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 (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 (2), 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 (3) 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

(1) OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 12.

(2) 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).

(3) 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).

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
Belgium	3 405 460	1 613 199
Bulgaria	2 145 826	1 030 342
Czechia	3 515 512	2 000 127
Denmark	1 855 060	1 578 658
Germany	20 867 400	9 614 058
Estonia	520 903	779 265
Ireland	1 811 303	1 033 661
Greece	3 221 670	1 550 685
Spain	13 442 293	6 152 902
France	16 271 478	16 146 588
Croatia	1 390 541	800 354
Italy	17 117 780	8 003 535
Cyprus	390 044	400 177
Latvia	658 180	748 041
Lithuania	966 451	1 135 641
Luxembourg	295 111	205 725
Hungary	3 122 448	1 945 693
Malta	293 504	201 724
Netherlands	6 006 511	642 270
Austria	2 401 768	944 680
Poland	12 494 071	10 739 507
Portugal	2 933 397	2 570 981
Romania	6 900 318	10 455 944
Slovenia	570 823	311 770
Slovakia	1 872 965	1 070 557
Finland	1 799 047	3 624 689
Sweden	0	9 233 498
Total	126 269 864	94 534 271

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