Title II, Chapter IV, Article 52 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891

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Article 52Conditions for the application of national financial assistance#

1.For the purposes of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the degree of organisation of producers in a region of a Member State shall be calculated on the basis of the value of fruit and vegetables produced in the region concerned and marketed by:

(a)recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations; and

(b)producer groups recognised in accordance with Article 125e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or producer organisations and producer groups recognised in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

For the purpose of the calculation, the value established as referred to in the first subparagraph shall be divided by the total value of the fruit and vegetables produced in that region.

2.The value of fruit and vegetables produced in the region concerned and marketed by the organisations, associations and groups referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall only include those products for which those organisations, associations and groups are recognised. Article 22 shall apply mutatis mutandis.For the calculation of the total value of the fruit and vegetables produced in that region, the methodology set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note shall apply mutatis mutandis.

3.Only fruit and vegetables produced in the region referred to in paragraph 4 shall benefit from national financial assistance.

4.Member States shall define the regions as a distinct part of their territory in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria, such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural/fruit and vegetable potential, or their institutional or administrative structure and for which data are available in order to calculate the degree of organisation referred to in paragraph 1.The regions defined by a Member State shall not be amended at least for five years unless such amendment is objectively justified, in particular for reasons that are not related to the calculation of the degree of organisation of producers in the region or regions concerned.

5.Before granting national financial assistance, Member States shall notify the Commission of the list of the region(s) that meet the criteria referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and of the amount of national financial assistance to be granted to the producer organisations in those regions.Member States shall notify the Commission of any amendment of the region(s) that meet the criteria referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.