Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to 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^f1, and in particular point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 57 thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, all the Member States sent the Commission their triennial national programmes for the production and marketing of apiculture products for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 apiculture years.

The 28 programmes meet the goals of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and contain the information required by Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368^f2.

The Union contribution to each national programme is to be decided in accordance with Article 55(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366^f3.

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

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