| EU specific objective | Impact indicators | | Result indicators |
| To support viable farm income and resilience of the agricultural sector across the Union in order to enhance long-term food security and agricultural diversity as well as to ensure the economic sustainability of agricultural production in the Union | | I.2 | Reducing income disparities: Evolution of agricultural income compared to the general economy |
| I.3 | Reducing farm income variability: Evolution of agricultural income |
| I.4 | Supporting viable farm income: Evolution of agricultural income level by type of farming (compared to the average in agriculture) |
| I.5 | Contributing to territorial balance: Evolution of agricultural income in areas with natural constraints (compared to the average) |
| | | R.4 | Linking income support to standards and good practices: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) covered by income support and subject to conditionality |
| R.5 | Risk management: Share of farms with supported CAP risk management tools |
| R.6PR | Redistribution to smaller farms: Percentage of additional direct payments per hectare for eligible farms below average farm size (compared to average) |
| R.7PR | Enhancing support for farms in areas with specific needs: Percentage of additional support per hectare in areas with higher needs (compared to average) |
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| To enhance market orientation and increase farm competitiveness both in the short and long term, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation | | I.6 | Increasing farm productivity: Total factor productivity in agriculture |
| I.7 | Harnessing agri-food trade: Agri-food imports and exports |
| | | R.8 | Targeting farms in specific sectors:
Share of farms benefitting from coupled income support for improving competitiveness, sustainability or quality
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| R.9PR | Farm modernisation: Share of farms receiving investment support to restructure and modernise, including to improve resource efficiency |
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| To improve the farmers’ position in the value chain | | I.8 | Improving farmers’ position in the food chain: Value added for primary producers in the food chain |
| | | R.10PR | Better supply chain organisation: Share of farms participating in producer groups, producer organisations, local markets, short supply chain circuits and quality schemes supported by the CAP |
| R.11 | Concentration of supply: Share of value of marketed production by producer organisations or producer groups with operational programmes in certain sectors |
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| To contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sequestration, as well as to promote sustainable energy | | I.9 | Improving the resilience of agriculture to climate change: Agricultural sector resilience progress indicator |
| I.10 | Contributing to climate change mitigation: Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture |
| I.11 | Enhancing carbon sequestration: Soil organic carbon in agricultural land |
| I.12 | Increasing sustainable energy in agriculture: Sustainable production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry |
| | | R.12 | Adaptation to climate change: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to improve adaptation to climate change |
| R.13PR | Reducing emissions in the livestock sector: Share of livestock units (LU) under supported commitments to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and/or ammonia, including manure management |
| R.14PR | Carbon storage in soils and biomass: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to reduce emissions or to maintain or enhance carbon storage (including permanent grassland, permanent crops with permanent green cover, agricultural land in wetland and peatland) |
| R.15 | Renewable energy from agriculture, forestry and from other renewable sources: Supported investments in renewable energy production capacity, including bio-based (in MW) |
| R.16 | Investments related to climate: Share of farms benefitting from CAP investment support contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to the production of renewable energy or biomaterials |
| R.17PR | Afforested land: Area supported for afforestation, agroforestry and restoration, including breakdowns |
| R.18 | Investment support for the forest sector: Total investment to improve the performance of the forestry sector |
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| To foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, including by reducing chemical dependency | | I.13 | Reducing soil erosion: Percentage of agricultural land in moderate and severe soil erosion |
| I.14 | Improving air quality: Ammonia emissions from agriculture |
| I.15 | Improving water quality: Gross nutrient balance on agricultural land |
| I.16 | Reducing nutrient leakage: Nitrates in ground water – percentage of ground water stations with nitrates concentration over 50 mg/l under Directive 91/676/EEC |
| I.17 | Reducing pressure on water resource: Water Exploitation Index Plus (WEI+) |
| I.18 | Sustainable and reduced use of pesticides: Risks, use and impacts of pesticides |
| | | R.19PR | Improving and protecting soils: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments beneficial for soil management to improve soil quality and biota (such as reducing tillage, soil cover with crops, crop rotation included with leguminous crops) |
| R.20PR | Improving air quality: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to reduce ammonia emission |
| R.21PR | Protecting water quality: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments for the quality of water bodies |
| R.22PR | Sustainable nutrient management: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments related to improved nutrient management |
| R.23PR | Sustainable water use: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to improve water balance |
| R.24PR | Sustainable and reduced use of pesticides: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported specific commitments which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impacts of pesticides such as pesticides leakage |
