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Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013

Type Regulation

Publication 2021-12-06

Last updated 2026-08-18

State In force

Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Source EUR-Lex

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Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Portugal shall grant a crop-specific payment for cotton to active farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 5201 00 under the conditions laid down in this Subsection.

Article 37

General rules

The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. The area shall be eligible only if it is located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State for cotton production, sown with varieties authorised by the Member State and actually harvested under normal growing conditions.

The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality.

Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Portugal shall authorise the land and the varieties referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with any rules and conditions adopted pursuant to paragraph 5.

For the interventions covered in this Subsection:

(a) the eligibility of the expenditure incurred shall be determined on the basis of Article 37, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116;

(b) for the purposes of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the opinion to be provided by the certification bodies shall cover points (a), (b) and (d) thereof, as well as the management declaration.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 supplementing this Regulation with rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton.

The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton and on the notifications to the producers related to this authorisation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 153(2).

Article 38

Base areas, fixed yields and reference amounts

The following national base areas are established:

— Bulgaria: 3 342 ha,

— Greece: 250 000 ha,

— Spain: 48 000 ha,

— Portugal: 360 ha.

The following fixed yields in the reference period are established:

— Bulgaria: 1,2 tonne/ha,

— Greece: 3,2 tonne/ha,

— Spain: 3,5 tonne/ha,

— Portugal: 2,2 tonne/ha.

The amount of the crop-specific payment per hectare of eligible area shall be calculated by multiplying the yields established in paragraph 2 with the following reference amounts:

— Bulgaria: EUR 636,13,

— Greece: EUR 229,37,

— Spain: EUR 354,73,

— Portugal: EUR 223,32.

If the eligible area of cotton in a given Member State and a given year exceeds the base area established in paragraph 1, the amount referred to in paragraph 3 for that Member State shall be reduced proportionately to the overrun of the base area.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 supplementing this Regulation with rules on the conditions for the granting of the crop-specific payment for cotton, on the eligibility requirements and on agronomic practices.

The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the calculation of the reduction provided for in paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 153(2).

Article 39

Approved interbranch organisations

For the purpose of this Subsection, an ‘approved interbranch organisation’ means a legal entity made up of farmers producing cotton and at least one ginner, carrying out activities such as:

(a) helping to better coordinate the way in which cotton is placed on the market, in particular through research studies and market surveys;

(b) drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules;

(c) orienting production towards products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer demand, in particular with regard to quality and consumer protection;

(d) updating methods and means to improve product quality;

(e) developing marketing strategies to promote cotton via quality certification schemes.

The Member State where the ginners are established shall approve interbranch organisations that satisfy any criteria laid down pursuant to paragraph 3.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 supplementing this Regulation with rules on:

(a) criteria for the approval of interbranch organisations;

(b) obligations for producers;

Article 40

Granting of the payment

Farmers shall be granted the crop-specific payment for cotton for hectares that are eligible as established in Article 38.

In the case of farmers who are members of an approved interbranch organisation, the crop-specific payment for cotton for hectares that are eligible within the base area laid down in Article 38(1) shall be increased by an amount of EUR 2.

Article 41

Derogations

Articles 101 and 102 and Title VII, with the exception of Chapter III thereof, shall not apply to the crop-specific payment for cotton laid down in this Subsection.

The crop-specific payment for cotton shall not be included in any of the sections of the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in Articles 108 to 114, except as regards Article 112(2), point (a), relating to the financial plan.

Article 55(1), second and third subparagraphs, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 shall not apply to the interventions referred to in this Subsection.

CHAPTER III TYPES OF INTERVENTION IN CERTAIN SECTORS

Section 1 General provisions

Article 42

Scope

This Chapter lays down rules concerning the types of intervention:

(a) in the fruit and vegetables sector, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (i), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(b) in the apiculture products sector, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (v), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (‘apiculture sector’);

(d) in the hops sector, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(e) in the olive oil and table olives sector, as referred to in Article 1(2), point (g), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(f) in the other sectors set out in Article 1(2), points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t) and (w), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and sectors covering products listed in Annex VI to this Regulation.

Article 43

Mandatory and optional types of intervention

The types of intervention in the fruit and vegetables sector referred to in Article 42, point (a), shall be mandatory for Member States with producer organisations in that sector recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Where a Member State without recognised producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector at the moment of submitting its CAP Strategic Plan recognises a producer organisation in that sector under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 during the CAP Strategic Plan period, that Member State shall submit a request for amendment of its CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Article 119 in order to include interventions in the fruit and vegetables sector.

The types of intervention in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 42, point (b), shall be mandatory for every Member State.

The types of intervention in the wine sector referred to in Article 42, point (c), shall be mandatory for the Member States listed in Annex VII.

Member States may choose in their CAP Strategic Plans to implement the types of intervention referred to in Article 42, points (d), (e) and (f).

Germany may implement in the hops sector the types of intervention referred to in Article 42, point (f), only if it decides in its CAP Strategic Plan not to implement the types of intervention referred to in Article 42, point (d).

