Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1371/2014 of 19 December 2014 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 laying down further temporary exceptional support measures for producers of certain fruit and vegetables

‘3 The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover activities carried out in a period which shall be subdivided as follows: (a) a period from 30 September 2014 until the date on which the quantities referred to in Article 2(1) have been exhausted in each Member State concerned or 31 December 2014, whichever is earlier; (b) a period from 1 January 2015 until the date on which the quantities referred to in Article 2(1) have been exhausted in each Member State concerned or 30 June 2015, whichever is earlier.’

‘1 The support referred to in Article 1(1) shall be made available to Member States for the following quantities of products: (a) for the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a), the quantities set out in Annex I; (b) for the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b), the quantities set out in Annex Ia. For the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a), that support shall also be available in all Member States for withdrawal, green harvesting or non-harvesting operations, with respect to one or more of the products referred to in Article 1(2) as determined by the Member State, provided that the additional quantity involved does not exceed 3000 tonnes per Member State.’

‘1 Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the Union financial assistance referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 by 31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and by 31 July 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b).

2 Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the total Union financial assistance referred to in Article 4 and 6 of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 72 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 by 31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of this Regulation and by 31 July 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b) of this Regulation.’

Member States' expenditure in relation to the payments under this Regulation shall only by eligible for Union financial assistance if it has been paid by the following dates: (a) 30 June 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a); (b) 30 September 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b).’

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