CHAPTER 2

Aid shall be granted to farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 520100 under the conditions laid down in this Chapter ("crop-specific payment for cotton"). The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. The area shall be eligible only if it is located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State for cotton production, sown with varieties authorised by the Member State and actually harvested under normal growing conditions. The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality. Member States shall authorise the land and the varieties referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with the rules and conditions to be adopted pursuant to paragraph 3. In order to ensure an efficient management of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 70 concerning rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton and on the notifications to the producers related to this authorisation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 71(2). The following national base areas are established: Bulgaria: 3342 ha, Greece: 250000 ha, Spain: 48000 ha, Portugal: 360 ha. The following fixed yields in the reference period are established: Bulgaria: 1,2 tonne/ha, Greece: 3,2 tonne/ha, Spain: 3,5 tonne/ha, Portugal: 2,2 tonne/ha. The amount of the crop-specific payment per hectare of eligible area shall be calculated by multiplying the yields established in paragraph 2 with the following reference amounts: Bulgaria: EUR 584,88 in 2015; and EUR 649,45 for 2016 and onwards, Greece: EUR 234,18, Spain: EUR 362,15, Portugal: EUR 228,00. If the eligible area of cotton in a given Member State and in a given year exceeds the base area established in paragraph 1, the amount referred to in paragraph 3 for that Member State shall be reduced proportionately to the overrun of the base area. In order to make it possible to apply the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 70 concerning rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment, on the eligibility requirements and on agronomic practices. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the calculation of the reduction provided for in paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 71(2). For the purpose of this Chapter, an 'approved interbranch organisation' means a legal entity made up of farmers producing cotton and at least one ginner, carrying out activities such as: helping to better coordinate the way cotton is placed on the market, particularly through research studies and market surveys; drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules; orienting production towards products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer demand, particularly in terms of quality and consumer protection; updating methods and means to improve product quality; developing marketing strategies to promote cotton via quality certification schemes. The Member State where the ginners are established shall approve interbranch organisations that satisfy the criteria to be laid down pursuant to paragraph 3. In order to ensure the efficient application of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 70 laying down: criteria for the approval of interbranch organisations; obligations for producers; rules governing the situation where the approved interbranch organisation does not satisfy the criteria referred to in point (a). Farmers shall be granted the crop-specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare as established in Article 58. In the case of farmers who are members of an approved interbranch organisation, the crop-specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare within the base area laid down in Article 58(1) shall be increased by an amount of EUR 2.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.