This Regulation provides for measures on fixing prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations related to the common organisation of agricultural markets established by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
Article 1 Scope
Article 1a Reference thresholds
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The following reference thresholds are fixed:
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for the cereals sector: EUR 101,31/tonne, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;
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for paddy rice: EUR 150/tonne for the standard quality as defined in point A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;
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for sugar of standard quality as defined in point B of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, related to unpacked sugar, ex-factory:
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for white sugar: EUR 404,4/tonne;
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for raw sugar: EUR 335,2/tonne;
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for the beef and veal sector: EUR 2 224/tonne for carcasses of male bovine animals of conformation/fat cover class R3 as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more referred to in point A of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
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for the milk and milk products sector:
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EUR 246,39 per 100 kg for butter;
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EUR 169,80 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder;
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for pigmeat: EUR 1 509,39/tonne for pig carcasses of a standard quality defined in terms of weight and lean meat content as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as follows:
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carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: class E;
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carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R;
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for the olive oil sector:
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EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil;
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EUR 1 710/tonne for virgin olive oil;
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EUR 1 524/tonne for lampante olive oil with two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.
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2.
The reference thresholds provided for in paragraph 1 shall be kept under review by the Commission, taking account of objective criteria, in particular developments in production, costs of production (particularly inputs) and market trends. When necessary, the reference thresholds shall be updated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43(3) TFEU in the light of developments in production and markets.
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References to reference thresholds in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be construed as references to the thresholds fixed in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Article 2 Public intervention prices
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The level of the public intervention price:
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for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference threshold set out in Article 1a in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference threshold in the case of buying-in by tendering;
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for butter shall be equal to 90 % of the reference threshold set out in Article 1a in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed 90 % of that reference threshold in the case of buying-in by tendering;
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for beef and veal shall not exceed 85 % of the reference threshold set out in Article 1a.
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The public intervention prices for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize and paddy rice referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted by price increases or reductions to those prices based on the main quality criteria for the products.
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The Commission shall adopt implementing acts determining the increases or reductions to the public intervention prices of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article under the conditions laid down therein. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Article 3 Buying-in prices and applicable quantitative limitations
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Where public intervention is open pursuant to point (a) of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, buying-in shall be carried out at the fixed price referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation and shall not exceed the following quantitative limitations for each period referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 respectively:
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for common wheat, 3 million tonnes;
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for butter, 50 000 tonnes;
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for skimmed milk powder, 109 000 tonnes.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the year 2016, the quantitative limitations for the buying-in of butter and skimmed milk powder at fixed price shall be 100 000 tonnes for butter and 350 000 tonnes for skimmed milk powder. Any volumes bought in under a tendering procedure ongoing on 29 June 2016 shall not be counted against those quantitative limitations.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the year 2018, the quantitative limitation for buying-in skimmed milk powder at fixed price shall be 0 tonnes.
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Where public intervention is open pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:
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for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantitative limitations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; and
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for durum wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and beef and veal,
buying-in shall be carried out by way of a tendering procedure to determine the maximum buying-in price.
The maximum buying-in price shall not exceed the relevant level referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation and shall be fixed by means of implementing acts.
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In special and duly justified circumstances, the Commission may adopt implementing acts:
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restricting tendering procedures to a Member State or to a region of a Member State, or
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subject to Article 2(1), determining the buying-in prices for public intervention, per Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices.
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The buying-in prices referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize and paddy rice shall be adjusted by increases or reductions to those prices based on the main quality criteria for those products.
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts determining such increases or reductions.
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The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
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The Commission shall adopt, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 15(2), the implementing acts necessary in order to:
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respect the intervention limitations set out in paragraph 1 of this Article; and
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apply the tendering procedure referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantitative limitations set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Article 4 Aid for private storage
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To establish the amount of aid for private storage for the products listed in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, where aid is granted in accordance with Article 18(2) of that Regulation, either a tendering procedure shall be opened for a limited period or the aid shall be fixed in advance. The aid may be fixed per Member State or per region of a Member State.
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The Commission shall adopt implementing acts:
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where a tendering procedure applies, establishing the maximum amount of aid for private storage;
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where the aid is fixed in advance, fixing the amount of aid based on the storage costs and/or other relevant market elements.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).