Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013

Greece, France and Italy shall ensure that the expenditure on the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (f), (g) and (h), does not exceed one third of the total expenditure under each operational programme as set out in their CAP Strategic Plans.

For each sector chosen in accordance with Article 66, Member States shall choose one or more of the types of intervention referred to in Article 47 to be implemented through approved operational programmes drawn up by:

Member States shall set the criteria for being identified as producer groups and shall determine the activities and objectives of the producer groups referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), with the aim that those producer groups be able to meet the requirements for recognition as producer organisations under Articles 152 to 154 or 161 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under paragraph 7 of this Article.

Producer groups referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), shall, in addition to an operational programme, draw up and submit a recognition plan with a view to fulfilling, within the transitional period referred to in that point, the requirements laid down in Articles 152 to 154 or 161 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under paragraph 7 of this Article for recognition as producer organisations.

Member States shall substantiate their choice of types of intervention referred to in paragraph 1.

Types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (c) and (f) to (i), shall not apply to cotton, rape and colza seeds, sunflower seeds and soya beans included in Annex VI.

The operational programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 50(2), (4), (5), (6) and (8).

Member States which choose to implement types of intervention referred to in Article 42, point (f), in the cotton sector shall recognise producer organisations in that sector and associations of such producer organisations in accordance with the requirements and using the procedures laid down in Article 152(1) and in Articles 153 to 156 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Producer groups of cotton and federations of such producer groups recognised by Member States in accordance with the Protocol No 4 to the 1979 Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic before the entry into application of this Regulation are, for the purposes of this Section, considered to be producer organisations or associations of producer organisations, respectively.

Member States shall ensure that the expenditure on the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (f), (g) and (h), does not exceed one third of the total expenditure under each operational programme as set out in their CAP Strategic Plans.

The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 50 % of the actual expenditure incurred for the types of intervention referred to in Article 67. The remaining part of the expenditure shall be borne by the beneficiaries.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 60 % for producer organisations or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under Article 67(7) of this Regulation for the first five years after the year of recognition.

The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 6 % of the value of marketed production of:

Member States shall include agri-environment-climate commitments among the interventions in their CAP Strategic Plans and may include other management commitments therein. The payments for those commitments shall be granted under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in the CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States shall grant payments only to farmers or other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Under this Article, Member States shall provide payments only for commitments which:

Member States shall determine the payments to be made on the basis of the additional costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made, taking into account the targets set. Those payments shall be granted annually and may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a one-off payment per unit.

Member States may promote and support collective schemes and result-based payment schemes to encourage farmers or other beneficiaries to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale or in a measurable way.

Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years.

Member States shall ensure that a revision clause is provided for operations implemented under the type of intervention referred to in this Article in order to ensure their adjustment in consequence of amendments to the relevant mandatory standards, requirements or obligations referred to in paragraph 3 beyond which the commitments have to go or to ensure compliance with the first subparagraph, point (d), of that paragraph. If such adjustment is not accepted by the beneficiary, the commitment shall expire and no reimbursement of payments under this Article shall be required in respect of the period during which the commitment was effective.

Where support under this Article is granted to agri-environment-climate commitments or commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare, or where appropriate, per beehive, as defined in the delegated act referred to in Article 56, point (b), of this Regulation. For other commitments, Member States may apply units other than hectares. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support under this Article as a lump sum.

Member States shall ensure that persons carrying out operations under this type of intervention have access to the relevant knowledge and information required to implement such operations, and that, in order to assist farmers who commit to change their production systems, appropriate training is made available for those who require it, as well as access to expertise.

Member States shall ensure that interventions under this Article are consistent with those based on Article 31.

Where a Member State has taken the decision referred to in Article 4(3), point (c), second subparagraph, it shall ensure that such decision does not affect ongoing multiannual commitments undertaken under this Article.

Member States may grant payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Payments under this Article shall be granted to active farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

Member States may carry out a fine-tuning exercise in accordance with the conditions provided for in Article 32(3), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

Member States may grant payments under this Article only in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned.

Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other area-specific constraints, in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other area-specific constraints.

