Government Decree No. 27 / 2025 Coll.

Government Regulation amending Government Decree No. 81 / 2023 Coll., laying down the conditions for implementing organic farming measures, as amended by Government Decree No. 44 / 2024 Coll.

Valid Effective from 15.02.2025
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 22 January 2025
amending Government Regulation No 81 / 2023 Coll., laying down the conditions for implementing organic farming measures, as amended by Government Regulation No 44 / 2024 Coll.
The Government mandates pursuant to § 2c (5) of Act No. 252 / 1997 Coll., on Agriculture, as amended by Act No. 85 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 291 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 179 / 2014 Coll. and Act No. 382 / 2022 Coll., and pursuant to § 1 (3) of Act No. 256 / 2000 Coll., on the State Agricultural Intervention Fund and on the amendment of certain other laws (Act No. 441 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 291 / 2009 Coll. and Act No. 179 / 2014 Coll.:
Čl. I
Government Decree No. 81 / 2023 Coll., laying down the conditions for the implementation of organic farming measures, as amended by Government Decree No. 44 / 2024 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1) (c), the words "to the applicant 'shall be inserted after the words" led'.
2. In Article 4, paragraph 8 is added:
"(8) An increase in the area of up to 0,05 ha of the soil block part shall not be regarded as an increase of 0,05 ha. ';
3. Paragraph 5 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) An application for a reduction in the allocated area referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted by the applicant to the Fund as part of the application for a change of classification no later than 15 May of the relevant calendar year, together with the submission of the single application. ';
4. In Article 5 (3), the words "The time limits referred to in paragraph 2 shall not apply 'are replaced by the words" The time limits referred to in paragraph 2 shall not apply' and the words "(a) 'shall be deleted.
5. In Article 5, the following paragraph 5 is inserted after paragraph 4:
"(5) A reduction in the area of up to 0,05 ha of the soil block shall not be considered as a reduction in the area included. '
Paragraphs 5 to 8 shall be renumbered paragraphs 6 to 9.
6. Paragraph 6 (2), including footnote 6, is deleted.
Paragraphs 3 to 5 shall be renumbered paragraphs 2 to 4.
7. In § 6 (3) (a), § 9 (2) of the introductory part of the provision, § 9 (2) (a) and (b), § 10 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, § 11 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, § 11 (6) (d), § 12 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, § 13 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, § 14 of the introductory part of the provision, § 15 (9) and in § 23 (2), "3" is replaced by "2."
8. Paragraph 6 (4) is deleted.
9. in Paragraph 9 (1) (b), 'fourth' is replaced by 'fifth';
10. in Paragraph 10 (1) (a) of the final part of the provision, the text "Coll.," shall be replaced by "Coll. or" and "and the Government's regulation governing the granting of direct payments to farmers" shall be replaced by "does not provide otherwise." the retention of disgruntled areas under a government regulation governing the granting of direct payments to farmers shall not be regarded as a breach of this condition '.
11. in Article 10 (1) (b) and (c), the words "contractually protected territories" shall be inserted after the words "park9)."
12. in Article 11 (2) (b):
"(b) meet in the relevant calendar year the requirements laid down in Annex 3 to this Regulation for the minimum sowing or planting of the supported vegetable species, unless it is a crop of a multiannual crop grown for at least the second year; this condition shall not apply to applicants who grow the crops referred to in point (a) on total areas up to 6 hectares, '.
13. in Article 11 (2), at the end of point (e), the comma shall be replaced by "a."
14. in Article 11 (2), the word "a" shall be deleted at the end of point (f); "shall be replaced by a dot and point (g) shall be deleted;
15. in Article 11 (5), the text of point (b) shall be replaced by the words "and" and (c) shall be deleted;
Point (d) shall be renumbered (c).
16. In Article 11 (6), at the end of (g), the comma is replaced by "a 'and (h) is deleted.
Point (i) shall be renumbered as point (h).
