These Regulations come into operation on 24th April 2001.

The Regulations provide that, in the making of any national “top-up” aid payments as permitted by Article 14(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, as amended, for the supply of milk and milk products to pupils in educational establishments, such payments shall be subject to the same rules, requirements and conditions as apply to Community aid under Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/1999, and which are contained in Commision Regulation (EC) No. 2707/2000 laying down rules for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments (regulation 3).

The Regulations also provide for the withholding or recovery of any Community aid or national payments to which an applicant is reasonably believed not to be entitled or where he is in breach of any of his commitments given as a condition of such aid or payment (regulations 4 and 5).