Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/467 of 23 March 2022 providing for exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the agricultural sectors

1 Union aid of a total amount of EUR 500000000 shall be available to Member States to provide exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the sectors listed in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 subject to the conditions set out in this Regulation.

2 Member States shall use the amounts available to them as set out in the Annex for measures referred to in paragraph 3 in sectors affected by market disturbance due to increased input costs or trade restrictions. The measures shall be taken on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria that take account of the extent of the market disturbance in the different sectors, provided that the resulting payments do not cause distortion of competition.

3 The measures taken by the Member States shall contribute to food security or to address market imbalances and shall support farmers who engage in one or more of the following activities pursuing these goals: (a) circular economy; (b) nutrient management; (c) efficient use of resources; (d) environmental and climate friendly production methods.

4 Member States shall ensure that, when farmers are not the direct beneficiaries of the payments of the Union aid, the economic benefit of the Union aid is passed on to them in full.

5 Member States' expenditure in relation to the payments for the measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall only be eligible for Union aid if those payments have been made by 30 September 2022.

6 In respect of Member States not having adopted the euro into their national currencies, the operative event for the exchange rate referred to in Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

7 Measures under this Regulation may be cumulated with other support financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

Member States may grant additional national aid for the measures taken under Article 1 up to a maximum of 200 % of the corresponding amount set out for each Member State in the Annex, on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria, provided that the resulting payments do not cause distortion of competition. Member States shall pay the additional support by 30 September 2022.

Member States shall notify the Commission of the following: (a) without delay and no later than 30 June 2022: (1) a description of the measures to be taken; (2) the criteria used to determine the methods for granting the aid and the rationale for distributing the aid across the different sectors; (3) the intended impact of the measures in view of food security and stabilising the market; (4) the actions taken to check that the intended impact is reached; (5) the actions taken to avoid distortion of competition; (6) the level of additional support granted pursuant to Article 2; (b) no later than 15 May 2023, the total amounts paid per measure, when applicable, broken down by Union aid and additional national aid, the number and type of beneficiaries and the assessment of the effectiveness of the measure.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall apply on condition that the transfer of EUR 350000000 from the reserve to the budget line financing the exceptional measure is made in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. It shall apply from the day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of a communication of the Commission stating that the transfer has been made.