| R.25 | Environmental performance in the livestock sector: Share of livestock units (LU) under supported commitments to improve environmental sustainability |
| R.26 | Investments related to natural resources: Share of farms benefitting from CAP productive and non-productive investment support related to care for the natural resources |
| R.27 | Environmental or climate-related performance through investment in rural areas: Number of operations contributing to environmental sustainability and the achievement of climate mitigation and adaptation goals in rural areas |
| R.28 | Environmental or climate-related performance through knowledge and innovation: Number of persons benefitting from advice, training, knowledge exchange, or participating in European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational groups supported by the CAP related to environmental or climate-related performance |
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| To contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes | | I.19 | Increasing farmland bird populations: Farmland Bird Index |
| I.20 | Enhancing biodiversity protection: Percentage of species and habitats of Community interest related to agriculture with stable or increasing trends, with a breakdown of the percentage for wild pollinators species (3) |
| I.21 | Enhancing provision of ecosystem services: Share of agricultural land covered with landscape features |
| I.22 | Increasing agro-biodiversity in farming system: Crop diversity |
| | | R.29PR | Development of organic agriculture: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) supported by the CAP for organic farming, with a split between maintenance and conversion |
| R.30PR | Supporting sustainable forest management: Share of forest land under commitments to support forest protection and management of ecosystem services |
| R.31PR | Preserving habitats and species: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments for supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration including high-nature-value farming practices |
| R.32 | Investments related to biodiversity: Share of farms benefitting from CAP investment support contributing to biodiversity |
| R.33 | Improving Natura 2000 management: Share of total Natura 2000 area under supported commitments |
| R.34PR | Preserving landscape features: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments for managing landscape features, including hedgerows and trees |
| R.35 | Preserving beehives: Share of beehives supported by the CAP |
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| To attract and sustain young farmers and other new farmers and facilitate sustainable business development in rural areas | | I.23 | Attracting young farmers: Evolution of the number of new farm managers and the number of new young farm managers, including a gender breakdown |
| | | R.36PR | Generational renewal: Number of young farmers benefitting from setting up with support from the CAP, including a gender breakdown |
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| To promote employment, growth, gender equality, including the participation of women in farming, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including the circular bio-economy and sustainable forestry | | I.24 | Contributing to jobs in rural areas: Evolution of the employment rate in rural areas, including a gender breakdown |
| I.25 | Contributing to growth in rural areas: Evolution of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in rural areas |
| I.26 | A fairer CAP: Distribution of CAP support |
| I.27 | Promoting rural inclusion: Evolution of poverty index in rural areas |
| | | R.37 | Growth and jobs in rural areas: New jobs supported in CAP projects |
| R.38 | LEADER coverage: Share of rural population covered by local development strategies |
| R.39 | Developing the rural economy: Number of rural businesses, including bio-economy businesses, developed with CAP support |
| R.40 | Smart transition of the rural economy: Number of supported smart-village strategies |
| R.41PR | Connecting rural Europe: Share of rural population benefitting from improved access to services and infrastructure through CAP support |
| R.42 | Promoting social inclusion: Number of persons covered by supported social inclusion projects |
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| To improve the response of Union agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including high-quality, safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable way, to reduce food waste, as well as to improve animal welfare and to combat antimicrobial resistances | | I.28 | Limiting antimicrobial use in farmed animals: Sales/use of antimicrobials for food-producing animals |
| I.29 | Responding to consumer demand for quality food: Value of production under Union quality schemes and of organic production |
| | | R.43PR | Limiting antimicrobial use: Share of livestock units (LU) concerned by supported actions to limit the use of antimicrobials (prevention/reduction) |
| R.44PR | Improving animal welfare: Share of livestock units (LU) covered by supported actions to improve animal welfare |
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| Types of intervention | Output indicators (5) |
| Cooperation (Article 77) | | O.1 | Number of European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational group projects |
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| Knowledge exchange and dissemination of information (Article 78) | | O.2 | Number of advice actions or units to provide innovation support for preparing or implementing European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational group projects |
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| Horizontal indicator | | O.3MO | Number of CAP support beneficiaries |
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| Basic income support (Article 21) | | O.4 | Number of hectares benefitting from basic income support |
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| Payment for small farmers (Article 28) | | O.5 | Number of beneficiaries or hectares benefitting from payments for small farmers |
