# 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 16: General principles on disposal from public intervention

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

1. Disposal of products bought in under public intervention shall take place in such a way as to:
(a) avoid any disturbance of the market,
(b) ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, and
(c) be in compliance with the commitments resulting from international agreements to which the United Kingdom is a party.
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3. Each year the appropriate authority shall publish details of the conditions under which products bought in under public intervention were sold in the previous year.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-16
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