1.Approval shall be granted at the manufacturer's request to the intervention agency, to all places of storage which:
(a)are suitable for keeping sugar in good condition;
(b)are situated in a place which provides the transport facilities necessary for removal of the sugar;
(c)allow separate storage of the quantities offered for intervention.
Additional conditions may be imposed by the intervention agencies.
2.Approval of the place of storage shall be granted for storage in bulk or for storage of packaged sugar. It shall fix a quantitative storage limit not exceeding 50 times the daily removal capacity that the applicant undertakes to place at the disposal of the intervention agency. The approval shall indicate the total quantity for which it is given and the daily removal capacity.
3.The sugar must be stored such that it is easily identifiable and accessible. It must be placed on pallets when it is packaged, unless it is packaged in ‘big bags’.
4.Approval shall be withdrawn by the intervention agency where it finds that one of the conditions referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is no longer met. Approval may be withdrawn during the marketing year. Withdrawal shall not have retroactive effect.