Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (repealed)

EU Regulation No 1272/2009 · Adopted 11 December 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Title I: COMMON RULES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC INTERVENTION Repealed
2. Chapter I: Scope, definition and approval of intervention storage places Repealed
3. 1Scope and definition Repealed
4. 2Intervention storage places Repealed
5. 3Requirements for storage places Repealed
6. Chapter II: Access to public intervention Repealed
7. 4Eligibility of operators Repealed
8. 5Procedure for submitting offers or tenders Repealed
9. Title II: PROCEDURE OF BUYING-IN Repealed
10. 6Type of procedure for buying-in Repealed
11. Chapter I: General rules Repealed
12. Common conditions for buying-in Repealed
13. 7Eligibility of products Repealed
14. 8Minimum quantities of products offered Repealed
15. 9Security Repealed
16. 10Conditions for submission and admissibility of offers and tenders Repealed
17. 11Verification of offers or tenders by the intervention agency Repealed
18. Specific conditions for buying-in at fixed price Repealed
19. 12Procedure for buying-in of products at fixed price Repealed
20. 13Notifications to the Commission Repealed
21. 14Measures for respecting the intervention ceilings Repealed
22. Specific conditions for buying-in via a tendering procedure Repealed
23. 15Procedure for buying-in of products via a tendering procedure Repealed
24. 16Tendering procedure Repealed
25. 17Submission and admissibility of tenders Repealed
26. 18Notification of the tenders to the Commission Repealed
27. 19Decisions on the basis of tenders Repealed
28. 20Individual decisions on tenders Repealed
29. 21Specific criteria in the beef sector Repealed
30. 22Limitation of buying-in for beef Repealed
31. Chapter II: Primary requirements and release or forfeiture of the security Repealed
32. 23Primary requirements Repealed
33. 24Release and forfeiture of the security Repealed
34. Chapter III: Common rules for deliveries Repealed
35. Deliveries Repealed
36. 25Deliveries and delivery orders Repealed
37. 26Specific provisions for the delivery of cereals and rice Repealed
38. 27Specific provisions for the delivery of beef Repealed
39. 28Specific provisions for the delivery of butter and skimmed milk powder Repealed
40. Transport costs Repealed
41. 29Transport costs for cereals and rice Repealed
42. 30Transport costs for butter and skimmed milk powder Repealed
43. Chapter IV: Takeover, initial controls and sampling Repealed
44. 31Conditional takeover Repealed
45. 32Control measures Repealed
46. 33Specific provisions for the takeover in storage place of the storekeeper for cereals and rice Repealed
47. 34The takeover record Repealed
48. 35Obligations of the offerer or tenderer Repealed
49. 36Specific condition for beef — boning requirement Repealed
50. Chapter V: Intervention price, buying-in price and payments Repealed
51. 37Buying-in price for beef Repealed
52. 38Intervention prices and buying-in price for cereals and rice Repealed
53. 39Payments Repealed
54. Title III: PROCEDURE OF SALE OF PRODUCTS FROM INTERVENTION Repealed
55. Chapter I: Tendering procedure Repealed
56. 40Opening of the tendering procedure Repealed
57. 41Notice of invitation to tender and arrangements related to the invitation to tender Repealed
58. 42Submission and admissibility of tenders Repealed
59. 43Quantity per tender Repealed
60. 44Securities Repealed
61. 45Notification of the tenders to the Commission Repealed
62. 46Decision on the basis of the tenders Repealed
63. 47Individual decisions on tenders Repealed
64. 48Specific rules for the allocation of dairy products and beef Repealed
65. 49Payments Repealed
66. 50Sales by Member States Repealed
67. Chapter II: Removal from the storage place Repealed
68. 51Removal order Repealed
69. 52Removal of butter and skimmed milk powder Repealed
70. Chapter III: Primary requirements and release or forfeiture of the security Repealed
71. 53Primary requirements Repealed
72. 54Release and forfeiture of the security Repealed
73. Title IV: PROVISIONS CONCERNING NOTIFICATIONS Repealed
74. 55Intervention agencies and storage places for cereals and rice Repealed
75. 56Weekly notifications for cereals and rice Repealed
76. 57Monthly notifications Repealed
77. 58Method applicable to notification obligations Repealed
78. Title V: AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
79. 59Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 562/2005 Repealed
80. 60Repeals Repealed
81. 61Entry into force Repealed
82. Signature
83. Annex I: CEREALS Repealed
84. IEligibility criteria for cereals Repealed
85. IIMinimum quality requirements referred to in Part I Repealed
