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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

TA-10-2025-0213 · P10_TA(2025)0213 · PE776.996

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends CAP rules on conditionality, direct payments, rural development, and governance. It exempts small farmers from conditionality, deems organic farmers compliant with certain GAEC standards, and removes the proposed complementary crisis payments under direct payments, keeping crisis payments under rural development. It also raises payment limits, simplifies amendment procedures, and introduces reporting and interoperability requirements for digital systems.

Key points

  1. Small farmers managing two thirds of farms in the Union and holdings not exceeding 10 hectares are exempt from the conditionality system.
  2. Farmers certified for or in conversion to organic farming are deemed to comply with GAEC standards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 for the certified or in conversion part of their holding.
  3. Farmers whose holding is in special conservation areas are deemed to comply with GAEC standards 1 to 7 for that part.
  4. Farmers with holdings under 50 ha are deemed to comply with the three-crop rule; the two-crop rule is removed.
  5. The Commission must report on social conditionality implementation by 31 December 2026.
  6. Direct payments shall not be subject to taxes or fiscal charges by Member States.
  7. The annual payment per farmer for small farms is raised from EUR 2 500 to EUR 5 000.
  8. Complementary income support for young farmers may be granted for an additional maximum of five years when a young farmer joins a legal person or group.
  9. Member States may exempt small farmers (area ≤10 ha or livestock unit threshold) from eco-scheme commitments.
  10. Member States shall exclude GAEC standard 2 from the requirement for eco-schemes and rural development commitments.
  11. Crisis payments under rural development are made mandatory for Member States, covering natural disasters, adverse climatic events, epizootic outbreaks, or catastrophic events.
  12. The maximum amount for crisis payments is limited to annual amounts in Annex XV; the Commission must report annually on their use.

Who is affected

  • Small farmers with holdings up to 10 hectares are exempt from conditionality and eco-scheme commitments.
  • Organic farmers are deemed compliant with several GAEC standards, reducing their administrative burden.
  • Farmers in Natura 2000 sites are deemed compliant with GAEC standards 1 to 7.
  • Young farmers joining legal persons or groups may receive income support for up to five additional years.
  • Member States must designate an authority for interoperability and ensure digital tools are accessible and affordable for farmers.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 5 000 maximum annual payment per farmer for small farms (raised from EUR 2 500).
  • 10 hectares threshold for exempting small farmers from conditionality and eco-schemes.
  • 50 hectares threshold for deeming compliance with the three-crop rule.
  • 31 December 2026 deadline for the Commission's report on social conditionality.
  • 30 working days for Commission observations on amendment requests; approval within two months.
  • 30 September each year for the Commission's annual crisis payment report.