Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 221/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 in respect of fixing the indicative allocation of the aid under the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme
Date: 2014-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, distribution of EU funding, eating habits, educational institution, financial aid, fruit, health education, vegetable








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8.3.2014   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 221/2014
of 7 March 2014
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 in respect of fixing the indicative allocation of the aid under the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 sets the overall amount of the Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables and banana products to children as referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of European Parliament and of the Council (2) (hereinafter ‘school fruit and vegetables scheme’). Furthermore, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 fixes the maximum co-financing rates and a minimum amount of that aid per Member State.












(2)


The Commission should fix the indicative allocation of the aid for the school fruit and vegetables scheme to each Member State on the basis of criteria referred to in Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The Commission should furthermore periodically assess whether the indicative allocation remains consistent with those criteria.












(3)


Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 (3) sets the amount of the indicative allocation of Union aid per Member State based on the overall Union budget of EUR 90 million. Since Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 increases the overall budget for the school fruit and vegetables scheme to EUR 150 million and it fixes new co-financing rates, a new indicative allocation should be fixed.












(4)


The new indicative allocation should also take into account the criteria referred to in Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 based on the latest available data from 2012 as regards the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population in Member State's regions.












(5)


Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. To take into account the periodicity of the school year, the new indicative allocation should therefore become applicable as from 1 August 2014.












(6)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009

Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2014.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 12.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common market organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 of 7 April 2009 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards Community aid for supplying fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables and banana products to children in educational establishments, in the framework of a School Fruit Scheme (OJ L 94, 8.4.2009, p. 38).




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX II

Indicative allocation of Union aid per Member State









Member State


Co-financing rate (in %)


Children 6-10 abs. numbers


EUR




Austria


75  %


406 322 


2 239 273 




Belgium


75  %


611 450 


3 369 750 




Bulgaria


90  %


316 744 


2 094 722 




Croatia


90  %


205 774 


1 360 845 




Cyprus


75  %


44 823 


290 000 




Czech Republic


88  %


480 495 


3 124 660 




Denmark


75  %


328 182 


1 808 638 




Estonia


90  %


66 436 


439 361 




Finland


75  %


290 308 


1 599 911 




France


76  %


4 051 279 


22 500 145 




Germany


75  %


3 575 991 


19 707 575 




Greece


81  %


529 648 


3 143 600 




Hungary


86  %


482 160 


3 031 022 




Ireland


75  %


319 126 


1 758 729 




Italy


80  %


2 853 098 


16 719 794 




Latvia


90  %


95 861 


633 957 




Lithuania


90  %


136 285 


901 293 




Luxembourg


75  %


29 473 


290 000 




Malta


75  %


19 511 


290 000 




Netherlands


75  %


986 118 


5 434 576 




Poland


88  %


1 802 733 


11 645 350 




Portugal


85  %


527 379 


3 284 967 




Romania


89  %


1 054 185 


6 869 985 




Slovakia


89  %


262 703 


1 709 502 




Slovenia


83  %


91 095 


554 291 




Spain


75  %


2 337 457 


12 939 604 




Sweden


75  %


518 322 


2 856 514 




United Kingdom


76  %


3 494 635 


19 401 935 





EU 28




79  %




25 917 593 




150 000 000 ’