# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2004 of 6 July 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the granting of private storage aid for certain cheeses in the 2004/05 storage period, Article 5: Entry into and removal from storage

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The periods of entry into and removal from storage shall be as laid down in the Annex.
2. Removal from storage shall be in whole storage lots.
3. Where, at the end of the first 60 days of contractual storage, the deterioration in the quality of the cheese is greater than is normal in store, contractors may be authorised, once per storage lot, to replace the defective quantity, at their own expense.
If checks during storage or on removal from storage reveal defective quantities, no aid may be paid for those quantities. In addition, the part of the lot which is still eligible for aid may not be less than two tonnes.
The second subparagraph shall apply where part of a lot is removed before the start of the period of removal from storage referred to in paragraph 1 or before expiry of the minimum storage period referred to in Article 8(2).
4. For the purpose of calculating the aid in the case referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, the first day of contractual storage shall be the day of commencement of contractual storage.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1244/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1244/article-5
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