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3.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
322/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1234/2013
of 2 December 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1020/2012 adopting the plan allocating to the Member
States resources to be charged to the 2013 budget year for the supply of food from intervention
stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the European Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
terms of delivery of support, and in accordance with the
requests that the Commission received from Spain,
Poland and Slovenia an extension of the implementation
period of the 2013 annual plan for the distribution of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
food for the benefit of the most deprived persons seems
Union,
appropriate. In order to ensure equal treatment, the
extension should be applicable for all Member States.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
(3) As
a
result
of
judicial
procedures
launched
against
tender
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
procedures, Greece has faced delays in the signature of
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
public procurement contracts and has accordingly
points (f) and (g) of Article 43, in conjunction with Article 4
requested the extension of the deadline to submit
thereof,
payment requests mentioned in the first paragraph of
Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No
1020/2012. In view of this request and of the difficult
financial situation faced by Greece, it is appropriate to
Whereas:
allow this extension. In order to ensure equal treatment,
the derogation should apply to all Member States. As the
deadline for the submission of payment requests was set
at 30 September, this derogation should apply retrospec
tively.
(1) Article
27
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007
as
amended
by Regulation (EU) No 121/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) has established for
2012 and 2013 a scheme for the distribution of food
to the most deprived persons in the Union, which applies
(4) For
accounting
purposes,
the
advances
paid
by
the
Paying
until the completion of the 2013 annual plan.
Agencies to beneficiaries as well as the clearing of
advances at beneficiary level should be booked in the
Commission’s annual accounts. Therefore, it is appro
priate for the Member States to fix the date by which
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No
the beneficiaries of those payments should submit costs
1020/2012 (
statements and certain other information related to

3 ) adopted the plan for the supply of food
to the most deprived persons and allocated the adequate
advance payments. In addition, it is appropriate to set
financial resources in charge of 2013 budget year. In
the deadline of the data provision from the Member
accordance with Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation
States to the Commission as 1 February 2014, which
(EU) No 807/2010 (
corresponds to the deadline applicable to the provision

4 ), the implementation period of an
annual plan is to begin on 1 October and to finish on 31
of accounting information referred to in Article 7(2) of
December of the following year. In order to ensure a
Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 ( 5 ).
smooth transition to the Fund for European Aid to the
Most Deprived when it is established in 2014, notably in
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(5) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
1020/2012
should
be
( 2 ) Regulation (EU) No 121/2012 of the European Parliament and of
amended accordingly.
the Council of 15 February 2012 amending Council Regulations
(EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards distribution
of food products to the most deprived persons in the Union (OJ
L 44, 16.2.2012, p. 1).
( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1020/2012 of
6 November 2012 adopting the plan allocating to the Member
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
States resources to be charged to the 2013 budget year for the
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the
supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the
Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
most deprived persons in the European Union and derogating
from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 (OJ
L 307, 7.11.2012, p. 62).
( 5 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying
( 4 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 of 14 September 2010
down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC)
laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention
No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and
stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Union (OJ
other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of
L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 9).
the EAFRD (OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 90).

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Official Journal of the European Union
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(a) costs statements justifying, by cost item, the use of
the advances until 15 October 2013; and
Article 1
(b) a confirmation, by cost item, of the balance of
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1020/2012 is amended as
unused advances remaining on 15 October 2013.
follows:
Member States shall fix the date of transmission of the
(1) the following Article 1a is inserted:
information referred to in the first subparagraph to
‘Article 1a
allow it to be included in the notification referred to
in paragraph 6.’;
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU)
(c) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
No 807/2010, the implementation period of the 2013
annual distribution plan shall finish on 28 February 2014.’;
‘6. No
later
than
1
February
2014,
Member
States
shall notify the Commission, with the information
(2) in Article 4, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
referred to in Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation
‘By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No
(EC) No 885/2006 (*), of the total amount of the
807/2010, for the 2013 distribution plan, requests for
advance payments made by 15 October 2013 in
payment shall be submitted to the competent authorities
accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article which
of each Member State by 15 October 2013.’;
have not been cleared and which relate to operations
that have not yet been completed.
(3) Article 5 is amended as follows:
___________
(a) in paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:
(*) Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of
21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the
‘(b) they have taken all measures to ensure that the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No
implementation shall be completed not later than
1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying
28 February 2014.’;
agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the
(b) the following paragraph 5a is inserted:
accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (OJ L 171,
23.6.2006, p. 90).’
‘5a. The
operators
selected
in
accordance
with
Article 4(4) and (6) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
and the designated organisations referred to in
Article 2
Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
provide to the competent authority of the Member
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
State which granted the advance payment the
following information:
Point 2 of Article 1 shall apply from 30 September 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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