Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte
Date: 2025-04-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, Mayotte, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, aid to disaster victims, cyclone, forestry policy, peripheral region, regional aid, security of supply

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 23.4.2025  COM(2025) 190 final 2025/0104 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

As  seen  in  the  recent  unprecedented  cyclone  in  Mayotte,  natural  disasters  and  severe 
meteorological events in the outermost regions of the EU are having a devastating effect on 
the  populations  living  and  working  in  these  regions.  Much  of  the  agricultural  and  forestry 
production potential is destroyed every year, causing huge losses of income and threatening 
the food availability and security  of these  regions  which already  face permanent  constraints 
on  their  development,  as  recognised  in  Article  349  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the 
European Union. In fact, while these regions are quite different from one another, they share 
some specificities, such as remoteness, insularity1, mostly small size, increased vulnerability 
to climate change, economies dependent on a few sectors, with high levels of unemployment, 
and  gross  domestic  product  (GDP)  significantly  below  EU  and  national  averages.  All  these 
constraints  render  the  recovery  of  the  agricultural  production  destroyed  by  severe  natural 
disasters  even  more  difficult  and  the  severity  of  the  natural  disasters  render  the  time  of 
recovery even longer. 

In  its  Communication  “Putting  people  first,  securing  sustainable  and  inclusive  growth, 
unlocking  the  potential  of  the  EU’s  outermost  regions”2,  the  Commission  committed  to 
reflecting  the  outermost  regions’  specificities  across  all  EU  policies,  including  agriculture3. 
Some  of  the  challenges  of  the  agricultural  sector  in  the  outermost  regions  are  already 
addressed  in  a  specific  way  through  Regulation  (EU)  No  228/2013  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council4. However, in the face of ever more severe natural disasters in 
these  regions,  the  need  for  further  flexibilities  was  identified.  In  order  to  address  the  cash-
flow  challenges  during  the  reconstruction  of  agricultural  production  after  the  frequent 
devastating natural disasters in outermost regions, Europe needs to be able to rapidly deploy 
effective support and more flexibility through the POSEI referred to in that Regulation. This 
involves programmes of options specifically relating to remoteness and insularity laying down 
specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union by ensuring continuity 
of POSEI support to the beneficiaries during the restoration period, irrespective of the level of 
their activity, but subject to formal commitments to restore their capacity. On 14 December 
2024,  the  outermost  region  of  Mayotte  was  hit  by  the  deadly  cyclone  Chido,  causing 
widespread destruction and casualties everywhere in its path, devastating thousands of homes 
and cutting off the water and electricity supplies. Roads, communications networks and health 
infrastructures  were  seriously  affected  or  put  out  of  service.  On  11  January  2025,  Mayotte 
was  also  struck  by  the  tropical  storm  Dikeledi,  with  heavy  rain  and  local  flooding 
compounding  the  damage  caused  by  Chido.  The  effects  of  Chido  on  agriculture  and  food 
security  were  significant:  strong  winds  destroyed  crops  in  many  areas,  farmlands  were 
flooded, disrupting planting schedules,  which will lead to lower yields for the next growing 
season.  In  addition,  Chido  destroyed  infrastructure,  such  as  roads,  hampering  the 

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The outermost regions are all islands or archipelagos except French Guiana in South America. 
COM(2022) 198 final. 
See also a recent implementation report on the implementation of this communication, COM(2024) 435 
final. 
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of the 13 March 2013 laying 
down  specific  measures  for  agriculture  in  the  outermost  regions  of  the  Union  and  repealing  Council 
ELI: 
247/2006 
Regulation 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/228/oj). 

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transportation of agricultural goods. For the first time, France declared a state of exceptional 
natural disaster. 

Consequently,  the  last  year  of  the  implementation  of  the  Rural  Development  Programme  in 
Mayotte for the programming period 2014-2022 (RDP Mayotte) was heavily affected. Many 
projects,  in  particular  investments,  will  be  delayed  or  abandoned.  In  addition,  in  the  first 
instance, farmers  and other actors in  agriculture  need liquidity  support to be able to  make  a 
living  until  the  restoration  of  their  holdings  has  occurred,  as  well  as  the  restoration  of  their 
production potential.  

Regulation (EU) 2024/3242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 
20245 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 
introduced  a  new  exceptional  and  temporary  measure  (inserted  in  Article  6a  of  Regulation 
(EU) 2020/2220) which allows Member States to provide liquidity support to farmers, forest 
holders, as well as SMEs active in processing agricultural and forestry products, affected by 
natural disasters occurring as of 1 January 2024.  

Pursuant to the current rules, an upper ceiling of maximum 10% of EAFRD funds for 2021-
2022 (excluding EURI) can be allocated to this measure (1.5 M€ for Mayotte). To provide an 
adequate response to the exceptional natural disasters occurred in Mayotte, it is proposed to 
remove this ceiling of 10% and allow Mayotte to reallocate 2021-2022 EAFRD funds for the 
support provided under measure pursuant to Article 6a of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220. 

In  the  context  of  this  measure,  the  deadline  for  the  approval  of  the  applications  is  set  to 
30/06/20257 in order to provide swift reaction to natural disasters and quick liquidity to those 
in  need.  However,  given  that  this  proposal  will  change  the  conditions  of  this  measure  for 
Mayotte,  it  is  necessary  to  provide  sufficient  time  to  the  Managing  authority  of  Mayotte  to 
select the beneficiaries once this regulation enters into force. For this reason, the deadline for 
approval  of  the  applications  should  not  apply.  Nonetheless,  the  eligibility  of  expenses  (31 
December 2025) as defined in Regulation (UE) 1303/20138 remains unchanged. This means 
that the payments to the beneficiaries have to be made by 31 December 2025. 

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Regulation  (EU)  2024/3242  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  19  December  2024 
amending  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2220  as  regards  specific  measures  under  the  European  Agricultural 
Fund  for  Rural  Development  to  provide  additional  assistance  to  Member  States  affected  by  natural 
disasters (OJ L, 2024/3242, 23.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3242/oj). 
Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying 
down  certain  transitional  provisions  for  support  from  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 
and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 
as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as 
regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 
28.12.2020, p.1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2220/oj).  
Article 6a(5) of Regulation 2020/2220. 
Article  65(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 1303/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the 
European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and 
the  European  Maritime  and  Fisheries  Fund  and  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the  European 
Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime 
and  Fisheries  Fund  and  repealing  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 1083/2006  (OJ  L  347,  20.12.2013,  p. 
320,  ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1303/oj),  as  extended  by  Article  2(2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2020/2220. 

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Further, the Commission proposes to introduce a derogation to capping of measure  pursuant 
to  Article  6a  of  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2220  for  Mayotte,  which  will  allow  the  outermost 
region to effectively address the liquidity needs of the rural population heavily damaged in the 
described  natural  disasters.  This  derogation  should  be  done  through  specific  provisions  of 
POSEI  Regulation  in  order  to  keep  this  derogation  limited  to  the  specific  needs  of  the 
outermost region of Mayotte. 

Therefore, in order to provide the above-described additional assistance and further flexibility 
to  outermost  regions  affected  by  natural  disasters,  the  Commission  proposes  a  targeted 
modification of the POSEI Regulation which lays down specific measures for agriculture in 
the outermost regions of the Union. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

The  proposal  is  consistent  with  the  overall  legal  framework  established  for  the  Common 
Agricultural Policy and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and is limited 
to a targeted amendment of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013.  

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The  proposal  is  limited  to  targeted  amendments  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  228/2013  and 
maintains consistency with other Union policies.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The proposal is based on Articles 42, 43(2) and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union.  

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  provides  that  the  competence  for 
agriculture is shared between the Union and the Member States, while establishing a common 
agricultural  policy  with  common  objectives  and  a  common  implementation.  The  proposal 
aims  at  ensuring  further  flexibilities  to  Outermost  regions  affected  by  natural  disasters  or 
severe meteorological events. 

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Proportionality 

The  proposal  comprises  limited  and  targeted  amendments  that  do  not  go  beyond  what  is 
necessary to  achieve the objective of providing exceptional and temporary relief to farmers, 
forest  holders,  SMEs  and  holdings  active  in  processing,  marketing  or  development  of 
agricultural  products  or  forestry  products  and  for  restoration  efforts,  who  are  particularly 
affected by natural disasters.  

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Choice of the instrument 

A Regulation is the appropriate instrument to introduce the flexibility needed to address these 
unprecedented circumstances.  

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CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

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EVALUATIONS, 

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Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

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Stakeholder consultations 

Due to the technical, limited and urgent nature of the proposed modifications, the wide public 
consultation is not required.  

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Collection and use of expertise 

N/A 

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Impact assessment 

Due to the technical nature and targeted scope of the initiative, the impact assessment is not 
required. 

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Regulatory fitness and simplification 

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Fundamental rights 

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4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This  new  proposal  does  not  imply  any  changes  in  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework 
annual  ceilings  for  commitments  and  payments  as  per  Annex  I  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
2020/2093.  The  annual  breakdown  of  commitment  appropriations  for  the  European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development E.08030102 remains unchanged. 

Overall,  this  measure  does  not  imply  the  need  for  extra  payment  appropriations.  The 
necessary  payment  appropriations  of  EUR  13.5  million  in  2025  and  2026  payment 
appropriations are foreseen to be offset by decommitments at closure expected to take place in 
2026.  Funds  allocated  to  other  Rural  Development  Programmes  (RPDs)  that  will  remain 
unused  will  be  decommitted  and  will  compensate  for  the  additional  costs  under  this 
amendment. 

As  regards  POSEI  support,  this  proposal  does  not  have  any  quantifiable  budgetary  impact. 
Any related expenditure will  remain under the annual  Member State financial allocation for 
POSEI. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation, and reporting arrangements 

The implementation of the measures will be monitored and reported upon in the framework of 
the  reporting  mechanisms  established  in  Regulations  (EU)  No  1303/2013,  (EU)  No 
1305/20139 and (EU) 228/2013. 

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Explanatory documents (for directives) 

N/A 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

In order to provide further flexibilities to the outermost regions affected by natural disasters 
and  severe  meteorological  events  and  to  provide  an  adequate  response  to  the  impact  of  the 
unprecedented natural disaster Chido in Mayotte on the farmers, other EAFRD beneficiaries 
and the administrations it is proposed to amend Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as follows:  

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Allow  the  competent  national  authorities  to  submit  an  exceptional  programme 
modification  to  their  POSEI  programme  while  they  apply  the  principle  of  force 
majeure  or  exceptional  circumstances  where,  as  a  result  of  the  unexpected  severe 
natural  disaster,  the  agricultural  production  capacity  was  seriously  or  totally 
destroyed, and the restoration of certain sectors requires a longer period than could 
be  covered  by  the  application  of  the  principle  of  force  majeure  or  exceptional 
circumstances. This  would  allow the beneficiaries concerned to  continue  to  receive 
POSEI  support  during  the  restoration  period,  irrespective  of  the  level  of  their 
activity,  but  subject  to  their  formal  commitment  to  restore  their  agricultural 
production  capacity.  The  implementation  of  this  programme  modification  will  be 
subject to annual review and monitoring of progress in close cooperation between the 
Commission and the Member State.  

For  the  rural  development  programme  of  Mayotte,  remove  the  limit  of  10%  of  the 
2021 and 2022 budgetary allocations for temporary support in response to the impact 
of  natural  disasters  to  be  funded  under  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development  (EAFRD)  and  allow  the  selection  of  the  beneficiaries  beyond  the 
deadline of 30 June 2025. 

Compliance with the digital-by-default principle 

According  to  the  digital  assessment  carried  out,  the  current  proposal  has  no  digital 
dimensions as there is no digital relevance. Digital means or data exchange are not 
under the scope of the proposal. 

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and 
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repealing  Council  Regulation 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1305/oj). 

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2025/0104 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further 
flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of 
cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 349 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1,  
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2,  

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

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On  18  December  2024,  an  “exceptional  natural  disaster”  was  declared  for  the 
outermost  region  of  Mayotte  following  the  devastating  consequences  of  cyclone 
Chido, that destroyed much of the agricultural and forestry potential of the island and 
threatened food availability and security. This unprecedented cyclone and other recent 
natural disasters in the outermost regions of the Union as described in Article 349 of 
the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (TFEU),  demonstrate  the 
vulnerability of these regions to the effects of climate change, including the increased 
risk  of  exceptional  natural  disasters  or  severe  meteorological  events  with  long-term 
consequences. 

In order to address and mitigate the impact of exceptional natural disasters or severe 
meteorological  events in the outermost regions of  the Union, in  particular  as  regards 
the  support  to  local  production  provided  through  the  Programme  of  Options 
Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) referred to in Regulation 
(EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3; it is appropriate to 
provide for the possibility for the affected beneficiaries to continue to receive POSEI 
payments  during  the  restoration  period  irrespective  of  the  level  of  their  activity, 
subject  to  a  formal  commitment  to  restore  their  capacity.  It  should  therefore  be 
provided for that the competent national authorities may decide on the application of 
force majeure or exceptional  circumstances on the basis of relevant  evidence. At the 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying 
down  specific  measures  for  agriculture  in  the  outermost  regions  of  the  Union  and  repealing  Council 
ELI: 
247/2006 
Regulation 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/228/oj).  

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same  time,  in  duly  justified  circumstances,  where  the  restoration  of  certain  sectors 
requires  a  longer  period,  it  should  be  provided  for  that  an  exceptional  programme 
amendment,  subject  to  annual  review  and  monitoring  of  progress,  may  extend  this 
restoration period beyond what could be covered by the application of the principle of 
force  majeure  or  exceptional  circumstances.  For  this  purpose,  Articles  6  and  19  of 
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 should be amended. 

