Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2820 of 15 December 2023 providing for emergency financial support for the agricultural sectors affected by natural disasters in Greece and Slovenia

Article 1

Article 38 (1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹) shall apply to these payments.

Article 2

Without delay and no later than 29 February 2024, Greece and Slovenia shall notify the Commission of the following in relation to measures implemented under Article 1:

(a) a description of the measures to be taken;

(b) the criteria used to determine the methods for granting the aid and the rationale for distributing the aid across farmers;

(c) the intended impact of the measures in view of compensating farmers for economic losses;

(d) the actions taken to verify that the intended impact of the measures is reached;

(e) the actions taken to avoid distortion of competition and overcompensation;

(f) the forecast for payments of the Union expenditure broken-down per month until 31 May 2024;

(g) the level of additional support granted pursuant to Article 1(7);

(h) the actions taken to control the eligibility of farmers and to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.