Transport costs for free distribution
Article 16
1. The costs of transport by land for the free distribution of all products withdrawn from the market shall be eligible under the operational programme on the basis of the scale of unit costs set according to the distance between the point of withdrawal and the place of delivery as set out in Annex IV. In the case of sea transport, Member States shall determine the distance between the point of withdrawal and the place of final delivery. The compensation may not exceed the cost of land transport over the shortest route between the place of loading and the point of final delivery where land transport is possible. A correcting coefficient of 0,6 shall be applied to the amounts as set out in Annex IV. In case of combined transport, the applicable transport cost shall be the sum of the cost corresponding to the distance of transport by land plus 60 % of the cost's increase if the total distance of transport had been by land, as set out in Annex IV. 2. The transport costs shall be paid to the party which actually bears the financial cost of the transport operation in question. Payment shall be subject to the presentation of supporting documents certifying in particular: (a) the names of the beneficiary organisations; (b) the quantity of the products concerned; (c) acceptance by the beneficiary organisations and the means of transport used; and (d) the distance between the place of withdrawal and the place of delivery.