What changed

From · Plenary report · 26 Sept 2025 A-10-2025-0164 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties

To · Adopted text · 8 Oct 2025 TA-10-2025-0213 Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments, annual performance clearance and controls and penalties

✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 4 Sept 2026

The adopted text makes crisis payments mandatory for member states and adds a new support measure for producer groups. #6 #7 It also adds an eligible cost for rural development and reintroduces a reporting requirement on social conditionality. #2 #5 The other changes are formal or wording: capitalization corrections. #1 #3 #4

5 changes of substance, plus 2 wording-only. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

The changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations (“having regard to …”), standard resolution paragraphs and punctuation-only edits are left out — they are in “Show every difference”.

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Change #1 Substance

Drops the requirement for the Commission to report on social conditionality by 31 December 2026.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new), Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new): (6a) In Article 14, the following paragraph is added: / “4a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of social conditionality by Member States. The report shall evaluate its effectiveness and impact.”

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 14 – paragraph 1: deleted / (deleted)

Change #2 Substance

Adds a requirement for the Commission to report on social conditionality by 31 December 2026, evaluating its effectiveness and impact.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new), Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new): (6a) in Article 14, the following paragraph is added: / “4a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of social conditionality by Member States. The report shall evaluate its effectiveness and impact.”

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Change #5 Substance

Adds an eligible cost for rural development: purchasing high-quality genetic material or breeding animals under certain commitments.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new), Article 73 – paragraph 3 –subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new): (16a) in Article 73(3), first subparagraph, point (d), the following point is added: / “(iva) purchasing high-quality genetic material or high-quality breeding animals under the commitments referred to in Article 70;”;

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Change #6 Substance

Replaces a provision on crisis payments with a new provision on support for producer groups, setting a maximum of EUR 500,000 over five years.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 78a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to active farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, epizootic outbreaks or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new), Article 77 – paragraph 8 – point b: (19a) in Article 77(8), point (b) is replaced by the following: / “(b) setting-up of producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations to 10 % of the annual marketed production of the group or organisation with a maximum of EUR 500 000 over five years; that support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition.”;

Change #7 Substance

Changes 'may provide' to 'shall provide' for crisis payments, making them mandatory for member states.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 78a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall provide crisis payments to active farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, epizootic outbreaks or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.

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