The flax is now also covered by the USA – United Stage States
Department of Agriculture (USDA program, 2015) and the EU.
Implementation of direct payments by the EU aims to increase
productivity, stabilize farmers’ income, and secure crop diversifi-
cation and availability of goods for the market. According to the
Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of
Council(European Commission, 2013),the coupled support may be
granted by Member States to production and sectors of particular
importance for economic, social or environmental reasons, as well
as those undergoing difficulties, and flax was included in them.