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Brussels, 25.9.2019
COM(2019) 422 final
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
12th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
Table of contents
1. Budget procedure
1.1.Financial framework
1.2.Draft Budget (DB) 2018
1.3.The adoption of the 2018 Budget
1.4.The adoption of the Amending Budgets
2. Management of appropriations
2.1.Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.1.2.Technical assistance
2.2.Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.2.2.Technical assistance
3. Implementation of the 2018 EAFRD budget
3.1.Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.1.2.Technical assistance
3.2.Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.2.2.Technical assistance
3.3.Analysis of expenditure declared by measure
3.4.Implementation of EAFRD programmes
3.4.1.Programming period 2007-2013
3.4.2.Programming period 2014-2020
1. Budget procedure
1.1. Financial framework
Rural development expenditure in 2018 is funded within the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020. The financial framework is provided by Council Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013. The allocation for rural development and the allocation for market related expenditure and direct payments after the annual technical adjustment of the MFF are presented in table 1.
Table 1 – Financial framework 2014-2020
| HEADING 2. | In million EUR; current prices | ||||||
| Sustainable growth: natural resources | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| TOTAL | 49 857 | 64 692 | 64 262 | 60 191 | 60 267 | 60 344 | 60 421 |
| of which : | |||||||
| - Rural Development a), b), c), d), e) | 5 299 | 18 184 | 18 684 | 14 371 | 14 381 | 14 691 | 14 709 |
| - Market related expenditure and direct aids, a), b), c), d) | 43 778 | 44 190 | 43 950 | 44 146 | 44 162 | 43 880 | 43 887 |
| a) After net transfer of EUR 351.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2014 (see note f for details) | |||||||
| b) After net transfer of EUR 51.6 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2015 (see note f for details) | |||||||
| c) After net transfer of EUR 28 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial years 2014-2020 (see note f for details) | |||||||
| d) After net transfer of EUR 4 313.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for financial years 2015-2020 (see note f for details) | |||||||
| e) After the reprogramming of the EAFRD allocation of year 2014 following the application of Article 19 of MFF Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 a total amount of EUR 8 705 million deducted from 2014 commitments was equally distributed to 2015 and 2016 commitments | |||||||
f) The transfers to rural development (EAFRD) mentioned in notes a) to d) above involve: EUR 4 million transferred annually for the whole period 2014-2020 from the cotton sector (Greece) on the basis of Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, EUR 296.3 million set for the voluntary adjustment transferred for the financial year 2014 (UK) on the basis of Article 10b and 10c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, EUR 51.6 million for unspent amounts transferred each year for financial years 2014 and 2015 (SE and DE) on the basis of Articles 136 and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and EUR 4 313.9 million for the reduction of payments and the flexibility between pillars on the basis of Articles 7(2) and 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 |
1.2. Draft Budget (DB) 2018
The Draft Budget (DB) 2018 was adopted by the Commission and proposed to the Budgetary Authority on 29 June 2017.
The Draft Budget included EUR 14 372 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 11 848 million in payment appropriations for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2014-2020 programming period.
The Council adopted its position on the 2018 Draft Budget on 4 September 2017 and the European Parliament adopted its position on 25 October 2017. The Conciliation Committee had to be convened and the Committee agreed on a joint text within the 21-day time limit. The Council and the European Parliament separately approved the joint text on 30 November 2017.
1.3. The adoption of the 2018 Budget
The 2018 Budget adopted on 30 November 2017 was, as regards the EAFRD, equal to the initial Commission’s proposal.
Table 2
| Adopted Budget 2018 | ||
| Budget Item | Commitment appropriations | Payment appropriations |
| (in EUR) | (in EUR) | |
| 2014-2020 | ||
| 05.046001 (Rural development programmes) | 14 346 899 509 | 11 822 000 000 |
| 05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) | 4 689 000 | 4 689 000 |
| 05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) | 20 770 000 | 21 037 093 |
1.4. The adoption of the Amending Budgets
In the Amending Budget No 6, commitment appropriations for technical assistance of EAFRD 2014-2020 were decreased by EUR 0.7 million.
Table 3
| Budget 2018 after the Amendments | ||
| Budget Item | Commitment appropriations | Payment appropriations |
| (in EUR) | (in EUR) | |
| 2014-2020 | ||
| 05.046001 (Rural development programmes) | 14 346 899 509 | 11 822 000 000 |
| 05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) | 4 689 000 | 4 689 000 |
| 05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) | 20 070 000 | 21 037 093 |
2. Management of appropriations
2.1. Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
As regards commitment appropriations for the EAFRD rural development programmes, the 2018 voted budget amounted to EUR 14 347 million, all related to the 2014-2020 programmes.
