Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2394 of 5 October 2023 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 (notified under document C(2023) 6616)
Date: 2023-10-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, Portugal, drinking milk, eating habits, educational institution, eligibility criteria, fruit, vegetable








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2023/2394


6.10.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2394
of 5 October 2023
         
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
         


(notified under document C(2023) 6616)




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)


Based on the information Member States notified by 31 January 2022, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 (3) 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.












(3)


In the notifications submitted by 31 August 2023 pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, Portugal notified transfer between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk.












(4)


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












(5)


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


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 5 October 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)  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).




ANNEX



‘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


2 933 397 


2 570 981 




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



126 269 864 


94 534 271 






            ’
         



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2023/2394/oj
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