Payments under this Article shall be granted annually per hectare of agricultural area.

Member States may grant payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC or 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Payments under this Article shall be granted to farmers, forest holders and their associations as well as other land managers.

When determining areas with disadvantages, Member States may include one or more of the following areas:

Member States may only grant payments under this Article in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the area-specific disadvantages in the area concerned, including transaction costs.

Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be calculated:

Payments under this Article shall be granted annually per hectare.

Member States may grant support for investments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States may only grant support under this Article for those investments in tangible and intangible assets that contribute to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Member States shall establish a list of ineligible investments and categories of expenditure, including at least the following:

Member States shall limit the support to one or more rates not exceeding 65 % of the eligible costs.

Where Union law results in the imposition of new requirements on farmers, support for investments to comply with those requirements may be granted for a maximum of 36 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding.

Member States may grant support for investments in irrigation in new and existing irrigated areas, provided that the conditions laid down in Article 73 and in this Article are fulfilled.

Investments in irrigation shall be supported only where the Member State concerned has sent to the Commission a river basin management plan as provided for in Directive 2000/60/EC for the entire area in which the investment is to take place, as well as for any other areas whose environment may be affected by the investment. The measures taking effect under the river basin management plan in accordance with Article 11 of that Directive and of relevance to the agricultural sector shall be specified in the relevant programme of measures.

Water metering enabling measurement of water use at the level of the supported investment shall be in place or shall be put in place as part of the investment.

Member States may grant support for an investment in an improvement to an existing irrigation installation or element of irrigation infrastructure only if:

Member States may grant support for investments in the use of reclaimed water as an alternative water supply only if the provision and use of such water is compliant with Regulation (EU) 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0016]).

Member States may grant support for an investment resulting in a net increase of the irrigated area affecting a given body of groundwater or surface water only if:

Member States may grant support for an investment in the creation or expansion of a reservoir for the purpose of irrigation only if it does not lead to significant negative environmental impact.

Member States shall limit the support to one or more rates not exceeding:

Member States may grant support for the setting-up of young farmers and the start-up of rural businesses, including the setting-up of new farmers, and for the business development of small farms under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with a view to contributing to the achievement of one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Member States may only grant support under this Article to help:

Member States shall set conditions for the submission and the content of a business plan which beneficiaries must provide in order to receive support under this Article.

Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums or financial instruments or a combination of both. Support shall be limited to:

Member States may grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Support under this Article may be granted to promote risk management tools which help active farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity that are outside their control and which contribute to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Member States may, in line with their assessment of needs, grant support for different types of risk management tool, including income stabilisation tools, and in particular:

When providing the support referred to in paragraph 3, Member States shall establish the following eligibility conditions:

Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses which exceed a threshold of at least 20 % of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period, or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Sectoral production risk management tools shall calculate the losses either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area insured.

Member States shall limit the support to one or more rates not exceeding 70 % of the eligible costs.

Member States shall ensure that any overcompensation resulting from the combination of the interventions under this Article with other public or private risk management schemes is avoided.

Member States may grant support for cooperation under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans to:

Member States may only grant support under this Article to promote new forms of cooperation, including existing ones if starting a new activity. That cooperation shall involve at least two actors and shall contribute to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Member States may cover under this Article the costs related to all aspects of the cooperation.

Member States may grant the support as an overall amount under this Article covering the costs of cooperation and the costs of the operations implemented, or they may cover only the costs of cooperation and use funds from other types of intervention for rural development, or from other national or Union support instruments, to cover the costs of the operations implemented.

Member States shall not support under this Article cooperation solely involving research bodies.

In the case of cooperation in the context of farm succession, in particular for generational renewal at farm level, Member States may grant support only to farmers who have, or will have by the end of the operation, reached the retirement age determined by the Member State concerned in accordance with its national legislation.

Member States shall limit support to a maximum of seven years. That condition shall not apply to LEADER and in duly justified cases to collective environment and climate actions necessary to achieve the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (d), (e) and (f).

