Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1071/2014 of 10 October 2014 on exceptional support measures for the eggs and poultrymeat sectors in Italy

The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure to be borne by Italy to support the market of eggs and poultrymeat seriously affected by the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N7 which were detected and notified by Italy between 14 August and 5 September 2013 and for which Union and national restrictive measures were applicable until 30 June 2014. Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union part-financing if it has been paid by Italy to the beneficiary by 30 September 2015. The maximum level of Union part-financing shall be as follows: (a) for the destruction of hatching eggs falling within CN code 04071100, it shall be a flat rate of EUR 0,13824 per hatching egg of laying hens for a maximum of 38016 pieces; (b) for the processing of hatching eggs falling within CN code 04071100, it shall be a flat rate of EUR 0,1106 per hatching egg for a maximum of 4687600 pieces of hatching eggs of layers and for a maximum of 28450 pieces of hatching eggs of broilers; (c) for the processing of eggs in shell for human consumption falling within CN code 04071100, it shall be a flat rate of EUR 0,0136 per egg for a maximum of 1703520 pieces; (d) for the reduction of incubation of hatching eggs of layers, it shall be a flat rate of EUR 0,01672 per hatching egg of CN code 04071100 for a maximum of 549720 pieces; (e) for the culling and disposal of chicks falling within CN code 0105, it shall be a flat rate of: (i) EUR 0,140959 per chick of broilers for a maximum of 171920 heads; (ii) EUR 0,162354 per chick of roosters for a maximum of 436247 heads; (iii) EUR 0,248 per chick of layers for a maximum of 62800 heads; (iv) EUR 0,780307 per chick of turkeys for a maximum of 40500 heads; (f) for the early slaughter of flocks of broiler, broiler breeding flocks, turkey parent flocks and broiler grandparent flocks, it shall be a flat rate of: (i) EUR 0,86 per broiler for a maximum of 19200 heads; (ii) EUR 2,94912 per breeding broiler for a maximum of 14500 heads; (iii) EUR 2,94912 per broiler grandparent for a maximum of 4485 heads; (iv) EUR 13,824 per turkey parent for a maximum of 19004 heads; (g) for the temporary biosecurity fall in production, it shall be a flat rate of: (i) EUR 0,423936 per m2 per week for broilers for a maximum of 286597 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 521040,69 (ii) EUR 0,3779 per m2 per week for turkeys for a maximum of 271759 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 603604,35; (iii) EUR 0,12 per m2 per week for barn pullets for a maximum of 438930 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 310937,64; (iv) EUR 0,096 per m2 per week for cage pullets for a maximum of 370000 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 355200; (v) EUR 0,3779 per m2 per week for guinea fowls for a maximum of 2440 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 5161,20; (vi) EUR 0,5714 per m2 per week for ducks for a maximum of 570 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 2605,55; (vii) EUR 0,3041 per m2 per week for rural layers for a maximum of 7000 m2 for a maximum amount of EUR 17031,17; (viii) EUR 0,04 per barn layer chick per week for a maximum of 326450 chicks for a maximum amount of EUR 81743,18; (ix) EUR 0,032 per cage layer chick per week for a maximum of 100000 chicks for a maximum amount of EUR 14176; (x) EUR 0,092 per cage layer per week for a maximum of 649440 heads for a maximum amount of EUR 2415631,05; (xi) EUR 0,116 per barn layer per week for a maximum of 1067300 heads for a maximum amount of EUR 3219212,86 (xii) EUR 0,124 per free range layer per week for a maximum of 59160 heads for a maximum amount of EUR 13644,66; (xiii) EUR 0,144 per organic layer per week for a maximum of 124500 heads for a maximum amount of EUR 167924,16.

The Union part-financing under this Regulation shall be limited to products not compensated by State aid or insurances and for which no Union financial contribution has been received under Regulation (EU) No 652/2014.

Before making any payments, Italy shall carry out exhaustive administrative and physical checks to ensure compliance with this Regulation. In particular, the Italian authorities shall: (a) verify the eligibility of the beneficiary submitting the request for support; (b) verify the eligibility of the eggs and animals for which a request for support has been submitted; (c) verify the quantities of eggs and animals eligible for support; (d) verify for each eligible operator the actual production surface concerned by the biosecurity fall in production and the duration thereof.

The Italian authorities shall communicate to the Commission the clearance of payments.

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