Date: 2026-01-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/148 of 21 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system in the common agricultural policy
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/148, dated January 21, 2026, amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 regarding integrated administration and control systems within the Common Agricultural Policy. It addresses quality assessments of identification systems and removes the obligation related to plant protection product information in geo-spatial applications. The regulation comes into force three days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies from January 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173:**
* **Article 1 Modification:** Point (a) is replaced, outlining updated form, content, and arrangement requirements for submitting or making available to the Commission the assessment report on the quality of the identification system for agricultural parcels, the geo-spatial application system and of the area monitoring system, and the remedial actions referred to in Article 70a of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
* **Article 2 Replacement:** Details quality assessment reports, including content, submission format, and actions required following assessment results.
* **Article 8 Modification:** Point (3)(f), concerning information on plant protection product use in geo-spatial applications, is deleted.
* **Quality Assessment Reports (Article 2):**
* Member States must provide quality assessment reports to the Commission using electronic systems for information exchange.
* Reports must detail underlying assessment work, results of in-situ visits, imagery analysis, and quantify identified deficiencies.
* In case of deficiencies Member States must clearly indicate remedial actions. Insufficient implementation can lead to a request for an action plan.
* Recurrent deficiencies without improvement for two years can lead to the Commission requesting an action plan according to Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
* Quality assessment reports for 2024 and 2026 must list all eligibility conditions for interventions subject to area monitoring and data sources.
* **Entry into Force and Application:**
* The regulation enters into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* It applies from January 1, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**Member States**
* **Impact**
* Modifications in reporting requirements for quality assessments, including changes to content and submission processes.
* No longer required to include information on plant protection product use in geo-spatial applications.
* Potential requirement to submit action plans for persistent deficiencies.
* **Action Required**
* Adjust reporting processes to comply with new quality assessment report requirements.
* Remove the plant protection product usage information from geo-spatial application submissions.
* Address and correct any deficiencies highlighted in quality assessment reports.
**European Commission**
* **Impact**
* Receives and reviews updated quality assessment reports from Member States.
* Monitors implementation of remedial actions by Member States.
* May request action plans from Member States for insufficient progress or recurrent deficiencies.
* **Action Required**
* Review incoming quality assessment reports for compliance and completeness.
* Monitor Member States' progress in addressing identified deficiencies.
* Initiate requests for action plans when necessary.
**Farmers**
* **Impact**
* Reduced administrative burden due to the elimination of the requirement to report plant protection product information in geo-spatial applications.
* **Action Required**
* Farmers are no longer required to submit plant protection product information in geo-spatial applications.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2021/2116: Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, which the implementing regulation amends.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173: The implementing regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 that is being amended by this regulation.
Common Agricultural Policy: The agricultural policy of the European Union, of which the integrated administration and control system is a component.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the EU, co-legislator of regulations mentioned.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/148 22.1.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/148
of 21 January 2026
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 laying down rules for the application of
Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the
integrated administration and control system in the common agricultural policy
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the
financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU)
No 1306/2013(1), and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 69 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 provides that Member States are to require the submission of an application
by means of the geo-spatial application as regards the aid for the area-based interventions referred to in Article 65(2)
and implemented under their CAP Strategic Plans.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2025/2649 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) inserted a new Article 70a of
Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the quality assessment of the identification system for agricultural parcels, of
the geo-spatial application system and of the area monitoring system. The three quality assessments are merged into
one quality assessment. Therefore, Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2022/1173(3)should be amended to reflect this merging of the quality assessments.
(3) Article 8(3)(f) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 provides that the geo-spatial application is to contain,
where relevant, information on the use of plant protection products for parcels under interventions for sustainable
and reduced use of pesticides under Articles 31 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament
and of the Council(4)and that Member States may decide to use that information in respect of the requirement of
record-keeping of plant protection products laid down in Article 67(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council(5).
(1) OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2025/2649 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2025 amending Regulation
(EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in
certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards suspensions of
payments, annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (OJ L, 2025/2649, 31.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/
2025/2649/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 of 31 May 2022 laying down rules for the application of Regulation
(EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system in the
common agricultural policy (OJ L 183, 8.7.2022, p. 23, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1173/oj).
(4) 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 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant
protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1107/oj).
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(4) Based on the experience gained in the first years of the implementation of the current geo-spatial application,
Member States and farmers consider that requirement as an additional burden, as there is already an obligation on
them to keep records of the use of plant protection products pursuant to Article 67(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009. Therefore, for simplification purposes, the obligation laid down in Article 8(3)(f) of Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 should be deleted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the
Agricultural Funds and the Common Agricultural Policy Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 is amended as follows:
(1) In Article 1, point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) the form and, content of and arrangements for transmitting or making available to the Commission of:
(i) the assessment report on the quality of the identification system for agricultural parcels, of the geo-spatial
application system and of the area monitoring system;
(ii) the remedial actions referred to in Article 70a of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116;’
(2) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
Quality assessment report
1. Member States shall provide the quality assessment referred to in Article 70a of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 to
the Commission in the form of a report submitted through electronic information systems enabling the exchanges of
information, documents and supporting data.
2. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide information on the underlying work in the framework of
the quality assessment, in particular in respect of the results of the in situ visits and/or the analysis of imagery
providing for reliable and conclusive information in respect of the actual situation on the ground, and quantify the
deficiencies detected by the quality assessment. The results of the quality assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be combined to quantify the error in the number of hectares or share of areas reported in the annual performance
report.
3. In case the results of the quality assessment reveal deficiencies according to the quality assessment referred to in
paragraph 1, Member States shall clearly indicate the remedial actions addressing those deficiencies in the quality
assessment report. If the Commission considers that progress in the implementation of the remedial actions
proposed in the previous year is insufficient, it may request the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance
with Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
4. For recurrent deficiencies revealed in the quality assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall
request an action plan in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 if the same deficiencies are
revealed without any improvement in the second consecutive year and are considered serious in accordance with
Article 2, point (d), of that Regulation.
5. The quality assessment report submitted in relation to years 2024 and 2026 shall list all eligibility conditions
for all interventions subject to the area monitoring system with information regarding the data sources used for the
analysis.’
(3) In Article 8(3), point (f) is deleted.
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2026.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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