Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1863 of 5 October 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 as regards market withdrawals for free distribution of fruits and vegetables

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1863
• Articles: 2

Article 1 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892

In Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The costs of sorting and packaging of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market for free distribution shall be eligible under operational programmes, except if the free distribution of fruits and vegetables takes place after processing. For products in packages of less than 25 kilograms net weight, such costs shall not exceed the amounts set out in Annex V.’.

Article 2 Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 April 2022.