COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/467

of 25 March 2020

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 2020 to 31 July 2021 and amending Implementing Decision C(2019) 2249 final

(notified under document C(2020) 1795)

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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 137(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, the Union programmes and activities committed under the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 or previous financial perspectives are to be implemented in 2019 and 2020 with regard to the United Kingdom on the basis of the applicable Union law.

(3) 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)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

(4) All Member States notified the Commission of their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021, specifying the amount of aid required for school fruit and vegetables or for school milk, or for both parts of the scheme. In the case of Belgium, France, Cyprus and Sweden the amounts requested took account of the transfers between the indicative allocations.

(5) 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.

(6) In their request for Union aid for the period from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021, Sweden and the United Kingdom sought less than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables and/or for school milk. Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden notified their willingness to use more than the indicative allocation for school fruit and vegetables and/or for school milk.

(7) 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 2020 to 31 July 2021 should be fixed.

(8) Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 2249 (4) final fixed 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 2019 to 31 July 2020. Some Member States updated their request for Union aid relating to that school year. Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria notified transfers between the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and the definitive allocation for school milk. Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal sought less than the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and/or for school milk. Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Romania and Slovakia notified their willingness to use more than the definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables and/or for school milk.

(9) Based on the notified information by Member States, Implementing Decision C(2019) 2249 final should be amended.

(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of 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 2020 to 31 July 2021 is set out in Annex I.

Article 2

Annex I to Implementing Decision C(2019) 2249 final 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, 25 March 2020.

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) 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

(4) Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 2249 final of 27 March 2019 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 2019 to 31 July 2020 and amending Implementing Decision C(2018) 1762 final.

ANNEX I

School year 2020/2021

(in EUR)
Member State	Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables	Definitive allocation for school milk
Belgium	3 405 459	1 613 200
Bulgaria	2 562 226	1 145 871
Czechia	3 918 810	1 813 713
Denmark	2 249 220	1 578 867
Germany	24 582 347	10 712 157
Estonia	542 176	727 890
Ireland	2 238 463	1 029 094
Greece	3 218 885	1 550 685
Spain	16 237 995	6 302 784
France	17 990 469	17 123 194
Croatia	1 636 896	874 426
Italy	20 493 267	9 016 105
Cyprus	390 044	400 177
Latvia	769 194	736 593
Lithuania	1 089 604	1 082 982
Luxembourg	333 895	204 752
Hungary	3 666 098	1 927 193
Malta	319 478	200 892
Netherlands	6 683 866	2 401 061
Austria	2 796 946	1 250 119
Poland	14 394 215	10 941 915
Portugal	3 283 397	2 220 981
Romania	7 866 848	10 771 254
Slovenia	701 580	359 649
Slovakia	2 098 537	1 004 766
Finland	1 599 047	3 824 689
Sweden	0	9 217 369
United Kingdom	0	4 898 661
Total	145 068 962	104 931 038

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX I

School year 2019/2020

(in EUR)
Member State	Definitive allocation for school fruit and vegetables	Definitive allocation for school milk
Belgium	2 506 459	855 200
Bulgaria	2 592 914	1 156 473
Czechia	4 163 260	2 103 744
Denmark	1 807 661	1 460 645
Germany	26 436 867	10 437 134
Estonia	573 599	765 332
Ireland	2 266 887	1 201 217
Greece	3 218 885	1 550 685
Spain	17 454 573	6 136 910
France	17 990 469	17 123 194
Croatia	1 660 486	800 354
Italy	20 811 379	9 120 871
Cyprus	390 044	400 177
Latvia	814 976	788 002
Lithuania	1 144 738	1 150 401
Luxembourg	381 828	165 000
Hungary	3 886 202	2 171 100
Malta	296 797	211 122
Netherlands	7 255 860	1 320 848
Austria	3 116 669	1 113 019
Poland	14 579 625	11 005 606
Portugal	1 553 912	2 151 570
Romania	6 866 848	11 301 317
Slovenia	708 635	362 276
Slovakia	2 206 132	1 140 984
Finland	1 599 047	3 824 689
Sweden	0	8 998 717
United Kingdom	0	4 898 661
Total	146 284 753	103 715 247

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