1.Aid shall be granted for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs, according to conditions and product standards to be determined by the Commission.
For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder.
2.Aid amounts shall be fixed by the Commission taking into account the following factors:
(a)the reference price fixed in point (e)(ii) of Article 8(1) for skimmed-milk powder;
(b)development of the supply situation as regards skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder, and developments in the use thereof as feed;
(c)trends in calf prices;
(d)trends in the market prices for competing proteins as compared with those for skimmed-milk powder.