86. Part III Repealed
87. DEFINITION OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY Repealed
88. 1.1Broken grains Repealed
89. Grain impurities Repealed
90. (a)Shrivelled grains Repealed
91. (b)Other cereals Repealed
92. (c)Grains damaged by pests Repealed
93. (d)Grains in which the germ is discoloured Repealed
94. (e)Grains overheated during drying Repealed
95. (f)Mottled grains Repealed
96. 1.3Sprouted grains Repealed
97. Miscellaneous impurities Repealed
98. (a)Extraneous seeds Repealed
99. (b)Damaged grains Repealed
100. (c)Extraneous matter Repealed
101. (d)Husks (cob fragments in the case of maize). Repealed
102. (e)Ergots Repealed
103. (f)Decayed grains Repealed
104. (g)Impurities of animal origin. Repealed
105. 1.5Live pests Repealed
106. 1.6Mitadiné grains Repealed
107. SPECIFIC FACTORS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR EACH TYPE OF CEREAL FOR THE DEFINITION OF IMPURITIES Repealed
108. 2.1Durum wheat Repealed
109. 2.2Common wheat Repealed
110. 2.3Barley Repealed
111. 2.4Maize Repealed
112. 2.5Sorghum Repealed
113. IVMethods used for determining the quality of cereals offered for, or placed in, intervention Repealed
114. Part V Repealed
115. Reference method for determining matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality in the case of maize and sorghum Repealed
116. 1Shake an average sample of 500 g in the case of maize and 250 g in the case of sorghumfor half a minute in a sieve which has slotted perforations of 1,0 mm. Check for live pests and dead insects in the fraction passed through the sieve. Repealed
117. 2Groups of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality, determined according to the method referred to in point 1 must be weighed very carefully to the nearest 0,01 g and distributed according to percentage over the average sample. The particulars should be entered in the analysis report to the nearest 0,1 %. Indicate the presence of live pests. Repealed
118. 3The apparatus to be used for the operations referred to in points 1 and 2 is as follows: Repealed
119. Part VI: Standard method of testing for moisture content Repealed
120. 1Principle Repealed
121. 2Scope Repealed
122. 3Apparatus Repealed
123. Procedure Repealed
124. Drying Repealed
125. 5Method of calculation and formulae Repealed
126. 6Repetition Repealed
127. Part VII: Method for determining the non-stickiness and machinability of the dough obtained from common wheat Repealed
128. 1Title Repealed
129. 2Scope Repealed
130. 3Principle Repealed
131. Ingredients Repealed
132. 4.1Yeast Repealed
133. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
134. 4.3Sugar-salt-ascorbic acid solution Repealed
135. 4.4Sugar solution Repealed
136. 4.5Enzyme active malt flour Repealed
137. Equipment and apparatus Repealed
138. 5.1Baking room Repealed
139. 5.2Refrigerator Repealed
140. 5.3Balance Repealed
141. 5.4Balance Repealed
142. 5.5Analytical balance Repealed
143. 5.6Mixer Repealed
144. 5.7Proving cabinet Repealed
145. 5.8Open plastic boxes Repealed
146. 5.9Square plastic sheets Repealed
147. 5.10Moulder Repealed
148. 6Sampling Repealed
149. Procedure Repealed
150. 7.1Determination of water uptake Repealed
151. 7.2Determination of malt flour addition Repealed
152. 7.3Reactivation of active dry yeast Repealed
153. 7.4Temperature adjustment of the flour and the dough liquid Repealed
154. 7.5Dough composition Repealed
155. 7.6Mixing Repealed
156. 7.7Dividing and rounding Repealed
157. 7.8Moulding Repealed
158. 8Test report Repealed
159. General remarks Repealed
160. 9.1The formula for the calculation of the quantity of dough liquid is based on the following considerations: Repealed
161. 9.2The method is not directly applicable to wheat. The procedure to be followed for characterising the baking properties of wheat is as follows: Repealed
162. Part VIII: Determination of the rate of loss of vitreous aspect Repealed
163. 1Principle Repealed
164. 2Equipment and apparatus Repealed
165. 3Procedure Repealed
166. 4Expression of results Repealed
167. 5Result Repealed
168. IXPrice increases and reductions Repealed
169. Part X: Practical method for determining the reduction to be applied to the price of sorghum by intervention agencies Repealed
170. 1Basic data Repealed
171. 2Calculation of the reduction Repealed
172. XICalculation of prices increases and reductions Repealed
173. Part XII: Methodology of sampling and analyses for cereals Repealed
174. 1Division 1 Repealed
175. 2Division 2 Repealed
176. 3Division 3 Repealed
177. 4Division 4 Repealed
178. 5Division 5 Repealed
179. Annex II: RICE Repealed
180. IEligibility criteria for paddy rice Repealed
181. Part II: Prices increases and reductions Repealed
