Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/655 of 10 March 2023 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 2023 to 31 July 2024 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 (notified under document C(2023) 1532)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/655 of 10 March 2023 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 2023 to 31 July 2024 and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 (notified under document C(2023) 1532) 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 OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 12. , and in particular Article 5(6) thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 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). , 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) 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 State's indicative allocations referred to in Article 23a(4), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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). . (3) All Member States notified the Commission of their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024, 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, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, 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 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) In their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024, Sweden sought less than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables. 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. No Member State sought less than the indicative allocation for school milk.

(6) On the basis of the notified information by Member States, the definitive allocation of Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 should be fixed. (7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 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). 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. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1187 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1187 of 7 July 2022 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 (OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 56). amended 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 to take into account the exceptional second requests for Union aid submitted by Member States pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/861 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/861 of 1 June 2022 laying down exceptional rules for the Member States’ second requests for Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk and derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 as regards the reallocation of Union aid, for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 (OJ L 151, 2.6.2022, p. 42). for that same period. (8) In the notifications submitted by 31 January 2023 pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, some Member States updated their request for Union aid relating to the school year 2022/2023. Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Finland notified transfers between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk. Germany and the Netherlands sought less than the definitive allocation for school milk. Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia and Sweden notified their willingness to use more than the definitive allocation for school milk. (9) Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 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 2023 to 31 July 2024 is set out in Annex I.

Article 2

Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 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, 10 March 2023. For the Commission Janusz Wojciechowski Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX I School year 2023/2024 Member State Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables in EUR Definitive allocation for school milk in EUR Belgium38157851433417Bulgaria21852561800090Czechia34739933048057Denmark17391471632431Germany211967528910720Estonia412360754955Ireland1966159826537Greece31495031464086Spain139224726023462France1817640114523309Croatia1322043610533Italy152938166910347Cyprus300828252652Latvia671180868581Lithuania9236031236781Luxembourg297570193000Hungary29947312970122Malta290000193000Netherlands57227021632699Austria24145391015027Poland1256548812791591Portugal28044121301261Romania617823611303390Slovenia689729305638Slovakia19151621659402Finland16729432731455Sweden08316782Total12609481094709325

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX I School year 2022/2023 Member State Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables in EUR Definitive allocation for school milk in EUR Belgium34054601613199Bulgaria21458261030342Czechia35155122000127Denmark18550601578658Germany208674009614058Estonia520903779265Ireland18113031033661Greece32216701550685Spain134422936152902France1627147816146588Croatia1390541800354Italy171177808003535Cyprus390044400177Latvia658180748041Lithuania9664511135641Luxembourg295111205725Hungary31224481945693Malta293504201724Netherlands6006511642270Austria2401768944680Poland1249407110739507Portugal32833972220981Romania690031810455944Slovenia570823311770Slovakia18729651070557Finland17990473624689Sweden09233498Total12661986494184271