http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1370/article/1aCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural productsCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural productsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1370-20181019texttext/xmlen2026-03-11Expert Participation2026-02-16 <Addition ChangeId="O003001M001" CommentaryRef="c000002">Reference thresholds </Addition>Article 1a1The following reference thresholds are fixed:afor the cereals sector: EUR 101,31/tonne, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;bfor 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;cfor sugar of standard quality as defined in point B of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, related to unpacked sugar, ex-factory:for white sugar: EUR 404,4/tonne;for raw sugar: EUR 335,2/tonne;dfor 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 ... 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;efor the milk and milk products sector:EUR 246,39 per 100 kg for butter;EUR 169,80 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder;ffor 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 ... scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as follows:carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: class E;carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R;gfor the olive oil sector:EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil;EUR 1 710/tonne for virgin olive oil;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.2The reference thresholds provided for in paragraph 1 shall be kept under review by the appropriate authority, taking account of objective criteria, in particular developments in production, costs of production (particularly inputs) and market trends. When necessary, in the light of developments in production and markets, the appropriate authority may make regulations amending the reference thresholds.3References to reference thresholds in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be construed as references to the thresholds fixed in paragraph 1 of this Article.4This 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 2020.5This 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 2023.6 This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Wales.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.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)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)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)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)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)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)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)