COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/974

of 9 June 2021

approving the amended 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(2021) 4021)

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 Article 57, first paragraph, point (c), thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Pursuant to Article 3, second paragraph, of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 (2), all Member States notified the Commission of the amendments to their national programmes for the production and marketing of apiculture products for the 2021 and 2022 apiculture years.

(2)	The 27 amended national programmes drawn up for the period running from 1 August 2019 until 31 July 2022 were extended until 31 December 2022 in accordance with Article 55(1), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(3)	The Union contribution to each national programme is to be decided in accordance with Article 4, second paragraph, 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 amended national programmes for the production and marketing of apiculture products for the 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 and Sweden 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 2021 and 2022 apiculture years.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2021.

For the Commission

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

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 2021 and 2022 apiculture years

(EUR)
	2021 apiculture year	2022 apiculture year
Belgium	422 967	422 967
Bulgaria	2 063 885	2 063 885
Czechia	2 121 528	2 121 528
Denmark	295 539	295 539
Germany	2 790 875	2 790 875
Estonia	140 473	140 473
Ireland	61 640	61 640
Greece	6 162 645	6 162 645
Spain	9 559 944	9 559 944
France	6 419 062	6 419 062
Croatia	1 913 290	1 913 290
Italy	5 166 537	5 166 537
Cyprus	169 653	169 653
Latvia	328 804	328 804
Lithuania	549 828	549 828
Luxembourg	30 621	30 621
Hungary	4 271 227	4 271 227
Malta	14 137	14 137
Netherlands	295 172	295 172
Austria	1 477 188	1 477 188
Poland	5 024 968	5 024 968
Portugal	2 204 232	2 204 232
Romania	6 081 630	6 081 630
Slovenia	649 455	649 455
Slovakia	999 973	999 973
Finland	196 182	196 182
Sweden	588 545	588 545