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| Complementary income support for young farmers (Article 30) | | O.6 | Number of hectares benefitting from complementary income support for young farmers |
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| Redistributive income support (Article 29) | | O.7 | Number of hectares benefitting from redistributive income support |
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| Eco-schemes (Article 31) | | O.8 | Number of hectares or of livestock units benefitting from eco-schemes |
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| Risk management tools (Article 76) | | O.9 | Number of units covered by supported CAP risk management tools |
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| Coupled income support (Article 32) | | O.10 | Number of hectares benefitting from coupled income support |
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| O.11 | Number of heads benefitting from coupled income support |
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| Natural or other area-specific constraints (Article 71) | | O.12 | Number of hectares benefitting from support for areas facing natural or other specific constraints, including a breakdown per type of area |
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| Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements (Article 72) | | O.13 | Number of hectares benefitting from support under Natura 2000 or Directive 2000/60/EC |
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| Environmental, climate-related and other management commitments (Article 70) | | O.14 | Number of hectares (excluding forestry) or number of other units covered by environmental or climate-related commitments going beyond mandatory requirements |
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| O.15 | Number of hectares (forestry) or number of other units covered by environmental or climate-related commitments going beyond mandatory requirements |
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| O.16 | Number of hectares or number of other units under maintenance commitments for afforestation and agroforestry |
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| O.17 | Number of hectares or number of other units benefitting from support for organic farming |
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| | O.18 | Number of livestock units (LU) benefitting from support for animal welfare, health or increased biosecurity measures |
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| O.19 | Number of operations or units supporting genetic resources |
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| Investments (Articles 73 and 74) | | O.20 | Number of supported on-farm productive investment operations or units |
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| O.21 | Number of supported on-farm non-productive investment operations or units |
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| O.22 | Number of supported infrastructure investment operations or units |
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| O.23 | Number of supported off-farm non-productive investment operations or units |
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| O.24 | Number of supported off-farm productive investment operations or units |
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| Setting-up of young farmers and new farmers and rural business start-up (Article 75) | | O.25 | Number of young farmers receiving setting-up support |
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| O.26 | Number of new farmers receiving setting-up support (other than young farmers reported under O.25) |
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| O.27 | Number of rural businesses receiving support for start-up |
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| Cooperation (Article 77) | | O.28 | Number of supported producer groups and producer organisations |
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| O.29 | Number of beneficiaries receiving support to participate in official quality schemes |
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| O.30 | Number of supported operations or units for generational renewal (excluding setting-up support) |
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| O.31 | Number of supported local development strategies (LEADER) or preparatory actions |
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| O.32 | Number of supported other cooperation operations or units (excluding EIP reported under O.1) |
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| Knowledge exchange and dissemination of information (Article 78) | | O.33 | Number of supported training, advice and awareness actions or units |
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| Horizontal indicator | | O.34MO | Number of hectares under environmental practices (summary indicator on physical area covered by conditionality, eco-schemes, agri- and forest-environment-climate management commitments) |
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| Types of intervention in certain sectors (Article 47) | | O.35 | Number of supported operational programmes |
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| Types of intervention in the wine sector (Article 58) | | O.36 | Number of actions or units supported in the wine sector |
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| Types of intervention in the apiculture sector (Article 55) | | O.37 | Number of actions or units for beekeeping preservation or improvement |
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| Indicator number | Context indicator |
| Population | C.01 | Total population |
| C.02 | Population density |
| C.03 | Age structure of the population |
| Total area | C.04 | Total area |
| C.05 | Land cover |
| Labour market | C.06 | Employment rate in rural areas |
| C.07 | Unemployment rate in rural areas |
| C.08 | Employment (by sector, by type of region, by economic activity) |
| Economy | C.09 | GDP per capita |
| C.10 | Poverty rate |
| C.11 | Gross value added by sector, by type of region, in agriculture and for primary producers |
| Farms and farmers | C.12 | Agricultural holdings (farms) |
| C.13 | Farm labour force |
| C.14 | Age structure of farm managers |
| C.15 | Agricultural training of farm managers |