Member States shall limit the support for:

Member States may grant support for knowledge exchange and dissemination of information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further detailed in their CAP Strategic Plans with a view to contributing to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2) while specifically targeting the protection of nature, environment and climate, including environmental education and awareness actions and the development of rural businesses and communities.

Support under this Article may cover the costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, training and advice and other forms of knowledge exchange and dissemination of information, including through the drawing up and updating of plans and studies with the aim of knowledge exchange and dissemination of information. Such actions shall contribute to achieving one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2).

Support for advisory services shall only be granted for advisory services that comply with Article 15(3).

For the setting up of advisory services, Member States may grant support in the form of a fixed amount of a maximum of EUR 200 000 . They shall ensure that support is limited in time.

Member States shall ensure that actions supported under this type of intervention are based on, and are consistent with, the description of the AKIS provided in their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with Article 114, point (a)(i).

Member States may provide crisis payments to active farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events 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.

Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that those events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 ([^E0017]) or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned.

Member States shall ensure that support under this Article targets farmers who are most affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events, by determining eligibility conditions on the basis of available evidence.

Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who are covered by an insurance scheme or another risk management tool. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production.

When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of intervention under this Article with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.

By way of derogation from Article 111, first paragraph, points (h) and (i) of that paragraph shall not apply to support under this type of intervention.

Member States may provide exceptional temporary support to active farmers who are affected by the severe increase in fertiliser prices. Any such support provided shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and further specified by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States shall ensure that the support under this Article targets those farmers who are most affected by the severe increase in fertiliser prices. They shall do so by determining eligibility conditions on the basis of available evidence.

The support under this Article shall cover a part of the additional costs of fertilisers caused by market developments resulting from the Middle East crisis in the period starting on 1 March 2026. The additional costs shall be calculated as the difference between a representative price for fertilisers and a benchmark price for fertilisers. Member States shall, on the basis of reasonable assumptions, define the benchmark price based on the average price for fertilisers over at least three consecutive months in the period between 1 January 2025 and 28 February 2026, and the representative price based on the price for fertilisers during a period determined by the Member State, which shall not start before 1 March 2026. The support under this Article shall take the form of a unit cost per hectare calculated on the basis of the average annual consumption of fertilisers per area, differentiated by sectors or production systems. Alternatively, Member States may base the support under this Article on the actual costs incurred by each beneficiary, using the same benchmark price as described in this paragraph.

Member States shall establish the applicable support rates covering up to 50 % of the additional costs for fertilisers. Those rates may be increased up to a maximum of 80 % for farmers who are subject to commitments referred to in Articles 31 and 70, or requirements referred to in Article 72, to reduce the use of fertilisers. For financial instruments in the form of a standalone working capital, Article 80(4) shall apply.

Member States shall set a maximum amount of support per beneficiary or a maximum number of hectares in respect of which support can be received per beneficiary.

The support under this Article shall be paid to the farmer by 30 June 2027.

Member States shall ensure that farmers receiving support under this Article have access to the relevant knowledge and information to enable them to optimise the sustainable use of fertilisers.

When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of intervention under this Article with other national or Union support instruments is avoided.

After consulting the monitoring committee referred to in Article 124 (‘the monitoring committee’), the national managing authority, the regional managing authorities where relevant, or the designated intermediate bodies shall set out selection criteria for interventions under the following types of intervention: investments, setting-up of young farmers and new farmers, rural business start-ups and business development of small farms, cooperation, knowledge exchange and dissemination of information. Those selection criteria shall aim to ensure the equal treatment of applicants, the better use of financial resources and the targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.

The responsibility of the managing authorities or designated intermediate bodies set out in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the tasks of the local action groups referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply where support is provided in the form of financial instruments.

Member States may decide not to apply the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 1 to operations that have received a Seal of Excellence certification under Horizon 2020, established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0018]), under Horizon Europe or under the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), established by Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0019]), provided that those operations are consistent with the CAP Strategic Plan.

All or part of an operation may be implemented outside the Member State concerned, including outside the Union, provided that the operation contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP Strategic Plan.

