Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/971 of 23 May 2025 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Member States concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the programming period 2014-2022 for the financial year 2024 (notified under document C(2025) 3160)

The accounts of the Member States’ paying agencies are hereby cleared as regards expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), taking also into account the additional resources referred to in Article 58a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, in respect of the financial year 2024 and relating to the 2014-2022 programming period. The amounts recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, are set out in Annex I to this Decision.

The amounts to be charged to the Member States, as a result of the application of Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 relating to the 2014-2022 programming period and to the 2007-2013 programming period for the EAFRD, are set out in Annex II to this Decision.

The reductions for non-compliance with the latest payment deadlines in accordance with Article 75(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 under each rural development programme are set out in Annex III to this Decision.

This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity clearance decisions that the Commission may take pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 to exclude from Union financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Union rules.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.