
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 3, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. Member States shall provide in their strategies the accompanying measures referred to in Article 23(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The accompanying measures shall support the distribution of fruit and vegetable products and shall be directly linked to the objectives of the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme of increasing short and long-term fruit and vegetable consumption and contributing to shaping healthy eating habits. These measures may involve also parents and teachers.';
((2)) Article 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

((i)) in point (b) of the first subparagraph, the following point (iv) is added:
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((iv)) costs for the accompanying measures referred to in Article 23(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and in particular:

— costs for organising tasting classes, setting up and maintenance of gardening sessions, organisation of farm visits and similar activities aimed at connecting children with agriculture,
— costs for measures aimed at educating children about agriculture, healthy eating habits and environmental matters related to the production, distribution and consumption of fruit and vegetable products,
— costs for measures that are carried out in order to support the distribution of products and that are in line with the objectives of the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme.';
((ii)) the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The costs for communication and accompanying measures referred to respectively in points (b)(iii) and (iv) of the first subparagraph may not be financed under other Union aid schemes.';
((b)) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:
'The total amount of Union funds used to finance the costs under point (b) (iv) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not exceed 15 % of the annual amount of the Union aid allocated to the Member State concerned, following the definitive allocation referred to in Article 4(4).'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 March 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO