Management of AECM commitments
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As a farmer or winegrower, you must submit your application online via MyGuichet.lu:
- an initial application for a commitment to implement agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs); or
- an amendment to an existing commitment.
The agri-environment-climate measures (AECM) in question are the AECMs provided for in the National Strategic Plan for the implementation of the CAP 2023-2027. These are multiannual commitments which typically cover 5 crop years. Commitments entered into by 30 September 2026 shall apply from 1 November 2026, with the following end dates:
- the premium for the introduction of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming (agriculture, nurseries, viticulture): 31 October 2031;
- all other AECM: 31 October 2029.
Who is concerned
- Eligible professionals
- Measures
An initial application for commitment to agri-environment-climate measures (AECM) or an amendment to an existing commitment can be submitted by farmers and winegrowers who are committing to:
- contribute to the development of practices designed to link financial performance and environmental performance; or
- maintain and conserve such practices, where they are under threat of dying out.
| Code | Measure |
|---|---|
| 540 | Financial support to establish sustainable and eco-friendly farming – Agriculture |
| 541 | Financial support to establish sustainable and eco-friendly farming – Nurseries |
| 542 | Financial support to establish sustainable and eco-friendly farming – Viticulture |
| 543 | Financial support for organic farming |
| 544 | Financial incentive to introduce the use of slurry and composting of manure |
| 545 | Financial support to reduce the use of nitrogen-based fertilisers |
| 546 | Financial support for pasturing of cattle |
| 547 | Financial support to maintain a small herd of livestock |
| 548 | Financial incentive for crop rotation and diversification |
| 549 | Financial support for reduced groundworks |
| 550 | Financial support to reduce cattle headcounts |
| 551 | Permanent conversion of arable land to grassland |
| 552 | Financial support for the conservation and rearing of endangered breeds |
| 554 | Agroforestry |
Prerequisites
- Terms of participation
- Technical requirements
You must:
- be registered as a farmer or winegrower with the Joint Social Security Centre (Centre commun de la sécurité sociale - CCSS); and
- be registered as a farmer or winegrower in the database of the paying agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture.
In addition to these basic conditions, the declarant must fulfil certain specific requirements in order to be eligible for a given aid scheme. This information is available on the Agriculture Portal.
In order to submit your procedure online, you must first register on MyGuichet.lu and set up a business eSpace.
How to create a business eSpace on MyGuichet.lu
There are 2 possible scenarios:
- You are a new user of MyGuichet.lu. You must:
- first register on MyGuichet.lu; and
- then create a business eSpace.
- You already have a private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu. You can directly create a business eSpace without having to register again.
Further information as well as tutorials in relation with the business eSpace are available in our dedicated help page.
As the procedure includes initialised personal data, it can only be accessed through a certified business eSpace.
Certification requires the entry of an activation code. This code links the initialised data of the declaration with the authentication device used to log in. These are the same codes as those used, for example, in the 'Declaration of agricultural land and vineyard census' procedure.
If you require new codes (e.g. if the person submitting the application has changed) you must contact the Rural Economy Department (Service d’économie rurale - SER).
- by email to token@ser.etat.lu;
- by telephone on (+352) 247 83 559 (Monday to Friday, from 8.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.00).
Deadlines
The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2026.
Except in cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances, aid amounts for the first year will be reduced by 1% per working day of delay. Applications received after 25 October 2026 will not be considered.
The confirmation of commitment must be given annually in the 'declaration of agricultural land and the vineyard census'. Failure to confirm will be considered as early termination of the commitment.
The submission date taken into account is the date of transmission of the procedure in MyGuichet.lu (status 'Sent'), and not the date of finalisation of the procedure (status 'Ready').
How to proceed
Submitting the application
You must submit your procedure online via MyGuichet.lu (see 'Online services and forms'). The online assistant lists all the possible multiannual commitments. They are available in the menu, depending on your choice.
Additional rules
The AECM 554 - 'Agroforestry' measure requires that the parcel(s) of land in question be entered. Information on up to 250 parcels may be entered. Please note that for this measure, the parcel(s) selected must remain in the programme for the entire duration of the commitment, except in cases of force majeure.
In your application, please:
- select a parcel with its FLIK reference; or
- add a parcel from your land use application.
By default, the geolocation tool zooms in on the main address of the property holding. If the parcel in question is outside of the boundaries of the land registry extract, you can:
- navigate around the map with their mouse; or
- search for the parcel in question using the search box (for example, using the address, the parcel number, etc.).
You can also display other layers of data, supplied by the Geoportal, on the map.
Technical information about the tool
Various technical conditions must be met in order to use the geolocation tool:
- The tool does not work with Internet Explorer 11. Please use a different browser to make online applications.
- To select or draw a parcel, you must first select the appropriate function. Please click the corresponding button in the top right-hand part of the map.
Supporting documents
Depending on the type of commitment selected, certain evidence will be required. Probative documents must be attached to the application and sent as PDF files.
In our tutorial, we use screenshots to explain, step-by-step, the different ways of adding attachments to a procedure with authentication.
Help with the online assistant
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture has published an illustrated user guide which:
- presents the different steps of the procedure; and
- explains the various actions required on the part of the user, particularly when using the map.
Tutorials
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Registering on MyGuichet.lu
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Setting up a business eSpace as a new user
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Setting up a business eSpace as an owner of a private eSpace
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Verwaltung der AUKM Verpflichtungen - Kurzanleitung
published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development
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Adding attachments to a procedure with authentication
Online services and forms
Who to contact
Rural Economy Department (SER) Direct Payments Division › Agri-Environment-Climate Measures
- Address:
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115, rue de Hollerich
L-1741
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
B.P. 2102, L-1021 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 72 583
- Fax:
- (+352) 49 16 19
- Email address:
- beihilfen@ser.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://agriculture.public.lu/
Rural Economy Department (SER) Direct Payments Division › Certification of the business eSpace
- Address:
-
115, rue de Hollerich
L-1741
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
B.P. 2102, L-1021 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 83 559
- Email address:
- token@ser.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://agriculture.public.lu/
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Portail de l’Agriculture
du ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation et de la Viticulture
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Manuel d’utilisateur - Gestion des engagements MAEC
sur le Portail de l’Agriculture
Legal references
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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)
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Loi modifiée du 25 février 1980
portant organisation du service d’économie rurale
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Règlement grand-ducal du 21 novembre 2024
instituant des régimes d’aide pour des engagements en matière d’environnement et de climat et d’autres engagements en matière de gestion
