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Additional payment under Article 23a(6) and 217 of the “Council Regulation”

3.—(1) Where an applicant is in receipt of “Union aid”, the Scottish Ministers may, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 23a(6) and 217 of the Council Regulation, as read with the Commission Regulations, pay that applicant an amount in addition to that “Union aid”.

(2) The provisions specified in paragraphs (3) to (5) apply in relation to National aid as they apply to Union aid.

(3) The specified provisions of the Council Regulation are—

(a)Article 22 (Target Group); and

(b)Article 23 (Aid for the supply of school fruit and vegetables and of school milk, accompanying educational measures and related cost).

(4) The specified provisions of the Commission Implementing Regulation are—

(a)Article 4 (Aid applications submitted by aid applicants);

(b)Article 5 (Payment of the aid);

(c)Article 9 (Administrative checks);

(d)Article 10 (On-the-spot checks); and

(e)Article 11 (Recovery of undue payments).

(5) The specified provisions of the Commission Delegated Regulation are—

(a)Article 6 (Conditions for approval of aid applicants) paragraphs (1) and (2) only;

(b)Article 7 (Suspension and withdrawal of approval); and

(c)Article 11 (Distribution of products in conjunction with regular school meals) paragraph (b) of the second paragraph only.