Greece, France and Italy may implement in the olive oil and table olives sector the types of intervention referred to in Article 42, point (f), only if they decide in their CAP Strategic Plans not to implement the types of intervention referred to in Article 42, point (e).

Article 44

Forms of support

In the sectors referred to in Article 42, support may take any of the following forms:

(a) reimbursement of eligible costs actually incurred by a beneficiary;

(b) unit costs;

(d) flat-rate financing.

The amounts for the forms of support referred to under paragraph 1, points (b), (c) and (d), shall be established in one of the following ways:

(a) a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method based on:
(i) statistical data, other objective information or an expert judgement;
(ii) verified historical data of beneficiaries; or
(iii) the application of usual cost accounting practices of beneficiaries;

(b) draft budgets established on a case-by-case basis and agreed ex ante by the body selecting the operation in the case of interventions in the wine and apiculture sectors or the body approving the operational programmes referred to in Article 50 in the case of interventions in the other eligible sectors;

(c) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applicable in Union policies for a similar type of intervention;

(d) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applied under support schemes funded entirely by the Member State for a similar type of intervention.

Article 45

Delegated powers for additional requirements for types of intervention

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 supplementing this Regulation with requirements additional to those laid down in this Chapter as regards:

(a) ensuring the proper functioning of types of intervention laid down in this Chapter, in particular by avoiding distortions of competition in the internal market;

(b) the type of expenditure covered by the interventions included in this Chapter, including, by way of derogation from Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the eligibility of administrative and personnel costs of producer organisations or other beneficiaries when implementing those interventions;

(c) the basis for the calculation of Union financial assistance referred to in this Chapter, including the reference periods and the calculation of the value of marketed production, and for the calculation of the degree of organisation of producers for the purpose of the national financial assistance referred to in Article 53;

(d) the maximum level of Union financial assistance for the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (a), (c), (f), (g), (h) and (i), and for the types of intervention referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, points (c), (d), (l), (n) and (o), including packaging and transport rates for products withdrawn for free distribution and processing costs prior to delivery for that purpose;

(e) the rules for the fixing of a ceiling for expenditure and for measuring of the eligible area for the purpose of the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), point (d), and in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (a);

(f) the rules under which producers are to withdraw the by-products of winemaking, rules on exceptions to that obligation in order to avoid additional administrative burden and rules for the voluntary certification of distillers;

(g) the conditions to be applied for the use of forms of support listed in Article 44(1).

(h) the rules on minimum durability requirement for productive and non-productive investments supported by interventions included in this Chapter;

(i) the rules on the combination of funding for investments pursuant to Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), and for promotion pursuant to Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (k).

Article 46

Objectives in the fruit and vegetables sector, the hops sector, the olive oil and table olives sector and in the other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f)

The objectives in the sectors referred to in Article 42, points (a), (d), (e) and (f), shall be the following:

(a) planning and organisation of production, adjusting production to demand, in particular with regard to quality and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments, and stabilising producer prices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (i);

(b) concentration of supply and placing on the market of the products, including through direct marketing; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b) and (c);

(c) improvement of medium- and long-term competitiveness, in particular through modernisation; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (c);

(d) research into, and development of, sustainable production methods, including pest resilience, animal disease resistance and climate change mitigation and adaptation, innovative practices and production techniques boosting economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (i);

(e) promoting, developing and implementing:
(i) production methods and techniques that are respectful of the environment;
(ii) pest and disease resilient production practices;
(iii) animal health and welfare standards going beyond minimum requirements established under Union and national law;
(iv) reduction of waste and environmentally sound use and management of by-products, including their reuse and valorisation;
(v) protection and enhancement of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources, in particular protection of water, soil and air. Those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (e), (f) and (i);

(f) contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as set out in Article 6(1), point (d);

(g) boosting products’ commercial value and quality, including improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin or with a protected geographical indication or covered by Union or national quality schemes recognised by Member States; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (b);

(h) promotion and marketing of the products; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (b), (c) and (i);

(i) increasing consumption of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, whether in a fresh or processed form; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (i);

(j) crisis prevention and risk management, aimed at avoiding and dealing with disturbances in the markets of the relevant sector; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b) and (c);

(k) improving the conditions of employment and enforcing employer obligations as well as occupational health and safety requirements in accordance with Directives 89/391/EEC, 2009/104/EC and (EU) 2019/1152.

