Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation provides for a temporary exceptional private storage aid scheme for cheeses falling under CN code 0406, except for cheeses which are not suitable for further storage beyond the period of maturation referred to in Article 2.

The maximum volume of product per Member State subject to the private storage aid scheme referred to in paragraph 1 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Member States shall ensure that a system based on objective and non-discriminative criteria is in place, so that the maximum quantities allocated to them are not exceeded.

Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, the provisions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 that are applicable to private storage of cheeses with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication shall apply mutatis mutandis to the private storage aid scheme referred to in paragraph 1.