# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (Text with EEA relevance), Division IV: Butter

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

Aid shall only be granted for butter:
(a)with a minimum milkfat content, by weight, of 80 %, a maximum milk solids-non-fat content, by weight, of 2 % and a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %;
(b)produced during the 60 days preceding the day of application or the day of submission of the tender.
The packaging of the butter shall show the net weight. In addition, the rules on packaging of butter in Part II of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 shall apply, with the exception of the obligation to indicate the term ‘sweet cream’ where the butter has a pH of 6,2 or higher.
Compliance with the origin requirement can be substantiated by proof that the butter was produced in an undertaking approved in accordance with point 1(a), (b) and (c) of Part III of Annex IV to this Regulation, or by another appropriate proof issued by the competent authority ... testifying compliance with that requirement.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1238/annex/VI/division/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1238/annex-VI/division-IV
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