| C.16 | New farm managers and new young farm managers |
| Agricultural land | C.17 | Utilised agricultural area |
| C.18 | Irrigable land |
| C.19 | Farming in Natura 2000 areas |
| C.20 | Areas facing natural and other specific constraints |
| C.21 | Agricultural land covered with landscape features |
| C.22 | Crop diversity |
| Livestock | C.23 | Livestock units |
| C.24 | Livestock density |
| Agricultural and farm income | C.25 | Agricultural factor income |
| C.26 | Comparison of agricultural income with non-agricultural labour cost |
| C.27 | Farm income by type of farming, by region, by farm size, in areas facing natural and other specific constraints |
| C.28 | Gross fixed capital formation in agriculture |
| Agricultural productivity | C.29 | Total factor productivity in agriculture |
| C.30 | Labour productivity in agriculture, in forestry and in the food industry |
| Agricultural trade | C.31 | Agricultural imports and exports |
| Other gainful activities | C.32 | Tourism infrastructure |
| Farming practices | C.33 | Agricultural area under organic farming |
| C.34 | Farming intensity |
| C.35 | Value of production under Union quality schemes and of organic production |
| Biodiversity | C.36 | Farmland Bird Index |
| C.37 | Percentage of species and habitats of Community interest related to agriculture with stable or increasing trends |
| Water | C.38 | Water use in agriculture |
| C.39 | Water quality |
| Gross nutrient balance – nitrogen |
| Gross nutrient balance – phosphorus |
| Nitrates in ground water |
| Soil | C.40 | Soil organic carbon in agricultural land |
| C.41 | Soil erosion by water |
| Energy | C.42 | Sustainable production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry |
| C.43 | Energy use in agriculture, forestry and food industry |
| Climate | C.44 | Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture |
| C.45 | Agricultural sector resilience progress indicator |
| C.46 | Direct agricultural loss attributed to disasters |
| Air | C.47 | Ammonia emissions from agriculture |
| Health | C.48 | Sales/use of antimicrobials for food-producing animals |
| C.49 | Risk, use and impacts of pesticides |
| Type of intervention | Reference in this Regulation | Paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (‘Green Box’) |
| Basic income support | Title III, Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2 | | 5 | (if implementation is not based on payment entitlements) |
| 6 | (if implementation is based on payment entitlements) |
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| Redistributive income support | Article 29 | | 5 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is not based on payment entitlements) |
| 6 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is based on payment entitlements) |
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| Complementary income support for young farmers | Article 30 | | 5 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is not based on payment entitlements) |
| 6 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is based on payment entitlements) |
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| Schemes for the climate, the environment and animal welfare (eco-schemes) | Article 31(7), first subparagraph, point (a) | | 5 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is not based on payment entitlements) |
| 6 | (if implementation of the related basic income support is based on payment entitlements) |
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| Schemes for the climate, the environment and animal welfare (eco-schemes) | Article 31(7), first subparagraph, point (b) | 12 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – investments in tangible and intangible assets, research and experimental and innovative production methods and other actions, in areas such as: | Article 47(1), point (a) | 2, 11 or 12 |
| — | soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon and soil structure, and the reduction of contaminants |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(i) | 12 |
| — | improvement of the use of and sound management of water, including water saving, water conservation and drainage |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(ii) | 12 |
| — | preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and promoting the development and use of varieties, breeds and management practices adapted to changing climate conditions |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(iii) | 12 |
| — | increasing energy saving, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(iv) | 11 or 12 |
| — | ecological packaging, only in the field of research and experimental production |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(v) | 2 |
| — | biosecurity, animal health and welfare |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(vi) | 12 |
| — | reducing emissions and waste, improving the use of by-products, including their reuse and valorisation, and the management of waste |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(vii) | 11 or 12 |
| — | improving resilience against pests and reducing risks and impacts of pesticide use, including implementing Integrated Pest Management techniques |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(viii) | 2, 11 or 12 |
| — | improving resilience against animal disease and reducing the use of veterinary medicines, including antibiotics |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(ix) | 2 |
| — | creating and maintaining habitats favourable to biodiversity |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(x) | 12 |
| — | improving product quality |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(xi) | 2 |
| — | improving genetic resources |
| Article 47(1), point (a) (xii) | 2 |
| — | improving the conditions of employment and ensuring compliance with employer obligations as well as occupational health and safety requirements in accordance with Directives 89/391/EEC, 2009/104/EC and (EU) 2019/1152 |
