
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 is amended as follows:

((1)) the title of Chapter I of Title I is replaced by the following:
'Scope, definition and approval of intervention storage places';
((2)) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 

1. Intervention storage places (storage places) where products bought-in are stored shall be under the responsibility of the intervention agencies in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 884/2006, in particular with regard to matters of responsibility and controls, as provided for in Article 2 of that Regulation.
2. The intervention agencies shall ensure that the storage places fulfil at least the conditions laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation. The storage places for cereals and rice shall be subject to approval by the intervention agencies.
3. Information concerning the storage places for cereals and rice shall be updated and made available to the Member States and the public, in accordance with Article 55 of this Regulation.';
((3)) Article 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) the title is replaced by the following:
'Requirements for storage places';
((b)) point (a) of paragraph 1 is deleted;
((c)) the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'For the purposes of this paragraph, the “minimum storage capacity” means a minimum capacity which may not be available permanently, but a readily achievable capacity during the period when buying-in might take place. The minimum storage capacity shall apply for all the cereals and varieties of rice to be bought in.';
((4)) in Article 8(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
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((a)) for common wheat, barley and maize: 80 tonnes;';
((5)) Article 10 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1(a), point (iv) is replaced by the following:
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(iv) for cereals and rice, the approved storage place for which the offer or tender is made, at the lowest cost taking into account Article 29; this storage place shall not be the storage place where the product is held at the time of the offer or tender;
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((b)) in paragraph 2, the reference to ‘Article 2(3)’ is replaced by ‘Article 2(2)’;
((6)) Article 16 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

((i)) point (a) is replaced by the following:
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(a) the tendering procedure for buying-in of common wheat, butter or skimmed milk powder for amounts in excess of the maximum quantity offered, respectively, of 3 million tonnes, 50 000 tonnes or 109 000 tonnes;
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((ii)) point (b) is deleted;
((b)) a new paragraph 2a is inserted:
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2a. The Commission may open, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 229(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the tendering procedure for buying-in beef by category and Member State, or region thereof, on the basis of the two most recent weekly market prices recorded, in accordance with Article 13(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. That tendering procedure may be closed by the Commission, in accordance with the same procedure, by category and Member State, or region thereof, on the basis of the most recent weekly market prices recorded.';
((c)) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
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5. With regard to rice, the tendering procedure may be restricted to specific varieties or one or more types of paddy rice as defined in Part I, I.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (“round grain rice”, “medium grain rice”, “long grain rice A” or “long grain rice B”).';
((7)) in Article 21, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. For beef, tenders shall not be considered if the price offered is higher than the average market price recorded by category in each Member State or region thereof, converted into quality R3 using the coefficients set out in Part II of Annex III.';
((8)) in Article 26, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. If cereals or rice cannot be delivered to the storage place indicated by the offerer or tenderer, referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(iv), the intervention agency shall designate another storage place to which delivery must take place, at the lowest cost.';
((9)) in Article 31(2), the reference to ‘Article (2)(3)’ is replaced by ‘Article 2(2)’;
((10)) in Article 32(5), point (i) is deleted;
((11)) in Article 47(3), the terms ‘… in accordance with Parts IX, X and XI of Annex I’ are replaced by: ‘… in accordance with Parts IX and XI of Annex I’;
((12)) Article 55 is amended as follows:

((a)) the title is replaced by the following:
'Intervention agencies and storage places for cereals and rice';
((b)) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

((i)) point (b) is deleted;
((ii)) point (c) is replaced by the following:
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(c) the approved storage places; and
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((c)) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. The list of intervention agencies, the list of storage places and their updates shall be made available to the Member States and to the public by every appropriate means via the information systems put in place by the Commission, including publication on the internet.';
((13)) Annex I is amended in accordance with Part A of the Annex to this Regulation;
((14)) Annex III is amended in accordance with Part B of the Annex to this Regulation;
((15)) the list of Annexes is amended in accordance with Part C of the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Regulations (EU) No 1125/2010 and (EU) No 162/2011 are repealed.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 April 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
A. 