Support in the form of financial instruments referred to in Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 may be granted under the types of intervention referred to in Articles 73 to 78 and 78b of this Regulation.

Where support is granted in the form of financial instruments, the definitions of ‘financial instrument’, ‘financial product’, ‘final recipient’, ‘holding fund’, ‘specific fund’, ‘leverage effect’, ‘multiplier ratio’, ‘management costs’ and ‘management fees’ in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and the provisions of Title V, Chapter II, Section II of that Regulation and of point II of Annex XIII thereto shall apply.

In accordance with Article 58(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, working capital, including standalone working capital, may be eligible expenditure under Articles 73, 74, 76, 77, 78 and 78b of this Regulation if it contributes to the achievement of at least one specific objective relevant for the intervention concerned. Support for standalone working capital finance under any of those Articles may be provided without being subject to the requirement that the final recipient receives support for other expenditure under the same Article.

By way of derogation from Articles 73, 74, 76, 77, 78 and 78b, the support rates laid down in those Articles shall not apply to standalone working capital finance.

Eligible expenditure of a financial instrument shall be the total amount of eligible public expenditure paid, excluding additional national financing as referred to in Article 115(5), or, in the case of guarantees, set aside for guarantee contracts by the financial instrument within the eligibility period. That amount shall correspond to:

Member States may allocate, in the proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan referred to in Article 118 or in the request for amendment of a CAP Strategic Plan referred to in Article 119, an amount of up to 3 % of the initial EAFRD allocation to the CAP Strategic Plan to be contributed to InvestEU and delivered through the EU guarantee or the InvestEU financial instrument referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and the InvestEU Advisory Hub. The CAP Strategic Plan shall contain a justification for the use of InvestEU and its contribution to the achievement of one or more of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and (2) of this Regulation and chosen under the CAP Strategic Plan.

Member States shall determine the total amount contributed for each year. In the case of a request for an amendment of a CAP Strategic Plan, those amounts shall concern only future years.

The amount referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be used for the provisioning of the part of the EU guarantee or for the funding provided under the InvestEU financial instrument under the Member State compartment and for the InvestEU Advisory Hub, upon conclusion of the contribution agreement referred to in Article 10(3) or Article 10a(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523. The budgetary commitments of the Union in respect of each contribution agreement may be made by the Commission in annual instalments during the period between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2027.

Where a contribution agreement as referred to in Article 10(2) or Article 10a(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 for the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article allocated in the CAP Strategic Plan has not been concluded following the adoption of the Commission implementing decision approving that CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Article 118 of this Regulation, the corresponding amount shall be reallocated in the CAP Strategic Plan following the approval of a request for amendment by the Member State submitted in accordance with Article 119 of this Regulation.

Where a guarantee agreement as referred to in Article 10(4), second subparagraph, or in Article 10a(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 has not been concluded within 12 months from the approval of the contribution agreement, the contribution agreement shall be terminated or prolonged by mutual agreement.

Where a guarantee agreement as referred to in Article 10(4), third subparagraph, or in Article 10a(4), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 has not been duly implemented within the period agreed in the contribution agreement, but not exceeding four years from the signature of the guarantee agreement, the contribution agreement shall be amended. The Member State may request that amounts contributed to the EU guarantee or to the InvestEU financial instrument under paragraph 1 of this Article and committed in the guarantee agreement but not covering underlying loans, equity investments or other risk-bearing instruments are treated in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article.

Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to the EU guarantee in accordance with this Article shall be made available to the Member State in accordance with Article 10(5), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and shall be used for support under the same objective or objectives referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in the form of financial instruments or budgetary guarantees. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to the InvestEU financial instrument in accordance with this Article shall be made available to the Member State in accordance with the contribution agreement and shall be used for support under the same objective or objectives in the form of financial instruments or budgetary guarantees.

The automatic decommitment time limit as provided for in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 for the amounts to be reused in a CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this Article shall start in the year in which the corresponding budgetary commitments are made.

