European Economic
and Social Committee
Adjustment rate for direct payments 2015 (category C)
Key points
In order to support the agricultural sector in case of major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution, a reserve for crises should be established by applying, at the beginning of each year, a reduction to direct payments through a financial discipline mechanism which is provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy. The amounts of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2015 shall be reduced by 1.393041%.
Since the Committee has already set out its views on the content of the proposal in question in its previous opinions, it decided not to draw up a new opinion on the subject, but to refer to the position it had taken before.