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02023R0834 — EN — 17.08.2023 — 001.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/834</p><p>of 18&#160;April 2023</p><p><a>on exceptional market support measures for the eggs and poultrymeat sectors in Italy</a></p><p>(OJ L 105 20.4.2023, p. 2)</p></td></tr></table>
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/834
of 18 April 2023
on exceptional market support measures for the eggs and poultrymeat sectors in Italy
Article 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Italy to support the market of eggs and poultrymeat seriously affected by the 294 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5 which were detected and notified by Italy between 23 October 2021 and 31 December 2021.
Article 2
1. Expenditure borne by Italy shall be eligible for Union part-financing only:
(a) for the duration of the application of animal health and veterinary measures referred to in the Union legislation listed in the Annex and related to the period laid down in Article 1; and
(b) for those poultry holdings that have been subject to the animal health and veterinary measures and located in the zones referred to in the Union legislation listed in the Annex (‘the regulated zones’); and
(c) if it has been paid by Italy to the beneficiaries by 30 September 2023 at the latest; and
(d) if the animal or product, for the period referred to in point (a), has not benefitted from any compensation by means of state aid or insurance and for which no Union financial contribution has been received under Regulation (EU) 2021/690.
2. None of the expenditure paid by Italy after 30 September 2023 shall be eligible for Union financing, irrespective of the share of the expenditure it represents.
Article 3
1. The maximum amount of Union part-financing shall be EUR 27 229 572 , detailed as follows:
(a) for the loss of production of hatching eggs and table eggs in the regulated zones, the following flat rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,133 per laying hen hatching egg falling within the CN code 0407 11 00 , destructed, up to a maximum of 338 972 eggs;
(ii) EUR 0,525 per turkey hatching egg falling within the CN code 0407 19 11 , destructed, up to a maximum of 560 652 eggs;
(iii)
EUR 0,108 per laying hen hatching egg falling within the CN code 0407 11 00 , processed into egg products, up to a maximum of 3 998 046 eggs;
(iv) EUR 0,022 per cage egg falling within the CN code 0407 21 00 , processed into egg products, up to a maximum of 9 401 020 eggs;
(v) EUR 0,030 per barn egg falling within the CN code 0407 21 00 , processed into egg products, up to a maximum of 3 233 520 eggs;
(vi) EUR 0,038 per free range egg falling within the CN code 0407 21 00 , processed into egg products, up to a maximum of 248 940 eggs;
(vii)
EUR 0,032 per organic egg falling within the CN code 0407 21 00 , processed into egg products, up to a maximum of 2 139 060 eggs;
(b) for losses related to the prolonged fallowing periods in the regulated zones, the following flat rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,038 per pullet per week falling within the CN code 0105 11 11 up to a maximum of 1 417 836 animals;
(ii) EUR 0,068 per cage laying hen per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 3 445 316 animals;
(iii)
EUR 0,089 per barn laying hen per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 4 228 925 animals;
(iv) EUR 0,051 per standard broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 36 690 461 animals;
(v) EUR 0,884 per chick of broiler strains per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 144 500 animals;
(vi) EUR 0,087 per capon per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 104 124 animals;
(vii)
EUR 0,136 per organic broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 210 184 animals;
(viii)
EUR 0,153 per golden chicken per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 34 944 animals;
(ix) EUR 0,123 per female turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 5 065 698 animals;
(x) EUR 0,204 per male turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 3 228 342 animals;
(xi) EUR 0,164 per mixed turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 171 362 animals;
(xii)
EUR 0,300 per organic turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 47 780 animals;
(xiii)
EUR 0,205 per duck per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 10 up to a maximum of 383 592 animals;
(xiv)
EUR 0,089 per guinea fowl per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 50 up to a maximum of 901 456 animals;
(c) for losses related to the shortening of the production cycle (early slaughter of animals) in the regulated zones, the following flat rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,540 per breeder laying hen per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 95 009 animals;
(ii) EUR 0,162 per breeder broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 373 747 animals;
(iii)
EUR 1,007 per breeder turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 40 255 animals.
(iv) EUR 0,123 per broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 4 214 895 animals;
(v) EUR 0,183 per female turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 203 545 animals;
(vi) EUR 0,306 per male turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 638 293 animals;
(d) for losses related to the prolonged rearing and fattening periods in the regulated zones, the following flat rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,13 per standard pullet per week falling within the CN code 0105 11 11 up to a maximum of 584 829 animals;
(ii) EUR 0,15 per free range pullet per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 31 000 animals;
(iii)
EUR 0,143 per broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 550 454 animals;
(iv) EUR 0,143 per rural chicken per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 4 750 animals;
(v) EUR 0,102 per capon per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 143 066 animals;
(vi) EUR 0,178 per golden chicken per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 13 500 animals;
(vii)
EUR 0,318 per organic broiler per week falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 95 942 animals;
(viii)
EUR 0,331 per female turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 161 489 animals;
(ix) EUR 0,528 per male turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 282 596 animals;
(x) EUR 0,497 per organic female turkey per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 10 307 animals;
(xi) EUR 0,103 per guinea fowl per week falling within the CN code 0105 99 50 up to a maximum of 16 550 animals;
(e) for culling of poultry in the regulated zones, the following flat rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,367 per chick of laying hen strains falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 241 430 animals;
(ii) EUR 0,228 per chick of broiler strains falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 6 099 470 animals;
(iii)
EUR 0,344 per chick of rural chicken strains falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 79 250 animals;
(iv) EUR 0,550 per chick of female turkey falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 982 552 animals;
(v) EUR 1,00 per chick of male turkey falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 881 265 animals;
(f) for selling animals at reduced price from the regulated zones, the following rates shall apply:
(i) EUR 0,076 per laying hen chick falling within the CN code 0105 11 11 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 82 900 animals;
(ii) EUR 0,50 per red laying hen falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 350 animals;
(iii)
EUR 0,035 per kilogram (live weight) of broiler falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 , downgraded, up to maximum of 292 880 animals;
(iv) EUR 2,50 per capon falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 , downgraded, up to a maximum of 300 animals;
(v) EUR 1,25 per kilogram of broiler meat falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 , sold frozen instead of fresh, up to a maximum 3 000 kilograms.
2. Where the number of eggs or animals or the amount of meat eligible for compensation exceeds the maximum number of eggs or animals or kilogram of meat per item set in paragraph 1, expenditure eligible for Union part-financing may be adjusted per item and go beyond the amounts resulting from the application of the maximum numbers per item, provided that the total of adjustments remains below 10 % of the maximum amount of expenditure part-financed by the Union referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 4
Italy shall carry out administrative and physical checks in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ).
In particular, Italy shall verify:
(a) the eligibility of the applicant submitting the request for support;
(b) for each eligible applicant: the eligibility, the quantity and the value of the actual loss of production;
(c) that funding has not been received by any eligible applicant from any other sources to compensate the losses referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
For eligible applicants for which administrative checks are completed, aid can be paid without waiting for all checks being made, notably those on applicants selected for on-the-spot checks.
In cases where the eligibility of an applicant was not confirmed, the aid shall be recovered and sanctions applied in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
Article 5
Italy shall communicate to the Commission the clearance of payments.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
List of the Union legislation listing the regulated zones and periods as referred to in Article 2
Parts of Italy and periods established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429, supplemented by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and defined in:
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1872;
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1908;
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1982;
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2100;
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2186;
— Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2310.
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( 1 ) 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. (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187).
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