Without prejudice to Articles 70, 71, 72 and 75, the grants under this Chapter may take any of the following forms:

The amounts for the forms of grants referred to in paragraph 1, points (b), (c) and (d), shall be established in one of the following ways:

Member States may provide to beneficiaries grants under conditions which are fully or partially repayable as specified in the document setting out the conditions for support and in accordance with the following conditions:

The EAGF shall finance the types of intervention related to:

The EAFRD shall finance the types of intervention referred to in Title III, Chapter IV, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States referred to in Article 94.

Expenditure shall be eligible:

Expenditure that becomes eligible as a result of an amendment of a CAP Strategic Plan shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAGF from the date of effect of the amendment set by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 119(8), but not earlier than from the date of submission to the Commission of the request for amendment or from the date of submission to the Commission of notification referred to in Article 119(9).

Expenditure that becomes eligible as a result of an amendment of a CAP Strategic Plan shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD from the date of submission to the Commission of the request for amendment, or from the date of notification referred to in Article 119(9).

Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid by 31 December 2029. In addition, expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD only if the relevant aid is actually paid by the paying agency by 31 December 2029.

Contributions in kind and depreciation costs may be eligible for support under the EAFRD, subject to conditions to be set by the Member States.

Without prejudice to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the total amount for types of intervention in the form of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State pursuant to Title III, Chapter II, of this Regulation in respect of a calendar year shall not exceed the financial allocation of that Member State set out in Annex V.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 amending the Member States’ allocations set out in Annexes V and IX to take account of the developments relating to the total maximum amount of direct payments that may be granted, including the transfers referred to in Articles 17 and 103, the adjustment of the direct payments allocations referred to in Article 103a, the transfers of financial allocations referred to in Article 88(5) and any deductions needed to finance types of intervention in other sectors referred to in Article 88(6).

The amount of the indicative financial allocations per intervention referred to in Article 101 for the types of intervention in the form of direct payments laid down in Article 16 to be granted in a Member State in respect of a calendar year may exceed the allocation of that Member State set out in Annex V by the estimated amount of reduction of payments taken up in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Article 112(3), point (a), second subparagraph.

The Union financial assistance for types of intervention in the wine sector is allocated to Member States as set out in Annex VII.

The Union financial assistance for types of intervention in the apiculture sector is allocated to Member States as set out in Annex X.

The Union financial assistance for types of intervention in the hops sector allocated to Germany shall be EUR 2 188 000 per financial year.

The Union financial assistance for types of intervention in the olive oil and table olives sector, per financial year, is allocated as follows:

The Member States concerned may decide in their CAP Strategic Plans to transfer the total financial allocations referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 to their allocations for direct payments. That decision may not be reviewed.

Member States may decide in their CAP Strategic Plans to use up to 3 % of their allocations for direct payments set out in Annex V, where relevant after deduction of the allocations for cotton set in Annex VIII, for types of intervention in other sectors referred to in Title III, Chapter III, Section 7.

From 1 January 2025, Member States may review their decisions referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article as part of a request to amend their CAP Strategic Plans made in accordance with Article 119 and may decide to use up to 6 % of their allocations for direct payments set out in Annex V, where relevant, after deduction of the allocations for cotton set in Annex VIII, for types of intervention in other sectors referred to in Title III, Chapter III, Section 7.

The amounts set out in the approved CAP Strategic Plan resulting from the application of paragraphs 6 and 7 shall be binding in the Member State concerned.

The total amount of Union support for types of intervention for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 60 544 439 600 in current prices in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 set out in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093.

0,25 % of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to finance the activities of technical assistance on the initiative of the Commission referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, including the European CAP network referred to in Article 126(2) of this Regulation and the EIP referred to in Article 127 of this Regulation. Those activities may concern previous programming periods and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.

The annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, after deduction of the amount referred to in paragraph 2, is set out in Annex XI.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 amending Annex XI to review the annual breakdown by Member State to take account of relevant developments, including the transfers referred to in Articles 17 and 103, to make technical adjustments without changing the overall allocations, or to take account of any other change provided for by a legislative act after the adoption of this Regulation.

The CAP Strategic Plans shall establish, at regional or national level, a single EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all interventions.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be: