Prováděcí nařízení Komise (EU) 2024/2746 ze dne 25. října 2024, kterým se stanoví pravidla pro uplatňování nařízení Rady (ES) č. 1217/2009 o zřízení Datové sítě pro udržitelnost zemědělských podniků a zrušuje prováděcí nařízení Komise (EU) 2015/220

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up the Farm Sustainability Data NetworkOJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1217/oj. , and in particular Article 4a(3), Article 5(1), third subparagraph, Article 5a(2) and (4), Article 5b(7), Article 7(2), Article 8(4), Article 8a(2) and Article 19(4) thereof,

The thresholds of economic size, as referred to in Article 5(1), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1217/oj.

(1) Regulation (EU) 2023/2674 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2023/2674 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network (OJ L, 2023/2674, 29.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2674/oj). amended Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. With this amendment, the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) is transformed into a Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN). To ensure the proper functioning of the new legal framework resulting from that amendment, certain rules should be adopted by means of implementing acts.

(2) In accordance with Article 5(1), third paragraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, it is necessary to fix thresholds for the economic size of holdings. Such thresholds need to vary according to the Member State and, in some cases, according to the FSDN division, to take account of their different farming structures.

(3) Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 provides that each Member State is to draw up a plan for the selection of returning holdings (selection plan) that ensures a representative sample of the field of survey. For creating the selection plan, the field of survey should be stratified based on the FSDN divisions listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, as well as based on types of farming and economic sizes. The selection plan should be drawn up before the beginning of the reporting year so that the Commission can review its content before it can be used to select returning holdings. To maintain the representativeness of the sample selected in relation to the economic variables, while incorporating other sustainability aspects, the models and methods relating to selection plan’s form and content should be updated. The selection of holdings operated by the Member States should take into account environmental and social topics introduced with the conversion to the FSDN.

(4) To meet the objectives set out in Article 5b of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, which apply for the purposes of the FSDN, implementing rules for the Union typology should be established.

(5) The type of farming and the economic size of the holding should be determined using an economic criterion. It is appropriate to use the standard output referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 for that purpose. These standard outputs need to be established by product and should align with the list of core structural data variables set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (OJ L 200, 7.8.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1091/oj). . In this respect, a correspondence between the characteristics of the structure surveys and the headings of the farm return of the FSDN should be ensured.

(6) As the non-agricultural activities of the holding become more important, a classification variable reflecting the importance of such gainful activities directly related to the holding should be included in the Union typology.

(7) Since it is appropriate to use the standard output referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as an economic criterion to determine the type of farming and the economic size of the holding, it is further necessary to lay down certain rules for the transmission to the Commission of the standard outputs and the data needed for their calculation.

(8) To achieve the objectives of the FSDN, the characteristics of the farm return should be modified, including start and end of the reporting year, the form and layout of the farm return, the definition of variables and the frequency of data transmission. In particular, the new variables relating to the economic, environmental, and social sustainability dimensions of farming should cover the topics set out in Annex -I of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. General principles for compiling the farm returns, including the need to collect environmental and social variables and the new possibilities provided by data sharing with other data sources, should be established.

(9) Variables and definition of variables linked to one or more of the topics set out in Annex -I of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 should be detailed, providing information necessary to carry out their specific analysis. The definition of new variables should be consistent with the existing accountancy data, which are included within FSDN data, based on similar form and layout.

(10) Article 8(4), point (d), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 lays down that methods and deadlines for data transmission to the Commission, including possible extensions of deadlines and exemptions for specific variables that may be granted to a Member State, should be established. It is appropriate, taking in account the different organisation and methods for data compilation across Member States, to establish relevant deadlines for certain variables within the period of reporting year 2025 to reporting year 2027. Such period should apply both for establishing the timetable for submitting the data and for the management of the annual budget.

(11) Duly completed farm returns should be sent to the Commission in time by the liaison agency appointed by each Member State in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, to ensure the uniform and timely management of the delivered data. The delivery process of the data to the Commission should be made practical and secure. Therefore, provision should be made for the liaison agency to send the information concerned directly to the Commission via the computerised system set up by the Commission for the purposes of that Regulation as well as for further modalities in that regard. It is appropriate that the time limits for the submission of such data to the Commission take into account Member States' past record in delivering such data.