17. in Article 11, paragraph 7 is deleted;
18. in Paragraph 12 (1) (a) of the final part of the provision, the words "unless the conditions for a given part of the soil block under the Government Regulation governing the granting of direct payments to farmers provide otherwise" shall be replaced by the words "the retention of disgruntled areas under the Government Regulation governing the granting of direct payments to farmers shall not be regarded as a breach of that condition."
19. In Article 13 (2), the words "this condition shall not apply to poultry grazing 'shall be added at the end of the text in point (d).
20. in Article 13 (2) (i), the word "prove" shall be replaced by "meet" and the words "prove by 31 January of the following calendar year at the latest the Fund's own production volume and crop records in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018 / 848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products for relevant soil block works" shall be deleted;
21. in Paragraph 13 (2), the following point (j) is inserted after point (i):
"(j) provide proof by 31 January of the following calendar year at the latest of the Fund's own production volume and crop records pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018 / 848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products for the relevant works of soil blocks;"
Points (j) and (k) shall be renumbered as points (k) and (l).
22. in Article 13 (2) (l) and in Article 13 (6), the text "(j)" is replaced by "(k)."
23. in Paragraph 13 (3), the word "a" shall be replaced by a comma at the end of point (h).
24. in Article 13 (3) (i), the word "proof" shall be replaced by the word "meet" and the words "in such a way that, by 31 January of the following calendar year at the latest, the Fund shall provide proof of its own production volume and crop records in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018 / 848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products for the relevant soil block works." shall be replaced by the word "a."
25. in Article 13, the following point (j) shall be added at the end of paragraph 3:
"(j) not later than 31 January of the following calendar year, the Fund shall provide proof of its own production and crop records pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018 / 848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products for the relevant works of soil blocks.";
26. in Paragraph 13 (4), the words "the condition referred to in paragraph 3 (i)" shall be replaced by the words "the conditions referred to in paragraph 3 (i) and (j)";
27. in Article 14a, paragraph 2 is deleted and the designation of paragraph 1 is deleted;
28. In Article 15 (1) of the Introductory Part of the provision, the words "under Article 6 (2) (a) 'are deleted.
29. in Article 15 (1) (c), "EUR 810" is replaced by "EUR 1 294";
30. in Article 15 (1) (d), (e) and (h), "EUR 148" is replaced by "EUR 205";
31. In Article 15, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The Fund shall provide a subsidy rate for the conversion to organic production according to the classification of the area of land block parts under the transitional period system for organic production under the Organic Agriculture Act,
(a) if the part of the soil block is kept on the land use register for organic production from the date of submission of the application for subsidy until 31 December of the relevant calendar year; and
(b) where the part of the soil block kept in the land use register was not at least 50% of its area under organic production arrangements, for at least one calendar day during the last 3 years before 15 May of the relevant calendar year in which the subsidy application is submitted. "
Paragraphs 2 to 17 shall become paragraphs 3 to 18.
32. in § 15 (3) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "under § 6 (2) (b)" shall be deleted;
33. in Article 15 (3) (c), "EUR 790" is replaced by "EUR 1 251";
34. in Article 15 (3) (d), (e) and (h), "EUR 130" is replaced by "EUR 180";
35. In Article 15, the following paragraphs 4 and 5 are inserted after paragraph 3:
"(4) The fund provides the rate of environmental subsidy according to the classification of the area of land block parts managed in the organic farming system under the Organic Agriculture Act, if the part of the soil block
(a) keep, from the date of submission of the application for a subsidy until 31 December of the calendar year concerned, a record of land use under the organic farming scheme;
(b) the date on which the application for a subsidy is submitted in the register of use of the land under the organic conversion scheme and, during the period from the date of submission of the application for a subsidy until 31 December of the calendar year concerned, a change shall be made to the organic production scheme;
(c) the type of agricultural culture of permanent grassland, standard arable land or grassland shall be kept on the date on which the application for a subsidy is submitted in the register of land use under the organic conversion scheme and has been kept in the land use register in the previous 2 consecutive years under the organic conversion scheme;
(d) with the type of agricultural culture, fruit orchards, vineyards or hops are carried out on the date on which the application for a subsidy is submitted in the register of land use under the organic production conversion scheme and has been kept in the land use register in the previous 3 consecutive years under the organic production conversion scheme; or
(e) keep, from the date of submission of the application for a subsidy until 31 December of the calendar year concerned, a record of the use of land under the organic conversion scheme and, if it was at least 50% of its area under the organic production scheme, for at least one calendar day during the last 3 years before 15 May of the relevant calendar year in which the application for subsidy is submitted.
