The European Commission authorizes a 150 million euro aid plan for the French poultry sector due to the impact of bird flu

Published Feb 13, 2023

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The European Commission has approved a grant of 150 million euros to aid the French poultry sector, in the face of economic losses due to bird flu. The aid, valid until December 31, 2024, will be targeted at processing companies and the specialized poultry industry, aimed at offsetting the additional costs incurred due to the disease. The commission emphasized that the aid adheres to European State aid rules, ensuring it is 'necessary, appropriate and proportionate' in addressing the severe disruption to the sector. Contrarily, in Spain, no such aid measures have been designed despite six major outbreaks last year, with the first case of the H5N1 virus detected in Catalonia this year, leading to the culling of over 87,000 birds from four farms.

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The European Commission (EC) authorized France on Monday to grant 150 million euros in aid to the French poultry sector for the economic impact of bird flu. Brussels approved the French aid plan, which will last until December 31, 2024 and will support processing companies and the specialized poultry industry in particular. The grants, approved in the context of avian influenza during 2021 and 2022, may be applied for by processing companies, egg packing centers and specialized service firms, including transport, cleaning or animal feeding in the poultry sector and that have suffered the direct impact of this disease. The Commission assessed the scheme under State aid rules and concluded that the measure is 'necessary, appropriate and proportionate to remedy the serious disruption of the French poultry sector caused by avian influenza'. Brussels considers that the amount of aid "is limited to the minimum necessary" to compensate for the additional costs incurred by companies in ...

Source: Agroinformacion