Table 4
| Management of commitment appropriations in 2018 – EAFRD | Budget Item 05.046001 (in EUR) |
| Appropriations at the beginning of 2018 | 14 346 899 509 |
| Appropriations available in 2018 | 14 346 899 509 |
| Appropriations used in 2018 | 14 346 899 509 |
2.1.2. Technical assistance
Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that the EAFRD may use up to 0.25% of its annual allocation to finance technical assistance actions at the initiative of the Commission. In the 2018 budget, the initial amount available for this purpose was EUR 4.7 million for non-operational technical assistance and EUR 20.8 million for operational technical assistance. The latter was reduced by EUR 0.7 million by the Amending Budget No 6.
2.2. Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For the rural development programmes 2014-2020, the payment appropriations of the voted budget 2018 amounted to EUR 11 822 million. In addition, the available assigned revenue transferred from the previous year amounted to EUR 18.1 million and the assigned revenue collected during the year, amounted to EUR 12.4 million. The payment appropriations were reinforced with the transfer of (a) EUR 4 million from the line of the technical assistance, (b) EUR 150 million with the global transfer and (c) EUR 64 million with the end-of-the year transfer. In addition, the transfer of EUR 119.0 million of assigned revenue from EAFRD 2007-2013 was executed to cover in full the Member States' declarations of expenditure of the third quarter of 2018. Taking into account all transfers, the total amount of payment appropriations available in 2018 amounted to EUR 12 189.5 million. In total, EUR 12 173.5 million of payment appropriations were used and EUR 12.4 million of assigned revenue were automatically carried over from 2018 to 2019.
Table 5
| Management of payment appropriations in 2018 | |
| (in EUR) | |
| EAFRD (2014-2020) | |
| Budget Item - 05.046001 | |
| Appropriations at the beginning of 2018 | 11 822 000 000 |
| Transfer from TA line of EAFRD 2014-2020 | 4 000 000 |
| Global transfer | 150 000 000 |
| End-of-the year transfer | 64 000 000 |
| Assigned revenue carried over from 2017 | 18 098 156 |
| Assigned revenue collected in 2018 | 12 400 084 |
| Transfer of Assigned revenue from EAFRD 2007-2013 | 119 046 270 |
| Appropriations available in 2018 | 12 189 544 509 |
| Appropriations used in 2018 | 12 173 540 691 |
2.2.2. Technical assistance
As regards the EAFRD technical assistance, total payment appropriations in the 2018 budget amounted to EUR 25.7 million. EUR 4.0 million were transferred to the EAFRD 2014-2020 programmes line to cover in full the Member States’ declarations of expenditure of the third quarter of 2018. The final payment appropriations was EUR 21.7 million.
3. Implementation of the 2018 EAFRD budget
3.1. Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
The total amount of commitment appropriations available in the 2018 budget for the EAFRD programmes 2014-2020 (EUR 14 346.9 million) was committed.
Table 6 shows, per Member State, the allocation established by Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/71 and the amounts committed in 2018.
Table 6
| Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (as amended) vs. amounts committed by the end of 2018 | ||
| Budget item: 05.046001 | (in EUR) | |
| MS | Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 | Amounts committed in 2018 |
| 2018 Allocation | ||
| (a) | (b) | |
| BE | 97 066 202 | 97 066 202 |
| BG | 339 966 052 | 339 966 052 |
| CZ | 343 033 490 | 343 033 490 |
| DK | 153 125 142 | 153 125 142 |
| DE | 1 400 926 899 | 1 400 926 899 |
| EE | 125 552 583 | 125 552 583 |
| IE | 312 891 690 | 312 891 690 |
| GR | 701 719 722 | 701 719 722 |
| ES | 1 184 419 678 | 1 184 419 678 |
| FR | 1 668 304 328 | 1 668 304 328 |
| HR | 282 342 500 | 282 342 500 |
| IT | 1 495 583 530 | 1 495 583 530 |
| CY | 18 892 389 | 18 892 389 |
| LV | 157 236 528 | 157 236 528 |
| LT | 230 472 391 | 230 472 391 |
| LU | 14 415 051 | 14 415 051 |
| HU | 488 027 342 | 488 027 342 |
| MT | 13 893 023 | 13 893 023 |
| NL | 118 225 747 | 118 225 747 |
| AT | 564 084 777 | 564 084 777 |
| PL | 1 190 589 130 | 1 190 589 130 |
| PT | 580 721 241 | 580 721 241 |
| RO | 1 184 725 381 | 1 184 725 381 |
| SI | 120 033 142 | 120 033 142 |
| SK | 215 106 447 | 215 106 447 |
| FI | 341 593 485 | 341 593 485 |
| SE | 249 552 108 | 249 552 108 |
| UK | 754 399 511 | 754 399 511 |
| Total | 14 346 899 509 | 14 346 899 509 |
3.1.2. Technical assistance
For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount of commitment appropriations for operational technical assistance in the budget 2018 was EUR 20.8 million. This line was reduced by EUR 0.7 million in the Amending Budget No 6. Table 7 shows the consumption of the commitment appropriations available for operational technical assistance in 2018. The most important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development as well as the Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments.
