and plant health; • environment; • animal welfare.
• the good agricultural and environmental condition • The competent national authority shall provide the
farmer with the list of statutory management requirements and good agricultural and environmental condition to be respected.
CROSS COMPLIANCECROSS COMPLIANCE
GAECGAEC
Farm advisory system Farm advisory system • Member States shall operate a system of
advising farmers on land and farm management
• The farm advisory system shall cover at least the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition
• Member States may determine, in accordance with objective criteria, the priority categories of farmer that have access to the farm advisory system.
Single payment scheme Single payment scheme Farmers shall have access to the single payment scheme if:•they have been granted a payment in the reference period•they have received the holding or part of the holding, by way of actual or anticipated inheritance, by a farmer who met the conditions •they have received a payment entitlement from the national reserve or by transfer.
Calculation of the reference Calculation of the reference amountamountHistorical model•The reference amount (entitlements value) shall be the three-year average of the total amounts of payments, which a farmer was granted under the support schemes
Regional model•Member States shall define the regions according to objective criteria.
• Member States with less than three million eligible hectares may be considered as one single region.
•entitlements value is calculated by dividing the regional ceiling by the number of eligible hectares in the region
GrasslandGrassland
• Member States may also, according to objective criteria, fix different per unit values of entitlements for hectares under grassland
National reserve National reserve
Article 57 R73/2009 (71d R1782/2003)
The new Member States shall use the national reserve for the purpose of allocating, in accordance with objective criteria and in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions, payment entitlements to farmers placed in a special situation.
Specific supportSpecific supportArticle 68 R73/2009 (Article 69 R1782/2003)
Member States may grant specific support to farmers •for:
• specific types of farming which are important for the protection or enhancement of the environment;
• specific agricultural activities entailing additional agri- environment benefits;
• ……•to address specific
• disadvantages affecting farmers in the dairy, beef and veal, sheep meat and goat meat and rice sectors
• economically vulnerable or environmentally sensitive areas,
• sectors, for economically vulnerable types of farming•…….
Republika Slovenija
Slovenian approachSlovenian approach
HistoryHistoryPre-accession period: 2000-2003•IACS procedure (direct payments, LFA payments, Agri-environmental payments (since 2001) : 10 - 14 measures)
Post accession: 2004-2006•IACS procedures (Direct payments – Standardized scheme, LFA payments, Slovene Agri-Environmental Programme
• Cross compliance (since 2005)•2007-
• IACS procedure • I. pillar – decoupled payments based on payment entitlements
(regional model with different payment for grassland and arable land and with historical supplements for milk, cattle sector and for specific conditions;
• coupled payments (for bovine animals, sheep and goats)
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ImplementationImplementation model (2007) model (2007)• The implementation of the regional single payment
scheme began on 1 January 2007• Slovenia is considered as one region• Implementation model of CAP reform includes:
• coupled payments (65% special male premium for bulls and steers, 50% sheep and goat payments and 25% payments for hops)
• regional payment (for arable land, permanent pasture and other eligible land)
• supplement (milk, beef and sugar)• additional payment for extensive rearing of female bovine
animals in accordance with Art 69 of 1782/03 • Approximately 90% of funds are decoupled and 10%
are coupled
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Allocation of national envelope in Allocation of national envelope in 20072007
National envelope 142,199 mio EUR (Annex VIII a R 1782/03) •Coupled payments 13,941 mio EUR •Additional payment for rearing of female bovine animals 7,353 mio EUR (article 69 of R 1782/03)•Funds for SPS 120,903 mio EUR
• National reserve (art. 71d (1) (3) 35,780 mio. EUR, 29,59%) - used for suplements
• Regional payment 85,123 mio EURAll direct payments are supplemented by CNDPs
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Beneficiaries for payment Beneficiaries for payment entitlementsentitlements• Due to the implementation of the regional model
which Slovenia has decided on, all agricultural holdings are entitled to payment entitlements for eligible area applied for in 2007 under the condition, that such area is cultivated and agricultural activities are performed on.
• Number and value of payment entitlements which a farmer receives in 2007 is the basis for activation of payment entitlements in 2007 as well as in the following years
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Eligible area for allocation of payment Eligible area for allocation of payment entitlementsentitlements
• Entitled to allocation of payment entitlements are GERK (graphical agriculture units of farms) with the following use (Article 44(2) R 1782/03) :• arable land• hop field• olive grove• permanent pasture• swampy meadows• greenhouse• permanent crops on arable land• extensive / meadow orchard (twin purpose – mowing or pasture
and fruit growing is obligatory,) and• raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrant, redcurrant, american
blueberries, mulberries and gooseberries (intensive orchard)
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Allocation of payment entitlementsAllocation of payment entitlements
• Payment entitlements were allocated for determined eligible area declared in single application form for 2007
• Payment entitlements allocation mode was as follows: • for eligible areas declared on single application form
for 2006• for eligible area not declared in 2006 single
application form, payment entitlements are allocated on basis of actual use of agricultural land and forest database, captured from digital ortophoto shots made by the end of 2006
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Conditions for allocation of Conditions for allocation of payment entitlementspayment entitlements
• For allocation of payment entitlements a farmer should have his own area registered in Register of agricultural holdings (RKG) – GERK at least a day before the application for allocation of payment entitlements is lodged and data on the form should be compatible with the actual situation
• Individual GERK area shall be at least 0,1 ha
• Total GERK area shall be at least 0,3 ha
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Number and value of payment Number and value of payment entitlementsentitlements
• Number of payment entitlements equals to number of eligible hectars for which defined conditions are fulfiled
• One payment entitlement equals one hectar of eligible area
• Value of payment entitlement equals the sum of regional payment (permanent pastures/arable land) and possible supplement for milk, sugar and beef
• Value of payment entitlement for set aside equals regional payment
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Payment entitlement with authorization for Payment entitlement with authorization for fruit, vegetable and potatoesfruit, vegetable and potatoes
• Farmer producing soft fruit (i.e. raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrant, redcurrant, american blueberries, mulberries and gooseberries), vegetable and potatoes in 2003, 2006 or 2007 may receive payment entitlements with authorization (article 71g of R 1782/03)
• Preferential reference for allocation of entitlements is the year 2003, then 2006 and finally 2007
• Authorizations were abolished in 2008
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Set aside payment Set aside payment entitlementsentitlements• In accordance with Art 71 j (2) the set aside for
Slovenia was set at 7,2% (10% * 125.171/173.011)
• Farmers lodging an application for payment entitlements for arable land for more than 24,23 ha are committed to apply for allocation for set aside payment entitlements
• Although the set aside level in 2008 is 0%, set aside payment entitlements are kept also in 2008
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• Farmer is entitled to payment of all payment entitlements in case of:• the areas are registered on his holding in GERK for at least
10 months beginning with 31 December 2006• the size of individual GERK area should be at least 0,1 ha
and total GERK area must be 0,3 ha
• Farmer is entitled to payment of set aside payment entitlements in case of:• the areas are registered on one holding in GERK for at
least 10 months beginning with 31 December 2006• the set aside area should be at least 5 m wide and at least
0,05 ha in size
Payment conditionsPayment conditions
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Value of payment entitlementValue of payment entitlementRegional payment is payment per hectare and unified for the whole country
• Regional payment for arable land, hop fields, olive groves and raspberries, blackberry bushes, blackcurrant, redcurrant, american blueberries, mulberries and gooseberries (intensive orchard) is 332 EUR/ha
• Regional payment for permanent pasture, swampy meadow and extensive orchard is 108,70 EUR/ha
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Value of payment entitlementValue of payment entitlementSupplement for milk (article 71d (3) of R 1782/03)
