Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 (repealed)Show full title

Article 3 Strategy

1. Member States wishing to set up a School Fruit Scheme shall draw up the strategy referred to in Article 103ga(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

2. A Member State's strategy shall not cover products that are listed in Annex I to this Regulation. However, in duly justified cases, such as where a Member State wants to ensure a broad assortment of products under its scheme or wants to make its scheme more attractive, a strategy may provide that such products may become eligible, if only limited amounts of the substances referred to in that Annex are added.

Member States shall ensure that their competent health authorities endorse the list of products that shall be eligible under their School Fruit Scheme.

3. Member States shall explain in their strategy how they will guarantee the added value of their School Fruit Scheme, especially where their strategy allows the consumption of regular school meals at the same time as products financed under their School Fruit Scheme. They shall describe their control measures in their strategy.

4. Member States shall describe in their strategy which accompanying measures they will adopt to ensure the successful implementation of their scheme. Those measures may focus on improving the target group's knowledge on the fruit and vegetable sector or healthy eating habits, such as the development of websites or the organisation of farm visits or gardening sessions.

5. Member States may choose the appropriate geographical and administrative level at which they wish to implement a ‘School Fruit Scheme’. If they choose to implement more than one scheme, they shall provide a strategy for each scheme. A Member State which implements multiple schemes may establish a coordination framework.