Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/655 of 10 March 2023 fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 (notified under document C(2023) 1532)
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, EU programme, drinking milk, eating habits, educational institution, eligibility criteria, fruit, vegetable








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21.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/37








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/655
of 10 March 2023
         
fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493


(notified under document C(2023) 1532)




THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisations of the markets in agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 (2), Member States wishing to participate in the Union aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments (the school scheme) are to submit to the Commission by 31 January each year their request for Union aid relating to the next school year and, if applicable, update the request for Union aid relating to the ongoing school year.












(2)


In order to ensure the effective implementation of the school scheme, the allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk among participating Member States should be fixed on the basis of the amounts indicated in the request for Union aid by those Member States and taking into account the transfers between Member State's indicative allocations referred to in Article 23a(4), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).












(3)


All Member States notified the Commission of their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024, specifying the amount of aid requested for school fruit and vegetables or for school milk, or for both parts of the scheme. In the case of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, the amounts requested took account of the transfers between the indicative allocations.












(4)


In order to maximise the full potential of available funds, the unrequested Union aid should be reallocated to Member States participating in the school scheme that indicate, in their request for Union aid, their willingness to use more than their indicative allocation, should additional resources be available.












(5)


In their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024, Sweden sought less than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables. Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia notified their willingness to use more than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables. No Member State sought less than the indicative allocation for school milk.












(6)


On the basis of the notified information by Member States, the definitive allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 should be fixed.












(7)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 (4) fixed the definitive allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk among Member States wishing to participate in the school scheme for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1187 (5) amended Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 as regards the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 to take into account the exceptional second requests for Union aid submitted by Member States pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/861 (6) for that same period.












(8)


In the notifications submitted by 31 January 2023 pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, some Member States updated their request for Union aid relating to the school year 2022/2023. Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Finland notified transfers between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk. Germany and the Netherlands sought less than the definitive allocation for school milk. Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia and Sweden notified their willingness to use more than the definitive allocation for school milk.












(9)


Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(10)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The definitive allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk among Member States participating in the school scheme for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 is set out in Annex I.


Article 2
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 10 March 2023.


For the Commission

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 of 3 November 2016 on rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments (OJ L 5, 10.1.2017, p. 1).

(3)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common 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).

(4)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 of 21 March 2022 fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/462 (OJ L 100, 28.3.2022, p. 55).

(5)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1187 of 7 July 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 as regards the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 (OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 56).

(6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/861 of 1 June 2022 laying down exceptional rules for the Member States’ second requests for Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk and derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 as regards the reallocation of Union aid, for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 (OJ L 151, 2.6.2022, p. 42).




ANNEX I
School year 2023/2024







Member State


Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables
in EUR


Definitive allocation for school milk
in EUR




Belgium


3 815 785 


1 433 417 




Bulgaria


2 185 256 


1 800 090 




Czechia


3 473 993 


3 048 057 




Denmark


1 739 147 


1 632 431 




Germany


21 196 752 


8 910 720 




Estonia


412 360 


754 955 




Ireland


1 966 159 


826 537 




Greece


3 149 503 


1 464 086 




Spain


13 922 472 


6 023 462 




France


18 176 401 


14 523 309 




Croatia


1 322 043 


610 533 




Italy


15 293 816 


6 910 347 




Cyprus


300 828 


252 652 




Latvia


671 180 


868 581 




Lithuania


923 603 


1 236 781 




Luxembourg


297 570 


193 000 




Hungary


2 994 731 


2 970 122 




Malta


290 000 


193 000 




Netherlands


5 722 702 


1 632 699 




Austria


2 414 539 


1 015 027 




Poland


12 565 488 


12 791 591 




Portugal


2 804 412 


1 301 261 




Romania


6 178 236 


11 303 390 




Slovenia


689 729 


305 638 




Slovakia


1 915 162 


1 659 402 




Finland


1 672 943 


2 731 455 




Sweden


0 


8 316 782 





Total



126 094 810 


94 709 325 









ANNEX II



‘ANNEX I
School year 2022/2023







Member State


Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables
in EUR


Definitive allocation for school milk
in EUR




Belgium


3 405 460 


1 613 199 




Bulgaria


2 145 826 


1 030 342 




Czechia


3 515 512 


2 000 127 




Denmark


1 855 060 


1 578 658 




Germany


20 867 400 


9 614 058 




Estonia


520 903 


779 265 




Ireland


1 811 303 


1 033 661 




Greece


3 221 670 


1 550 685 




Spain


13 442 293 


6 152 902 




France


16 271 478 


16 146 588 




Croatia


1 390 541 


800 354 




Italy


17 117 780 


8 003 535 




Cyprus


390 044 


400 177 




Latvia


658 180 


748 041 




Lithuania


966 451 


1 135 641 




Luxembourg


295 111 


205 725 




Hungary


3 122 448 


1 945 693 




Malta


293 504 


201 724 




Netherlands


6 006 511 


642 270 




Austria


2 401 768 


944 680 




Poland


12 494 071 


10 739 507 




Portugal


3 283 397 


2 220 981 




Romania


6 900 318 


10 455 944 




Slovenia


570 823 


311 770 




Slovakia


1 872 965 


1 070 557 




Finland


1 799 047 


3 624 689 




Sweden


0 


9 233 498 





Total



126 619 864 


94 184 271 






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