Article 1, Point (32) · Regulation (EU) 2025/2649

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(32)Article 134 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:‘3.In order to be admissible, the annual performance report shall contain all the information required in paragraphs 4, 5, 7 and 10. The Commission shall inform the Member States concerned within 15 working days from the submission of the annual performance report if it is not admissible, failing which it shall be deemed admissible.’;

(b)paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:‘5.The quantitative information referred to in paragraph 4 shall include:

(a)the realised outputs achieved by the end of the previous financial year;

(b)the gross expenditure at the end of the financial year, relevant to the outputs referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph, before application of any penalties or other reductions, and for the EAFRD, taking into account reallocation of cancelled or recovered funds pursuant to Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116;

(c)the ratio between gross expenditure referred to in point (b) of this subparagraph and the relevant realised outputs referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph (“realised unit amount”);

(d)results and distance to corresponding milestones set in accordance with Article 109(1), point (a).

The information referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), of this paragraph, shall be broken down per unit amount as set out in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Article 111, first paragraph, point (h). For output indicators which are marked in Annex I as used only for monitoring, only the information referred to in the first subparagraph, point (a), of this paragraph shall be included.’;

(c)paragraph 6 is deleted;

(d)in paragraph 7, point (b) is replaced by the following:

(b)any issues which affect the performance of the CAP Strategic Plan, in particular as regards deviations from milestones, providing the justifications referred to in Article 135, or where appropriate, giving reasons, and where relevant, describing the measures taken.’

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(e)paragraphs 8 and 9 are deleted;

(f)in paragraph 10, the second subparagraph is deleted;

(g)paragraph 13 is replaced by the following:‘13.The Commission may make observations on the admissible annual performance reports, within one month from the day on which the Commission informs the Member States of their admissibility. Where the Commission does not provide observations within that deadline, the reports shall be deemed to be accepted. Article 121 shall apply mutatis mutandis.’;