Article 47

Types of intervention in the fruit and vegetables sector, the hops sector, the olive oil and table olives sector and in the other sectors referred to in Article 42, point (f)

For each objective chosen from among those referred to in Article 46, points (a) to (i) and (k), Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention in the sectors referred to in Article 42, points (a), (d), (e) and (f):

(a) investments in tangible and intangible assets, research and experimental and innovative production methods and other actions, in areas such as:
(i) soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon and soil structure, and the reduction of contaminants;
(ii) improvement of the use of and sound management of water, including water saving, water conservation and drainage;
(iii) preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and promoting the development and use of varieties, breeds and management practices adapted to changing climate conditions;
(iv) increasing energy saving, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy;
(v) ecological packaging, only in the field of research and experimental production;
(vi) biosecurity, animal health and welfare;
(vii) reducing emissions and waste, improving the use of by-products, including their reuse and valorisation, and the management of waste;
(viii) improving resilience against pests and reducing risks and impacts of pesticide use, including implementing Integrated Pest Management techniques;
(ix) improving resilience against animal disease and reducing the use of veterinary medicines, including antibiotics;
(x) creating and maintaining habitats favourable to biodiversity;
(xi) improving product quality;
(xii) improving genetic resources;
(xiii) improving the conditions of employment and enforcing employer obligations as well as occupational health and safety requirements in accordance with Directives 89/391/EEC, 2009/104/EC and (EU) 2019/1152;

(b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainable pest and disease control techniques, sustainable use of plant protection and animal health products, climate change adaptation and mitigation, the conditions of employment, employer obligations and occupational health and safety;

(c) training, including coaching and exchange of best practices, in particular concerning sustainable pest and disease control techniques, sustainable use of plant protection and animal health products, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as the use of organised trading platforms and commodity exchanges on the spot and futures market;

(d) organic or integrated production;

(e) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and of storage of products;

(f) promotion, communication and marketing including actions and activities aimed in particular at raising consumer awareness about the Union quality schemes and the importance of healthy diets, and at diversification and consolidation of markets;

(g) implementation of Union and national quality schemes;

(h) implementation of traceability and certification systems, in particular the monitoring of the quality of products sold to final consumers;

(i) actions to mitigate, and to adapt to, climate change.

As regards the objective referred to in Article 46, point (j), Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention in the sectors referred to in Article 42, points (a), (d), (e) and (f):

(a) setting-up, filling and replenishing of mutual funds by producer organisations and by associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, or under Article 67(7) of this Regulation;

(b) investments in tangible and intangible assets making the management of the volumes placed on the market more efficient including for collective storage;

(c) collective storage of products produced by the producer organisation or by its members, including where necessary collective processing to facilitate such storage;

(d) replanting of orchards or olive groves where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority or to adapt to climate change;

(e) restocking with livestock after compulsory slaughter for health reasons or because of losses resulting from natural disasters;

(f) market withdrawal for free distribution or other destinations, including where necessary processing to facilitate such withdrawal;

(g) green harvesting, consisting of the total harvesting on a given area of unripe non-marketable products which have not been damaged prior to the green harvesting, whether due to climatic reasons, disease or otherwise;

(h) non-harvesting, consisting of the termination of the current production cycle on the area concerned where the product is well developed and is of sound, fair and marketable quality, excluding destruction of products due to a climatic event or disease;

(i) harvest and production insurance that contributes to safeguarding producers’ incomes where there are losses as a consequence of natural disasters, adverse climatic events, diseases or pest infestations while ensuring that beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures;

(j) coaching to other producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under Article 67(7) of this Regulation, or to individual producers;

(k) implementation and management of third-country sanitary and phytosanitary requirements in the territory of the Union to facilitate access to third-country markets;

(l) communication actions aiming at raising awareness and informing consumers.

Article 48

Planning and reporting at operational programme level

Article 7 (1), point (a), Article 102, Article 111, points (g) and (h), Article 112(3), point (b), and Article 134 shall apply for the types of intervention in the sectors referred to in Article 42, points (a), (d), (e) and (f), at the level of operational programmes instead of at the level of intervention. The planning and reporting for those types of intervention shall also be carried out at the level of operational programmes.

Section 2 Fruit and vegetables sector

Article 49

Objectives in the fruit and vegetables sector

In the fruit and vegetables sector referred to in Article 42, point (a), Member States shall pursue one or more of the objectives set out in Article 46. The objectives set out in Article 46, points (d) to (i) and (k), shall cover the products whether in a fresh or processed form, while the objectives set out in the other points of that Article shall cover only products in a fresh form.

Member States shall ensure that the interventions correspond to the types of intervention chosen in accordance with Article 47.

Article 50

Operational programmes

The objectives referred to in Article 46 and the interventions in the fruit and vegetables sector set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programmes of producer organisations or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, or both, under the conditions laid down in this Article.

Operational programmes shall have a minimum duration of three years and a maximum duration of seven years.

Operational programmes shall pursue at least the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (b), (e) and (f).

For each objective selected, the operational programmes shall describe the interventions selected from among those set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall submit operational programmes to Member States for approval and, if approved, shall implement them.

Operational programmes of associations of producer organisations shall not cover the same interventions as operational programmes of member organisations. Member States shall consider operational programmes of associations of producer organisations together with operational programmes of member organisations.

To that end Member States shall ensure that:

(a) interventions under operational programmes of an association of producer organisations are entirely financed, without prejudice to Article 51(1), point (b), by contributions of the member organisations of that association and that such funding is collected from the operational funds of those member organisations;

(b) interventions and their corresponding financial share are identified in the operational programme of each member organisation;

Member States shall ensure that, for each operational programme:

(a) at least 15 % of expenditure covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (e) and (f);

(b) the operational programme includes three or more actions linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (e) and (f);

(c) at least 2 % of expenditure covers the interventions linked to the objective referred to in Article 46, point (d); and

(d) the expenditure for interventions within the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (f), (g) and (h), does not exceed one third of the total expenditure.

