# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 221/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 in respect of fixing the indicative allocation of the aid under the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme

EU Regulation No 221/2014 · adopted 7 March 2014

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 221/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 in respect of fixing the indicative allocation of the aid under the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 221/2014
of 7 March 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 in respect of fixing the indicative allocation of the aid under the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 sets the overall amount of the Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables and banana products to children as referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of European Parliament and of the Council (hereinafter ‘school fruit and vegetables scheme’). Furthermore, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 fixes the maximum co-financing rates and a minimum amount of that aid per Member State.
(2)
The Commission should fix the indicative allocation of the aid for the school fruit and vegetables scheme to each Member State on the basis of criteria referred to in Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The Commission should furthermore periodically assess whether the indicative allocation remains consistent with those criteria.
(3)
Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 sets the amount of the indicative allocation of Union aid per Member State based on the overall Union budget of EUR 90 million. Since Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 increases the overall budget for the school fruit and vegetables scheme to EUR 150 million and it fixes new co-financing rates, a new indicative allocation should be fixed.
(4)
The new indicative allocation should also take into account the criteria referred to in Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 based on the latest available data from 2012 as regards the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population in Member State's regions.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. To take into account the periodicity of the school year, the new indicative allocation should therefore become applicable as from 1 August 2014.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 288/2009

Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

## 2 Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.

## Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso

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ANNEX II
Indicative allocation of Union aid per Member State
Member State
Co-financing rate (in %)
Children 6-10 abs. numbers
EUR
Austria
75 %
406 322
2 239 273
Belgium
75 %
611 450
3 369 750
Bulgaria
90 %
316 744
2 094 722
Croatia
90 %
205 774
1 360 845
Cyprus
75 %
44 823
290 000
Czech Republic
88 %
480 495
3 124 660
Denmark
75 %
328 182
1 808 638
Estonia
90 %
66 436
439 361
Finland
75 %
290 308
1 599 911
France
76 %
4 051 279
22 500 145
Germany
75 %
3 575 991
19 707 575
Greece
81 %
529 648
3 143 600
Hungary
86 %
482 160
3 031 022
Ireland
75 %
319 126
1 758 729
Italy
80 %
2 853 098
16 719 794
Latvia
90 %
95 861
633 957
Lithuania
90 %
136 285
901 293
Luxembourg
75 %
29 473
290 000
Malta
75 %
19 511
290 000
Netherlands
75 %
986 118
5 434 576
Poland
88 %
1 802 733
11 645 350
Portugal
85 %
527 379
3 284 967
Romania
89 %
1 054 185
6 869 985
Slovakia
89 %
262 703
1 709 502
Slovenia
83 %
91 095
554 291
Spain
75 %
2 337 457
12 939 604
Sweden
75 %
518 322
2 856 514
United Kingdom
76 %
3 494 635
19 401 935
EU 28
79 %
25 917 593
150 000 000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/221 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-221
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