Article 1, Point (8) · Regulation (EU) 2021/2117

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(8)Part II, Title I, Chapter II, is amended as follows:

(a)the title is replaced by the following:‘CHAPTER IIAid for the supply of fruit and vegetables and of milk and milk products in educational establishments’;

(b)the heading ‘Section 1’ and its title are deleted;

(c)in Article 23, paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:‘11.Member States shall choose the products to be featured in distribution or to be included in accompanying educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which shall include one or more of the following: health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety and the availability of local or regional produce, giving priority to the extent practicable to products originating in the Union. Member States may encourage in particular local or regional purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits, including sustainable packaging, and, if appropriate, products recognised under the quality schemes established by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.Member States may consider, in their strategies, prioritising sustainability and fair-trade considerations.’;

(d)Article 23a is amended as follows:

(i)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1.Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of this Article, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 220804135 per school year. Within that overall limit, the aid shall not exceed:

(a)for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 130608466 per school year;

(b)for school milk: EUR 90195669 per school year.’;

(ii)in paragraph 2, third subparagraph, the last sentence is deleted;

(iii)in paragraph 4, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:‘4.Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 220804135 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20 % of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.’;

(e)Sections 2 to 6, containing Articles 29 to 60, are deleted;