Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1962 of 18 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289 as regards the presentation of the content of the CAP Strategic Plans regarding GAEC standards 7 and 8 and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1475 as regards the provision of certain data for monitoring and evaluation by Member States

In section 3, subsection 3.1., point (e), of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2289, points (vii) and (viii) are replaced by the following: ‘(vii) for GAEC 7: a summary of the on-farm practice specifying the rotation practices and the definition of crop and secondary crop; where applicable, from claim year 2025, a summary of the on-farm practice for crop diversification; the type of farmers concerned including the exemptions applied referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; where Member State authorise practices related to enhanced crop rotation with leguminous crops and crop diversification in specific regions of their territory as referred to in footnote 3 to GAEC 7 in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, an explanation of the contribution of the practices to preserve the soil potential in line with the objectives of the GAEC on the basis of the diversity of farming methods and agro-climatic conditions in the regions concerned and a justification of the choice made; (viii) for GAEC 8, from claim year 2025: the list of landscape features concerned by the standard on retention of landscape features; the measures for avoiding invasive plant species where applicable;’.

The data on temporary derogations from requirements of GAEC standards, granted by Member States pursuant to Article 13(2a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, shall include the following information for each derogation granted: (a) the GAEC standard and requirement concerned by the temporary derogation; (b) the reasons for the temporary derogation; (c) the change to the on farm practice granted by the temporary derogation; (d) the territorial scope of the temporary derogation; (e) the area covered by the temporary derogation (in hectares); (f) the number of farmers and other beneficiaries concerned by the temporary derogation; (g) the types of farmers and other beneficiaries covered by the temporary derogation; (h) the duration of the temporary derogation.’

1 Member States taking a decision referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1468 in respect to amendments of GAEC standards 7 or 8 shall apply Article 1 of this Regulation to amendments of their CAP Strategic Plans for claim year 2024.

2 Member States taking a decision referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1468 in respect to the amendment of GAEC standard 8 for claim year 2024 shall report the data referred to in Article 2(5), point (a), of this Regulation, to the Commission as from claim year 2024, if they apply any of those eco-schemes to comply with Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

3 Member States shall report the data referred to in section 4, point (q), of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1475 for claim years 2023 and 2024.

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