http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/892/chapter/I/section/3Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectorsCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectorsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02017R0892-20190101texttext/xmlen2026-02-16Expert Participation2026-01-30 CHAPTER I<Strong>PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS</Strong>SECTION 3<Strong><Emphasis>Aid</Emphasis></Strong>Approved amount of aidArticle 8The appropriate authority shall notify producer organisations and associations of producer organisations of the approved amount of aid by 15 December of the year preceding the year for which aid is requested.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, where the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) or the second subparagraph of Article 34(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 applies, the appropriate authority shall notify those organisations and associations of the approved amount of aid by 20 January of the year for which aid is requested. Implementation of increase of the limit of the Union financial assistance from 50 % to 60 % Article 8a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aid applicationsArticle 91Producer organisations shall submit an application for aid, or the balance thereof, to the appropriate authority for each operational programme for which aid is requested by 15 February of the year following the year for which the aid is requested.2The aid applications shall be accompanied by supporting documents showing:athe aid requested;bthe value of marketed production;cthe financial contributions levied on its members and those of the producer organisation itself;dthe expenditure incurred in respect of the operational programme;ethe expenditure concerning crisis prevention and management broken down by actions;fthe proportion of the operational fund spent on crisis prevention and management broken down by actions;gcompliance with Article 33(3), the first subparagraph of Article 33(5) and Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;ha written commitment that it has not received any duplicate European Union or public funding in respect of measures or operations qualifying for aid under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in the fruit and vegetables sector; andi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .jan annual report on the execution of the operational programme.3The aid applications may cover expenditure programmed but not incurred if the following elements are proved:athe operations concerned could not be carried out by 31 December of the year of implementation of the operational programme, for reasons beyond the control of the producer organisation concerned;bthose operations can be carried out by 30 April of the year following the year for which the aid is requested; andcan equivalent contribution from the producer organisation remains in the operational fund.The aid shall be paid and the security lodged in accordance with Article 11(2) shall be released only on condition that proof of implementation of the programmed expenditure referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph is provided by 30 April of the year following that for which the expenditure in question was programmed, and on the basis that the entitlement to the aid is established.4In exceptional and duly justified cases, the appropriate authority may accept applications after the date provided for in paragraph 1, if the necessary checks have been carried out and the time limit for payment provided for in Article 10 is complied with. Where applications are submitted after the date provided for in paragraph 1, the aid shall be reduced by 1 % for each day the application is late.5Associations of producer organisations may submit an application for aid as referred to in paragraph 1 in the name and on behalf of only those members that are producer organisations recognised in the United Kingdom and provided that the supporting documents referred to in paragraph 2 are submitted for each member. The producer organisations shall be the final beneficiaries of the aid.5A.An application for aid by an association of producer organisations must relate to actions implemented at the level of the association and must be submitted to the appropriate authority for the constituent nation where that association has its head office. The appropriate authorities must ensure that there is no double funding risk.6Producer organisations shall submit an application for aid regarding actions that are implemented at the level of the producer organisations to the appropriate authority for the constituent nation in which the producer organisation’s head office is located....7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Payment of the aidArticle 10The appropriate authority shall pay the aid by 15 October of the year following the year of implementation of the programme.Advance paymentsArticle 111Applications for advance payments may be submitted ... on a three-monthly basis in January, April, July and October ....Total advance payments made for a given year shall not exceed 80 % of the initially approved amount of aid for the operational programme.2Advance payments shall be paid subject to the lodging of a security equivalent to 110 % thereof in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014.3Nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authority from setting a minimum amount and the deadlines for advance payments.Partial paymentsArticle 121A producer organisation may apply to the appropriate authority for the constituent nation in which the producer organisation has its head office for the payment of the part of the aid corresponding to the amounts already spent under the operational programme.2Applications may be submitted at any time, but no more than three times each year. They shall be accompanied by supporting documents, such as invoices and documents proving that the payment has been made.3Payments in respect of applications for parts of the aid shall not exceed 80 % of the part of the aid corresponding to the amounts already spent under the operational programme for the period concerned. Nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authority from setting a minimum amount for partial payments and deadlines for applications. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18). Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1146 of 7 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions.Words in Art. 9(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 6(3)(a)Art. 9(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1446), regs. 1(3), 6(3)(b)Words in Art. 8 substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(8)(a), 7(a)Words in Art. 8 substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(8)(b), 7(a)Art. 8a omitted (25.6.2021) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(9), 7(a)Words in Art. 9(6) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(f), 7(a)Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(a), 7(a)Words in Art. 9(2)(h) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(b)(i)(aa), 7(a)Word in Art. 9(2)(h) inserted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(b)(i)(bb), 7(a)Art. 9(2)(i) omitted (25.6.2021) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(b)(ii), 7(a)Art. 9(2)(j) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(b)(iii), 7(a)Words in Art. 9(4) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(c), 7(a)Art. 9(5A) inserted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(e), 7(a)Words in Art. 9(5) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(10)(d), 7(a)Words in Art. 10 substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(11), 7(a)Words in Art. 11(1) omitted (25.6.2021) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(12)(a)(i), 7(a)Words in Art. 11(1) omitted (25.6.2021) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(12)(a)(ii), 7(a)Words in Art. 11(3) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(12)(b), 7(a)Words in Art. 12(1) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(a), 7(a)Words in Art. 12(3) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/756), regs. 1(2), 5(13)(b), 7(a)