Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 138/2009of 18 February 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products, 32009R0138, February 19, 2009
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 484/2010of 3 June 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products, 32010R0484, June 4, 2010
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 557/2010of 24 June 2010amending Regulations (EC) No 1518/2003, (EC) No 596/2004, (EC) No 633/2004, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 2014/2005, (EC) No 239/2007, (EC) No 1299/2007, (EC) No 543/2008, (EC) No 589/2008, (EC) No 617/2008 and (EC) No 826/2008 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets, 32010R0557, June 25, 2010
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 65/2013of 24 January 2013amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products, 32013R0065, January 25, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2013of 13 December 2013amending Regulations (EC) No 1709/2003, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 972/2006, (EC) No 341/2007, (EC) No 1454/2007, (EC) No 826/2008, (EC) No 1296/2008, (EC) No 1130/2009, (EU) No 1272/2009 and (EU) No 479/2010 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets, 32013R1333, December 14, 2013
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 501/2014of 11 March 2014supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council by amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 as regards certain requirements related to the agricultural products benefiting from private storage aid, 32014R0501, May 16, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2000of 9 November 2015amending Regulations (EC) No 546/2003, (EC) No 1342/2003, (EC) No 952/2006, (EC) No 826/2008, (EC) No 1295/2008, (EC) No 1296/2008, (EU) No 1272/2009, (EU) No 738/2010 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 543/2011 and (EU) No 511/2012 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets, 32015R2000, November 10, 2015
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238of 18 May 2016supplementing 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), 32016R1238, July 30, 2016
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products, 32008R0826R(01), October 30, 2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008of 20 August 2008laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products CHAPTER IIntroductory provisionsSection 1Scope and general rules for granting of private storage aid
Article 1Scope and definition1.This Regulation lays down common rules for the granting of an aid for private storage for products listed in Articles 28 and 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.It shall apply without prejudice to the specific provisions laid down in Commission Regulations either opening a tendering procedure or fixing in advance the private storage aid.2.For the purposes of this Regulation "the competent authorities of the Member States" shall mean the departments or bodies accredited by the Member States as paying agencies which fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1..
Article 2Eligibility of products1.In order to qualify for private storage aid, in addition to the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the products shall fulfil the requirements listed in Annex I to this Regulation.2.Butter and skimmed milk powder shall fulfil the additional requirements set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3Conditions for granting aid for white sugar1.The decision to grant an aid for private storage of white sugar may be taken where the following conditions are met:(a)the average Community price for white sugar recorded within the price reporting system is below 85 % of the reference price;(b)the recorded average prices for white sugar are likely to remain at or below that level for two months on the basis of the market situation, account being taken of expected effects of market management mechanisms and notably withdrawals.Subject to the criteria set out in the first subparagraph, the granting of aid for private storage may be limited to Member States in which the average price for white sugar recorded within the price reporting system is below 80 % of the reference price. The aid shall be granted for sugar stored or to be stored by sugar manufacturers approved in these Member States.2.The private storage of white sugar may take place in a period running from 1 November to 30 June of the marketing year in which the aid is granted.
Article 4Conditions for granting aid for olive oil1.For the purposes of application of Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the average price shall be recorded on the representative markets during a period of two weeks at least and notified to the Commission by producing Member States as laid down in Part A of Annex III to this Regulation.2.The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3..
Article 5Conditions for granting aid for beefAn aid for private storage may be granted if the average Community price for carcases of adult male bovine animals expressed as grade R3, calculated in accordance with Part B of Annex III, is recorded at EUR 2291 per tonne or lower.
Section 2General rules for fixing the private storage aid
Article 6Procedure for fixing the aidTo establish the amount of aid for private storage for the products listed in Articles 28 and 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the Commission shall either open a tendering procedure for a limited period in accordance with Article 9 of this Regulation or fix in advance the aid in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation.
Article 7Tenders and applications for private storage aid1.An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (10)(1), or an application in accordance with Article 17(1) with the competent authorities of the Member States where the products are stored or will be stored.2.In sectors where the storage scheme is open only to one or several regions or Member States, tenders and applications may be lodged only in those regions or Member States.3.Tenders or applications for private storage aid for butter, skimmed milk powder, and cheeses shall relate to products which have been fully placed in storage, unless otherwise specified in the Regulation opening the tendering procedure or in the Regulation fixing the amount of aid in advance.4.Tenders and applications for private storage aid for fresh or chilled meat of bovine animals, pig, sheep, goat and olive oil shall relate to quantities of those products which have not yet been placed in storage.5.Tenders or applications for private storage aid for sugar shall relate to sugar which is already placed into storage or which will be placed in storage.
Article 8Conditions related to the eligibility of operators1.Operators applying or submitting a tender for private storage aid shall be established and registered for VAT purposes in the Community.2.In the case of olive oil, operators applying or submitting a tender for private storage aid shall fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 and the additional requirements laid down in Annex IV.3.In the case of sugar, operators applying or submitting a tender for an aid for private storage shall fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 and shall be sugar manufacturers as referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006.

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