| Article 47(1), point (a)(xiii) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – advisory services and technical assistance | Article 47(1), point (b) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – training and exchange of best practices | Article 47(1), point (c) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – organic or integrated production | Article 47(1), point (d) | 12 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and storage | Article 47(1), point (e) | 11, 12 or 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – promotion, communication and marketing | Article 47(1), point (f) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – quality schemes | Article 47(1), point (g) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – traceability and certification systems | Article 47(1), point (h) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – climate change adaptation and mitigation | Article 47(1), point (i) | 11, 2 or 12 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - mutual funds | Article 47(2), point (a) | 7 or 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - investments in tangible and intangible assets | Article 47(2), point (b) | 11 or 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - orchard or olive groves replanting | Article 47(2), point (d) | 8 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - restocking with livestock for health reasons or because of losses resulting from natural disasters | Article 47(2), point (e) | 8 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - coaching | Article 47(2), point (j) | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) - implementation and management of third-country phytosanitary requirements | Article 47(2), point (k) | 2 |
| Fruits and vegetables, hops, olive oil, table olives and other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f) – communication actions | Article 47(2), point (l) | 2 |
| Apiculture – advisory services, technical assistance, training, information and exchange of best practices | Article 55(1), point (a) | 2 |
| Apiculture – investment in tangible and intangible assets, as well as other actions, including for combatting beehive invaders and diseases | Article 55(1), point (b)(i) | 11 or 12 or 2 |
| Apiculture – investment in tangible and intangible assets, as well as other actions, including for preventing damage caused by adverse climatic conditions, development and use of management practices | Article 55(1), point (b)(ii) | 11 or 12 or 2 |
| Apiculture – support laboratories | Article 55(1), point (c) | 2 |
| Apiculture – research programmes | Article 55(1), point (e) | 2 |
| Apiculture – promotion, communication and marketing | Article 55(1), point (f) | 2 |
| Apiculture – enhancing product quality | Article 55(1), point (g) | 2 |
| Wine – restructuring and conversion | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (a) | 8, 11 or 12 |
| Wine – investments in tangible and intangible assets | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (b) | 11 |
| Wine – tangible and intangible investments in innovation | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (e) | 11 |
| Wine – advisory services | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (f) | 2 |
| Wine – information actions | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (h) | 2 |
| Wine – promotion of wine tourism | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (i) | 2 |
| Wine – improvement of market knowledge | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (j) | 2 |
| Wine – promotion and communication | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (k) | 2 |
| Wine – administrative costs of mutual funds | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (l) | 2 |
| Wine – investments to enhance sustainability | Article 58(1), first subaragraph, point (m) | 11 or 12 or 2 |
| Environmental, climate-related and other management commitments | Article 70 | 12 |
| Natural or other area-specific constraints | Article 71 | 13 |
| Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements | Article 72 | 12 |
| Investments | Article 73 | 11 or 8 |
| Investments in irrigation | Article 74 | 11 |
| Cooperation | Article 77 | 2 |
| Knowledge exchange and dissemination of information | Article 78 | 2 |
| Areas | Main issue | Requirements and standards | Main objective of the standard |
| Climate and environment | Climate change
(mitigation of and adaptation to)
| GAEC 1 | Maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area at national, regional, subregional, group-of-holdings or holding level in comparison to the reference year 2018
Maximum decrease of 5 % compared to the reference year
| General safeguard against conversion to other agricultural uses to preserve carbon stock |
| GAEC 2 | Protection of wetland and peatland (1) | Protection of carbon-rich soils |
| GAEC 3 | Ban on burning arable stubble, except for plant health reasons | Maintenance of soil organic matter |
| Water | SMR 1 | Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1):
Article 11(3), point (e), and point (h), as regards mandatory requirements to control diffuse sources of pollution by phosphates
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| | SMR 2 | Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1):
Articles 4 and 5
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| GAEC 4 | Establishment of buffer strips along water courses (2) | Protection of river courses against pollution and run-off |
| Soil
(protection and quality)
| GAEC 5 | Tillage management, reducing the risk of soil degradation and erosion, including consideration of the slope gradient | Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion |
| GAEC 6 | Minimum soil cover to avoid bare soil in periods that are most sensitive (3) | Protection of soils in periods that are most sensitive |
| GAEC 7 | Crop rotation in arable land, except for crops growing under water (4) | Preserving the soil potential |
| Biodiversity and landscape
(protection and quality)
| SMR 3 | Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7):
Article 3(1), Article 3(2), point (b), Article 4(1), (2) and (4)
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| SMR 4 | Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7):
Article 6(1) and (2)
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| | GAEC 8 | | — | Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive areas or features (5) |
| — | Minimum share of at least 4 % of arable land at farm level devoted to non-productive areas and features, including land lying fallow. |
