Article 45Support
1.The support for market withdrawals, comprising both the Union financial assistance and the producer organisation contribution, shall be no more than the amounts set out in Annex IV.
For products not included in Annex IV, Member States shall set maximum amounts of support, comprising both the Union financial assistance and the producer organisation contribution, at a level not exceeding 40 % of the average market prices for the previous five years in case of free distribution and at a level not exceeding 30 % of the average of market prices for the previous five years for destinations other than free distribution.
Where the producer organisation has received compensation from third parties for withdrawn products, the support referred to in the first subparagraph shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the compensation received. In order to be eligible for support, the products concerned shall not enter again the commercial market for fruit and vegetables.
2.Market withdrawals shall not exceed 5 % of the volume of the marketed production of any given product of any given producer organisation. However, amounts which are disposed of in one of the ways referred to in Article 34(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or any other way approved by Member States under Article 46(2) of this Regulation shall not be taken into account in that proportion.
The volume of marketed production referred to in the first subparagraph shall be the average of the volume of marketed production in the previous three years. If this information is not available, the volume of marketed production for which the producer organisation was recognised shall be used.
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph shall be annual averages of a three year period including the year in question and the previous two years, with five percentage points of annual margin of overrun.
3.The Union financial assistance in case of market withdrawals of fruit and vegetables which are disposed of by way of free distribution to the charitable organisations and institutions referred to in Article 34(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall only cover payment for the disposed products in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and the costs referred to in Articles 16(1) and 17(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892.