(12) Every farm return delivered to the Commission should be duly completed in order to be considered as eligible for payment of the amount.

(13) The limit on the total number of duly completed farm returns eligible for Union financing per Member State and per FSDN division is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. However, to take account of structural changes, flexibility in the maximum number of returning holdings eligible for Union financing per FSDN division should be allowed in order to compensate for under-deliveries in other FSDN divisions, provided that the maximum number of the returning holdings of the Member State concerned is respected, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009.

(14) According to Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, an amount should be payable to the Member States for the delivery of the duly completed farm returns within a set deadline. In order to ensure a smooth transition between the FADN and the FSDN, the rules governing the amount payable to Member States should be adapted for the payments within the period of reporting year 2025 to reporting year 2027 and take account of the extent to which the duly completed farm returns delivered provide all the information required to analyse the topics set out in Annex-I to Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009.

(15) The Commission, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in respect of those Member States participating in enhanced cooperation pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1939/oj). , the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Court of Auditors are to have the power to exert their respective competences, including to carry out audits, on-the-spot-checks and investigations on the expenditure financed by the Union under this Regulation.

(16) In order to implement rules on data sharing included in Article 4a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, it is necessary to set out provisions on the data to be extracted from the different datasets. Technical specifications and deadlines for data transmission should be set out with the aim to reduce administrative burden for the Member States’ authorities, taking into account the feasibility to extract data, other electronic systems already in place and the management of the FSDN computerised data system. To align with the implementation of the Strategic Plans under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). , in particular in Article 67(3) thereof, it is appropriate to set deadlines for data transmission that will allow to link FSDN data with the CAP aid applications submitted by the same holdings. Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDirective 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2007/2/oj). and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (OJ L 19, 20.1.2023, p. 43 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/138/oj). should also be taken into account with regards to sharing spatial data of agricultural parcels.

(17) In order to implement rules on storage, processing, reuse and sharing of data included in Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, it is necessary to set out provisions about the computerised data system to transmit and analyse data in accordance with Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission (OJ L 6, 11.1.2017, p. 40 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/46/oj). .

(18) The number, relevance, and definition of variables, as well as financial provisions, including the definition of a duly completed farm return, and data sharing provisions should be subject to revision in 2027, taking into account the experience gained after the compilation of data for the first reporting year, and on the basis of a feasibility analysis taking into account, among others, input from Member States, including the availability and quality of new and existing data sources, possible implementation of new methods, and the financial burden on the Member States and returning holdings.

(19) The new rules introduced by this Regulation replace the existing rules laid out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220 of 3 February 2015 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union (OJ L 46, 19.2.2015, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/220/oj). . That Implementing Regulation should therefore be repealed. However, to ensure that data transmission, data verification and payments for all accounting years prior to 2025 can be finalised, that Implementing Regulation should continue to apply after 1 January 2025 .

(20) Considering the need for Member States to transition from the FADN to the FSDN this Regulation should apply as from reporting year 2025.

(21) To allow Member States to start preparing the selection plan promptly, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

(22) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj). and delivered formal comments on 13 September 2024 .

(23) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Farm Sustainability Data Network Committee,

The number of returning holdings per Member State and per Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN) division, referred to in Article 5a(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Regulation (EU) 2023/2674 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network (OJ L, 2023/2674, 29.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2674/oj).

Article 1 Article 1 Threshold of economic size

Article 2 Article 2 Number of returning holdings

Article 3 Article 3 Selection plan 1.Models and methods relating to the form and content of the data referred to in Article 5a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation. 2.Member States shall notify the Commission, by electronic means, of the selection plan referred to in Article 5a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 and approved by the National Committee referred to in Article 6(2) of that Regulation, no later than two months before the beginning of the reporting year to which that selection plan relates.

Article 4 Article 4 Particular types of farming specialisations

Article 5 Article 5 Economic size of the holding

Article 6 Article 6 Standard output coefficient and total standard output of a holding 1.The method of calculation to determine the standard output coefficient of each characteristic, referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, and the procedure for collecting the corresponding data are set out in Annexes IV and VI to this Regulation. The standard output coefficient of the different characteristics of a holding, referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be determined for the crop and livestock variables listed in Part 2.1. of Annex IV to this Regulation and for each geographical unit referred to in point 2(b) of Annex VI to this Regulation. 2.The total standard output of a holding shall be obtained by multiplying the standard output coefficient of each crop and livestock variable by the number of corresponding units.

Article 7 Article 7 Other gainful activities directly related to the holding

Article 8 Article 8 Notification of standard outputs and data for their determination 1.Member States shall submit to the Commission (Eurostat) the standard outputs, the data for their determination and corresponding metadata, as referred to in Article 5b(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, for a reference period of year N before 31 December of the year N+3. 2.For the submission of the data and metadata referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall use the computerised systems made available by the Commission (Eurostat) for that purpose.

Article 9 Article 9 The start and the end of the reporting year

Article 10 Article 10 The definitions of variables, the form and layout of the farm return and the frequency of data transmission

Article 11 Article 11 The methods and deadlines for data transmission to the Commission 1.The farm returns shall be submitted to the Commission by the liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 via a computerised data system, in accordance with Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The required information shall be exchanged electronically on the basis of models made available to the liaison agency via that computerised data system. 2.Member States shall be informed of the general conditions for implementing the computerised system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network. 3.FSDN tables and variables are set out in Annex IX. Member States shall submit in the farm returns the data referred to in Article 10 from the reporting years 2025 and 2027 in accordance with the timetable set out in Annex IX. For the reporting year 2026, the variables to be submitted shall be the same as for reporting year 2025. With regards to the tables indicated in Annex IX, new FSDN variables laid down in Annex IX shall be submitted for the first time for the reporting year 2025 or 2027. After these reporting years, it shall continue to be submitted each year. However, data required to be submitted for the reporting year 2027 may also be submitted in an earlier year. 4.The farm returns shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December, after the end of the reporting year in question. However, Germany may transmit the farm returns to the Commission within 15 weeks after the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph. 5.Farm returns shall be deemed to be delivered to the Commission once the data referred to in Article 10 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed and the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system.

Article 12 Article 12 Extensions of deadlines and exemptions for specific variables 1.For the reporting year 2025, the exemptions from submitting data relating to specific variables referred to in Annex VIII to this Regulation granted to certain Member States, as referred to in Article 8(4), point (d), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, are set out in Annex IX to this Regulation. 2.For the reporting years 2026 and 2027, the Commission may extend the deadline for submitting data on specific variables referred to in Article 11(4), first subparagraph, if the Member State makes a justified request. This request shall be sent to the Commission by the Member State concerned no later than 31 May of the year preceding the reporting year in question. 3.For the reporting years 2026 and 2027, the Commission may exempt Member States from submitting data on specific variables referred to in Annex VIII for a given reporting year if the Member State makes a justified request. This request shall be sent to the Commission by the Member State concerned no later than 31 May of the year preceding the reporting year.

Article 13 Article 13 Duly completed farm returns 1.For the purposes of Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, a farm return is duly completed when its content is factually accurate, reliable and verifiable, and the data contained therein are recorded and presented in accordance with the form and layout set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. 2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in order to be considered duly completed, farm returns data during the period for reporting years 2025, 2026 and 2027 shall contain the data of the tables set out in Annex VIII, taking into account the exemptions referred to in Annex IX.

Article 14 Article 14 Eligible number of farm returns for the payment 1.The total number of duly completed and submitted farm returns per Member State, referred to in Article 5a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, that are eligible for the payment of the amount payable to each Member States shall not exceed the total number of returning holdings laid down for that Member State in Annex II to this Regulation. 2.Where Member States have more than one FSDN division, the number of duly completed and submitted farm returns per FSDN division that are eligible for payment may be up to 20 % higher than the number laid down for the FSDN division concerned in Annex II, provided that the total number of duly completed and submitted farm returns of the Member State concerned shall not be higher than the total number laid down for that Member State in Annex II. However, farm returns from an FSDN division with a higher number of submitted farm returns than laid down for that FSDN division in Annex II shall not be considered to be eligible for the payment in an FSDN division for which less than 80 % of the required number of returning holdings is submitted by the Member State.

Article 15 Article 15 Payment of the amount 1.The amount payable to each Member State, referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be paid in two instalments: (a) a prefinancing payment corresponding to 50 % of the total amount established on the basis of Articles 16 and 17 of this Regulation that shall be made at the beginning of each reporting year;(b) the balance payment shall be paid after the delivered farm returns have been verified and deemed by the Commission to have been duly completed. 2.The amount paid to each Member State shall contribute to any of the following actions: due completion of the farm returns, improvements of data delivery timings, processes, systems, procedures and overall quality of the farm returns. 3.The Commission reserves the right to recover any amounts unduly paid.

