Payments to beneficiaries
Article 28
1. Member States may decide to pay the support referred to in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 through insurance companies as intermediaries provided that: (a) the conditions laid down in Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 are respected; (b) the amount of the support is transferred in full to the producer; (c) the insurance company pays the support to the producer either in advance, through a reduction of the insurance premium, or through a bank or a postal transfer within 15 days after receiving the payment from the Member State. 2. The use of intermediaries shall be such as not to distort competitive conditions on the insurance market.