actionmeans a specific activity or instrument aimed at contributing to one or more of the objectives referred to or set out in Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
baseline indicatormeans any indicator reflecting a state or trend existing at the start of a programming period which may provide information useful:
by-productmeans a product which results from preparation of a fruit or vegetable product which has a positive economic value but is not the main intended product;
importermeans the declarant within the meaning of Article 5(15) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
investment in physical assetsmeans the acquisition of tangible assets aimed at contributing to one or more of the objectives referred to or set out in Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
lotmeans the goods presented under a declaration of release for free circulation, covering only goods of the same origin falling within one single CN code;
market weekmeans the period from Monday to Friday of the week preceding the deadline for notification by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 74.
measuremeans one of the following:
preparationmeans preparatory activities such as cleaning, cutting, peeling, trimming and drying of fruit and vegetables, without transforming them into processed fruit and vegetables;
producermeans a farmer within the meaning of Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council producing fruit and vegetables as referred to in Article 1(2)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and such products intended solely for processing;
producer membermeans a producer or legal entity constituted by producers that is a member of a producer organisation or association of producer organisations;
specific costsmeans the additional costs, calculated as the difference between the conventional costs and the costs actually incurred, and income foregone resulting from an action, excluding additional income and costs savings.
subsidiaryincludes any entity in a chain of subsidiaries.
transnational association of producer organisationsmeans a producer organisation and an association of producer organisations complying with the definitions laid down in Article 2, points (a) and (b), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/232, respectively;