Article 16 Article 16 Amount payable to Member States 1.The amount payable to each Member State, referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be fixed at EUR 636 per farm return. 2.If the 80 % thresholds referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are neither met at the level of an FSDN division, nor at the level of the Member State concerned, the reduction referred to in that provision shall be applied only at the Member State level.

Article 17 Article 17 Amount payable to Member States for reporting years 2025, 2026 and 2027 1.By way of derogation from Article 16(1) of this Regulation, for the reporting years 2025, 2026 and 2027, the amount payable to each Member State referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 is the maximum amounts set out in Annex X to this Regulation. This amount consists of: (a) an amount established based on the need for the delivery of the data laid down in the tables A to M in Annex VIII to this Regulation (FADN data) with the exception of the variables listed in Annex IX to this Regulation;(b) an amount established based on the need for improvements of data delivery timings, processes, systems, procedures and overall quality of the farm returns;(c) an amount established based on the need for the delivery of all FSDN data, with the exception of FADN data, in accordance with the exemptions set out in Annex IX to this Regulation. 2.If, for a Member State, the total number of duly completed farm returns delivered within the deadline laid down in Article 11 is lower than the maximum number of returning holdings laid down for that Member State in Annex II, the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), shall be reduced proportionately. However, in accordance with Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, where the total number of duly completed and delivered farm returns in respect of an FSDN division or a Member State is less than 80 % on the returning holdings laid down in Annex II to this Regulation, a reduction shall be applied to the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of this Article. 3.For FSDN data, with the exception of existing FADN data, as referred to in paragraph 1, point (c), if a Member State delivers, as a part of a farm return, a table where data is missing, such farm return shall, by derogation to Article 13(2), be considered as duly completed. However, the amount provided for in paragraph 1, point (c), shall be reduced by EUR 21 per incomplete table, taking into account the exemptions set out in Annex IX. 4.For FADN data referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), if a Member State delivers, as a part of a farm return, a table where data is missing, the amount payable for the farm return containing the incomplete table will not be allocated. 5.If a Member State delivers, for the reporting years 2025 or 2026, as a part of a farm return, a table with data that is only required for the reporting year 2027 in accordance with Annex IX, an additional amount of EUR 21 shall be paid to the Member State for each table delivered in advance. The maximum annual amounts for advance deliveries of data due according to Annex IX for reporting year 2027 are set out in Annex X under the heading Reserve for advance deliveries. If the total amount resulting from application of the first subparagraph of this paragraph is greater than the maximum amount of the reserve for advance deliveries laid down in Annex X, the amount per table shall be reduced proportionally to ensure that the total amount does not exceed the maximum annual amount laid down in Annex IX.

Article 18 Article 18 The data to be extracted from the dataset

Article 19 Article 19 The technical specifications and deadlines for data transmission to the Commission 1.The data shall be submitted to the Commission by the liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 via a computerised data system, as laid down in Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The form and layout of the data are laid down in Annex XI to this Regulation. 2.The Commission shall inform the liaison agencies of the general conditions for implementing the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network. 3.The data in relation to reporting year N shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December of the year N+2. 4.The first year of data transmission shall be 2027 in relation to reporting year 2025. However, liaison agencies may transmit data in relation to previous reporting years. The Commission may exempt liaison agencies from submitting data for a given reporting year upon a justified request submitted to the Commission by 31 October of reporting year N+1. 5.Data are deemed to have been delivered to the Commission once these conditions are met: (a) the data referred to in Article 18 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;(b) the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed; and(c) the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system. 6.The liaison agencies shall provide the data contained in the dataset referred to in Article 4 a(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The liaison agencies are not required to ensure complete consistency of that data set with the FSDN data submitted to the Commission.

