COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/974

of 12 June 2019

approving the national programmes to improve the production and marketing of apiculture products submitted by the Member States under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document C(2019) 4177)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 57 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, all the Member States sent the Commission their triennial national programmes for the production and marketing of apiculture products for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 apiculture years.

(2) The 28 programmes meet the goals of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and contain the information required by Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 (2).

(3) The Union contribution to each national programme is to be decided in accordance with Article 55(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366 (3).

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The national programmes for the production and marketing of apiculture products for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 apiculture years submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom are hereby approved.

Article 2

The Union contribution to the national programmes referred to in Article 1 shall be limited to the maximum amounts as laid down in the Annex for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 apiculture years.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2019.

For the Commission

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 of 6 August 2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector (

OJ L 211, 8.8.2015, p. 9

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366 of 11 May 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector (

OJ L 211, 8.8.2015, p. 3

ANNEX

Amount of the Union contribution to the national apiculture programmes for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 apiculture years

(EUR)
	2020 apiculture year	2021 apiculture year	2022 apiculture year
Belgium	160 330	160 400	160 255
Bulgaria	1 635 982	1 636 211	1 636 134
Czechia	1 266 168	1 266 168	1 266 168
Denmark	175 240	163 641	146 265
Germany	1 656 621	1 656 621	1 656 621
Estonia	100 000	100 000	100 000
Ireland	45 000	45 000	45 000
Greece	3 235 867	3 237 292	3 234 354
Spain	5 634 999	5 635 000	5 634 999
France	3 454 130	3 455 651	3 452 515
Croatia	1 000 850	1 001 291	1 000 382
Italy	3 544 718	3 546 279	3 543 060
Cyprus	100 000	100 000	100 000
Latvia	207 500	207 500	248 398
Lithuania	486 900	487 114	486 672
Luxembourg	15 337	15 344	15 330
Hungary	3 120 330	3 121 704	3 118 871
Malta	8 333	8 333	8 333
Netherlands	190 000	190 000	190 000
Austria	880 301	880 688	879 889
Poland	3 937 807	3 939 541	3 935 966
Portugal	1 750 000	1 750 000	1 750 000
Romania	5 248 731	5 251 043	5 246 276
Slovenia	380 000	380 000	380 000
Slovakia	734 909	735 232	734 565
Finland	140 500	140 500	140 500
Sweden	330 857	330 857	330 857
United Kingdom	558 590	558 590	558 590
EU-28	40 000 000	40 000 000	40 000 000