| — | Where a farmer commits to devote at least 7 % of his/her arable land to non-productive areas or features, including land lying fallow, under an enhanced eco-scheme in accordance with Article 31(6), the share to be attributed to compliance with this GAEC standard shall be limited to 3 %. |
| — | Minimum share of at least 7 % of arable land at farm level if this includes also catch crops or nitrogen fixing crops, cultivated without the use of plant protection products, of which 3 % shall be land lying fallow or non-productive features. Member States should use the weighting factor of 0,3 for catch crops. |
| — | Retention of landscape features |
| — | Ban on cutting hedges and trees during the bird breeding and rearing season |
| — | As an option, measures for avoiding invasive plant species |
| Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity |
| | GAEC 9 | Ban on converting or ploughing permanent grassland designated as environmentally-sensitive permanent grasslands in Natura 2000 sites | Protection of habitats and species |
| Public health, and plant health | Food safety | SMR 5 | Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1):
Articles 14 and 15, Article 17(1) (6) and Articles 18, 19 and 20
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| | SMR 6 | Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3):
Article 3, points (a), (b), (d) and (e), and Articles 4, 5 and 7
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| Plant protection products | SMR 7 | Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1):
Article 55, first and second sentence
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| | SMR 8 | Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71): | |
| | | Article 5(2) and Article 8(1) to (5) Article 12 with regard to restrictions on the use of pesticides in protected areas defined on the basis of Directive 2000/60/EC and Natura 2000 legislation
Article 13(1) and (3) on handling and storage of pesticides and disposal of remnants
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| Animal welfare | Animal welfare | SMR 9 | Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 10, 15.1.2009, p. 7):
Articles 3 and 4
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| SMR 10 | Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (OJ L 47, 18.2.2009, p. 5):
Articles 3 and 4
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| SMR 11 | Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23):
Article 4
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| Areas | Applicable legislation | Relevant provisions | Requirements |
| Employment | Transparent and predictable working conditions
Directive 2019/1152
| Article 3 | Employment conditions to be provided in writing (‘employment contract’) |
| Article 4 | Ensure that agricultural employment is subject to an employment contract |
| Article 5 | Employment contract to be provided within first seven days of working |
| Article 6 | Changes to the employment relationship to be provided in documentary form. |
| Article 8 | Probationary period |
| Article 10 | Conditions regarding minimum predictability of work |
| Article 13 | Mandatory training |
| Health and safety | Measures to encourage improvements in safety and health of workers
Directive 89/391/EEC
| Article 5 | General provision laying down duty of employer to ensure safety and health of workers |
| Article 6 | General obligation on employers to take measures necessary for safety and health protection, including prevention of risks and provision of information and training |
| Article 7 | Protective and preventive services: worker(s) to be designated for health and safety activities or competent external service to be engaged |
| Article 8 | Employer to take measures for first aid, fire-fighting and evacuation of workers |
| Article 9 | Obligations on employers regarding assessment of risks, protective measures and equipment, recording and reporting of occupational accidents |
| Article 10 | Provision of information to workers on safety and health risks and protective and preventive measures |
| Article 11 | Consultation and participation of workers in discussions on all questions relating to safety and health at work |
| Article 12 | Employer to ensure that workers receive adequate safety and health training |
| Minimum safety and health requirements for use of work equipment by workers
Directive 2009/104/EC
| Article 3 | General obligations to ensure that work equipment is suitable for work to be carried out by workers without impairment of safety or health |
| Article 4 | Rules concerning work equipment: must comply with the Directive and established minimum requirements and be adequately maintained |
| Article 5 | Inspection of work equipment – equipment to be inspected after instalment and periodic inspections by competent persons |
| Article 6 | Work equipment involving specific risks to be restricted to persons tasked with using it and all repairs, modifications, maintenance to be performed by designated workers |
| Article 7 | Ergonomics and occupational health |
| Article 8 | Workers to receive adequate information and, where appropriate, written instructions on use of work equipment |
| Article 9 | Workers to receive adequate training |
| CN code | Description |
| ex 0101 | Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: |
| – Horses
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| 0101 21 00 | – – Pure-bred breeding animals (1)
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| 0101 29 | – – Other:
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| 0101 29 10 | – – – For slaughter
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| 0101 29 90 | – – – Other
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| 0101 30 00 | – Asses
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| 0101 90 00 | – Other
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| ex 0103 | Live swine: |
| 0103 10 00 | – Pure-bred breeding animals (2)
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| ex 0106 | Other live animals: |
| 0106 14 10 | – Domestics rabbits
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| ex 0106 19 00 | – – Other: reindeer and deer
