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At the request of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the European Commission has pledged financial aid for farms affected by foot and mouth disease (FMD). The support is part of a so-called extraordinary market support measure intended to compensate for the consequences of combating the disease. Dairy farms in the restriction and surveillance zone and all finishing pig farms in Brandenburg are eligible for the aid. The EU Commission is now preparing an implementing regulation in which the exact amount of aid will be determined and announced.
BMEL submitted a corresponding application at the end of February on the basis of Article 220(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the Common Market Organization (CMO). The state of Brandenburg had previously pledged its financial contribution required under Article 220(5)(2) of the CMO. This is intended to compensate for income losses caused by movement bans and the resulting market disruptions in the weeks following the FMD outbreak through a so-called market support measure. Brandenburg has estimated the damage caused at just under eight million euros.
April 29, 2025/ BMEL/ Germany.
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