Producers of pigmeat may apply for the aid in respect of animals slaughtered from 17 February 2014 until 16 May 2014.

The aid is expressed as an amount of EUR 10,8 per head for piglets referred to in Article 1(1)(a) delivered and of EUR 30 per 100 kilograms of carcass weight recorded for the animals referred to in Article 1(1)(b) and (c) delivered. The Commission may adapt these amounts to take into account market developments.

The aid for animals referred to in Article 1(1)(b) and (c) with a carcass weight of more than 100 kilograms shall not exceed the amount of the aid fixed in paragraph 2 for pigs with a carcass weight of 100 kilograms.

Fifty per cent of the expenditure for the aid, covering a maximum total of 7 600 piglets referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and of 700 tonnes of pig carcasses of animals referred to in Article 1(1)(b) and (c), shall be financed by the Union budget.

Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union financing if it has been paid by Lithuania to the beneficiary by 31 August 2014.

The aid shall be paid by Lithuania after the slaughter of the animals referred to in Article 1(1) and after the completion of the controls in accordance with Article 4.