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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 1306/2013note, and in particular Articles 55 and 104 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008note, and in particular Article 52 thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,Whereas:
(1)Article 4(1), point (b), Article 5, Article 7(3), Articles 9, 17, 21 and 34, Article 35(4), Articles 36, 37, 38, 40 to 43, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 63, 64, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99 and 100, Article 102(2) and Articles 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 continue to apply, as regards the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in relation to expenditure as referred to in Article 104(1), second subparagraph, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(2)In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of those verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question and formally communicate its conclusions to them.
(3)In accordance with Article 52(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 34(3), third subparagraph, and Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014note, and Article 55(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and Article 37(3), third subparagraph, and Article 43 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128note, some Member States made use of the conciliation procedure. The Commission has examined the reports issued by the Conciliation Body on the outcome of these conciliation procedures.
(4)In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed, subject to, as regards expenditure incurred under Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, certain limitations in Article 55(1), second and third subparagraphs of that Regulation.
(5)In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by certain Member States does not fulfil this requirement and can therefore not be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD.
(6)The Commission should indicate the amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to those Member States, except where otherwise provided for in Article 52(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 52(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 55(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(7)The amounts excluded from Union financing by the present Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation.
(8)As regards the cases covered by this decision, the Commission notified the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law to the Member States concerned in the summary report on the subjectnote.
(9)This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 30 April 2026.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The amounts set out in the Annex and related to expenditure incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGF or the EAFRD shall be excluded from Union financing.
Article 2#
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic.
Financial Corrections
EAGF — Financial corrections - excluding cross-compliance
Budget Item: 6200
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| BG | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2021 | Errors in EAGF and EAFRD | ONE OFF | EUR | -9251,72 | 0,00 | -9251,72 | |
| Total BG: | EUR | -9251,72 | 0,00 | -9251,72 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| DK | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | CEB/2024/021/DK - 1.1. Follow up of irregularities arising from scrutiny checks | ONE OFF | EUR | -7578,39 | 0,00 | -7578,39 | |
| Total DK: | EUR | -7578,39 | 0,00 | -7578,39 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| FR | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Debt management - EAGF | ONE OFF | EUR | -272113,96 | 0,00 | -272113,96 | |
| Total FR: | EUR | -272113,96 | 0,00 | -272113,96 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| GR | Decoupled Direct Aids | 2023 | Correct calculation of the aid including administrative reductions and penalties | ONE OFF | EUR | -10433526,62 | -569006,67 | -9864519,95 | |
| Total GR: | EUR | -10433526,62 | -569006,67 | -9864519,95 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| IT | Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2020 | 10% flat rate FY2020 balance payments | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -716992,75 | 0,00 | -716992,75 |
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2022 | Debt management EAGF | ONE OFF | EUR | -696050,38 | 0,00 | -696050,38 | ||
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | EAGF debt management | ONE OFF | EUR | -546814,09 | 0,00 | -546814,09 | ||
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2018 | Flat rate 10% FY2018/2019 advance payments | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -545246,07 | -260,29 | -544985,78 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2019 | Flat rate 10% FY2018/2019 advance payments | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -6702942,47 | 0,00 | -6702942,47 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2021 | Flat rate 10% FY2021, 2022, 2023 adv+bal | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -3423913,56 | 0,00 | -3423913,56 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2022 | Flat rate 10% FY2021, 2022, 2023 adv+bal | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -707692,13 | 0,00 | -707692,13 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2023 | Flat rate 10% FY2021, 2022, 2023 adv+bal | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -488175,87 | 0,00 | -488175,87 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2020 | Flat rate 2020 10% advance payments | FLAT RATE | 10,00% | EUR | -3224667,99 | 0,00 | -3224667,99 | |
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2018 | Ineligible securities paid | ONE OFF | EUR | -40984,08 | 0,00 | -40984,08 | ||
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2019 | Ineligible securities paid | ONE OFF | EUR | -481468,20 | 0,00 | -481468,20 | ||
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2020 | Ineligible securities paid | ONE OFF | EUR | -200671,45 | 0,00 | -200671,45 | ||
| Wine - Promotion in third countries | 2021 | Ineligible securities paid | ONE OFF | EUR | -234742,62 | 0,00 | -234742,62 | ||
| Total IT: | EUR | -18010361,66 | -260,29 | -18010101,37 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| LV | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Financial correction - debt declared irrecoverable FY2023 - EAGF | ONE OFF | EUR | -815,60 | 0,00 | -815,60 | |
| Total LV: | EUR | -815,60 | 0,00 | -815,60 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| PL | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Late initiation and negligence in the recovery procedure | ONE OFF | EUR | -131463,48 | 0,00 | -131463,48 | |
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2022 | Negligence in the recovery of debt cases | ONE OFF | EUR | -53599366,63 | 0,00 | -53599366,63 | ||