Where at least 80 % of the members of a producer organisation are subject to one or more identical agri-environment-climate or organic farming commitments provided for in Chapter IV, each of those commitments shall count as an action for the minimum of three referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b).

Operational programmes may set out the actions proposed to ensure that workers in the sector enjoy fair and safe working conditions.

Article 51

Operational funds

Any producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector or association of such producer organisations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:

(a) financial contributions from:
(i) members of the producer organisation or the producer organisation itself or both; or
(ii) the association of producer organisations through the members of that association;

(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer organisations or to their associations where those organisations or associations submit an operational programme.

Operational funds shall be used only to finance operational programmes that have been approved by the Member States.

Article 52

Union financial assistance to the fruit and vegetables sector

The Union financial assistance shall be equal to the amount of the financial contributions referred to in Article 51(1), point (a), actually paid and limited to 50 % of the actual expenditure incurred.

The Union financial assistance shall be limited to:

(a) 4,1 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation;

(b) 4,5 % of the value of marketed production of each association of producer organisations;

(c) 5 % of the value of marketed production of each transnational producer organisation or transnational association of producer organisations.

Those limits may be increased by 0,5 percentage points, where the operational programme comprises one or more interventions linked to any of the objectives referred to in Article 46, point (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) or (j), provided that the amount in excess of the relevant percentage set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph is used solely to finance expenditure resulting from the implementation of those interventions. In the case of associations of producer organisations, including transnational associations of producer organisations, those interventions may be implemented by the association on behalf of its members.

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

(a) transnational producer organisations implement in two or more Member States interventions linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (b), (e) and (f);

(b) one or more producer organisations or associations of producer organisations are engaged in interventions operated on an interbranch basis;

(c) the operational programme covers solely specific support for the production of organic products covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/848;

(d) the producer organisation or the association of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 implements for the first time an operational programme;

(e) producer organisations market less than 20 % of fruit and vegetable production in a Member State; that marketing rate shall be calculated, for each year of the duration of an operational programme, as the value of the fruit and vegetable production that was obtained in the Member State concerned and marketed by producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 during a period corresponding to the reference period set out in delegated acts adopted on the basis of Article 45, point (c), (the value of marketed production), divided by the total value of the fruit and vegetable production obtained in that Member State during the same period;

(f) the producer organisation operates in one of the outermost regions;

(g) the operational programme comprises the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (d), (e), (f), (i) and (j);

(h) the operational programme is for the first time implemented by a recognised producer organisation which is the result of a merger between two or more recognised producer organisations;

(i) the producer organisation or the association of producer organisations implements an operational programme in a Member State in which the degree of organisation of producers in the fruit and vegetables sector has been less than 10 % for three consecutive years preceding the implementation of the operational programme; the degree of organisation shall be calculated as the value of the fruit and vegetable production obtained in the Member State concerned and marketed by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 during the three consecutive years preceding the implementation of the operational programme, divided by the total value of the fruit and vegetable production that was obtained in that Member State during the same period.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 80 % for expenditure linked to the objective referred to in Article 46, point (d), if that expenditure covers at least 5 % of the expenditure under the operational programme.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 80 % for expenditure linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (e) and (f), if that expenditure covers at least 20 % of the expenditure under the operational programme.

5a. The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be increased to 70 % for expenditure linked to the objectives referred to in Article 46, point (a), (b) or (c), if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) the expenditure is related to investments in tangible and intangible assets as referred to in Article 47(1), point (a), made by young farmers or new farmers who join for the first time a producer organisation recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(b) the investments referred to in point (a) are made at the premises of such young farmers or new farmers, as part of their first operational programme or during the three years following the date on which those young farmers or new farmers joined the producer organisation.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 100 % in the following cases:

(a) market withdrawals of fruit and vegetables which do not exceed 5 % of the volume of marketed production of each producer organisation and which are disposed of by way of:
(i) free distribution to charitable organisations and foundations approved to that effect by the Member States, for use in their activities to assist persons whose right to public assistance is recognised in national law, in particular because they lack the necessary means of subsistence;
(ii) free distribution to penal institutions, schools and public education institutions, establishments referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and to children’s holiday camps as well as to hospitals and old people’s homes designated by the Member States, which shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the quantities thus distributed are additional to the quantities normally bought in by such establishments;

(b) actions related to coaching of other producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, provided that those producer organisations are from regions of Member States referred to in Article 53(2) of this Regulation, or of individual producers.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 70 % of the actual expenditure incurred in a given year for operational programmes implemented by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations and affected in that year by adverse climatic events, natural disasters, plant diseases or pest infestations to be identified by the Member States, on condition that the increase is granted only when losses exceed a threshold of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the producer organisation or the association of producer organisations in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.

