
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (repealed) 

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TITLE I
COMMON RULES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC INTERVENTION
CHAPTER I
Scope, definition and approval of intervention storage places
Scope and definition
Article 1 
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Intervention storage places
Article 2 
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Requirements for storage places
Article 3 
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CHAPTER II
Access to public intervention
Eligibility of operators
Article 4 
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Procedure for submitting offers or tenders
Article 5 
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TITLE II
PROCEDURE OF BUYING-IN
Type of procedure for buying-in
Article 6 
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CHAPTER I
General rules
Section I
Common conditions for buying-in
Eligibility of products
Article 7 
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Minimum quantities of products offered
Article 8 
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Security
Article 9 
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Conditions for submission and admissibility of offers and tenders
Article 10 
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Verification of offers or tenders by the intervention agency
Article 11 
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Section II
Specific conditions for buying-in at fixed price
Procedure for buying-in of products at fixed price
Article 12 
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Notifications to the Commission
Article 13 
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Measures for respecting the intervention ceilings
Article 14 
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Section III
Specific conditions for buying-in via a tendering procedure
Procedure for buying-in of products via a tendering procedure
Article 15 
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Tendering procedure
Article 16 
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Submission and admissibility of tenders
Article 17 
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Notification of the tenders to the Commission
Article 18 
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Decisions on the basis of tenders
Article 19 
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Individual decisions on tenders
Article 20 
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Specific criteria in the beef sector
Article 21 
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Limitation of buying-in for beef
Article 22 
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CHAPTER II
Primary requirements and release or forfeiture of the security
Primary requirements
Article 23 
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Release and forfeiture of the security
Article 24 
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CHAPTER III
Common rules for deliveries
Section I
Deliveries
Deliveries and delivery orders
Article 25 
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Specific provisions for the delivery of cereals and rice
Article 26 
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Specific provisions for the delivery of beef
Article 27 
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Specific provisions for the delivery of butter and skimmed milk powder
Article 28 
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Section II
Transport costs
Transport costs for cereals and rice
Article 29 
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Transport costs for butter and skimmed milk powder
Article 30 
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CHAPTER IV
Takeover, initial controls and sampling
Conditional takeover
Article 31 
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Control measures
Article 32 
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Specific provisions for the takeover in storage place of the storekeeper for cereals and rice
Article 33 
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The takeover record
Article 34 
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Obligations of the offerer or tenderer
Article 35 
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Specific condition for beef — boning requirement
Article 36 
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CHAPTER V
Intervention price, buying-in price and payments
Buying-in price for beef
Article 37 
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Intervention prices and buying-in price for cereals and rice
Article 38 
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Payments
Article 39 
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TITLE III
PROCEDURE OF SALE OF PRODUCTS FROM INTERVENTION
CHAPTER I
Tendering procedure
Opening of the tendering procedure
Article 40 
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Notice of invitation to tender and arrangements related to the invitation to tender
Article 41 
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Submission and admissibility of tenders
Article 42 
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Quantity per tender
Article 43 
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Securities
Article 44 
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Notification of the tenders to the Commission
Article 45 
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Decision on the basis of the tenders
Article 46 
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Individual decisions on tenders
Article 47 
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Specific rules for the allocation of dairy products and beef
Article 48 
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Payments
Article 49 
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Sales by Member States
Article 50 
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CHAPTER II
Removal from the storage place
Removal order
Article 51 
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Removal of butter and skimmed milk powder
Article 52 
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CHAPTER III
Primary requirements and release or forfeiture of the security
Primary requirements
Article 53 
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Release and forfeiture of the security
Article 54 
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TITLE IV
PROVISIONS CONCERNING NOTIFICATIONS
Intervention agencies and storage places for cereals and rice
Article 55 
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Weekly notifications for cereals and rice
Article 56 
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Monthly notifications
Article 57 
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Method applicable to notification obligations
Article 58 
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TITLE V
AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 562/2005
Article 59 
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Repeals
Article 60 
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Entry into force
Article 61 
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ANNEX I
CEREALS
PART I
Eligibility criteria for cereals
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PART II
Minimum quality requirements referred to in Part I
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PART III
1. DEFINITION OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY 
 1.1. Broken grains 
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 (a) Shrivelled grains 
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 (a) Extraneous seeds 
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2. SPECIFIC FACTORS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR EACH TYPE OF CEREAL FOR THE DEFINITION OF IMPURITIES 
 2.1. Durum wheat 
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PART IV
Methods used for determining the quality of cereals offered for, or placed in, intervention
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PART VReference method for determining matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality in the case of maize and sorghum 
 1. Shake an average sample of 500 g in the case of maize and 250 g in the case of sorghumfor half a minute in a sieve which has slotted perforations of 1,0 mm. Check for live pests and dead insects in the fraction passed through the sieve. 