(5) Where, during the relevant calendar year, the conversion period referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018 / 848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products is reduced, the aid for organic production shall be calculated to the applicant; the reduction of the conversion period to organic production on a given part of the soil block shall not be considered as non-compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation. ';
Paragraphs 4 to 18 shall be renumbered paragraphs 6 to 20.
36. in Article 15 (6), (12), (15), (17), (18) and (20), "2" is replaced by "3."
37. in Article 15, paragraphs 13 and 14 are deleted;
Paragraphs 15 to 20 shall be renumbered paragraphs 13 to 18.
38. in Paragraph 15 (17), "15" is replaced by "16."
39. in Paragraph 18 (2), 'in the fourth' is replaced by 'in the fifth';
40. In Paragraph 18, the following paragraph 9 is inserted after paragraph 8:
"(9) The Fund shall reduce the subsidy to agricultural land with the type of agricultural culture of fruit orchards referred to in Article 13 (1) (a) calculated in accordance with Article 15 in the relevant calendar year by 10% if the applicant fails to comply with the condition set out in Article 13 (2) (k) or (l), and failure to comply with this condition shall also be considered to be a failure to submit the Fund's records during the on-the-spot check. '
Paragraphs 9 and 10 shall become paragraphs 10 and 11.
(41) In Paragraph 19 (9), the words "(j) or (k), the non-submission of the records of the Fund during an on-the-spot check" shall also be deemed to have failed to fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 13 (2) (j) or (k).
42.In Article 20 (5), "or (d)" is replaced by "or (c)";
43. In Paragraph 21 (10), the words "; non-compliance shall also be considered as non-compliance with the conditions to be the absence of the documents referred to in Paragraph 13 (2) (i) by 31 January of the calendar year following the year in which the applicant applied for the subsidy" shall be replaced by "or (j)."
44. in Article 21 (11), the words "; non-compliance shall also be deemed to be a non-compliance with the conditions by 31 January of the calendar year following that in which the applicant applied for the subsidy" shall be replaced by "or (j)."
45. In Article 21, at the end of paragraph 13, the sentence "The measurement of the part of the land block to which the Fund does not grant the subsidy under this paragraph shall not be included in the determined area. '
46.
„§ 21a
Non-grant of additional payment for agricultural land with a type of agricultural culture of vineyard and reduction of subsidies
The Fund shall not grant an additional payment to the agricultural land with the type of agricultural vineyard referred to in Article 14a for the part of the soil block in the relevant calendar year unless the applicant fulfils one of the conditions set out in Article 14a and at the same time the Fund reduces the subsidy to that part of the soil block in the relevant calendar year by 3%. '
47. in Paragraph 23 (3), "8" is replaced by "9."
48. In Annex 3, row 46, in the table:
46.Zelí pekingské40 000 ks60 000 semen2
“.
49. Annex 5 shall be deleted;
Čl. II
Transitional provision
The procedure for an application initiated pursuant to Government Regulation No. 81 / 2023 Coll., as effective before the date of application of this Regulation, shall be completed in accordance with Government Regulation No. 81 / 2023 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, with the exception of the provisions of Sections 11 (2), (5) and (6), Article 18 (9) and Article 19 (9) of Government Regulation No. 81 / 2023 Coll., which shall apply as from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Čl. III
Efficacy
This Regulation shall take effect on 15 February 2025.
Prime Minister:
Prof. PhDr. Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M., v. r.
Minister for Agriculture:
Mgr. Excellent v. r.

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CitationGovernment Decree No. 27 / 2025 Coll., amending Government Decree No. 81 / 2023 Coll., laying down the conditions for implementing organic farming measures, as amended by Government Decree No. 44 / 2024 Coll.
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation13.02.2025
Effective from15.02.2025
Effective until-
Status Valid

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