Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2394of 5 October 2023amending 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(notified under document C(2023) 6616)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2394 of 5 October 2023 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 (notified under document C(2023) 6616) 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) Based on the information Member States notified by 31 January 2022, 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. (3) In the notifications submitted by 31 August 2023 pursuant to Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, Portugal notified transfer between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk. (4) Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 should therefore be amended accordingly. (5) 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

Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/493 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 October 2023. For the Commission Janusz Wojciechowski Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX

Annex

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

in EUR Definitive allocation for school milk in EUR Belgium34054601613199Bulgaria21458261030342Czechia35155122000127Denmark18550601578658Germany208674009614058Estonia520903779265Ireland18113031033661Greece32216701550685Spain134422936152902France1627147816146588Croatia1390541800354Italy171177808003535Cyprus390044400177Latvia658180748041Lithuania9664511135641Luxembourg295111205725Hungary31224481945693Malta293504201724Netherlands6006511642270Austria2401768944680Poland1249407110739507Portugal29333972570981Romania690031810455944Slovenia570823311770Slovakia18729651070557Finland17990473624689Sweden09233498Total12626986494534271