Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1047/2014 of 29 July 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national or regional strategy to be drawn up by Member States for the purpose of the school milk scheme
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1047/2014of 29 July 2014supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national or regional strategy to be drawn up by Member States for the purpose of the school milk schemeTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular point (b) of Article 27(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that, from 1 August 2015, Member States wishing to participate in the school milk scheme are required to have, at national or regional level, a prior strategy for its implementation.(2)Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, requires that when drawing up their strategies, Member States have to draw up a list of milk and milk products that will be eligible under their respective schemes. In order to make the school milk scheme more effective, a Member State's strategy should also contain other key elements, namely the age group of children and the frequency of distribution, the provisional expenditure under the scheme, including information on whether national payments will be made, and the arrangements for assessing the effectiveness of the scheme.(3)Where a Member State intends to provide for accompanying measures in accordance with Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, it should also describe those measures in its strategy.(4)Provisions concerning the national or regional strategy to be drawn up by Member States for the purpose of the school milk scheme should be laid down. Those provisions should apply as from 2015,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: