Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/760 of 13 May 2016 on exceptional support measures for the eggs and poultrymeat sectors in Italy

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/760
• Articles: 6

Article 1

The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Italy to support the market of hatching eggs and poultrymeat seriously affected by the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N8 which was detected and notified by Italy on 15 December 2014 and for which Union and national animal health and veterinary measures were applicable until 16 February 2015 in all holdings except for the holding keeping male fattening turkeys, in which measures were applied until 25 February 2015.

Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union part-financing if it has been paid by Italy to the beneficiaries by 30 September 2016 at the latest. Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 shall not apply.

Article 2

The maximum level of Union part-financing shall be as follows:

(a)

for the loss of production of hatching eggs by breeding turkeys located in the surveillance zone, it shall be a flat rate of EUR 0,42 per turkey hatching egg falling within CN code 0407 19 11 up to a maximum of 313 560 pieces;

(b)

for the loss of production of poultrymeat due to the delays linked to the animal health and veterinary measures with respect to capons, golden chickens, standard chickens and male and female turkeys for fattening in the holdings located in the protection and surveillance zones, it shall be a flat rate of:

(i)

EUR 0,022 per week per capon falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 262 400 heads and up to a maximum amount of EUR 42 146,98;

(ii)

EUR 0,0244 per week per golden chicken falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 7 500 heads and up to a maximum amount of EUR 1 620,86;

(iii)

EUR 0,0136 per week per standard chicken falling within the CN code 0105 94 00 up to a maximum of 1 271 908 heads and up to a maximum amount of EUR 83 715,00;

(iv)

EUR 0,0636 per week per female fattening turkey falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 35 040 heads and up to a maximum of EUR 23 240,53;

(v)

EUR 0,0722 per week per male fattening turkey falling within the CN code 0105 99 30 up to a maximum of 34 000 heads and up to a maximum amount of EUR 15 387,43;

(c)

for the loss of value between fresh and heat treated chicken meat obtained from standard chickens which were immediately slaughtered in the protection zone, the flat rate shall be EUR 0,3761 per live kg up to a total amount of EUR 98 297,50;

(d)

for the loss of value between fresh and frozen chicken meat obtained from standard chickens which were immediately slaughtered in the protection zone, the flat rate shall be EUR 0,04 per kg of chicken meat up to a total amount of EUR 3 402,44.

Article 3

The Union part-financing in accordance with 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.

Article 4

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 verify:

(a)

the eligibility of the beneficiary submitting the request for support;

(b)

for each eligible operator: the eligibility, the quantity and the actual loss of production of hatching eggs from breeding turkeys;

(c)

for each eligible operator: the eligibility, the quantity and the actual loss of production of chicken and turkey meat due to the delays in placing capons, golden chickens, standard chickens and turkeys for fattening into the holdings located in the protection and surveillance zones during the application of the animal health and veterinary measures;

(d)

for each eligible operator: the eligibility, the quantity and the actual loss in value between fresh and heat treated chicken meat obtained from standard chickens which were immediately slaughtered in the protection zone during the application of the animal health and veterinary measures;

(e)

for each eligible operator: the eligibility, the quantity and the actual loss in value between fresh and frozen chicken meat obtained from standard chickens which were immediately slaughtered in the protection zone during the application of the animal health and veterinary measures;

(f)

that funding has not been received by any eligible operator from any other sources to compensate the losses referred to in Article 2.

Article 5

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

Article 6

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