Article 41Improving the quality of agricultural products
The annual additional payment for improving the quality of agricultural products provided for in Article 68(1)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 may in particular enable farmers to:
meet the conditions necessary in order to join Community food quality schemes as set out in the acts listed in Article 68(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1898/2006(1), (EC) No 1216/2007(2), (EC) No 889/2008(3) and (EC) No 114/2009(4); or
join private or national food quality certification schemes.
If the specific support measures are granted for the purposes of point (b) of the first paragraph, the requirements of Article 22(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006(5) shall apply mutatis mutandis.