Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2028 of 6 October 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 (notified under document C(2025) 6609)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
This is a summary of the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2028 of 6 October 2025. It amends Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845, which fixed the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for the school fruit and vegetables and school milk scheme for the period from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. The updated definitive allocations are outlined in the Annex of the document.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment:**
* Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 is amended.
* Annex I of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 is replaced by the new text provided in the Annex of this document, which lists updated definitive allocations for school fruit and vegetables and school milk per member state in EUR.
* **Context:**
* The decision addresses notifications of transfers between allocations for school fruit and vegetables and school milk submitted by France and Portugal.
* The decision is based on information provided by Member States by 31 January 2024.
* The measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets.
* **Implementation:**
* The Decision is addressed to the Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**Member States**
*Impact*
Affected by updated allocation figures for Union aid related to the school scheme.
*Action Required*
Review and adjust their national programs and budgets for the school scheme based on the revised allocations.
**France and Portugal**
*Impact*
Allocation of school fruit and vegetables and school milk has been impacted.
*Action Required*
Implement required changes within their respective schemes based on the adjusted allocations in the Annex.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845: Decision fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2028: Decision amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 concerning Union aid allocation for school fruit, vegetables, and milk.
Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013: Council Regulation determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisations of the markets in agricultural products.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39: Regulation on rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit, vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments.
Member States: Countries participating in the Union aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2028 8.10.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2025/2028
of 6 October 2025
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to
Member States for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2024
to 31 July 2025
(notified under document C(2025) 6609)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain
aids and refunds related to the common organisations of the markets in agricultural products(1), and in particular
Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39(2), Member States wishing to
participate in the Union aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational
establishments (‘the school scheme’) are to submit to the Commission by 31 January each year their request for that
Union aid relating to the next school year and, if applicable, update the request for Union aid relating to the ongoing
school year.
(2) Based on the information Member States notified by 31 January 2024, Commission Implementing Decision
(EU) 2024/845(3)fixed the definitive allocation of Union aid for the school scheme among the Member States that
submitted requests for the period from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 (‘the school year concerned’).
(3) Member States are required to notify any transfers of definitive allocations made after January 31st of the school year
to the Commission by August 31st of the same year pursuant to Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39.
(4) France and Portugal submitted notifications of transfers between the definitive allocations for school fruit and
vegetables and for school milk for the school year concerned.
(5) Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(1) OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1370/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 of 3 November 2016 on rules for the application of Regulation (EU)
No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables,
bananas and milk in educational establishments (OJ L 5, 10.1.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2017/39/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/845 of 12 March 2024 fixing the definitive allocation of Union aid to Member States
for school fruit and vegetables and for school milk for the period from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 and amending Implementing
Decision (EU) 2023/655 (OJ L, 2024/845, 14.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/845/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2028/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 8.10.2025
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 October 2025.
For the Commission
Christophe HANSEN
Member of the Commission
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2028/ojEN
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
School year 2024/2025
Definitive allocation for school fruit and
Definitive allocation for school milk
Member State vegetables
in EUR
in EUR
Belgium 3 866 136 1 383 066
Bulgaria 2 185 083 1 800 090
Czechia 3 471 298 3 048 057
Denmark 1 738 084 1 632 431
Germany 21 088 189 9 036 819
Estonia 412 171 754 955
Ireland 1 964 838 826 537
Greece 3 149 503 1 464 086
Spain 14 598 879 5 342 000
France 19 766 836 12 932 874
Croatia 1 319 431 610 533
Italy 15 293 816 6 910 347
Cyprus 300 835 252 652
Latvia 672 013 868 581
Lithuania 923 640 1 236 781
Luxembourg 297 664 193 000
Hungary 3 589 688 2 376 098
Malta 312 950 170 050
Netherlands 5 721 331 1 632 699
Austria 2 415 705 1 015 027
Poland 12 559 346 12 791 591
Portugal 2 244 412 1 861 261
Romania 6 178 236 11 303 390
Slovenia 689 465 305 638
Slovakia 1 915 441 1 659 402
Finland 1 672 943 2 731 455
Sweden 0 8 316 782
Total 128 347 933 92 456 202’
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2028/oj 3/3