# Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 12: Public intervention periods

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

Public intervention shall be available for:
(a)common wheat, durum wheat, barley and maize, from 1 November to 31 May;
(b)paddy rice, from 1 April to 31 July;
(c)beef and veal, throughout the year;
(d)butter and skimmed milk powder, from 1 March to 30 September.
This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in England, otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20 of the Agriculture Act 2020.
This Article ceases to apply in Scotland in relation to public intervention schemes, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1), for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.
This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1308/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-12
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