Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013Show full title

[F1 Article 1a U.K. Reference thresholds

1. The following reference thresholds are fixed:

(a) for the cereals sector: EUR 101,31/tonne, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(b) for paddy rice: EUR 150/tonne for the standard quality as defined in point A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(c) for sugar of standard quality as defined in point B of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, related to unpacked sugar, ex-factory:

(i)

for white sugar: EUR 404,4/tonne;

(ii)

for raw sugar: EUR 335,2/tonne;

(d) for the beef and veal sector: EUR 2 224/tonne for carcasses of male bovine animals of conformation/fat cover class R3 as laid down in the F2 ... scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more referred to in point A of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

(e) for the milk and milk products sector:

(i)

EUR 246,39 per 100 kg for butter;

(ii)

EUR 169,80 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder;

(f) for pigmeat: EUR 1 509,39/tonne for pig carcasses of a standard quality defined in terms of weight and lean meat content as laid down in the F3 ... scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as follows:

(i)

carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: class E;

(ii)

carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R;

(g) for the olive oil sector:

(i)

EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil;

(ii)

EUR 1 710/tonne for virgin olive oil;

(iii)

EUR 1 524/tonne for lampante olive oil with two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.

2. The reference thresholds provided for in paragraph 1 shall be kept under review by the [F4 appropriate authority], taking account of objective criteria, in particular developments in production, costs of production (particularly inputs) and market trends. [F5 When necessary, in the light of developments in production and markets, the appropriate authority may make regulations amending the reference thresholds.]

3. References to reference thresholds in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be construed as references to the thresholds fixed in paragraph 1 of this Article.

[F6 4. This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in England, otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20 of the Agriculture Act 2020.]

[F7 5. This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.]

[F8 6.  This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Wales.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2145 of 1 December 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.

F2 Word in Art. 1a(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Word in Art. 1a(1)(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 1a(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/831), regs. 1(4)(a), 40(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Art. 1a(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/831), regs. 1(4)(a), 40(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Art. 1a(4) inserted (E.) (28.2.2023 at 9.10 a.m.) by The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/124), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(2) (with reg. 10)

F7 Art. 1a(5) inserted (S.) (1.7.2023) by The Public Intervention and Private Storage Aid (Amendment and Suspension) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/150), regs. 1, 4(2) (with reg. 10)

F8 Art. 1a(6) inserted (W.) (16.2.2026) by The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/44), regs. 1(2), 5(2)