182. 1The price increases and reductions provided for in Article 38 shall be expressed in euro per tonne and apply to the intervention price for paddy rice offered for intervention by multiplying it by the sum of the established percentage increases or reductions, as follows: Repealed
183. 2Division 2 Repealed
184. Part III: Criteria for milling yield Repealed
185. 1Basic milling yield Repealed
186. 2Price increases and reductions relating to milling yield Repealed
187. IVMaximum percentages Repealed
188. VPrice reductions for defective grains Repealed
189. VIMethodology of sampling and analyses for paddy rice Repealed
190. 1With a view to verifying the quality requirements as laid down in Part I of this Annex, samples shall be taken by the intervention agency in the presence of the offerer or tenderer or his/her duly authorised agent. Repealed
191. 2Representative samples shall be taken of each part-delivery (by lorry, barge, railway wagon) under the conditions laid down in point 1. Repealed
192. 3Division 3 Repealed
193. 4Division 4 Repealed
194. 5Division 5 Repealed
195. Annex III: BEEF Repealed
196. Part I: Eligibility criteria for beef Repealed
197. 1The products listed in Part V of this Annex and falling within the following categories defined in point II of Annex V(A) to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be bought in: Repealed
198. 2Carcases and half-carcases may be bought in only where they: Repealed
199. 3Carcases and half-carcases may be bought in only where they are: Repealed
200. IIConversion coefficients Repealed
201. Part III: Conditions and controls for taking over Repealed
202. 1Products shall be delivered in consignments of a quantity between 10 and 20 tonnes. However, the quantity may be below 10 tonnes only if it is the final balance of the original offer or if the original offer has been scaled back below 10 tonnes. Repealed
203. 2Where no preliminary inspection is conducted immediately before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and prior to transport to the intervention store, half-carcases shall be identified as follows: Repealed
204. 3A preliminary inspection may be conducted immediately before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and shall cover the weight, classification, presentation and temperature of half-carcases. In particular no carcase shall be accepted where it exceeds the maximum weight laid down in Part I(2)(g) of this Annex. Products rejected shall be marked as such and may not be presented again for preliminary inspection or acceptance. Repealed
205. 4Preliminary inspection and acceptance of the products offered for intervention shall be carried out by an official of the intervention agency or a person authorised by the latter who is a qualified classifier, is not involved in classification at the slaughterhouse and is totally independent of the successful tenderer. Such independence shall be ensured in particular by the periodic rotation of such officials between intervention stores. Repealed
206. 5The requirements regarding identification, delivery and controls for the takeover of bone-in meat intended for boning in intervention stores which do not meet the requirements laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 3(5) shall include the following: Repealed
207. 6Division 6 Repealed
208. Part IV: Boning Repealed
209. General conditions governing boning Repealed
210. 1Boning may only be carried out in cutting plants registered or approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and with one or more adjoining blast-freezers. Repealed
211. 2Division 2 Repealed
212. 3Division 3 Repealed
213. 4Division 4 Repealed
214. 5All boning activities shall take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.; boning shall not take place on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays. Those hours may be extended by up to two hours, provided that the inspection authorities are present. Repealed
215. Contracts and specifications Repealed
216. 1Division 1 Repealed
217. 2The specifications of the intervention agencies shall lay down the requirements to be met by cutting plants, shall specify the plant and equipment required and shall ensure that the Community rules on the preparation of cuts are adhered to. Repealed
218. Monitoring of boning Repealed
219. 1The intervention agencies shall ensure that continuous physical monitoring is carried out of all boning operations. Repealed
220. 2Forequarters and hindquarters must be boned separately. In respect of each day of boning: Repealed
221. Special conditions governing boning Repealed
222. 1During boning, trimming and packing prior to freezing, the internal temperature of the beef must at no time rise above + 7 oC. Repealed