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| 0106 33 00 | – – Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
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| 0106 39 10 | – – – Pigeons
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| 0106 39 80 | – – – Other birds
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| ex 0205 00 | Meat of horses, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| ex 0208 | Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: |
| ex 0208 10 10 | – – Meat of domestic rabbits
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| ex 0208 90 10 | – – Meat of domestic pigeons
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| ex 0208 90 30 | – – Meat of game other than rabbits or hares
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| ex 0208 90 60 | – – Meat of reindeer
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| ex 0407 | Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: |
| 0407 19 90 | – Fertilised, other than of poultry
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| 0407 29 90 | – Other fresh eggs, other than of poultry
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| 0407 90 90 | – Other eggs, other than of poultry
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| 0701 | Potatoes, fresh or chilled |
| ex 0713 | Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split: |
| ex 0713 10 | – Peas (Pisum sativum):
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| 0713 10 90 | – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 20 00 | – Chickpeas (garbanzos):
|
| – – Other than for sowing
|
| – Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):
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| ex 0713 31 00 | – – Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L) Wilczek:
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| – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 32 00 | – – Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis):
|
| – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 33 | – – Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris):
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| 0713 33 90 | – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 34 00 | – – Bambara beans (Vigna subterranea or Voandzeia subterranea):
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| – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 35 00 | – – Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata):
|
| – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 39 00 | – – Other:
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| – – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 40 00 | – Lentils:
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| – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 50 00 | – Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor):
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| – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 60 00 | – Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan):
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| – – Other than for sowing
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| ex 0713 90 00 | – Other:
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| – – Other than for sowing
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| 1201 90 00 | Soya beans, whether or not broken, other than seed |
| 1202 41 00 | Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, in shell, other than seed |
| 1202 42 00 | Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, other than seed |
| 1203 00 00 | Copra |
| 1204 00 90 | Linseed, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1205 10 90 | Low euricic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1205 90 00 | Other rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1206 00 91 | Sunflower seeds, shelled; in grey and white striped shell, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1206 00 99 | Other sunflower seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1207 29 00 | Cotton seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1207 40 90 | Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1207 50 90 | Mustard seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1207 60 00 | – Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds
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| 1207 91 90 | Poppy seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| 1207 99 91 | Hemp seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| ex 1207 99 96 | Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken, other than for sowing |
| ex 1209 29 50 | – – – Lupine seed, other than for sowing
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| ex 1211 | Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits) of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered excluding the products listed under CN code ex 1211 90 86 in Part IX |
| 1212 94 00 | Chicory roots |
| ex 1214 | Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets: |
| ex 1214 10 00 | – Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets:
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| – – – Other than lucerne artificially heat-dried or of lucerne otherwise dried and ground
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| ex 1214 90 | – Other:
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| 1214 90 10 | – – Mangolds, swedes and other fodder roots
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| ex 1214 90 90 | – – Other, excluding:
|
| – – – Sainfoin, clover, lupines, vetches and similar fodder products artificially heat- dried, except hay and fodder kale and products containing hay
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| – – – Sainfoin, clover, lupines, vetches, honey lotus, chickling pea and birdsfoot, otherwise dried and ground
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| ex 2206 | Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included: |
| ex 2206 00 31 to ex 2206 00 89 | – Fermented beverages other than piquette
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| 5201 | Cotton, not carded or combed |
| Objective | Core set of indicators |
