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Main financial corrections

Under this latest decision, funds will be recovered from Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. The most significant individual corrections are:

• € 131.3 million charged to Spain for plantation of vine without the (re-) plantation rights;

• € 98.9 million charged to Italy for plantation of vine without the (re-) plantation rights;

• € 71.5 million charged to Greece for the weaknesses in the controls of dried grapes;

• € 62.9 million charged to France for deficiencies in controls of the bovine premiums;

• € 21.3 million charged to Greece for plantation of vine without the (re-) plantation rights;

• € 13.3 million (financial impact : €13.1 million) charged to Poland for a deficient sanctioning system and non-defined Good Agricultural and Environment Conditions (GAEC) with regard to cross-compliance;

• • € 11.6 million charged to Greece with regard to the absence of the sugar production and storage control system.

Member States are responsible for managing most CAP payments, mainly via their paying agencies. They are also in charge of controls, for example verifying the farmer's claims for direct payments. The Commission carries out over 100 audits every year, verifying that Member State controls and responses to shortcomings are sufficient, and has the power to claw back funds in arrears if the audits show that Member State responses are not good enough to guarantee that EU funds have been spent properly.

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