Article 53

National financial assistance

In regions of the Member States in which the degree of organisation of producers in the fruit and vegetables sector is significantly below the Union average, Member States may grant producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 national financial assistance equal to a maximum of 80 % of the financial contributions referred to in Article 51(1), point (a), of this Regulation and up to 10 % of the value of the marketed production of any such producer organisation. The national financial assistance shall be additional to the operational fund.

The degree of organisation of producers in a region of a Member State shall be considered to be significantly below the Union average where the average degree of organisation has been less than 20 % for three consecutive years preceding the implementation of the operational programme. The degree of organisation shall be calculated as the value of fruit and vegetable production that was obtained in the region concerned and marketed by producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, divided by the total value of the fruit and vegetable production that was obtained in that region.

Member States that grant national financial assistance in accordance with paragraph 1 shall inform the Commission of the regions that meet the criteria referred to in paragraph 2 and of the national financial assistance granted to producer organisations in those regions.

Section 3 Apiculture sector

Article 54

Objectives in the apiculture sector

The Member States shall pursue at least one of the relevant specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) in the apiculture sector.

Article 55

Types of intervention in the apiculture sector and Union financial assistance

Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans for each chosen specific objective set out in Article 6(1) one or more of the following types of intervention in the apiculture sector:

(a) advisory services, technical assistance, training, information and exchange of best practices, including through networking, for beekeepers and beekeepers’ organisations;

(b) investments in tangible and intangible assets, as well as other actions, including for:
(i) combatting beehive invaders and diseases, in particular varroasis;
(ii) preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and promoting the development and use of management practices adapted to changing climate conditions;
(iii) restocking of beehives in the Union, including bee breeding;
(iv) rationalising transhumance;

(c) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, bee losses or productivity drops, and substances potentially toxic to bees;

(d) actions to preserve or increase the existing number of beehives in the Union, including bee breeding;

(e) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products;

(f) promotion, communication and marketing including market monitoring actions and activities aimed in particular at raising consumer awareness about the quality of apiculture products;

(g) actions to enhance product quality.

Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of specific objectives and types of intervention. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall specify interventions.

Member States shall set out in their CAP Strategic Plans the funding provided by them for the types of intervention chosen in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States shall provide at least the same amount of funding as the Union financial assistance they use on the basis of Article 88(2) for supporting the types of intervention referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

The total financial assistance provided by the Union and Member States shall not exceed the expenditure incurred by the beneficiary.

When drawing up their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States shall collaborate with the representatives of organisations in the beekeeping field.

Member States shall notify the Commission annually of the number of beehives in their territory.

Article 56

Additional delegated powers for types of intervention in the apiculture sector

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 152 supplementing this Regulation with requirements additional to those laid down in this Section concerning:

(a) the obligation of Member States to notify the Commission annually of the number of beehives in their territory laid down in Article 55(7);

(b) a definition of ‘beehive’ and methods for calculating the number of beehives;

(c) the minimum Union contribution to the expenditure related to the implementation of the types of intervention and interventions referred to in Article 55.

Section 4 Wine sector

Article 57

Objectives in the wine sector

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall pursue one or more of the following objectives in the wine sector:

(a) improving the economic sustainability and competitiveness of Union wine producers; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (h);

(b) contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector, including by supporting winegrowers in reducing the use of inputs and implementing more environmentally sustainable methods and cultivation practices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (d) to (f) and (i);

(c) improving the conditions of employment and enforcing employer obligations as well as occupational health and safety requirements in accordance with Directives 89/391/EEC, 2009/104/EC and (EU) 2019/1152;

(d) improving the performance of Union wine enterprises and their adaptation to market demands, as well as increasing their long-term competitiveness in the production and marketing of grapevine products, including energy savings, global energy efficiency and sustainable processes; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), to (e), (g) and (h);

(e) contributing to restoring the balance of supply and demand in the Union wine market in order to prevent market crises; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (a);

(f) contributing to safeguarding Union producers’ incomes where they incur losses as a consequence of natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, diseases or pest infestations; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (a);

(g) increasing the marketability and competitiveness of Union grapevine products, in particular through the development of innovative products, processes and technologies, and the addition of value at any stage of the supply chain; that objective may include knowledge transfer and relates to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (a), (b), (c), (e) and (i);

(h) sustaining the use of wine making by-products for industrial and energy purposes in order to ensure the quality of Union wine while protecting the environment; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (d) and (e);

(i) contributing to increasing consumer awareness about responsible consumption of wine and about Union quality schemes for wine; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (b) and (i);

(j) improving the competitiveness of Union grapevine products in third countries, including the opening and diversification of the wine markets; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), points (b) and (h);

(k) contributing to increasing resilience of producers against market fluctuations; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (a).