| To support viable farm income and resilience of the agricultural sector across the Union in order to enhance long-term food security and agricultural diversity as well as to ensure the economic sustainability of agricultural production in the Union | | O.3 | Number of CAP support beneficiaries |
| C.25 | Agricultural factor income |
| R.6 | Redistribution to smaller farms: Percentage of additional direct payments per hectare for eligible farms below average farm size (compared to average) |
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| To enhance market orientation and increase farm competitiveness both in the short and long term, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation | | R.9 | Farm modernisation: Share of farms receiving investment support to restructure and modernise, including to improve resource efficiency |
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| To improve the farmers’ position in the value chain | | R.10 | Better supply chain organisation: Share of farms participating in producer groups, producer organisations, local markets, short supply chain circuits and quality schemes supported by the CAP |
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| To contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sequestration, as well as to promote sustainable energy | | I.10 | Contributing to climate change mitigation: Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture |
| R.14 | Carbon storage in soils and biomass: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to reduce emissions or to maintain or enhance carbon storage (including permanent grassland, permanent crops with permanent green cover, agricultural land in wetland and peatland) |
| R.17 | Afforested land: Area supported for afforestation, agroforestry and restoration, including breakdowns |
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| To foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, including by reducing chemical dependency | | O.34 | Number of hectares under environmental practices (summary indicator on physical area covered by conditionality, eco-schemes, agri- and forest-environment-climate management commitments) |
| I.15 | Improving water quality: Gross nutrient balance on agricultural land |
| I.16 | Reducing nutrient leakage: Nitrates in ground water - percentage of ground water stations with nitrates concentration over 50 mg/l under Directive 91/676/EEC |
| I.18 | Sustainable and reduced use of pesticides: Risks, use and impacts of pesticides |
| R.19 | Improving and protecting soils: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments beneficial for soil management to improve soil quality and biota (such as reducing tillage, soil cover with crops, crop rotation included with leguminous crops) |
| R.20 | Improving air quality: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments to reduce ammonia emission |
| R.21 | Protecting water quality: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments for the quality of water bodies |
| R.22 | Sustainable nutrient management: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments related to improved nutrient management |
| R.24 | Sustainable and reduced use of pesticides: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported specific commitments which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impacts of pesticides such as pesticides leakage |
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| To contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes | | C.33 | Agricultural area under organic farming |
| I.21 | Enhancing provision of ecosystem services: Share of agricultural land covered with landscape features |
| R.29 | Development of organic agriculture: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) supported by the CAP for organic farming, with a split between maintenance and conversion |
| R.34 | Preserving landscape features: Share of utilised agricultural area (UAA) under supported commitments for managing landscape features, including hedgerows and trees |
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| To attract and sustain young farmers and new farmers and facilitate sustainable business development in rural areas | | R.36 | Generational renewal: Number of young farmers benefitting from setting up with support from the CAP, including a gender breakdown |
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| To promote employment, growth, gender equality, including the participation of women in farming, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including the circular bio-economy and sustainable forestry | | R.37 | Growth and jobs in rural areas: New jobs supported in CAP projects |
| R.38 | LEADER coverage: Share of rural population covered by local development strategies |
| R.41 | Connecting rural Europe: Share of rural population benefitting from improved access to services and infrastructure through CAP support |
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| To improve the response of Union agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including high-quality, safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable way, to reduce food waste, as well as to improve animal welfare and to combat antimicrobial resistances | | I.28 | Limiting antimicrobial use in farmed animals: Sales/use of antimicrobials for food-producing animals |
| R.43 | Limiting antimicrobial use: Share of livestock units (LU) concerned by supported actions to limit the use of antimicrobials (prevention/reduction) |
| R.44 | Improving animal welfare: Share of livestock units (LU) covered by supported actions to improve animal welfare |
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| Modernising agriculture and rural areas by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas and by encouraging their uptake by farmers, through improved access to research, innovation, knowledge exchange and training | | R.1 | Enhancing performance through knowledge and innovation: Number of persons benefitting from advice, training, knowledge exchange or participating in European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational groups supported by the CAP in order to enhance sustainable economic, social, environmental, climate and resource efficiency performance |
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