Allocation of maximum quantities to Member States
Article 2
1. The financial assistance for support measures referred to in Article 1(1) shall be made available to Member States for the quantities of products set out in Annex I. The financial assistance shall also be available to Member States for withdrawal, green harvesting or non-harvesting operations, with respect to one or more of the products referred to in Article 1(2) as determined by the Member State, provided that the additional quantity involved does not exceed 3 000 tonnes per Member State. 2. With respect to the quantities per Member State referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may determine for each product referred to in Article 1(2): (a) the quantities for market withdrawals for free distribution; (b) the quantities for market withdrawals for destinations other than free distribution; (c) the equivalent area for green harvesting and non-harvesting. 3. Where the quantities actually withdrawn in a Member State between 8 August 2015 and 30 June 2016 in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 for a category of products as defined in Annex I b to that Regulation are less than 5 % of the total quantities allocated to that Member State for that category of products, the Member State may decide not to make use of the quantity allocated to it in accordance with Annex I. In that event, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of its decision by 31 October 2016. As from the moment of notification, withdrawal, non-harvesting and green harvesting operations carried out for that category of products in that Member State shall not be eligible for financial assistance. 4. Member States may decide not to make use of the quantity of 3 000 tonnes referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, or part thereof, by 31 October 2016. By the same date, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any quantities not used. As from the moment of notification, withdrawal, non-harvesting and green harvesting operations carried out for the given category of products in that Member State shall not be eligible for financial assistance under this Regulation.