In addition, in order to quickly address the vulnerabilities of Mayotte’s food system, and the other challenges for its rural communities, resulting from the unprecedented natural disaster caused by cyclone Chido, it is appropriate to provide, rapidly and on an exceptional basis, effective support through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and to provide for additional flexibility in the application of the existing rules. Article 6a of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced a new measure providing exceptional temporary support in response to the impact of natural disasters to be funded under the EAFRD within the legal framework applicable in the programming period 2014-2020, as extended by that Regulation. In order to enable Mayotte to respond to the consequences of cyclone Chido, taking into account the difficulties caused by its specific situation as an outermost region, it is necessary to establish how the measure under Article 6a of Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 is to be applied to Mayotte. As the specific difficulties of responding to the exceptional situation in Mayotte are linked to its remoteness as an outermost region, the flexibility making additional EAFRD support possible should be provided through the establishment of a specific legal framework for the outermost regions. Therefore, Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 should be amended accordingly.
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