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PART VI
Standard method of testing for moisture content
1. Principle 
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2. Scope 
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3. Apparatus 
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4. Procedure 
Drying 
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5. Method of calculation and formulae 
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6. Repetition 
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PART VII
Method for determining the non-stickiness and machinability of the dough obtained from common wheat
1. Title 
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2. Scope 
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3. Principle 
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4. Ingredients 
 4.1. Yeast 
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5. Equipment and apparatus 
 5.1. Baking room 
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6. Sampling 
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7. Procedure 
 7.1. Determination of water uptake 
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8. Test report 
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9. General remarks 
 9.1. The formula for the calculation of the quantity of dough liquid is based on the following considerations: 
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PART VIII
Determination of the rate of loss of vitreous aspect
1. Principle 
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2. Equipment and apparatus 
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3. Procedure 
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4. Expression of results 
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5. Result 
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PART IX
Price increases and reductions
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PART X
Practical method for determining the reduction to be applied to the price of sorghum by intervention agencies
1. Basic data 
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2. Calculation of the reduction 
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PART XI
Calculation of prices increases and reductions
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PART XII
Methodology of sampling and analyses for cereals
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ANNEX II
RICE
PART I
Eligibility criteria for paddy rice
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PART II
Prices increases and reductions
1. The price increases and reductions provided for in Article 38 shall be expressed in euro per tonne and apply to the intervention price for paddy rice offered for intervention by multiplying it by the sum of the established percentage increases or reductions, as follows: 
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PART III
Criteria for milling yield
1. Basic milling yield 
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2. Price increases and reductions relating to milling yield 
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PART IV
Maximum percentages
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PART V
Price reductions for defective grains
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PART VI
Methodology of sampling and analyses for paddy rice
1. With a view to verifying the quality requirements as laid down in Part I of this Annex, samples shall be taken by the intervention agency in the presence of the offerer or tenderer or his/her duly authorised agent. 
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2. Representative samples shall be taken of each part-delivery (by lorry, barge, railway wagon) under the conditions laid down in point 1. 
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ANNEX III
BEEF
PART I
Eligibility criteria for beef
1. The products listed in Part V of this Annex and falling within the following categories defined in point II of Annex V(A) to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be bought in: 
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2. Carcases and half-carcases may be bought in only where they: 
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3. Carcases and half-carcases may be bought in only where they are: 
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PART II
Conversion coefficients
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PART III
Conditions and controls for taking over
1. Products shall be delivered in consignments of a quantity between 10 and 20 tonnes. However, the quantity may be below 10 tonnes only if it is the final balance of the original offer or if the original offer has been scaled back below 10 tonnes. 
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2. Where no preliminary inspection is conducted immediately before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and prior to transport to the intervention store, half-carcases shall be identified as follows: 
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3. A preliminary inspection may be conducted immediately before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and shall cover the weight, classification, presentation and temperature of half-carcases. In particular no carcase shall be accepted where it exceeds the maximum weight laid down in Part I(2)(g) of this Annex. Products rejected shall be marked as such and may not be presented again for preliminary inspection or acceptance. 
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4. Preliminary inspection and acceptance of the products offered for intervention shall be carried out by an official of the intervention agency or a person authorised by the latter who is a qualified classifier, is not involved in classification at the slaughterhouse and is totally independent of the successful tenderer. Such independence shall be ensured in particular by the periodic rotation of such officials between intervention stores. 
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5. The requirements regarding identification, delivery and controls for the takeover of bone-in meat intended for boning in intervention stores which do not meet the requirements laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 3(5) shall include the following: 
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PART IV
Boning
I. General conditions governing boning 
 1. Boning may only be carried out in cutting plants registered or approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and with one or more adjoining blast-freezers. 
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II. Contracts and specifications 
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III. Monitoring of boning 
 1. The intervention agencies shall ensure that continuous physical monitoring is carried out of all boning operations. 
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IV. Special conditions governing boning 
 1. During boning, trimming and packing prior to freezing, the internal temperature of the beef must at no time rise above + 7 oC. 
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V. Packing of cuts 
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VI. Storage of cuts 
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VII. Costs of boning 
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VIII. Time limits 
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IX. Rejection of products 
 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. When, on the basis of point 1, less than 20 % of the cartons of a particular cut are found to be in breach, the entire contents of those cartons shall be rejected and no payment shall be made in respect of them. The boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount equal to the price shown in Part X of this Annex, for the cuts that have been rejected. 
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PART V
Classification of products
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË 
Carcasses, demi-carcasses: Hele dieren, halve dieren: 
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БЪЛГАРИЯ 
Tрупове, половинки трупове: 
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ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA 
Jatečně upravená těla, půlky jatečně upravených těl: 
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DANMARK 
Hele og halve kroppe: 
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DEUTSCHLAND 
Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper: 
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EESTI 
Rümbad, poolrümbad: 
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EIRE/IRELAND 
Carcases, half-carcases: 
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ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 
Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια: 
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ESPAÑA 
Canales o semicanales: 
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FRANCE 
Carcasses, demi-carcasses: 
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HRVATSKA 
Trupovi, polovice 
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ITALIA 
Carcasse e mezzene: 
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ΚΥΠΡΟΣ 
Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια: 
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LATVIJA 
Liemeņi, pusliemeņi: 
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LIETUVA 
Skerdenos ir skerdenų pusės: 
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LUXEMBOURG 
Carcasses, demi-carcasses: 
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MAGYARORSZÁG 
Hasított test vagy hasított féltest: 
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MALTA 
Karkassi u nofs karkassi: 
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NEDERLAND 
Hele dieren, halve dieren: 
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ÖSTERREICH 
Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper: 
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POLSKA 
Tusze, półtusze: 
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PORTUGAL 
Carcaças ou meias-carcaças 
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ROMÂNIA 
Carcase, jumătăți de carcase 
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SLOVENIJA 
Trupi, polovice trupov: 
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SLOVENSKO 
Jatočné telá, jatočné polovičky: 
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SUOMI/FINLAND 
Ruhot, puoliruhot/Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar: 
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SVERIGE 
Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar: 
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UNITED KINGDOM 
 I. Great Britain 
Carcases, half-carcases: 
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Carcases, half-carcases: 
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PART VI
Provisions applicable to carcases, half-carcases and quarters
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2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: 
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PART VII
Coefficients referred to in Article 21(3)Formula A 
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PART VIII
Specifications for intervention boning
1. HINDQUARTER CUTS 
 1.1. Description of cuts 
 1.1.1. Intervention shank (code INT 11) 
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2. FOREQUARTER CUTS 
 2.1. Description of cuts 
 2.1.1. Intervention shin (code INT 21) 
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3. VACUUM-PACKING OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CUTS 
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PART IX
Provisions applicable to cartons, pallets and cages
I. Cartons 
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II. Pallets and cages 
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PART X
Individual prices of rejected intervention cuts for the purposes of the first and second subparagraphs of Part IV, Section IX(2) of this Annex
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PART XI
Checks on products
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4. During storage, the competent authorities shall conduct regular checks on significant quantities of the products stored following awards under invitations to tender held during the month. 
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ANNEX IV
BUTTER
PART I
Eligibility criteria for butter
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4. Levels of radioactivity in butter may not exceed the maximum levels permitted, where applicable, under Community rules. 
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6. Where butter is offered to intervention in a Member State other than that in which it was produced, buying-in shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate supplied by the competent body of the Member State of production. 
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PART II
Taking over and initial controls for butter
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PART III
Criteria for the approval of undertakings referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (common part for butter and skimmed milk powder)
1. Undertakings as referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be approved only if they: 
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2. To ensure compliance with this Regulation, the competent body shall carry out unannounced on-the-spot inspections, on the basis of the intervention butter and skimmed milk powder production schedule of the undertakings concerned. 
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3. Approval shall be withdrawn if the preconditions laid down in point 1(a) are no longer satisfied. Approval may be re-granted at the request of the undertaking concerned after a period of at least six months, following a thorough inspection. 
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4. A report shall be drawn up on the inspections carried out pursuant to points 2 and 3, specifying: 
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PART IV
Compositional requirements, quality characteristics and analytical methods
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PART V
Sampling for chemical and microbiological analysis and sensory evaluation
1. Chemical and microbiological analysis 
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2. Sensory evaluation 
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3. Guidelines to be followed where samples show defects 
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ANNEX V
SKIMMED MILK POWDER
PART I
Eligibility criteria for skimmed milk powder
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3. The intervention agencies shall check the quality of skimmed-milk powder using the analytical methods set out in Part IV of this Annex on the basis of samples taken in accordance with the rules set out in Part VI of this Annex. The checks must establish that, except authorised raw materials used for protein adjustment as referred to in Annex I(4)(b) to Council Directive 2001/114/EC the skimmed milk powder does not contain other products, in particular buttermilk and whey, as defined in Part IV of this Annex. 
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6. Where skimmed-milk powder is offered for intervention in a Member State other than that in which it was manufactured, buying-in shall be subject to presentation, no later than 35 days after the day on which the offer was received or after the closing date of the tender, of a certificate supplied by the competent agency of the Member State of manufacture. 
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PART II
Taking over and initial controls for skimmed milk powder
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PART III
Criteria for the approval of undertakings referred to in Article 10(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
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PART IV
Compositional requirements, quality characteristics and analytical methods
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PART V
Conditions of packaging
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2. The bags shall have at least three layers, which together correspond to at least 420 J/m2 TEA average. 
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PART VI
Sampling and analysis of skimmed-milk powder offered for intervention
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2. Number of packages to be selected for sampling checks: 
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6. Where samples show defects: 
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (repealed) 

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