Table 7
| Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment appropriations | |
| Budget Item: 05.046002 | (in EUR) |
| Description | Amount committed |
| European Network for Rural Development | 4 629 652 |
| Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments | 4 523 225 |
| Information technology* | 2 979 178 |
| European Innovation Partnership | 2 730 006 |
| Corporate Communication | 2 140 000 |
| European Evaluation Network | 1 900 113 |
| Organic agriculture database | 432 796 |
| Audit and Controls | 249 774 |
| LOGO Protection | 50 000 |
| Total | 19 634 744 |
| * Including BCO (Broadband Competence Offices) |
3.2. Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For the programming period 2014-2020, EUR 12 173.5 million of the payment appropriations were implemented out of EUR 12 189.5 million available. Table 8 shows the breakdown of payments made in 2018 by declaration period:
Table 8
| Payments 2018 for EAFRD rural development programmes (in million EUR) | 2007-2013 | 2014-2020 |
| Pre-financing 2014-2020 | - | 19.5 |
| Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2017 | - | 6.3 |
| Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2017 | - | 4 460.8 |
| Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2018 | - | 2 616.1 |
| Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2018 | - | 2 402.3 |
| Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2018 | - | 2 668.6 |
| Closure or positive payments 2007-2013 | 271.9 | - |
| Total 2018 | 271.9 | 12 173.5 |
The monthly consumption of payment appropriations during the year (January to December 2018) is shown in the graph below.
Graph 1
The breakdown per Member State and per declaration period of the amounts paid by the Commission in budget year 2018 is shown in tables 9a and 9b.
Table 9a: EAFRD 2007-2013
| Payments effectively made between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2018 | |||
| EAFRD 2007-2013 - Budget item 05.040501 (in EUR) | |||
| MS | Positive payments, mainly following the judgements of Court of Justice | Closure | Total |
| BE | 5 792 053 | 5 792 053 | |
| BG | 0 | ||
| CZ | 0 | ||
| DK | 0 | ||
| DE | 0 | ||
| EE | 0 | ||
| IE | 0 | ||
| GR | 0 | ||
| ES | 15 034 161 | 15 034 161 | |
| FR | 47 107 564 | 47 107 564 | |
| IT | 203 941 787 | 203 941 787 | |
| CY | 0 | ||
| LV | 0 | ||
| LT | 0 | ||
| LU | 0 | ||
| HU | 53 488 | 53 488 | |
| MT | 0 | ||
| NL | 0 | ||
| AT | 0 | ||
| PL | 0 | ||
| PT | 0 | ||
| RO | 0 | ||
| SI | 0 | ||
| SK | 0 | ||
| FI | 0 | ||
| SE | 0 | ||
| UK | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 161 052 | 224 768 001 | 271 929 053 |
Table 9b: EAFRD 2014-2020
| Payments effectively made between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2018 | |||||||
