SURVEY ON SIMPLIFICATION OF DIRECT PAYMENTS

• Questionnaire with 22 proposals

• Indicate whether a proposal is relevant to your Paying Agency (PA) and, whether you support implementation of the proposal(3 possible answers: YES; NO; N/A)

• Evaluate the impact of the proposed solution on:• reduction of costs for the PA• reduction of the error rate• reduction of costs for farmers

(Used grades from 1 to 5, where 1 is little impact, 5 very significant reduction)

• Provide additional proposals, important to your PA

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Survey on simplification of Direct payments

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Should the proposal be implemented?

1. C

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ple

d s

up

po

rt f

or

live

sto

ck a

nim

als

– n

on

-co

mp

lian

ces

wit

h

reg

ard

to

ide

nti

fica

tio

n a

nd

re

gis

tra

tio

n

2. G

ree

nin

g -

cro

p d

ive

rsifi

cati

on

, d

ecl

ara

tio

n o

f cr

op

s

3. G

ree

nin

g-

pe

rio

d o

f cr

op

div

ers

ifica

tio

n

4. G

ree

nin

g -

cro

p d

ive

rsifi

cati

on

th

resh

old

s

5. G

ree

nin

g-

EFA

ca

tch

cro

ps,

allo

w s

ing

le c

rop

6. G

ree

nin

g-

EFA

ca

tch

cro

ps,

allo

w m

ixtu

res

wit

h h

erb

ace

ou

s fo

rag

e c

rop

s

7. G

ree

nin

g-

nit

rog

en

-fix

ing

cro

ps,

mix

ture

s w

ith

ce

rea

ls o

r g

rass

es

8. G

ree

nin

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tre

atm

en

t o

f E

FAs

ex

cee

din

g m

ax

imu

m s

ize

9. G

ree

nin

g –

min

imu

m s

ize

fo

r a

ll ty

pe

s o

f E

FAs

10

. Gre

en

ing

- to

lera

nce

of

are

as

11

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f th

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on

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l ra

te

12

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eq

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th

e E

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ay

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in t

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LP

IS

cov

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all

po

ten

tia

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s

13

. Gre

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eq

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th

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in t

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LP

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14

. Act

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list

15

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16

. Sm

all

Farm

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req

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ke

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a

17

. Sm

all

Farm

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Sch

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con

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l ra

te

18

. Fin

an

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19

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pa

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o f

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be

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all

on

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d

20

. Ge

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to

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to

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de

cla

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21

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Yes No

Vote

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4

Cost reduction for farmersTOP5

16. Small Farmers Scheme- require-ment to keep area

5. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow

single crop

6. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow

mixtures with herbaceous forage

crops

7. Greening- ni-trogen-fixing

crops, mixtures with cereals or

grasses

4. Greening - crop diversification

thresholds

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

3.73.5

3.2 3.23.1

Avera

ge r

ati

ng

5

Error rate reductionTOP5

5. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow

single crop

16. Small Farmers Scheme- require-ment to keep area

21. General- cor-rection of unin-

tended and general mistakes

1. Coupled support for livestock ani-mals – non-com-pliances with re-gard to identifica-tion and registra-

tion

20. General- toler-ance to over-decla-

ration

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

3.5 3.53.4

3.2 3.2

Avera

ge r

ati

ng

6

Cost reduction for Paying AgenciesTOP5

17. Small Farmers Scheme- control

rate

5. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow

single crop

12. Greening – requirement to create the EFA-layer in the LPIS covering all po-

tential EFAs

18. Financial dis-cipline- reim-

bursement

15. Reduction of payments –

salaries and taxes paid by a farmer

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

4.2

3.9 3.9 3.9

3.6

Avera

ge r

ati

ng

7

Total impact on costs and error rateTOP 5

5. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow single crop

16. Small Farmers Scheme- requirement to

keep area

15. Reduction of pay-ments –salaries and

taxes paid by a farmer

14. Active farmer- nega-tive list

4. Greening - crop di-versification thresholds

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

3.5 3.72.9 2.9 3.1

3.92.3 3.6 3.3 2.6

3.5

3.5 2.82.7

3.1

Costs for farmers Costs for PA Error rate

Avera

ge r

ati

ng

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Total impact on costs and error rateall 22 proposals