Article 20 Article 20 The data to be extracted from the dataset

Article 21 Article 21 The technical specifications and deadlines for data transmission to the Commission 1.The liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 shall submit the data to the Commission via a computerised data system, as referred to in Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The form and layout of the data are laid down in Annex XII to this Regulation. 2.The Commission shall inform the liaison agency of the general conditions for implementing the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network. 3.The data in relation to reporting year N shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December of the year N+1. 4.The first year of data transmission shall be 2028 in relation to the reporting year 2027. However, the liaison agencies may transmit data in relation to previous reporting years. The Commission may exempt liaison agencies, as of reporting year 2027 onwards, from submitting data for a given reporting year upon a justified request to be sent by 31 October of reporting year N. 5.Data are deemed to have been delivered to the Commission once these conditions are met: (a) the data referred to in Article 20 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;(b) the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed; and(c) the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system. 6.The liaison agencies shall provide the data contained in the dataset referred to in Article 4a(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The liaison agencies are not required to ensure complete consistency of that data set with the FSDN data submitted to the Commission.

Article 22 Article 22 Computerised data system

Article 23 Article 23 Revision clause 1.Definitions of variables as set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation, financial rules set out in Section 4 of this Regulation, and delivery of data provisions set out in Section 5 of this Regulation shall be revised by the Commission at the latest by 30 September 2027 , following the procedure laid down in Article 19b of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. 2.The revision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be preceded by the Commission’s analysis of the feasibility of the proposed amendments to this Regulation based, among others, on the input from Member States.

Article 24 Article 24 Repeal

Article 25 Article 25 Entry into force and application

Models and methods relating to the form and content of the data referred to in Article 5a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Member States shall notify the Commission, by electronic means, of the selection plan referred to in Article 5a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 and approved by the National Committee referred to in Article 6(2) of that Regulation, no later than two months before the beginning of the reporting year to which that selection plan relates.

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (OJ L 200, 7.8.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1091/oj).

The methods for the calculation of particular types of farming specialisations, referred to in Article 5b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, and their correspondence with general and principal types of farming, referred to in that Article, are set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1939/oj).

The method for the calculation of the economic size of the holding, referred to in Article 5b(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, and the economic size classes, referred to in Article 5b(1) of that Regulation, are set out in Annex V to this Regulation.

Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj).

The method of calculation to determine the standard output coefficient of each characteristic, referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, and the procedure for collecting the corresponding data are set out in Annexes IV and VI to this Regulation.

The standard output coefficient of the different characteristics of a holding, referred to in Article 5b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be determined for the crop and livestock variables listed in Part 2.1. of Annex IV to this Regulation and for each geographical unit referred to in point 2(b) of Annex VI to this Regulation.

The total standard output of a holding shall be obtained by multiplying the standard output coefficient of each crop and livestock variable by the number of corresponding units.

Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj).

The other gainful activities directly related to the holding, referred to in Article 5b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, are defined in Part 1 of Annex VII to this Regulation. Their economic importance to the holding shall be expressed as a percentage band of the holding turnover.

The method to estimate the importance of the gainful activities referred to in the first paragraph is set out in Parts 2 and 3 of Annex VII to this Regulation.

The percentage bands referred to in the first paragraph are set out in Part 3 of Annex VII to this Regulation.

Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2007/2/oj).

Member States shall submit to the Commission (Eurostat) the standard outputs, the data for their determination and corresponding metadata, as referred to in Article 5b(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, for a reference period of year N before 31 December of the year N+3.

For the submission of the data and metadata referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall use the computerised systems made available by the Commission (Eurostat) for that purpose.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (OJ L 19, 20.1.2023, p. 43 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/138/oj).

The reporting year of 12 consecutive months, referred to in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall end during the period from 31 December to 30 June inclusive.

Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission (OJ L 6, 11.1.2017, p. 40 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/46/oj).

The definitions of variables linked to one or more of the topics set out in Annex -I to Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, the form and layout of presentation of the data, and the frequency of data transmission, referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, are laid down in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220 of 3 February 2015 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union (OJ L 46, 19.2.2015, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/220/oj).

The farm returns shall be submitted to the Commission by the liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 via a computerised data system, in accordance with Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The required information shall be exchanged electronically on the basis of models made available to the liaison agency via that computerised data system.

Member States shall be informed of the general conditions for implementing the computerised system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network.

FSDN tables and variables are set out in Annex IX. Member States shall submit in the farm returns the data referred to in Article 10 from the reporting years 2025 and 2027 in accordance with the timetable set out in Annex IX. For the reporting year 2026, the variables to be submitted shall be the same as for reporting year 2025. With regards to the tables indicated in Annex IX, new FSDN variables laid down in Annex IX shall be submitted for the first time for the reporting year 2025 or 2027. After these reporting years, it shall continue to be submitted each year.

