Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/997 of 23 May 2025 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Member States concerning expenditure within the CAP Strategic Plan financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the period 2023-2027 for the financial year 2024 (notified under document C(2025) 3159)

The accounts of the Member States’ paying agencies are hereby cleared as regards expenditure within the CAP Strategic Plan financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in respect of the financial year 2024 and relating to the period 2023-2027. The EAFRD amounts recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under the CAP Strategic Plans for the period 2023-2027 pursuant to this Decision, are set out in Annex I to this Decision.

The reductions for non-compliance with the latest payment deadlines in accordance with Article 44(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 under each CAP Strategic Plan are set out in Annex II to this Decision.

This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity clearance decisions that the Commission may take pursuant to Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 to exclude from Union financing expenditure not effected in conformity with Union law, and to future annual performance clearance decisions that the Commission may take pursuant to Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 to exclude from Union financing expenditure that does not have a corresponding output as reported in the annual performance report.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.