((1)) In Part I, point (b) of the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
' (b) for barley and maize those set by Directive 2002/32/EC.
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((2)) In Part II, the column headed ‘Sorghum’ is deleted.
((3)) Part III is amended as follows:

((a)) In point 1.1, the third subparagraph is deleted.
((b)) Point 1.2 is amended as follows:

((i)) In the second subparagraph of (a), the words ‘or sorghum’ are deleted.
((ii)) In the second subparagraph of (b), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((iii)) In the second subparagraph of (c), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((iv)) The second subparagraph of (d) is replaced by the following:
'“Grains in which the germ is discoloured” does not apply to barley or maize.'
((v)) In the second subparagraph of (e), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((vi)) Point (f) is replaced by the following:
' (f) 
For durum wheat, the definition of “mottled grains” is that contained in standard EN 15587.

“Mottled grains” does not apply to common wheat, barley or maize.
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((c)) In the second paragraph of point 1.3, the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((d)) Point 1.4 is amended as follows:

((i)) In the second subparagraph of (a), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted
((ii)) In the second subparagraph of (b), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((iii)) In the second subparagraph of (c), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((iv)) The second subparagraph of (f) is replaced by the following:
'“Decayed grains” does not apply to barley or maize.'
((e)) Point 2.5 is deleted.
((4)) Part IV is amended as follows:

((a)) In the second indent of point (a), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((b)) Point (c) is deleted.
((5)) Part V is amended as follows:

((a)) In the title, the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((b)) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

((i)) In the first subparagraph, the words ‘and 250 g in the case of sorghum’ are deleted.
((ii)) The fourth subparagraph is replaced by:
'Using a separator, separate the fraction retained by the sieve with slotted perforations of 1,0 mm to obtain a subsample of 100 to 200 g in the case of maize. Weigh this subsample. Spread it out in a thin layer on a table. Using tweezers or a spatula, extract the other cereals, grains damaged by pests, grains overheated during drying, sprouted grains, extraneous seeds, damaged grains, husks and impurities of animal origin. Then assess the state of the grain.'
((iii)) In the fifth subparagraph, the words ‘and 1,8 mm in diameter in the case of sorghum’ are deleted.
((6)) Part IX is amended as follows:

((a)) in the first column of Table I, the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted;
((b)) in the first column of Table II, the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((7)) Part X is deleted.
((8)) Part XI is amended as follows:

((a)) In point (a), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((b)) In point (c), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((c)) In point (d), the words ‘and sorghum’ are deleted.
((d)) Point (f) is replaced by:
' (f) where the percentage of miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz) exceeds 0,5 % for durum wheat and 1 % for common wheat, barley and maize, a reduction of EUR 0,1 shall be applied for each additional 0,1 percentage point;
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((e)) Point (i) is deleted.

B. 

((1)) In Part I(1), points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
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((a)) meat of uncastrated male animals aged from 12 months to less than 24 months (category A);
((b)) meat of castrated male animals aged from 12 months (category C);
((c)) meat of male animals aged from 8 months to less than 12 months (category Z).'
((2)) Part V is replaced by the following:
' PART V 
For the purpose of this Part, category Z refers only to male animals as described in paragraph 1(c) of Part I of this Annex.

Catégorie A, classe U2/

Categorie A, klasse U2

Catégorie A, classe U3/

Categorie A, klasse U3

Catégorie A, classe R2/

Categorie A, klasse R2

Catégorie A, classe R3/

Categorie A, klasse R3

Catégorie Z, classe U2/

Categorie Z, klasse U2

Catégorie Z, classe U3/

Categorie Z, klasse U3

Catégorie Z, classe R2/

Categorie Z, klasse R2

Catégorie Z, classe R3/

Categorie Z, klasse R3

категория А, клас R2

категория А, клас R3

категория Z, клас R2

категория Z, клас R3

Kategorie A, třída R2

Kategorie A, třída R3

Kategorie Z, třída R2

Kategorie Z, třída R3

Kategori A, klasse R2

Kategori A, klasse R3

Kategori Z, klasse R2

Kategori Z, klasse R3

Kategorie A, Klasse U2

Kategorie A, Klasse U3

Kategorie A, Klasse R2

Kategorie A, Klasse R3

Kategorie Z, Klasse U2

Kategorie Z, Klasse U3

Kategorie Z, Klasse R2

Kategorie Z, Klasse R3

Kategooria A, klass R2

Kategooria A, klass R3

Kategooria Z, klass R2

Kategooria Z, klass R3

Category C, class U3

Category C, class U4

Category C, class R3

Category C, class R4

Category C, class O3

Κατηγορία A, κλάση R2

Κατηγορία A, κλάση R3

Κατηγορία Z, κλάση R2

Κατηγορία Z, κλάση R3

Categoría A, clase U2

Categoría A, clase U3

Categoría A, clase R2

Categoría A, clase R3

Categoría Z, clase U2

Categoría Z, clase U3

Categoría Z, clase R2

Categoría Z, clase R3

Catégorie A, classe U2

Catégorie A, classe U3

Catégorie A, classe R2

Catégorie A, classe R3

Catégorie Z, classe U2

Catégorie Z, classe U3

Catégorie Z, classe R2

Catégorie Z, classe R3

Catégorie C, classe U2

Catégorie C, classe U3

Catégorie C, classe U4

Catégorie C, classe R3

Catégorie C, classe R4

Catégorie C, classe O3

Kategorija A, klasa U2

Kategorija A, klasa U3

Kategorija A, klasa R2

Kategorija A, klasa R3

Kategorija Z, klasa U2

Kategorija Z, klasa U3

Kategorija Z, klasa R2

Kategorija Z, klasa R3

Categoria A, classe U2

Categoria A, classe U3

Categoria A, classe R2

Categoria A, classe R3

Categoria Z, classe U2

Categoria Z, classe U3

Categoria Z, classe R2

Categoria Z, classe R3

Κατηγορία A, κλάση R2

Κατηγορία Z, κλάση R2

A kategorija, R2 klase

A kategorija, R3 klase

Z kategorija, R2 klase

Z kategorija, R3 klase

A kategorija, R2 klasė

A kategorija, R3 klasė

Z kategorija, R2 klasė

Z kategorija, R3 klasė

Catégorie A, classe U2

Catégorie A, classe U3

Catégorie A, classe R2

Catégorie A, classe R3

A kategória, R2 osztály

A kategória, R3 osztály

Z kategória, R2 osztály

Z kategória, R3 osztály

Kategorija A, klassi R3

Kategorija Z, klassi R3

Categorie A, klasse R2

Categorie A, klasse R3

Categorie Z, klasse R2

Categorie Z, klasse R3

Kategorie A, Klasse U2

Kategorie A, Klasse U3

Kategorie A, Klasse R2

Kategorie A, Klasse R3

Kategorie Z, Klasse U2

Kategorie Z, Klasse U3

Kategorie Z, Klasse R2

Kategorie Z, Klasse R3

Kategoria A, klasa R2

Kategoria A, klasa R3

Kategoria Z, klasa R2

Kategoria Z, klasa R3

Categoria A, classe U2

Categoria A, classe U3

Categoria A, classe R2

Categoria A, classe R3

Categoria Z, classe U2

Categoria Z, classe U3

Categoria Z, classe R2

Categoria Z, classe R3

categoria A, clasa R2

categoria A, clasa R3

categoria Z, clasa R2

categoria Z, clasa R3

Kategorija A, razred R2

Kategorija A, razred R3

Kategorija Z, razred R2

Kategorija Z, razred R3

kategória A, akostná trieda R2

kategória A, akostná trieda R3

kategória Z, akostná trieda R2

kategória Z, akostná trieda R3

Kategoria A, luokka R2/Kategori A, klass R2

Kategoria A, luokka R3/Kategori A, klass R3

Kategoria Z, luokka R2/Kategori Z, klass R2

Kategoria Z, luokka R3/Kategori Z, klass R3

Kategori A, klass R2

Kategori A, klass R3

Kategori Z, klass R2

Kategori Z, klass R3
 I. 

— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4
 II. 

— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4
— Category C, class O3
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C. 

((1)) Part V of Annex I is replaced by the following:
'Reference method for determining matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality in the case of maize'
((2)) Part X of Annex I is deleted.