| EAFRD 2014-2020 - Budget item 05.046001 | (in EUR) | ||||||
| MS | Pre-financing | Prior to Q4 2017 | Q4 2017 | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Total |
| BE | 14 769 727 | 15 140 622 | 25 364 796 | 13 820 384 | 69 095 529 | ||
| BG | 23 123 216 | 51 560 230 | 90 811 734 | 40 188 138 | 205 683 318 | ||
| CZ | 51 401 899 | 99 910 206 | 121 404 790 | 51 930 327 | 324 647 223 | ||
| DK | 25 150 543 | 23 743 732 | 24 203 641 | 16 589 239 | 89 687 155 | ||
| DE | 518 178 026 | 282 762 184 | 166 020 708 | 150 707 971 | 1 117 668 890 | ||
| EE | 26 393 744 | 62 414 101 | 21 516 515 | 17 779 705 | 128 104 065 | ||
| IE | 9 957 | 140 312 902 | 37 845 485 | 30 944 655 | 109 596 149 | 318 709 149 | |
| GR | 379 215 655 | 54 885 586 | 53 542 080 | 92 301 511 | 579 944 832 | ||
| ES | 416 008 619 | 96 475 713 | 187 940 300 | 199 301 454 | 899 726 086 | ||
| FR | 16 198 977 | 796 540 026 | 373 403 181 | 173 535 226 | 365 371 103 | 1 725 048 512 | |
| HR | 28 786 041 | 34 672 812 | 97 924 640 | 44 766 900 | 206 150 392 | ||
| IT | 165429 113 | 257 078 670 | 263 057 102 | 360 192 154 | 1 045 757 040 | ||
| CY | 28 200 | 4 935 917 | 958 689 | 1 518 427 | 7 088 938 | 14 530 171 | |
| LV | 100 480 707 | 34 413 859 | 23 541 015 | 34 228 519 | 192 664 101 | ||
| LT | 1 502 340 | 92 618 423 | 49 513 684 | 40 021 563 | 35 815 191 | 219 471 201 | |
| LU | 4 472 366 | 5 509 319 | 1591 621 | 2 957 429 | 14 530 735 | ||
| HU | 126 974 681 | 78 165 237 | 78 248 639 | 102 540 987 | 385 929 544 | ||
| MT | 1 664 858 | 773 245 | 404 825 | 6 548 266 | 9 391 195 | ||
| NL | 1 800 000 | 14 461 718 | 48 496 359 | 3 301 137 | 12 613 164 | 80 672 378 | |
| AT | 297 250 603 | 42 654 465 | 129 876 825 | 43 022 265 | 512 804 158 | ||
| PL | 188 299 185 | 290 179 630 | 284 299 863 | 181 791 044 | 944 569 722 | ||
| PT | 440 121 | 298 337 459 | 95 012 944 | 65 110 741 | 44 132 058 | 503 033 323 | |
| RO | 5 775 526 | 291 226 430 | 322 544 208 | 206 914 475 | 319 691 776 | 1 146 152 415 | |
| SI | 32 016 502 | 14 193 563 | 52 304 883 | 12 428 401 | 110 943 349 | ||
| SK | 55 560 398 | 43 342 784 | 53 662 898 | 47 630 789 | 200 196 868 | ||
| FI | 139 384 686 | 24 270 973 | 60 320 920 | 127 811 352 | 351 787 931 | ||
| SE | 126 607 330 | 25 820 902 | 19 873 752 | 23 340 897 | 195 642 880 | ||
| UK | 101 215 145 | 150 380 307 | 125 030 443 | 204 372 633 | 580 998 528 | ||
| Total | 19 501 317 | 6 253 804 | 4 460 815 920 | 2 616 122 689 | 2 402 288 216 | 2 668 558 745 | 12 173 540 691 |
Table 10 compares, for each Member State, the EAFRD 2014-2020 payments made in 2018 with the payments in 2017. Overll, the payments increased by 10% compared to year 2017 (EUR 12.2 billion vs. EUR 11.1 billion).