However, data required to be submitted for the reporting year 2027 may also be submitted in an earlier year.

The farm returns shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December, after the end of the reporting year in question.

However, Germany may transmit the farm returns to the Commission within 15 weeks after the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph.

Farm returns shall be deemed to be delivered to the Commission once the data referred to in Article 10 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed and the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system.

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).

For the reporting year 2025, the exemptions from submitting data relating to specific variables referred to in Annex VIII to this Regulation granted to certain Member States, as referred to in Article 8(4), point (d), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, are set out in Annex IX to this Regulation.

For the reporting years 2026 and 2027, the Commission may extend the deadline for submitting data on specific variables referred to in Article 11(4), first subparagraph, if the Member State makes a justified request. This request shall be sent to the Commission by the Member State concerned no later than 31 May of the year preceding the reporting year in question.

For the reporting years 2026 and 2027, the Commission may exempt Member States from submitting data on specific variables referred to in Annex VIII for a given reporting year if the Member State makes a justified request. This request shall be sent to the Commission by the Member State concerned no later than 31 May of the year preceding the reporting year.

For the purposes of Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, a farm return is duly completed when its content is factually accurate, reliable and verifiable, and the data contained therein are recorded and presented in accordance with the form and layout set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in order to be considered duly completed, farm returns data during the period for reporting years 2025, 2026 and 2027 shall contain the data of the tables set out in Annex VIII, taking into account the exemptions referred to in Annex IX.

The total number of duly completed and submitted farm returns per Member State, referred to in Article 5a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, that are eligible for the payment of the amount payable to each Member States shall not exceed the total number of returning holdings laid down for that Member State in Annex II to this Regulation.

Where Member States have more than one FSDN division, the number of duly completed and submitted farm returns per FSDN division that are eligible for payment may be up to 20 % higher than the number laid down for the FSDN division concerned in Annex II, provided that the total number of duly completed and submitted farm returns of the Member State concerned shall not be higher than the total number laid down for that Member State in Annex II.

However, farm returns from an FSDN division with a higher number of submitted farm returns than laid down for that FSDN division in Annex II shall not be considered to be eligible for the payment in an FSDN division for which less than 80 % of the required number of returning holdings is submitted by the Member State.

The amount payable to each Member State, referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be paid in two instalments:

(a) a prefinancing payment corresponding to 50 % of the total amount established on the basis of Articles 16 and 17 of this Regulation that shall be made at the beginning of each reporting year;

(b) the balance payment shall be paid after the delivered farm returns have been verified and deemed by the Commission to have been duly completed.

The amount paid to each Member State shall contribute to any of the following actions: due completion of the farm returns, improvements of data delivery timings, processes, systems, procedures and overall quality of the farm returns.

The Commission reserves the right to recover any amounts unduly paid.

The amount payable to each Member State, referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, shall be fixed at EUR 636 per farm return.

If the 80 % thresholds referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are neither met at the level of an FSDN division, nor at the level of the Member State concerned, the reduction referred to in that provision shall be applied only at the Member State level.

By way of derogation from Article 16(1) of this Regulation, for the reporting years 2025, 2026 and 2027, the amount payable to each Member State referred to in Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 is the maximum amounts set out in Annex X to this Regulation. This amount consists of:

(a) an amount established based on the need for the delivery of the data laid down in the tables A to M in Annex VIII to this Regulation (FADN data) with the exception of the variables listed in Annex IX to this Regulation;

(b) an amount established based on the need for improvements of data delivery timings, processes, systems, procedures and overall quality of the farm returns;

(c) an amount established based on the need for the delivery of all FSDN data, with the exception of FADN data, in accordance with the exemptions set out in Annex IX to this Regulation.

If, for a Member State, the total number of duly completed farm returns delivered within the deadline laid down in Article 11 is lower than the maximum number of returning holdings laid down for that Member State in Annex II, the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), shall be reduced proportionately.

However, in accordance with Article 19(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, where the total number of duly completed and delivered farm returns in respect of an FSDN division or a Member State is less than 80 % on the returning holdings laid down in Annex II to this Regulation, a reduction shall be applied to the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of this Article.

