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Mr President, I would like to express my thanks for this question and to inform Members that the Commission is well aware of the situation.
As regards the application of force majeure, it is important that the beneficiary notifies the case in writing to the competent authority, together with relevant evidence, within 10 working days from the day on which the beneficiary is in a position to do so.
Frost struck fruit producers not only in Poland, but in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well. The Commission will monitor developments in the sector.
The current common market organisation in fresh fruit and vegetables does not foresee any direct assistance to producers adversely affected by climatic conditions or natural disasters. The CMO provides EU assistance to producer organisations and producer groups in relation to their operational programmes and in recognition of the plans that, to some extent, can cover losses.
In the proposal for the reform of the common market organisation, the Commission proposed to widen the scope of the crisis management tools and to enable the producer organisations to get EU co-financing to cover costs of harvest insurance and, later, to establish mutual funds.
As regards the possibility of granting state aid, Member States may, under certain conditions, use the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 to exempt from notification an aid scheme earmarked for the compensation of losses due to frost. In case the envisaged aid scheme does not fully comply with the provisions of the Regulation, Member States may still notify it under the Community guidelines for state aid in the agriculture and forestry sector, 2007-2013.
I would also like to add that Member States may also use the
mechanism. In that case, the aid would be limited to EUR 3 000 per beneficiary in three years, within the framework of the maximum amount laid down for each Member State in the annex to the Regulation.
Under the rural development legislation, Member States have two possibilities to support producers who suffer from the consequences of natural disasters. Firstly, Member States may implement specific measures to restore agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters, and they may also introduce appropriate preventive actions. However, the present draft proposal of the Polish rural development programme for the period 2007-2013 does not foresee the inclusion of this measure in the programme. The Commission is open to discussing this possibility with the Polish authorities, should they wish to do so.
Another possibility of rural development support is provided under the
rule of the rural development policy. In case a natural disaster seriously affects the land and the holding, and the farmer cannot respect the relevant commitments he has made under a rural development scheme, Member States may recognise a case of
. This means the farmers who benefit from rural development support will not have to pay back the aid received.
One of the most relevant measures under
is agri-environment. If, during a specific year, the beneficiary cannot respect the commitments due to a natural disaster, he will not be paid or partially not be paid in that year. However, he does not have to reimburse the payments he has received during the rest of the period of the contract. The Member State is invited to discuss the different aspects of this case with the Commission services."@en1
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