223. 2Division 2 Repealed
224. 3Division 3 Repealed
225. 4Division 4 Repealed
226. Packing of cuts Repealed
227. 1Division 1 Repealed
228. 2Division 2 Repealed
229. 3Division 3 Repealed
230. VIStorage of cuts Repealed
231. VIICosts of boning Repealed
232. VIIITime limits Repealed
233. Rejection of products Repealed
234. 1Division 1 Repealed
235. 2When, on the basis of point 1, less than 20 % of the cartons of a particular cut are found to be in breach, the entire contents of those cartons shall be rejected and no payment shall be made in respect of them. The boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount equal to the price shown in Part X of this Annex, for the cuts that have been rejected. Repealed
236. 3By way of derogation from points 1 and 2, where as a result of serious negligence or fraud the boning plant fails to comply with Sections I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX of this part: Repealed
237. VClassification of products Repealed
238. BELGIQUE/BELGIË Repealed
239. Carcasses, demi-carcasses: Hele dieren, halve dieren: Repealed
240. БЪЛГАРИЯ Repealed
241. Tрупове, половинки трупове: Repealed
242. ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA Repealed
243. Jatečně upravená těla, půlky jatečně upravených těl: Repealed
244. DANMARK Repealed
245. Hele og halve kroppe: Repealed
246. DEUTSCHLAND Repealed
247. Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper: Repealed
248. EESTI Repealed
249. Rümbad, poolrümbad: Repealed
250. EIRE/IRELAND Repealed
251. Carcases, half-carcases: Repealed
252. ΕΛΛΑΔΑ Repealed
253. Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια: Repealed
254. ESPAÑA Repealed
255. Canales o semicanales: Repealed
256. FRANCE Repealed
257. Carcasses, demi-carcasses: Repealed
258. HRVATSKA Repealed
259. Trupovi, polovice Repealed
260. ITALIA Repealed
261. Carcasse e mezzene: Repealed
262. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ Repealed
263. Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια: Repealed
264. LATVIJA Repealed
265. Liemeņi, pusliemeņi: Repealed
266. LIETUVA Repealed
267. Skerdenos ir skerdenų pusės: Repealed
268. LUXEMBOURG Repealed
269. Carcasses, demi-carcasses: Repealed
270. MAGYARORSZÁG Repealed
271. Hasított test vagy hasított féltest: Repealed
272. MALTA Repealed
273. Karkassi u nofs karkassi: Repealed
274. NEDERLAND Repealed
275. Hele dieren, halve dieren: Repealed
276. ÖSTERREICH Repealed
277. Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper: Repealed
278. POLSKA Repealed
279. Tusze, półtusze: Repealed
280. PORTUGAL Repealed
281. Carcaças ou meias-carcaças Repealed
282. ROMÂNIA Repealed
283. Carcase, jumătăți de carcase Repealed
284. SLOVENIJA Repealed
285. Trupi, polovice trupov: Repealed
286. SLOVENSKO Repealed
287. Jatočné telá, jatočné polovičky: Repealed
288. SUOMI/FINLAND Repealed
289. Ruhot, puoliruhot/Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar: Repealed
290. SVERIGE Repealed
291. Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar: Repealed
292. UNITED KINGDOM Repealed
293. Great Britain Repealed
294. Carcases, half-carcases: Repealed
295. Northern Ireland Repealed
296. Carcases, half-carcases: Repealed
297. Part VI: Provisions applicable to carcases, half-carcases and quarters Repealed
298. 1Division 1 Repealed
299. 2For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: Repealed
300. 3Division 3 Repealed
301. 4Division 4 Repealed
302. 5Division 5 Repealed
303. Part VII: Coefficients referred to in Article 21(3) Repealed
304. Formula A Repealed
305. Formula B Repealed
306. Part VIII: Specifications for intervention boning Repealed
307. HINDQUARTER CUTS Repealed
308. Description of cuts Repealed
309. 1.1.1Intervention shank (code INT 11) Repealed
310. 1.1.2Intervention thick flank (code INT 12) Repealed
311. 1.1.3Intervention topside (code INT 13) Repealed
312. 1.1.4Intervention silverside (code INT 14) Repealed
313. 1.1.5Intervention fillet (code INT 15) Repealed
314. 1.1.6Intervention rump (code INT 16) Repealed
315. 1.1.7Intervention striploin (code INT 17) Repealed
316. 1.1.8Intervention flank (code INT 18) Repealed
317. 1.1.9Intervention fore-rib (five bone) (code INT 19) Repealed
318. FOREQUARTER CUTS Repealed
319. Description of cuts Repealed
320. 2.1.1Intervention shin (code INT 21) Repealed
321. 2.1.2Intervention shoulder (code INT 22) Repealed
322. 2.1.3Intervention brisket (code INT 23) Repealed
323. 2.1.4Intervention forequarter (code INT 24) Repealed
324. 3VACUUM-PACKING OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CUTS Repealed
325. Part IX: Provisions applicable to cartons, pallets and cages Repealed
326. Cartons Repealed
327. 1Division 1 Repealed
328. 2Division 2 Repealed