Table 10
| Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2018 vs 2017 - EAFRD 2014-2020 | (in EUR) | |||||||
| MS | 2017 | 2018 | Difference 2018 vs. 2017 | |||||
| Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | (in EUR) | (in %) | |
| BE | 37 131 717 | 0 | 37 131 717 | 69 095 529 | 69 095 529 | 31 963 812 | 86.08% | |
| BG | 194 514 062 | 0 | 194 514 062 | 205 683 318 | 205 683 318 | 11 169 256 | 5.74% | |
| CZ | 259 351 803 | 0 | 259 351 803 | 324 647 223 | 324 647 223 | 65 295 420 | 25.18% | |
| DK | 99 878 000 | 0 | 99 878 000 | 89 687 155 | 89 687 155 | -10 190 845 | -10.20% | |
| DE | 950 952 706 | 0 | 950 952 706 | 1 117 668 890 | 1 117 668 890 | 166 716 185 | 17.53% | |
| EE | 99 413 291 | 0 | 99 413 291 | 128 104 065 | 128 104 065 | 28 690 774 | 28.86% | |
| IE | 254 572 032 | 0 | 254 572 032 | 318 709 149 | 318 709 149 | 64 137 117 | 25.19% | |
| GR | 708 045 934 | 0 | 708 045 934 | 579 944 832 | 579 944 832 | -128 101 102 | -18.09% | |
| ES | 702 633 093 | 0 | 702 633 093 | 899 726 086 | 899 726 086 | 197 092 993 | 28.05% | |
| FR | 1 753 707 994 | 0 | 1 753 707 994 | 1 708 849 535 | 16 198 977 | 1 725 048 512 | -28 659 482 | -1.63% |
| HR | 150 173 479 | 0 | 150 173 479 | 206 150 392 | 206 150 392 | 55 976 914 | 37.27% | |
| IT | 790 272 508 | 0 | 790 272 508 | 1 045 757 040 | 1 045 757 040 | 255 484 533 | 32.33% | |
| CY | 14 573 450 | 0 | 14 573 450 | 14 530 171 | 14 530 171 | -43 279 | -0.30% | |
| LV | 162 496 969 | 0 | 162 496 969 | 192 664 101 | 192 664 101 | 30 167 132 | 18.56% | |
| LT | 253 974 006 | 0 | 253 974 006 | 217 968 861 | 1 502 340 | 219 471 201 | -34 502 805 | -13.59% |
| LU | 8 863 575 | 0 | 8 863 575 | 14 530 735 | 14 530 735 | 5 667 160 | 63.94% | |
| HU | 196 592 509 | 0 | 196 592 509 | 385 929 544 | 385 929 544 | 189 337 035 | 96.31% | |
| MT | 2 170 973 | 0 | 2 170 973 | 9 391 195 | 9 391 195 | 7 220 222 | 332.58% | |
| NL | 57 613 814 | 0 | 57 613 814 | 78 872 378 | 1 800 000 | 80 672 378 | 23 058 564 | 40.02% |
| AT | 478 470 408 | 0 | 478 470 408 | 512 804 158 | 512 804 158 | 34 333 750 | 7.18% | |
| PL | 573 604 590 | 0 | 573 604 590 | 944 569 722 | 944 569 722 | 370 965 133 | 64.67% | |
| PT | 524 233 177 | 0 | 524 233 177 | 503 033 323 | 503 033 323 | -21 199 854 | -4.04% | |
| RO | 1 569 168 715 | 0 | 1 569 168 715 | 1 146 152 415 | 1 146 152 415 | -423 016 301 | -26.96% | |
| SI | 80 253 608 | 0 | 80 253 608 | 110 943 349 | 110 943 349 | 30 689 741 | 38.24% | |
| SK | 167 863 196 | 0 | 167 863 196 | 200 196 868 | 200 196 868 | 32 333 673 | 19.26% | |
| FI | 319 207 655 | 0 | 319 207 655 | 351 787 931 | 351 787 931 | 32 580 276 | 10.21% | |
| SE | 104 276 200 | 0 | 104 276 200 | 195 642 880 | 195 642 880 | 91 366 680 | 87.62% | |
| UK | 537 774 629 | 0 | 537 774 629 | 580 998 528 | 580 998 528 | 43 223 899 | 8.04% | |
| Total | 11 051 784 091 | 0 | 11 051 784 091 | 12 154 039 375 | 19 501 317 | 12 173 540 691 | 1 121 756 600 | 10.15% |
3.2.2. Technical assistance
For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount for payment appropriations for the operational technical assistance was EUR 21.0 million. A part of these appropriations (EUR 4.0 million) was transferred to cover payment needs in relation to rural development programmes under EAFRD 2014-2020.
Table 11 hereafter presents the payments grouped by main activities. The most important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development.
Table 11
| Technical assistance – Implementation of payment appropriations | |
| Budget Item: 05.046002 | (in EUR) |
| Description | Amount paid |
| European Network for Rural Development | 3 914 519 |
| Information technology* | 2 822 364 |
| European Innovation Partnership | 2 468 602 |
| Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments | 1 800 000 |
| European Evaluation Network | 1 589 121 |
| Audit and Controls | 410 785 |
| Organic agriculture database | 135 317 |
| LOGO protection | 40 000 |
| Total | 13 180 708 |
* Including Broadband Competence Offices
3.3. Analysis of expenditure declared by measure
Table 12 shows the payment claims declared by Member States and by measure for rural development in 2018 (4th quarter of 2017 to 3rd quarter of 2018), the cumulative declared expenditure from the beginning of the programming period and also the financial plan of EAFRD 2014-2020 programmes.