Article 58

Types of intervention in the wine sector

For each objective chosen from among those laid down in Article 57, the Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention:

(a) restructuring and conversion of vineyards, which is a process consisting of one or more of the following:
(i) varietal conversions, also by means of grafting-on, including for improving quality or environmental sustainability, for reasons of adaptation to climate change, increasing the climate resilience of vines, or for the enhancement of genetic diversity;
(ii) relocation of vineyards;
(iii) replanting of vineyards where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority;
(iv) improvements to vineyard management techniques, in particular the introduction of advanced systems of sustainable production including the reduction of the use of pesticides, but excluding the normal renewal of vineyards consisting of replanting with the same grape variety according to the same system of vine cultivation when vines have to come to the end of their natural life;

(b) investments in tangible assets and intangible assets in winegrowing farming systems, excluding operations relevant to the type of intervention provided for in point (a), in processing facilities and winery infrastructure, as well as in marketing structures and tools, including marketing through wine tourism;

(c) green harvesting, which means the total destruction or removal of grape bunches while still in their immature stage, thereby reducing the yield of the relevant area to zero, and excluding non-harvesting comprising of leaving commercial grapes on the plants at the end of the normal production cycle;

(d) harvest insurance against income losses resulting from adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, damages caused by animals, plant diseases or pest infestations;

(e) tangible and intangible investments in innovation consisting of development of innovative products, including products from, and by-products of, wine making, innovative processes and technologies for the production of wine products and the digitalisation of those processes and technologies, as well as other investments adding value at any stage of the supply chain, including for knowledge exchange and contribution to adaptation to the climate change;

(f) advisory services, in particular concerning the conditions of employment, employer obligations and occupational health and safety, direct sales, environmental sustainability and diversification from wine production;

(g) distillation of by-products of wine making carried out in accordance with the restrictions laid down in Part II, Section D, of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(h) information actions concerning Union wines carried out in Member States encouraging responsible consumption of wine or promoting Union quality schemes covering designations of origin and geographical indications;

(i) actions aimed at enhancing the reputation of Union vineyards by promoting wine tourism in production regions undertaken by organisations operating in the wine sector referred to in Articles 152, 156 and 157 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, by producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0011]), or any other professional organisations, wine producer organisations or associations of wine producer organisations established by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans;

(j) actions undertaken by interbranch organisations recognised by Member States in the wine sector in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 aiming at improving market knowledge;

(k) promotion and communication carried out in third countries, consisting of one or more of the following actions and activities aimed at improving the competitiveness of the wine sector, and the opening, diversification or consolidation of the markets:
(i) public relations, promotion or advertisement actions, in particular highlighting the high standards of the Union products, especially in terms of quality, food safety or the environment;
(ii) participation in events, fairs or exhibitions of international importance;
(iii) information campaigns, in particular on the Union quality schemes concerning designations of origin, geographical indications and organic production;
(iv) studies of new or existing markets which are necessary for the expansion and consolidation of market outlets;
(v) studies to evaluate the results of the information and promotion operations;
(vi) preparation of technical files, including laboratory tests and assessments, concerning oenological practices, phytosanitary and hygiene rules, as well as other third-country requirements for import of products of the wine sector, to prevent restriction of, or to enable, access to third-country markets;

(l) temporary and degressive assistance to cover administrative costs of setting up mutual funds;

(m) investments in tangible and intangible assets aiming to enhance the sustainability of wine production by:
(i) improving the use and management of water;
(ii) converting to organic production;
(iii) introducing integrated production techniques;
(iv) purchasing equipment for precision or digitised production methods;
(v) contributing to soil conservation and enhancement of soil carbon sequestration;
(vi) creating or preserving habitats favourable for biodiversity or maintaining landscape, including the conservation of historical features; or
(vii) reducing waste production and improving waste management;

(n) monitoring, diagnostic, training, communication and research to prevent the spread of relevant pests referred to in Part B of Annex II and Part C of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 ([^E0012]) undertaken by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, interbranch organisations recognised by Member States under Articles 157 and 158 of that Regulation, or producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143; or

(o) permanent grubbing up of productive vineyards, meaning the complete elimination of vine stocks on a relevant area.

For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), Member States may lay down in their CAP Strategic Plans specific agronomic, viticultural or any other kind of conditions which ensure that varietal conversion, relocation of the vineyard, replanting of the vineyard or improvement of the vineyard management techniques undertaken under this type of intervention does not generate an increase in yield in the vineyard to be replanted.

The first subparagraph, point (k), shall apply only to wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or wines with an indication of the wine grape variety. Promotion and communication operations under the first subparagraph, point (k), shall have a limited duration of three years. Member States may decide to extend the duration of an operation twice for a maximum of three years for each extension. Each beneficiary may receive support for different operations carried out in the same market under the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph, point (k), for a maximum period of nine consecutive years.

For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (k), a Member State may consider the promotion and communication operations carried out in a third country to be those that cover the entire territory of the third country, an administrative part of that territory, or a type of market, as defined by that Member State, in the third country.

Member States that choose in their CAP Strategic Plans the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph, point (k), shall ensure that small producers have access to funding under those types of intervention by applying relevant measures such as establishing simplified procedures or setting objective and non-discriminatory priority criteria on new beneficiaries, new markets, and new products.