329. 3Division 3 Repealed
330. 4Division 4 Repealed
331. 5Division 5 Repealed
332. 6Cartons must be sealed: Repealed
333. 7Division 7 Repealed
334. 8Division 8 Repealed
335. 9Division 9 Repealed
336. 10Division 10 Repealed
337. Pallets and cages Repealed
338. 1Division 1 Repealed
339. 2Division 2 Repealed
340. XIndividual prices of rejected intervention cuts for the purposes of the first and second subparagraphs of Part IV, Section IX(2) of this Annex Repealed
341. Part XI: Checks on products Repealed
342. 1Division 1 Repealed
343. 2Division 2 Repealed
344. 3Division 3 Repealed
345. 4During storage, the competent authorities shall conduct regular checks on significant quantities of the products stored following awards under invitations to tender held during the month. Repealed
346. 5Division 5 Repealed
347. Annex IV: BUTTER Repealed
348. Part I: Eligibility criteria for butter Repealed
349. 1Division 1 Repealed
350. 2Division 2 Repealed
351. 3Division 3 Repealed
352. 4Levels of radioactivity in butter may not exceed the maximum levels permitted, where applicable, under Community rules. Repealed
353. 5Division 5 Repealed
354. 6Where butter is offered to intervention in a Member State other than that in which it was produced, buying-in shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate supplied by the competent body of the Member State of production. Repealed
355. 7Division 7 Repealed
356. Part II: Taking over and initial controls for butter Repealed
357. 1Division 1 Repealed
358. 2Division 2 Repealed
359. IIICriteria for the approval of undertakings referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (common part for butter and skimmed milk powder) Repealed
360. 1Undertakings as referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be approved only if they: Repealed
361. 2To ensure compliance with this Regulation, the competent body shall carry out unannounced on-the-spot inspections, on the basis of the intervention butter and skimmed milk powder production schedule of the undertakings concerned. Repealed
362. 3Approval shall be withdrawn if the preconditions laid down in point 1(a) are no longer satisfied. Approval may be re-granted at the request of the undertaking concerned after a period of at least six months, following a thorough inspection. Repealed
363. 4A report shall be drawn up on the inspections carried out pursuant to points 2 and 3, specifying: Repealed
364. IVCompositional requirements, quality characteristics and analytical methods Repealed
365. Part V: Sampling for chemical and microbiological analysis and sensory evaluation Repealed
366. 1Chemical and microbiological analysis Repealed
367. 2Sensory evaluation Repealed
368. 3Guidelines to be followed where samples show defects Repealed
369. Annex V: SKIMMED MILK POWDER Repealed
370. Part I: Eligibility criteria for skimmed milk powder Repealed
371. 1Division 1 Repealed
372. 2Division 2 Repealed
373. 3The intervention agencies shall check the quality of skimmed-milk powder using the analytical methods set out in Part IV of this Annex on the basis of samples taken in accordance with the rules set out in Part VI of this Annex. The checks must establish that, except authorised raw materials used for protein adjustment as referred to in Annex I(4)(b) to Council Directive 2001/114/EC the skimmed milk powder does not contain other products, in particular buttermilk and whey, as defined in Part IV of this Annex. Repealed
374. 4Division 4 Repealed
375. 5Division 5 Repealed
376. 6Where skimmed-milk powder is offered for intervention in a Member State other than that in which it was manufactured, buying-in shall be subject to presentation, no later than 35 days after the day on which the offer was received or after the closing date of the tender, of a certificate supplied by the competent agency of the Member State of manufacture. Repealed
377. IITaking over and initial controls for skimmed milk powder Repealed
378. IIICriteria for the approval of undertakings referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Repealed
379. IVCompositional requirements, quality characteristics and analytical methods Repealed
380. Part V: Conditions of packaging Repealed
381. 1Division 1 Repealed
382. 2The bags shall have at least three layers, which together correspond to at least 420 J/m2 TEA average. Repealed
383. 3Division 3 Repealed
384. 4Division 4 Repealed
385. Part VI: Sampling and analysis of skimmed-milk powder offered for intervention Repealed
386. 1Division 1 Repealed
387. 2Number of packages to be selected for sampling checks: Repealed
388. 3Division 3 Repealed
389. 4Division 4 Repealed
390. 5Division 5 Repealed
391. 6Where samples show defects: Repealed
392. Attachment Repealed