The expenditure for EAFRD 2014-2020 in 2018 concentrated mainly in Measure 13 (Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints), Measure 04 (Investments in physical assets) and in Measure 10 (Agri-environment-climate).
Table 12
| EAFRD declared expenditure 2018 (Q4 2017-Q3 2018) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2018) | |||||||
| compared with Financial Plans - EAFRD 2014-2020 | |||||||
| Declared expenditure 2018 (Q4 2017 to Q3 2018) | Cumulative declared expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2018) | Financial Plans 2014-2020 | |||||
| EAFRD Measure | (million EUR) | (%) | (million EUR) | (%) | (million EUR) | (%) | |
| Measure 01 | Knowledge transfer and information actions | 83.8 | 0.7% | 157.1 | 0.5% | 1 093.9 | 1.1% |
| Measure 02 | Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services | 20.0 | 0.2% | 47.3 | 0.1% | 675.6 | 0.7% |
| Measure 03 | Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 23.7 | 0.2% | 52.5 | 0.2% | 378.7 | 0.4% |
| Measure 04 | Investments in physical assets | 2 354.1 | 19.4% | 5 165.5 | 15.5% | 22 748.9 | 22.7% |
| Measure 05 | Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions | 48.9 | 0.4% | 160.5 | 0.5% | 920.9 | 0.9% |
| Measure 06 | Farm and business development | 750.3 | 6.2% | 2 027.7 | 6.1% | 6 929.4 | 6.9% |
| Measure 07 | Basic services and village renewal in rural areas | 691.8 | 5.7% | 1 380.6 | 4.1% | 6 809.6 | 6.8% |
| Measure 08 | Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests | 354.8 | 2.9% | 1 024.8 | 3.1% | 4 470.3 | 4.5% |
| Measure 09 | Setting-up of producer groups and organisations | 16.0 | 0.1% | 49.4 | 0.1% | 307.0 | 0.3% |
| Measure 10 | Agri-environment-climate | 2 234.6 | 18.4% | 7 359.9 | 22.1% | 16 481.3 | 16.5% |
| Measure 11 | Organic farming | 1 147.1 | 9.4% | 2 886.4 | 8.7% | 7 046.2 | 7.0% |
| Measure 12 | Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments | 82.8 | 0.7% | 248.3 | 0.7% | 582.8 | 0.6% |
| Measure 13 | Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | 2 727.8 | 22.4% | 9 261.5 | 27.8% | 16 510.9 | 16.5% |
| Measure 14 | Animal Welfare | 323.3 | 2.7% | 842.6 | 2.5% | 1 727.9 | 1.7% |
| Measure 15 | Forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation | 11.4 | 0.1% | 31.5 | 0.1% | 222.6 | 0.2% |
| Measure 16 | Co-operation | 78.4 | 0.6% | 139.0 | 0.4% | 1 753.1 | 1.8% |
| Measure 17 | Risk management | 343.5 | 2.8% | 525.8 | 1.6% | 1 638.0 | 1.6% |
| Measure 18 | Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia | -0.1 | 0.0% | 108.4 | 0.3% | 111.9 | 0.1% |
| Measure 19 | Support for LEADER local development — community-led local development (CLLD) | 579.2 | 4.8% | 996.3 | 3.0% | 7 003.6 | 7.0% |
| Measure 20 | Technical assistance Member States | 223.9 | 1.8% | 515.6 | 1.5% | 2 158.4 | 2.2% |
| Measure 113 | Early retirement | 64.2 | 0.5% | 359.3 | 1.1% | 507.6 | 0.5% |
| Measure 131 | Meeting standards based on Community legislation | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Measure 341 | Skills acquisition, animation and implementation | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| Grand total | 12 159.6 | 100.0% | 33 340.7 | 100.0% | 100 079.1 | 100.0% |
*Member States declare their expenditure quarterly. However, for year n, Q4 declarations are submitted in January of year n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n.
3.4. Implementation of EAFRD programmes
3.4.1. Programming period 2007-2013
Graph 2 presents the absorption rate of rural development programmes 2007-2013 per Member State: payments from the beginning of the programming period till 31 December 2018, including closure payments for the programmes that have already been closed by this date, compared to the total 2007-2013 allocation.
Until the end of 2018, the amount decommitted summed up to EUR 1 974 million.
3.4.2. Programming period 2014-2020
Graph 3 presents the absorption rate of rural development programmes 2014-2020 per Member State: payments from the beginning of the programming period including payments made for the 4th quarter of 2018 that are reimbursed in financial year 2019 compared to the total 2014-2020 allocation.