1. The Union shall finance three-year work programmes to be drawn up by producer organisations recognised under Article 152, associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 156 or interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 in one or more of the following areas:
(a)
market follow-up and management in the olive oil and table olives sector;
(b)
the improvement of the environmental impact of olive cultivation;
(c)
the improvement of the competitiveness of olive cultivation through modernisation;
(d)
the improvement of the production quality of olive oil and table olives;
(e)
the traceability system, the certification and protection of the quality of olive oil and table olives, in particular the monitoring of the quality of olive oils sold to final consumers, under the authority of the national administrations;
(f)
the dissemination of information on measures carried out by producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or interbranch organisations to improve the quality of olive oil and table olives.
2. The Union financing of the work programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:
(a)
EUR 11 098 000 per year for Greece;
(b)
EUR 576 000 per year for France; and
(c)
EUR 35 991 000 per year for Italy.
3. The maximum Union funding for the work programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the amounts withheld by the Member States. The maximum funding of the eligible cost shall be:
(a)
75 % for activities in the areas referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1;
(b)
75 % for fixed assets investments and 50 % for other activities in the area referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1;
(c)
75 % for the work programmes carried out in at least three third countries or non-producing Member States by recognised organisations referred to in paragraph 1 from at least two producer Member States in the areas referred to in points (e) and (f) of paragraph 1, and 50 % for the other activities in these areas.
Complementary financing shall be ensured by the Member State up to 50 % of the costs not covered by the Union funding.