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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 26 Sept 2025
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties
To · adopted text· 8 Oct 2025
Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments, annual performance clearance and controls and penalties
AI:What changed, in short
The adopted text makes crisis payments mandatory for member states and adds a new support measure for producer groups.67 It also adds an eligible cost for rural development and reintroduces a reporting requirement on social conditionality.25 The other changes are formal or wording: capitalization corrections.134
5 changes of substance · 0 formal · 2 of wording only
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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 5
Change 1 Substance
AI summary:Drops the requirement for the Commission to report on social conditionality by 31 December 2026.
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Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new), Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new): (6a) In Article 14, the following paragraph is added: / “4a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of social conditionality by Member States. The report shall evaluate its effectiveness and impact.”
Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 14 – paragraph 1: deleted / (deleted)
Change 2 Substance
AI summary:Adds a requirement for the Commission to report on social conditionality by 31 December 2026, evaluating its effectiveness and impact.
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Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new), Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new): (6a) in Article 14, the following paragraph is added: / “4a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of social conditionality by Member States. The report shall evaluate its effectiveness and impact.”
Added:Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Change 5 Substance
AI summary:Adds an eligible cost for rural development: purchasing high-quality genetic material or breeding animals under certain commitments.
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Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new), Article 73 – paragraph 3 –subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new): (16a) in Article 73(3), first subparagraph, point (d), the following point is added: / “(iva) purchasing high-quality genetic material or high-quality breeding animals under the commitments referred to in Article 70;”;
Added:Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Change 6 Substance
AI summary:Replaces a provision on crisis payments with a new provision on support for producer groups, setting a maximum of EUR 500,000 over five years.
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Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 78a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to active farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, epizootic outbreaks or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new), Article 77 – paragraph 8 – point b: (19a) in Article 77(8), point (b) is replaced by the following: / “(b) setting-up of producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations to 10 % of the annual marketed production of the group or organisation with a maximum of EUR 500 000 over five years; that support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition.”;
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Change 7 Substance
AI summary:Changes 'may provide' to 'shall provide' for crisis payments, making them mandatory for member states.
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Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 78a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall provide crisis payments to active farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, epizootic outbreaks or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Added:Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
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Change 3 Wording
AI summary:Changes the capitalization of 'in' at the start of the inserted paragraph.
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Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new), Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new): (7a) Inin Article 16, the following paragraph is added: / “3a. Direct payments shall not be subject to taxes or any fiscal charges imposed by Member States.”
Change 4 Wording
AI summary:Changes the capitalization of 'in' at the start of the inserted subparagraph.
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Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new), Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new): (9a) Inin Article 30(3), the following subparagraph is added: / “In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons such as group of farmers, producer organisations or cooperatives, the complementary income support for young farmers may be granted for an additional maximum of five years in the case of a young farmer becoming a new member of such legal persons or groups, starting from the first year of submission of the application for the payment for young farmers following the admission of this new young farmer. This additional support shall only be granted to young farmers as determined in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4(6) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in the CAP Strategic Plans.”