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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-172/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/172",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 172/2011 of 23 February 2011 fixing for 2011 the amount of aid in advance for private storage of butter",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-172",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 172/2011\nof 23 February 2011\nfixing for 2011 the amount of aid in advance for private storage of butter\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), and in particular Article 43(a) and (d), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the granting of private storage aid for butter.\n(2)\nDevelopments in prices and stocks of butter indicate an imbalance in the market which may be eliminated or reduced by the seasonal storage. In view of the current market situation, it is appropriate to grant aid for private storage of butter as from 1 March 2011.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products has established common rules for the implementation of a private storage aid scheme.\n(4)\nPursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008, aid fixed in advance is to be granted in accordance with the detailed rules and conditions provided for in Chapter III of that Regulation.\n(5)\nIn accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the aid should be fixed in the light of storage costs and the likely trends in prices for fresh butter and butter from stocks.\n(6)\nIt is appropriate to fix aid for the costs for entry and exit of the products concerned and for daily costs for cold storage and financing.\n(7)\nTo facilitate the implementation of the present measure and taking into consideration the existing practice in the Member States, the aid should relate only to products that have been fully placed into storage. Consequently, a derogation from Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 should be provided for.\n(8)\nFor reasons of administrative efficiency and simplification, where the required information concerning storage details are already included in the application for aid, it is appropriate to waive the request to notify the same information after the conclusion of the contract as provided for in point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008.\n(9)\nFor reasons of simplification and logistic efficiency, Member States should be allowed to waive the requirement to mark the contract number on each unit stored where the contracts number is entered in the stores register.\n(10)\nFor reasons of administrative efficiency and simplification, taking into account the particular situation for butter storage, the checks provided for in Article 36(6) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 should be carried out in respect of at least one half of the contracts. Consequently, a derogation from that Article should be provided for.\n(11)\nThe amount of aid applicable to private storage of butter for 2010 has been fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 158/2010. Since a new amount is to be fixed for 2011, that Regulation should be repealed for reasons of clarity. For the same reasons, this Regulation should expire on the final date laid down for the end of contractual storage.\n(12)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 223, 21.8.2008, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 49, 26.2.2010, p. 14."
    }
  ],
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