The Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, announces the announcement of the "Scheme of support for cheese dairies due to the effects of the restrictive measures implemented and applied in the catering sector due to the pandemic COVID-19", with the application period 8/6/2022-15/6/2022.
Eligible to participate in the Scheme are:
a) Licensed cheese dairies holding a Certificate of Use of the Halloumi - Halloumi Certification Trademark in relation to the corresponding product for the year 2021, issued by the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry to licensed cheese dairies, and on 30 September 2021 had a stock of Halloumi in excess of 100.000 kg, which was produced before 1 October 2021.
b) undertakings operating in the milk and milk products sector and approved as First Purchasers by the Competent Authority, which on 30 September 2021 held stocks of Halloumi in excess of 100.000 kilograms, which had been produced by a licensed dairy business on their behalf before 1 October 2021.
It is emphasised that the stocks of Halloumi should have been produced on the basis of the specifications of the Cyprus Standards and Quality Control (Specified Standards - Tenth Series) Regulations 1985 (K.Decree 195/85 - Standard CYS 94) and the provisions of Decree 10/2021, as amended or replaced from time to time, as well as the Regulations for the Use of Trademarks for Halloumi owned by the Republic and the Foundation for the Protection of Traditional Cyprus Cheese called Halloumi.
Interested parties may submit their applications, together with all the required supporting documents, to the District Agricultural Offices of the Department of Agriculture from 8/6/2022 to 15/6/2022. Beneficiaries will be paid by the Department of Agriculture by 6/30/2022.
The Application Manual - Applicant Information and related information about the Scheme are posted on the Department of Agriculture website www.moa.gov.cy/da under the Schemes section.
For the process of completing and submitting the application, interested parties may contact Ms. Ourania Menelaou, Agriculture Officer A, at tel. 22760482 and at the following e-mail address: omenelaou@da.moa.gov.cy
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