For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (o), producers who have grubbed up productive vineyards under this Article shall not be entitled to apply for new planting authorisations under Article 64 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 during the 10 marketing years following the one in which the grubbing up took place. Where such producers hold valid authorisations for new plantings, such authorisations shall be revoked by the Member State when the application for support of grubbing up is approved. Member States may exclude from the scope of this type of intervention areas where vineyards play an important environmental, landscape preservation or socio-economic role.

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of objectives and the types of intervention in the wine sector. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall specify interventions.

Member States that chose the types of intervention provided for in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, point (k), of this Article shall lay down specific provisions for the information and promotion actions and activities, in particular with regard to their maximum duration.

In addition to the requirements set out in Title V, the Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall set out in their CAP Strategic Plans an implementation schedule for the chosen types of intervention, interventions and a general financial table showing the resources to be deployed and the envisaged allocation of resources between the chosen types of intervention and between interventions in accordance with the financial allocations laid down in Annex VII.

Article 59

Union financial assistance to the wine sector

The Union financial assistance for restructuring and conversion of vineyards referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (a), shall not exceed 50 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards, or 75 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards in less developed regions.

However, that financial assistance may, for steep slopes and terraces in zones where the inclination is greater than 40 %, go up to 60 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards, or up to 80 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards in less developed regions.

The assistance may only take the form of compensation to producers for loss of revenue due to the implementation of the intervention and contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion. The compensation to producers for loss of revenue due to the implementation of the intervention may cover up to 100 % of the relevant loss and take one of the following forms:

(a) the permission for old and new vines to coexist for a maximum period which shall not exceed three years;

(b) financial compensation for a maximum period which shall not exceed three years.

By way of derogation from the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance may cover up to 80 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards if the intervention is linked to the objective of contributing to climate change adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b).

The Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), shall not exceed:

(a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions;

(b) 40 % of eligible investments costs in regions other than less developed regions;

(d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands.

The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC ([^E0013]) and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

For enterprises, other than producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which are not covered by Article 2(1) of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC, with fewer than 750 employees or with an annual turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the maximum levels of Union financial assistance set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be halved.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).

No Union financial assistance shall be granted to enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Commission Communication entitled ‘Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty’ ([^E0014]).

The Union financial assistance for green harvesting referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (c), shall not exceed 50 % of the sum of the direct costs of the destruction or removal of grape bunches and the loss of revenue related to such destruction or removal.

The Union financial assistance for permanent grubbing up referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (o), shall not exceed 70 % of the sum of the direct costs of carrying out the grubbing up and of the estimated loss of revenue for one year in respect of the grubbed up area. In addition, Member States may provide a national contribution to the intervention of up to 30 % of the sum of the direct costs of carrying out the grubbing up and the estimated loss of revenue for one year in respect of the grubbed up area.

The Union financial assistance for the interventions referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, points (i), (j) and (m), shall not exceed 50 % of the direct or eligible costs.

However, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (m), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).

The Union financial assistance for harvest insurance referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (d), shall not exceed:

(a) 80 % of the cost of the insurance premiums paid by producers for insurance against losses resulting from adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters;

(b) 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums paid by producers for insurance against:
(i) losses referred to in point (a) and losses caused by other adverse climatic events;
(ii) losses caused by animals, plant diseases or pest infestations.

Union financial assistance for harvest insurance may be granted if insurance payments concerned do not compensate producers for more than 100 % of the income loss suffered, taking into account any compensation the producers may have obtained from other support schemes related to the insured risk. Insurance contracts shall require beneficiaries to undertake necessary risk prevention measures.

The Union financial assistance for innovation referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (e), shall not exceed:

(a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions;

(b) 40 % of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions;

(d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands.

The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (e), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).

6a. The Union financial assistance for advisory services referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (f), may cover up to 50 % of the eligible expenditure.

The Union financial assistance for information actions and promotion and communication operations referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, points (h) and (k), shall not exceed 60 % of the eligible expenditure.

In addition, the Member States referred to in Article 88(1) may provide a national contribution to the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph of up to 20 % of the eligible expenditure. For micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC active in the wine sector, Member States may provide a national contribution of up to 30 % of the eligible expenditure.

7a. The Union financial assistance for actions referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (n), against pests referred to in Part B of Annex II and Part C of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs.

The Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the Union financial assistance for distillation of by-products of wine making referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (g), in accordance with the specific rules laid down in Article 60(3). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 153(2).

Article 60

Specific rules on Union financial assistance to the wine sector

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall ensure that the Union financial assistance for harvest insurance does not distort competition in the insurance market.

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall establish a system based on objective criteria to ensure that green harvesting does not lead to compensation of individual producers in excess of the limit laid down in Article 59(3).

The amount of the Union assistance for distillation of by-products of wine making referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (g), shall be fixed per % volume and per hectolitre of alcohol produced. No Union financial assistance shall be paid for the volume of alcohol contained in the by-products to be distilled which exceeds 10 % in relation to the volume of alcohol contained in the wine produced.