In  addition,  in  order  to  quickly  address  the  vulnerabilities  of  Mayotte’s  food  system 
and  rural  communities  resulting  from  that  unprecedented  natural  disaster  caused  by 
cyclone  Chido;  it  is  appropriate  to  rapidly  provide  exceptional  effective  support 
through  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD),  and  to 
provide  for  more  flexibility  in  the  existing  rules.  Article  6a  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 introduced a new measure 
providing exceptional temporary support in response to the impact of natural disasters 
to  be  funded  under  the  EAFRD  within  the  legal  framework  applicable  in  the 
programming  period  2014-2020,  as  extended  by  that  Regulation.  In  order  to  allow 
Mayotte to respond to the consequences of cyclone Chido and taking into account the 
difficulties caused by the specific situation of this outermost region, the application of 
the measure introduced by Article 6a of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 in Mayotte should 
be established. As the specific difficulties of responding to the exceptional situation in 
Mayotte are linked to its remoteness as an outermost region as described in Article 349 
TFEU, it is appropriate to provide for the flexibilities of the EAFRD support through 
the  establishment  of  a  specific  legal  framework  for  the  additional  support  of  the 
outermost  regions.  For  this  purpose,  Article  22  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  228/2013 
should be amended.  

Since the objective of this  Regulation,  namely to address  and mitigate the impact  of 
natural  disasters  on  the  agri-food  and  forestry  sectors  in  the  outermost  regions  by 
providing  additional  flexibilities  after  exceptional  natural  disasters  or  severe 
meteorological  events  and  in  particular,  after  cyclone  Chido  in  Mayotte,  cannot  be 
sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather be better achieved at Union 
level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity 
as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In accordance with the 
principle  of  proportionality  as  set  out  in  that  Article,  this  Regulation  does  not  go 
beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.  

Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

In  view  of  the  devasting  effects  of  the  current  natural  disasters  and  the  urgency  of 
addressing  and  mitigating  their  impact  on  the  agri-food  and  forestry  sectors  in 
outermost regions, as well as the urgency in applying the measure pursuant to Article 
6a  of  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2220  before  the  end  of  the  programming  period  2014-
2020, as extended by Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 it is considered to be appropriate to 
invoke the exception to the eight-week period provided for in Article 4 of Protocol No 

Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying 
down  certain  transitional  provisions  for  support  from  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 
and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 
as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as 
regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 
28.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2220/oj). 

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1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the TEU, to 
the TFEU and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. 

(7) 

In order to ensure a smooth implementation of these amendments and as  a matter of 
urgency in view of the pressing need to address and mitigate the impact of exceptional 
natural  disasters  or  severe  meteorological  events  in  the  outermost  territories  of  the 
Union,  and  in  particular,  that  of  cyclone  Chido  in  Mayotte,  this  Regulation  should 
enter into force on the day of its publication in  the  Official Journal of the European 
Union, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 is amended as follows:  

(1) in Article 6, the following paragraph 5 is added: 

Article 1 

‘5. In the event of exceptional natural disasters or severe meteorological events which destroy 
totally or partially the agricultural production capacity in an outermost region, Member States 
may  submit  a  proposal  to  amend  the  programme,  while  applying  the  principle  of  force 
majeure  or  exceptional  circumstances  in  order  to  allow  the  beneficiaries  concerned  to 
continue to receive POSEI support throughout the restoration period in the form of measures 
to assist local agricultural production provided for in Article 19. The implementation of these 
programme modifications shall be subject to an annual review and monitoring of progress in 
close cooperation between the Commission and the Member State.’; 

(2) in Article 19, the following paragraph 5 is added: 

‘5. When a programme is amended in accordance with Article 6(5), beneficiaries affected by 
the  exceptional  natural  disaster  or  the  severe  meteorological  event  may  continue  to  benefit 
from support in the form of measures to support production, processing or sale provided for in 
paragraph  4  of  this  Article  irrespective  of  their  level  of  activity  throughout  the  restoration 
period, but subject to a formal commitment to restore their agricultural production capacity.’; 

(3) in Article 22, the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added: 

‘3. By way of derogation from Article 6a (5) of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council*, Mayotte may approve applications for support after 30 June 
2025. 

4.  In  the  rural  development  programme  of  Mayotte,  the  EAFRD  support  provided  for  the 
measure  referred  to  in  Article  6a  of  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2220  shall  not  exceed  the  total 
EAFRD contribution to that rural development programme for the years 2021–2022. 

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Regulation  (EU)  2020/2220  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23 
December  2020  laying  down  certain  transitional  provisions  for  support  from  the  European 
Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and  from  the  European  Agricultural 
Guarantee  Fund  (EAGF)  in  the  years  2021  and  2022  and  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No 
1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application 
in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the 
distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2220/oj).’. 

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

for the Council 
the President 

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