Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/680 of 8 April 2025 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 2025 to 31 July 2026 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845
Date: 2025-04-08
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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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/680


10.4.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/680
of 8 April 2025
         
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 2025 to 31 July 2026 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845


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 school fruit and vegetables, and school 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 States’ 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 2025 to 31 July 2026, 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, Malta and the Netherlands, 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 those 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)


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. However, no Member State sought less than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables. Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia notified their willingness to use more than the indicative allocation for school milk. However, no Member State sought less than the indicative allocation for school milk.












(6)


On the basis of the notified information by the Member States, the definitive allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 should be fixed.












(7)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 (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 2024 to 31 July 2025.












(8)


Three Member States updated their request for Union aid relating to the school year 2024/2025: Germany, Spain and Hungary notified transfers between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk. No Member State sought less than the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables. Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Romania and Slovakia notified their willingness to use more than the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables. No Member State sought less than the definitive allocation for school milk. Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden notified their willingness to use more than the definitive allocation for school milk.












(9)


Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 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 2025 to 31 July 2026 is set out in Annex I.


Article 2
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 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, 8 April 2025.


For the Commission

Christophe HANSEN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1370/oj.

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2017/39/oj).

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj).

(4)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 of 12 March 2024 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 2024 to 31 July 2025 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/655 (OJ L 2024/845, 14.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/845/oj).




ANNEX I

School year 2025/2026








Member State


Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables
in EUR


Definitive allocation for school milk
in EUR




Belgium


3 866 136 


1 383 066 




Bulgaria


2 110 411 


1 800 090 




Czechia


3 349 886 


3 048 057 




Denmark


1 671 583 


1 632 431 




Germany


20 373 277 


8 910 720 




Estonia


396 340 


754 955 




Ireland


1 889 775 


826 537 




Greece


3 149 503 


1 464 086 




Spain


13 407 407 


6 023 462 




France


22 720 501 


9 979 209 




Croatia


1 278 964 


610 533 




Italy


15 293 816 


6 910 347 




Cyprus


290 000 


252 652 




Latvia


649 309 


868 581 




Lithuania


891 870 


1 236 781 




Luxembourg


290 000 


193 000 




Hungary


2 894 429 


2 970 122 




Malta


326 670 


156 330 




Netherlands


5 521 523 


1 632 699 




Austria


2 320 736 


1 015 027 




Poland


12 138 186 


12 791 591 




Portugal


2 804 412 


1 301 261 




Romania


6 178 236 


11 303 390 




Slovenia


665 306 


305 638 




Slovakia


1 851 325 


1 659 402 




Finland


1 672 943 


2 731 455 




Sweden


3 404 234 


7 635 935 





Total



131 406 778 


89 397 357 









ANNEX II



‘ANNEX I

School year 2024/2025








Member State


Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables
in EUR


Definitive allocation for school milk
in EUR




Belgium


3 866 136 


1 383 066 




Bulgaria


2 185 083 


1 800 090 




Czechia


3 471 298 


3 048 057 




Denmark


1 738 084 


1 632 431 




Germany


21 088 189 


9 036 819 




Estonia


412 171 


754 955 




Ireland


1 964 838 


826 537 




Greece


3 149 503 


1 464 086 




Spain


14 598 879 


5 342 000 




France


22 720 501 


9 979 209 




Croatia


1 319 431 


610 533 




Italy


15 293 816 


6 910 347 




Cyprus


300 835 


252 652 




Latvia


672 013 


868 581 




Lithuania


923 640 


1 236 781 




Luxembourg


297 664 


193 000 




Hungary


3 589 688 


2 376 098 




Malta


312 950 


170 050 




Netherlands


5 721 331 


1 632 699 




Austria


2 415 705 


1 015 027 




Poland


12 559 346 


12 791 591 




Portugal


2 804 412 


1 301 261 




Romania


6 178 236 


11 303 390 




Slovenia


689 465 


305 638 




Slovakia


1 915 441 


1 659 402 




Finland


1 672 943 


2 731 455 




Sweden


0 


8 316 782 





Total



131 861 598 


88 942 537 






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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/680/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)