Farmer is entitled to supplement for milk for individual reference milk quantity held on 31 March 2007
• Supplement for milk is calculated by multiplying 80% value of milk premia and additional payment with individual reference milk quantity
• Milk supplement is kept irrelevant of whether a farmer ceases with milk production in 2008 or not
• Farmer without eligible area in 2007 but holding milk quota on 31 March 2007 is entitled to special entitlements as well, but under condition that he keeps at least 50% of his own production expressed in LU
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Value of payment entitlementValue of payment entitlementSupplement for sugar (article 71d (3) of R 1782/03)
• farmers producing sugar beet holding a contract with sugar plant Ormož (TSO) in 2006 and who received transitional payment for sugar are entitled to supplement for sugar
• In 2007 transitional payment for sugar is abolished and substituted by additional payment for sugar
• Supplement for sugar is determined on the basis of division of total amount available for sugar by number of hectares of sugar beet
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Value of payment entitlementValue of payment entitlementSupplement for beef (article 71d (3) of R 1782/03)
• Farmer received beef premia in 2006 in accordance with the regulation on direct payments for beef and veal is entitled to supplement for beef
• Supplement for beef is determined by multiplication of number of aproved premia with the value of premia in 2006 and coeficient 0,3
• Farmer without eligible area in 2007, who received premia for beef and veal in 2006, is entitled to special entitlement as well but under condition that he keeps at least 50% of his own production from 2006 expressed in LU
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Transfer of payment entitlementsTransfer of payment entitlements
• Transfer of payment entitlements is made in accordance with Art 46 of 1782/03
• Supplements for milk, sugar, beef cannot be transferred independently
• Transfer of payment entitlements should be declared between 15 September and 15 January on a form prepared by the Agency
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Coupled paymentsCoupled payments • Special male premium for bull in 2007 is 135,86
EUR and 97,50 EUR/steer in 2007 (EU contribution and CNDP) – decupled since 2012
• Premium for sheep for meat: 10,45 EUR/animal and 10,50 EUR/animal premium for sheep and goat for milk: 8,40 EUR/animal in 2007 (EU contribution and CNDP) – decupled since 2010
• Additional payment for sheep and goat: 3,48 EUR/animal in 2007 (EU contribution and CNDP) - decupled since 2010
• The amount of direct payment for hops is 120 EUR/ha(EU contribution and CNDP) - decupled since 2010
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Additional payment for Additional payment for extensiveextensive rearing of female bovine animalsrearing of female bovine animalsin accordance with Art 69 of 1782/03•Presents 10% of national ceiling in beef sector from Annex VI•Eligible farmers are ones who at the time of applying for additional payment meet the conditions set up for this payment•The final amount of additional payment for extensive rearing of female bovine animals is calculated by taking into account the number of eligible female animals and the maximum allowed ceiling
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Extensive rearing of female bovine Extensive rearing of female bovine animalsanimalsConditions:
•Animals should be labeled and registered in the beef registry at the holding •At least 50% of entire determined fodder area used for determination of stocking density should be under permanent pastures, swampy pastures or extensive orchard•Ceiling for stocking density should be 1,8 LU/ha•Female animals should be from a meat calf rearing herd •Animals should be of a meat breed or born by crossbreeding with a meat breed (breeds from Annex XV 1973/04 are not regarded as meat breed)
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Other aid schemesOther aid schemesProtein crops aid•producers of pea, field bean and sweet lupine are entitled to aid in amount of 38,89 EUR/ha in 2007
Energy crops aid – (abolish in 2010)•Producers of rape seed, soya, sunflowers, and sorghum are entitled to aid in amount of 45,00 EUR/ha
Nuts aid•84,52 EUR/ha in 2007
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New eligible hectare from 2008 New eligible hectare from 2008 onwardsonwards
The following GERK became eligible for allocation of payment entitlements in 2008 (on the basis of article 44(2) Regulation 1782/03, fruit and vegetable sector reform):• intensive orchard;• nursery
New suplements in 2010New suplements in 2010
In accordance to art 68. R73/09 there are three special supplements to payment entitlement:
• Extensive rearing of female bovine animals• Additional payment for milk for mountain
