Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/129 of 21 December 2021 laying down rules for types of intervention concerning oilseeds, cotton and by-products of wine making under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the information, publicity and visibility requirements relating to Union support and the CAP Strategic Plans

This Regulation lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, for the purpose of drawing up and implementing the CAP Strategic Plans of the Member States in accordance with that Regulation, in relation to: (a) the indicative reference support area for each Member State for the purposes of area-related interventions concerning oilseeds; (b) the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton and the notification related thereto; (c) the amount of the support for distillation of by-products of wine making; (d) the use of the Union emblem in the framework of certain interventions financed by the EAFRD and the information, publicity and visibility requirements as regards the CAP Strategic Plans and the Union support received on their basis.

The indicative reference support area for each Member State for the purposes of area-related interventions concerning oilseeds referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

1 The procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton pursuant to Title III, Chapter II, Section 3, Subsection 2, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 shall be organised in such a way that it allows the farmers concerned to receive notifications related to the authorisation in due time before the sowing season. That notification shall include at least the following information: (a) the authorised varieties for sowing; (b) the criteria for authorising land for cotton production as established by the Member States in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126 ; (c) the minimum cotton plant density referred to in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126.

2 Where a Member State withdraws an existing authorisation for a variety, the farmers concerned shall be notified in due time before the sowing season of the following year.

1 The Union financial assistance for the distillation of by-products of wine making referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (g), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 to be paid to distillers, including a lump sum amount to compensate for the collection costs referred to in Article 60(3), third subparagraph, of that Regulation, shall not exceed: (a) for raw alcohol obtained from marcs: EUR 1,1/% volume/hl; (b) for raw alcohol obtained from wine and lees: EUR 0,5/% volume/hl.

2 Member States shall fix the actual amounts to be paid as Union financial assistance based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria and by taking into account the different production typologies.

The Member State and the managing authority shall use the Union emblem in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex II when carrying out visibility, transparency and communication activities referred to in Article 123(2), point (k), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. The managing authority shall also ensure that beneficiaries use the emblem accordingly.

Detailed rules for the application of the information, publicity and visibility requirements referred to in Article 123(2), points (j) and (k), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 are laid down in Annex III to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.