For FSDN data, with the exception of existing FADN data, as referred to in paragraph 1, point (c), if a Member State delivers, as a part of a farm return, a table where data is missing, such farm return shall, by derogation to Article 13(2), be considered as duly completed. However, the amount provided for in paragraph 1, point (c), shall be reduced by EUR 21 per incomplete table, taking into account the exemptions set out in Annex IX.

For FADN data referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), if a Member State delivers, as a part of a farm return, a table where data is missing, the amount payable for the farm return containing the incomplete table will not be allocated.

If a Member State delivers, for the reporting years 2025 or 2026, as a part of a farm return, a table with data that is only required for the reporting year 2027 in accordance with Annex IX, an additional amount of EUR 21 shall be paid to the Member State for each table delivered in advance.

The maximum annual amounts for advance deliveries of data due according to Annex IX for reporting year 2027 are set out in Annex X under the heading Reserve for advance deliveries. If the total amount resulting from application of the first subparagraph of this paragraph is greater than the maximum amount of the reserve for advance deliveries laid down in Annex X, the amount per table shall be reduced proportionally to ensure that the total amount does not exceed the maximum annual amount laid down in Annex IX.

The data to be extracted from the dataset referred to in Article 4a(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are laid down in Annex XI to this Regulation.

The data shall be submitted to the Commission by the liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 via a computerised data system, as laid down in Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The form and layout of the data are laid down in Annex XI to this Regulation.

The Commission shall inform the liaison agencies of the general conditions for implementing the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network.

The data in relation to reporting year N shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December of the year N+2.

The first year of data transmission shall be 2027 in relation to reporting year 2025. However, liaison agencies may transmit data in relation to previous reporting years. The Commission may exempt liaison agencies from submitting data for a given reporting year upon a justified request submitted to the Commission by 31 October of reporting year N+1.

Data are deemed to have been delivered to the Commission once these conditions are met:

(a) the data referred to in Article 18 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;

(b) the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed; and

(c) the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system.

The liaison agencies shall provide the data contained in the dataset referred to in Article 4 a(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The liaison agencies are not required to ensure complete consistency of that data set with the FSDN data submitted to the Commission.

The data to be extracted from the dataset referred to in Article 4a(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 are laid down in Annex XII to this Regulation.

The liaison agency referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 shall submit the data to the Commission via a computerised data system, as referred to in Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The form and layout of the data are laid down in Annex XII to this Regulation.

The Commission shall inform the liaison agency of the general conditions for implementing the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1, at the Committee for the Farm Sustainability Data Network.

The data in relation to reporting year N shall be transmitted to the Commission by 15 December of the year N+1.

The first year of data transmission shall be 2028 in relation to the reporting year 2027.

However, the liaison agencies may transmit data in relation to previous reporting years.

The Commission may exempt liaison agencies, as of reporting year 2027 onwards, from submitting data for a given reporting year upon a justified request to be sent by 31 October of reporting year N.

Data are deemed to have been delivered to the Commission once these conditions are met:

(a) the data referred to in Article 20 have been introduced in the computerised data system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;

(b) the subsequent computer-based checks have been executed; and

(c) the liaison agency has confirmed that the data are ready to be loaded into that computerised data system.

The liaison agencies shall provide the data contained in the dataset referred to in Article 4a(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009. The liaison agencies are not required to ensure complete consistency of that data set with the FSDN data submitted to the Commission.

The computerised data system, referred to in Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, established by the Commission, shall ensure the secure exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission.

The computerised data system referred to in the first subparagraph shall ensure an information technology security policy applicable to the personnel using the system in accordance with relevant Union rules, in particular Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46.

Individual data obtained during the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 shall be used in accordance with Articles 16, 16a and 16b of that Regulation.

Definitions of variables as set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation, financial rules set out in Section 4 of this Regulation, and delivery of data provisions set out in Section 5 of this Regulation shall be revised by the Commission at the latest by 30 September 2027 , following the procedure laid down in Article 19b of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009.

The revision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be preceded by the Commission’s analysis of the feasibility of the proposed amendments to this Regulation based, among others, on the input from Member States.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2025 .

However, that Regulation shall continue to apply in respect of the accounting years prior to 2025.

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

It shall apply from the reporting year 2025.

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