and steep agricultural economies• Support for the conservation of livestock
on farms with grassland
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Allocation of payment entitlements for Allocation of payment entitlements for fruit and vegetables fruit and vegetables sectorsector in 2008 in 2008
• Before the reform in fruit and vegetable sector (F&V) there was no national envelope for production aid for processed fruit and vegetable in Slovenia
• The budget for payment entitlements for F&V is ensured partly from higher national envelope for 2008 in comparison to 2007 and partly from national reserve
• Allocation is made on the basis of new eligible area taken from 2008 single applications
• Payment entitlements in 2008 are not allocated for area, to which entitlements were already allocated in 2007 (1 area – 1 payment entitlement)
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Rules on allocation of payment Rules on allocation of payment entitlements from national reserve (entitlements from national reserve (OJ RSOJ RS RS, No 12/08)RS, No 12/08)• Payment entitlements from national reserve are allocated
for the first time in 2008. • National reserve is intended for:• resolved complaints from the first allocation of payment
entitlements and resolved complaints from previous years• allocation due to inheritance or transfer • force majeure or exceptional circumstances regarding
the amount of supplement in beef sector• National reserve for mentioned allocations was 1,03% in
2007 and 0,54% in 2008• For the transfer of payment entitlement from national
reserve article 71d(6) is implemented
Republika Slovenija
Cross complainceCross complaince
List of statutory management requirementsList of statutory management requirements
List of statutory management requirements, which is an integral part of the national Regulation, contains the data on:
• EU REGULATION; • REQUIREMENTS laid down in EU regulation taken into
consideration in cross compliance;• NATIONAL LEGISLATION of the Republic of Slovenia
that summarises the requirements laid down in EU regulation;
• IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS from national legislation at the level of agricultural holdings;
• REQUIREMENTS from national legislation that a person liable should comply with and are checked by controllers;
• LEVEL OF INFRINGEMENT of requirements from national legislation expressed as a mark (penalty points).
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Cross complainceCross complaince
The Slovenian Regulation on statutory management requirements and good agricultural and environmental conditions in farming is divided in two parts:
- Regulative- And Annexes (2)Alltogether it defines:
• Conditions for meeting the cross compliance requirements
• The mode of meeting the requirements• Competent authority for verification (AAMRD)• System of penalties (point system)• Persons liable
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Example from the Example from the RegulationRegulation
The example represents a list of statutory requirements related to the nitrate standard
EU REGULATION REQUIREMENTS NATIONAL
LEGISLATIONIMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS LEVEL OF
INFRINGEMENT
In addition to the control organisation, within agreements control is also performed by the relevant competent bodies.•The AAMRD has concluded agreements with competent inspection services on forwarding data to the Agency of RS for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development on the facts established during inspection in the field of cross-compliance control. These inspection services are as follows: •IRSKGH (Inspectorate of the RS for Agriculture, Forestry and Food), •VURS (Veterinary Administration of RS), •IRSOP (Inspectorate of the RS for the Environmental and Spatial Planning) and •IRSVNN (Inspectorate of the RS for Protection against Natural and Other Disasters.
PERFORMANCE OF CONTROLS PERFORMANCE OF CONTROLS ACCORDING TO AGREEMENTSACCORDING TO AGREEMENTS
Control of CC & GAECControl of CC & GAEC
• All requirements (18 SMR + GAEC) shall be checked on the whole agricultural holding
• In year 2007: the fulfilment of 94 requirements and according to 12 standards defined in Annexes 1 and 2 to the Regulation on statutory management requirements and good agricultural and environmental conditions in farming is deemed as the fulfilment of the cross compliance requirements
• In year 2008: the fulfilment of above mentioned base requirements according to 12 standards as well as compliance with 7 additional requirements are to be respected by beneficiaries of agro-environmental measures (AEM).
• All requirements are checked for the whole agricultural holding
• Control is performed throughout the year
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