1. C

ou

ple

d s

up

po

rt f

or

live

sto

ck a

nim

als

– n

on

-co

mp

lian

ces

wit

h r

eg

ard

to

ide

nti

fica

tio

n a

nd

re

gis

tra

tio

n

2. G

ree

nin

g -

cro

p d

ive

rsifi

cati

on

, d

ecl

ara

tio

n o

f cr

op

s

3. G

ree

nin

g-

pe

rio

d o

f cr

op

div

ers

ifica

tio

n

4. G

ree

nin

g -

cro

p d

ive

rsifi

cati

on

th

resh

old

s

5. G

ree

nin

g-

EFA

ca

tch

cro

ps,

allo

w s

ing

le c

rop

6. G

ree

nin

g-

EFA

ca

tch

cro

ps,

allo

w m

ixtu

res

wit

h h

erb

ace

ou

s fo

rag

e c

rop

s

7. G

ree

nin

g-

nit

rog

en

-fix

ing

cro

ps,

mix

ture

s w

ith

ce

rea

ls o

r g

rass

es

8. G

ree

nin

g –

tre

atm

en

t o

f E

FAs

ex

cee

din

g m

ax

imu

m s

ize

9. G

ree

nin

g –

min

imu

m s

ize

fo

r a

ll ty

pe

s o

f E

FAs

10

. Gre

en

ing

- to

lera

nce

of

are

as

11

. Gre

en

ing

- re

du

ctio

n o

f th

e c

on

tro

l ra

te

12

. Gre

en

ing

– r

eq

uir

em

en

t to

cre

ate

th

e E

FA-l

ay

er

in t

he

LP

IS

cov

eri

ng

all

po

ten

tia

l EFA

s

13

. Gre

en

ing

– r

eq

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em

en

t to

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ate

th

e E

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er

in t

he

LP

IS

cov

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ng

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me

nts

re

ma

inin

g f

or

3 y

ea

rs

14

. Act

ive

fa

rme

r- n

eg

ati

ve

list

15

. Re

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n o

f p

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me

nts

–sa

lari

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an

d t

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pa

id b

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fa

rme

r

16

. Sm

all

Farm

ers

Sch

em

e-

req

uir

em

en

t to

ke

ep

are

a

17

. Sm

all

Farm

ers

Sch

em

e-

con

tro

l ra

te

18

. Fin

an

cia

l dis

cip

line

- re

imb

urs

em

en

t

19

. Ge

ne

ral-

pa

ym

en

ts t

o f

arm

ers

be

fore

all

on

-th

e-s

po

t ch

eck

s a

re fi

na

lise

d

20

. Ge

ne

ral-

to

lera

nce

to

ov

er-

de

cla

rati

on

21

. Ge

ne

ral-

co

rre

ctio

n o

f u

nin

ten

de

d a

nd

ge

ne

ral m

ista

kes

22

. Ge

ne

ral-

pa

ym

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t e

nti

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me

nts

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2.7 2 2 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 1.93.1 2.3 1.9 1.7

2.9 2.9 3.71.8 2.5 3 2.8 2.5 2.3

1.81.9 2.1

2.63.9

2.2 1.9 1.92.5

2.6 3.5 3.9 3.53.3 3.6 2.3

4.2 3.9 2.5 2.61.9 3.2

3.22.5 2.1

3.1

3.5

2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5

3.1 2.2 2.62.4

2.7 2.8 3.52.2 2

2 3.23.4 2.3

Costs for farmers Costs for PA

Avera

ge r

ati

ng

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Summary of the survey resultsDirect payments

Proposal

Should the proposal be implemented (Yes/No)

Average rate for reduction of costs for PA (rank)

Average rate for error rate reduction (rank)

Average rate for reduction of costs for farmers (rank)

Total average rate for costs and error rate reduction (rank)

1. Coupled support for livestock animals – non-compliances with regard to identification and registration 14/2 1.8 (22) 3.2 (5) 2.7 (12) 7.7 (16)2. Greening - crop diversification, declaration of crops 9/2 1.9 (18) 2.5 (15) 2 (17) 6.4 (21)

3. Greening- period of crop diversification 8/7 2.1 (17) 2.1 (20) 2 (18) 6.2 (22)

4. Greening - crop diversification thresholds 20/0 2.6 (10) 3.1 (6) 3.1 (5) 8.8 (5)

5. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow single crop 10/0 3.9 (2) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (2) 10.9 (1)

6. Greening- EFA catch crops, allow mixtures with herbaceous forage crops 6/1 2.2 (16) 2.5 (14) 3.2 (3) 7.9 (12)

7. Greening- nitrogen-fixing crops, mixtures with cereals or grasses 13/4 1.9 (19) 2.7 (10) 3.2 (4) 7.8 (14)

8. Greening – treatment of EFAs exceeding maximum size 12/4 1.9 (20) 2.7 (11) 2.8 (10) 7.4 (19)

9. Greening – minimum size for all types of EFAs 16/2 2.5 (13) 2.5 (13) 1.9 (19) 6.9 (20)

10. Greening- tolerance of areas 17/1 2.6 (11) 3.1 (7) 3.1 (6) 8.8 (6)

11. Greening- reduction of the control rate 20/0 3.5 (6) 2.2 (19) 2.3 (15) 8 (11)

12. Greening – requirement to create the EFA-layer in the LPIS covering all potential EFAs 19/0 3.9 (3) 2.6 (12) 1.9 (20) 8.4 (8)

13. Greening – requirement to create the EFA-layer in the LPIS covering elements remaining for 3 years 20/0 3.5 (7) 2.4 (16) 1.7 (22) 7.6 (17)

14. Active farmer- negative list 16/3 3.3 (8) 2.7 (9) 2.9 (8) 8.9 (4)

15. Reduction of payments –salaries and taxes paid by a farmer 11/0 3.6 (5) 2.8 (8) 2.9 (9) 9.3 (3)

16. Small Farmers Scheme- requirement to keep area 6/0 2.3 (15) 3.5 (2) 3.7 (1) 9.5 (2)

17. Small Farmers Scheme- control rate 10/0 4.2 (1) 2.2 (18) 1.8 (21) 8.2 (10)

18. Financial discipline- reimbursement 20/0 3.9 (4) 2 (21) 2.5 (13) 8.4 (9)

19. General- payments to farmers before all on-the-spot checks are finalised 15/5 2.5 (14) 2 (22) 3 (7) 7.5 (18)

20. General- tolerance to over-declaration 15/4 2.6 (12) 3.2 (4) 2.8 (11) 8.6 (7)

21. General- correction of unintended and general mistakes 14/3 1.9 (21) 3.4 (3) 2.5 (14) 7.8 (13)

22. General- payment entitlements 6/4 3.2 (9) 2.3 (17) 2.3 (16) 7.8 (15)

• Most controversial proposals(≥25% of PA voting for the proposal are against it)

- No3: Greening- period of crop diversification (8 YES / 7 No)

- No22: General- payment entitlements (6/4)

- No8: Greening – treatment of EFAs exceeding maximum size (12/4)

- No19: General- payments to farmers before all on-the-spot checks are finalized (15/5)

• Additional proposals received form the Paying Agencies

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Discussions on simplification proposals