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall ensure that the Union financial assistance for distillation of by-products of wine making is paid to distillers that process by-products of winemaking delivered for distillation into raw alcohol with an alcoholic strength of at least 92 % by volume.

The Union financial assistance shall include a lump sum amount to compensate for the costs of collection of the by-products of winemaking. That amount shall be transferred from the distiller to the producer in cases where the relevant costs are borne by the latter.

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall ensure that the alcohol resulting from the distillation of by-products of winemaking for which a Union financial assistance has been granted is used exclusively for industrial or energy purposes that do not distort competition.

The Member States referred to in Article 88(1) shall ensure in their CAP Strategic Plans that at least 5 % of the expenditure is earmarked and at least one action is adopted to meet the objectives in favour of protection of the environment, adaptation to climate change, improving sustainability of production systems and processes, reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector, energy savings and improving global energy efficiency in the wine sector, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 57, points (b), (d) and (h).

Section 5 Hops sector

Article 61

Objectives and types of intervention in the hops sector

Germany shall pursue in the hops sector one or more of the objectives set out in Article 46, points (a) to (h), (j) and (k).

Germany shall choose in its CAP Strategic Plan one or more of the types of intervention referred to in Article 47 to pursue the objectives chosen as laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article. Within the chosen types of intervention, Germany shall specify interventions. It shall substantiate in its CAP Strategic Plan the choice of objectives, types of intervention and interventions to meet those objectives.

The interventions specified by Germany shall be implemented through approved operational programmes of producer organisations or their associations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

The operational programmes referred to in paragraph 3 shall fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 50(2), (4), (5), (6) and (8).

Germany shall ensure that the Union financial assistance provided to each producer organisation or association of producer organisations under this Article for the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(2), points (f), (g) and (h), does not exceed, in average over three consecutive years, one third of the total Union financial assistance received for its operational programme over the same period.

Article 62

Union financial assistance

Within the financial allocation set out in Article 88(3), Germany shall allocate the maximum Union financial assistance to the producer organisations or their associations implementing the operational programmes referred to in Article 61(3) in proportion to the number of hectares cultivated with hops represented by each producer organisation.

Within the maximum amounts allocated to each producer organisation or association of producer organisations pursuant to paragraph 1, the Union financial assistance to the operational programmes referred to in Article 61 shall be limited to 50 % of the actual expenditure incurred for the types of intervention referred to in that Article. The remaining part of the expenditure shall be borne by the producer organisation or association benefitting from the Union financial assistance.

The Union financial assistance shall be paid to operational funds set up by the producer organisations or their associations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 implementing the operational programmes. For this purpose, Article 51 of this Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis.

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 2 shall be increased to 100 %:

(a) for types of intervention linked to one or more of the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (d), (e), (f) and (h);

(b) for the interventions of collective storage, advisory services, technical assistance, training and exchange of best practices linked to either or both of the objectives referred to in Article 46, points (a) and (j).

The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 2 shall be increased to 70 % of the actual expenditure incurred in a given year for operational programmes implemented by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations and affected in that year by adverse climatic events, natural disasters, plant diseases or pest infestations, to be identified by the Member States, on condition that the increase is granted only when losses exceed a threshold of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the producer organisation or the association of producer organisations in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.

Section 6 Olive oil and table olives sector

Article 63

Objectives in the olive oil and table olives sector

Greece, France and Italy shall pursue in the olive oil and table olives sector one or more of the objectives set out in Article 46, points (a) to (h), (j) and (k).

Article 64

Types of intervention in the olive oil and table olives sector

To pursue the objectives referred to in Article 63, Greece, France and Italy shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the types of intervention referred to in Article 47. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall specify interventions.

The interventions specified by Greece, France and Italy shall be implemented through approved operational programmes of producer organisations or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. For this purpose, Article 50(2), (4), (5), (6) and (8) and Article 51 of this Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis, without prejudice to Article 65(3).

Article 65

Union financial assistance

The Union financial assistance to the eligible costs shall not exceed:

(a) 75 % of actual expenditure incurred for interventions linked to objectives referred to in Article 46, points (a) to (f), (h) and (k);

(b) 75 % of actual expenditure incurred for fixed assets investments and 50 % for other interventions linked to the objective referred to in Article 46, point (g);

(d) 75 % of the actual expenditure incurred for the types of intervention referred to in Article 47(1), points (f) and (h), where the operational programme is implemented in at least three third countries or non-producing Member States by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations from at least two producing Member States, or 50 % where that condition is not met;

(e) 70 % of the actual expenditure incurred in a given year for operational programmes implemented by producer organisations or associations of producer organisations and affected in that year by adverse climatic events, natural disasters, plant diseases or pest infestations to be identified by the Member States, on condition that the increase is granted only when losses exceed a threshold of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the producer organisation or the association of producer organisations in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.

The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 30 % of the value of marketed production of each producer organisation or association of producer organisations in 2023 and 2024, 15 % in 2025 and 2026 and 10 % as from 2027.

Greece, France and Italy may provide complementary financing of the operational funds referred to in Article 51 up to 50 % of the costs not covered by the Union financial assistance.

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