Financial relief for fruit and vegetable producers after severe weather

Summary

The European Parliament supports a regulation providing financial relief to the fruit and vegetable sector following extreme weather in 2023, allowing for flexible fund management and preventing the recovery of aid interrupted by natural disasters.
9 13.09.2023
Other
finance
economy
environment
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

In force from 01/01/2023 Out of force from 31/12/2023
  • The measure provides relief for the fruit and vegetable sector following severe weather events, including droughts and floods in 2023.
  • Producer organizations are exempted from certain rules regarding the economic value of products sold by non-members.
  • Member States are granted more flexibility in their national strategies regarding how operational funds are spent on specific measures.
  • Financial assistance for long-term commitments, such as environmental actions, will not be recovered if they were interrupted by the 2023 weather events.

Speeches

1 Speech in total

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12. Delegated acts (Rule 111(6))
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