| Total PL: | EUR | -53730830,11 | 0,00 | -53730830,11 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| PT | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Debt management | ONE OFF | EUR | -81196,97 | 0,00 | -81196,97 | |
| Total PT: | EUR | -81196,97 | 0,00 | -81196,97 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| RO | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2022 | Debt management issues - known errorUnjustified cancellation of debtsLegality and regularity of the expenditure - random and known errors | ONE OFF | EUR | -1517580,45 | 0,00 | -1517580,45 | |
| Total RO: | EUR | -1517580,45 | 0,00 | -1517580,45 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| SK | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Debt management - EAGF | ONE OFF | EUR | -64700,43 | 0,00 | -64700,43 | |
| Total SK: | EUR | -64700,43 | 0,00 | -64700,43 |
| Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | -84127955,91 | -569266,96 | -83558688,95 |
EAFRD — Financial corrections - excluding cross-compliance
Budget Item: 5040
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS | 2023 | Appropriate checks to ensure that applications fulfil all eligibility criteria as laid down in the EU legislation and the eligibility criteria as laid down in the RDP of the Member State | ONE OFF | EUR | -597940,87 | -2989,71 | -594951,16 | |
| Total GR: | EUR | -597940,87 | -2989,71 | -594951,16 |
| Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | -597940,87 | -2989,71 | -594951,16 |
Budget Item: 6201
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2021 | EAFRD debt management - cancellation of debts | ONE OFF | EUR | -6000,00 | 0,00 | -6000,00 | |
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2021 | EAFRD NIACS PIR | ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT | EUR | -3352204,61 | 0,00 | -3352204,61 | ||
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2021 | Errors in EAGF and EAFRD | ONE OFF | EUR | -980,17 | 0,00 | -980,17 | ||
| Total BG: | EUR | -3359184,78 | 0,00 | -3359184,78 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| DK | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Financial correction EAFRD - 1.2. Column W of Annex II | ONE OFF | EUR | -164278,78 | 0,00 | -164278,78 | |
| Total DK: | EUR | -164278,78 | 0,00 | -164278,78 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| GR | Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS | 2023 | Appropriate checks to ensure that applications fulfil all eligibility criteria as laid down in the EU legislation and the eligibility criteria as laid down in the RDP of the Member State | ONE OFF | EUR | -5368741,85 | -26843,75 | -5341898,10 | |
| Total GR: | EUR | -5368741,85 | -26843,75 | -5341898,10 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| HU | Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2021 | Measure 1.2 Electronic administration (EC and non-EC period) broken down by region by financial year and budget code 2021-2023 | ONE OFF | EUR | -3279669,57 | 0,00 | -3279669,57 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2022 | Measure 1.2 Electronic administration (EC and non-EC period) broken down by region by financial year and budget code 2021-2023 | ONE OFF | EUR | -3506249,13 | 0,00 | -3506249,13 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2023 | Measure 1.2 Electronic administration (EC and non-EC period) broken down by region by financial year and budget code 2021-2023 | ONE OFF | EUR | -3446634,53 | 0,00 | -3446634,53 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2024 | Measure 1.2 Electronic administration (EC and non-EC period) broken down by region by financial year and budget code 2024 | ONE OFF | EUR | -1674905,39 | 0,00 | -1674905,39 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2021 | Measure 1.2 Group information sessions | ONE OFF | EUR | -6208,83 | 0,00 | -6208,83 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2022 | Measure 1.2 Group information sessions | ONE OFF | EUR | -8030,16 | 0,00 | -8030,16 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2023 | Measure 1.2 Group information sessions | ONE OFF | EUR | -5827,23 | 0,00 | -5827,23 | ||
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2019 | Measure 6.4 2019-2023 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -1900938,92 | 0,00 | -1900938,92 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2020 | Measure 6.4 2019-2023 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -3256818,70 | -1063,11 | -3255755,59 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2021 | Measure 6.4 2019-2023 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -2622754,69 | -2583,66 | -2620171,03 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2022 | Measure 6.4 2019-2023 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -1296164,25 | -283,81 | -1295880,44 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2023 | Measure 6.4 2019-2023 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -588617,47 | 0,00 | -588617,47 | |
| Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation | 2024 | Measure 6.4 2024 | FLAT RATE | 25,00% | EUR | -201927,60 | 0,00 | -201927,60 | |
| Total HU: | EUR | -21794746,47 | -3930,58 | -21790815,89 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| IT | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2022 | OLAF case EAFRD | ONE OFF | EUR | -418568,95 | 0,00 | -418568,95 | |
| Total IT: | EUR | -418568,95 | 0,00 | -418568,95 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| LV | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Financial Correction - Debt declared irrecoverable FY2023 | ONE OFF | EUR | -121814,06 | 0,00 | -121814,06 | |
| Total LV: | EUR | -121814,06 | 0,00 | -121814,06 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| PL | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Late initiation of the recovery procedure | ONE OFF | EUR | -133680,20 | 0,00 | -133680,20 | |
| Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2016 | Negligence in the recovery procedure | ONE OFF | EUR | -16900,10 | 0,00 | -16900,10 | ||
| Total PL: | EUR | -150580,30 | 0,00 | -150580,30 | |||||
| Member State | Measure | FY | Reason | Type | Correction % | Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
| SK | Clearance of Accounts - Financial Clearance | 2023 | Debt management - EAFRD | ONE OFF | EUR | -3106867,14 | 0,00 | -3106867,14 | |
| Total SK: | EUR | -3106867,14 | 0,00 | -3106867,14 |
| Currency | Gross Amount | Deductions | Net Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | -34484782,33 | -30774,33 | -34454008,00 |
| Financial Corrections | Total Net Decided | |
|---|---|---|
| EAGF | Financial corrections - excluding cross-compliance | -83558688,95 |
| EAFRD | Financial corrections - excluding cross-compliance | -35048959,16 |
| TOTAL: | -118607648,11 |
| Reimbursements | Total Net Decided |
|---|---|
| TOTAL: | 0,00 |
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