Płatność za zazielenienie w nowym modelu dopłat bezpośrednich

By means of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a new component, i.e. the greening payment, has been included into the Union direct support scheme rendering direct support conditional upon applying by farmers the compulsory agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. The legal nature of the greening payment and consequences of noncomplying with the set obligations are being analyzed. The new environmental conditionality of direct support is considered by referring to the existing system of the cross-compliance principle. The requirement of farmer’s declaration on compliance with the environmental obligation already at the stage of application for payment should be seen as an important achievement on the path of setting a compulsory link between the common agricultural policy and the environmental policy of the Union; numerous exceptions from applying environmental practices might however weaken the system.