PART IIINTERNAL MARKET

TITLE IMARKET INTERVENTION

CHAPTER II Aid schemes

Section 3Aid in the fruit and vegetables sector

Article 34F1... Financial assistance

1.

The F2... financial assistance shall be equal to the amount of the financial contributions referred to in point (a) of Article 32(1) actually paid and limited to 50 % of the actual expenditure incurred.

2.

The F3... financial assistance shall be limited to 4,1 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation or of their association.

However, in the case of producer organisations, that percentage may be increased to 4,6 % of the value of the marketed production, provided that the amount in excess of 4,1 % of the value of the marketed production is used solely for crisis prevention and management measures.

In the case of associations of producer organisations, that percentage may be increased to 4,7 % of the value of the marketed production, provided that the amount in excess of 4,1 % of the value of the marketed production is used solely for crisis prevention and management measures implemented by the association of producer organisations on behalf of its members.

3.

At the request of a producer organisation, the 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 60 % for an operational programme or part of an operational programme satisfying at least one of the following conditions:

F4(a)

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(b)

it is submitted by one or more producer organisations engaged in schemes operated on an interbranch basis;

(c)

it covers solely specific support for the production of organic products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 834/200724;

(d)

it is the first to be submitted by a recognised producer organisation which is the result of a merger between two recognised producer organisations;

(e)

it is the first to be submitted by a recognised association of producer organisations;

F5(f)

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F6(g)

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F74.

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