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CHAPTER IIntroductory provisions

Section 2General rules for fixing the private storage aid

Article 6Procedure for fixing the aid

To 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 aid

1.An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (9)(1), or an application in accordance with Article 16(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 salted and unsalted butter and cheeses shall relate also to products which have been fully placed in storage.

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 operators

1.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.