CHAPTER IIGENERAL RULES
Article 3Eligibility of products
1.
Products shall be of sound, fair and marketable quality and meet the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2.
In the case of buying-in, products shall fulfil the requirements laid down as follows:
(a)
for cereals: in Annex I to this Regulation;
(b)
for rice: in Annex II to this Regulation;
(c)
for beef: in Annex III to this Regulation;
(d)
(e)
for skimmed milk powder: in Parts I and II of Annex V to this Regulation and Article 21 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240.
In addition, butter and skimmed milk powder must have been produced in an undertaking approved in accordance with Part III of Annex IV or Part III of Annex V to this Regulation, respectively.
3.
In the case of aid for private storage, products shall fulfil the requirements laid down in Annex VI to this Regulation.
F1(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.
F2(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.