Sorting and packing costs for free distribution
Article 17
1. The costs of sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market for free distribution shall be eligible under operational programmes. For products in packages of less than 25 kilograms net weight the flat-rate amounts set out in Annex V shall apply. 2. Packages of products for free distribution shall display the European emblem together with one or more of the statements set out in Annex VI. 3. The costs of sorting and packaging shall be paid to the producer organisations which have carried out those operations. 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; and (c) acceptance by the beneficiary organisations, specifying the presentation.