Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2205 of 5 October 2026 on exceptional market support measures for the eggs and poultrymeat sectors in Italy
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The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Italy to support the market of eggs and poultrymeat seriously affected by the 103 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5 which were confirmed and notified by Italy between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, between 13 November 2023 and 30 March 2024, and between 29 September 2024 and 1 March 2025.
1. Expenditure borne by Italy shall be eligible for Union part-financing only: (a) for the duration of the application of animal health and veterinary measures referred to in the Union legislation listed in the Annex and related to the periods laid down in Article 1; and (b) for those poultry holdings that have been subject to the animal health and veterinary measures and located in the zones referred to in the Union legislation listed in the Annex (‘the regulated zones’); and (c) if it has been paid by Italy to the beneficiaries by 31 May 2027 at the latest; and (d) if the animal or product, for the period referred to in point (a), has not benefitted from any compensation by means of state aid or insurance and for which no Union financial contribution has been received under Regulation (EU) 2021/690. 2. None of the expenditure paid by Italy after 31 May 2027 shall be eligible for Union financing, irrespective of the share of the expenditure it represents.
1. The maximum amount of Union part-financing shall be EUR 60 690 108, detailed as follows: (a) EUR 54 875 414 for losses related to prolonged fallowing periods of poultry in the regulated zones: (i) between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, up to a maximum of 16 360 773 animals; (ii) between 13 November 2023 and 30 March 2024, up to a maximum of 11 778 523 animals; (iii) between 29 September 2024 and 1 March 2025 up to a maximum of 19 758 341 animals; (b) EUR 176 511 for losses related to the shortening of the production cycle (early slaughter of animals) in the regulated zones: (i) between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, up to a maximum of 13 001 breeding animals; (ii) between 13 November 2023 and 30 March 2024, up to a maximum of 23 000 breeding animals; (c) EUR 1 812 884 for losses related to the prolonged rearing and fattening periods in the regulated zones: (i) between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, up to a maximum of 209 138 animals; (ii) between 13 November 2023 and 30 March 2024, up to a maximum of 191 578 animals; (iii) between 29 September 2024 and 1 March 2025 up to a maximum of 479 839 animals; (d) EUR 1 042 136 for the total loss of value of animals and hatching eggs in the regulated zones: (i) between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, up to a maximum of 2 166 230 chicks culled, and 624 684 hatching eggs destroyed; (ii) between 29 September 2024 and 1 March 2025 up to a maximum of 102 486 chicks culled; (e) EUR 2 783 163 for the partial loss of value of eggs in the regulated zones: (i) between 22 September 2022 and 24 May 2023, up to a maximum of 84 514 300 table eggs sold for processing; (ii) between 29 September 2024 and 1 March 2025 up to a maximum of 2 386 960 hatching eggs downgraded to table eggs, and 37 176 740 table eggs sold for processing; 2. Where the number of eggs or animals eligible for compensation exceeds the maximum number of eggs or animals set in paragraph 1, expenditure eligible for Union part-financing may be adjusted per item and go beyond the amounts resulting from the application of the maximum numbers per item, provided that the total of adjustments remains below 20 % of the maximum amount of expenditure part-financed by the Union referred to in paragraph 1.
1. Italy shall carry out administrative and physical checks in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 26 ) . In particular, Italy shall verify: (a) the eligibility of the applicant submitting the request for support; (b) for each eligible applicant: the eligibility, the quantity and the value of the actual loss of production; (c) that funding has not been received by any eligible applicant from any other sources to compensate the losses referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation. 2. For eligible applicants for which administrative checks are completed, compensation can be paid without waiting for all checks being made, notably those on applicants selected for on-the-spot checks. 3. In cases where the eligibility of an applicant was not confirmed, the compensation shall be recovered and sanctions applied in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
Italy shall communicate to the Commission the clearance of payments.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
List of the Union legislation as referred to in Article 2(1) listing the regulated zones and periods
ANNEX List of the Union legislation as referred to in Article 2(1) listing the regulated zones and periods Regulated zones in certain parts of Italy and periods established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and laid down in: — Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2695; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2778; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2913; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/759; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/852; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/963; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2681; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2743; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2833; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3039; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2917; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3142; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3235; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/84; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/124; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/185; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/270; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/321; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/423; — Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/449.
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