Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 (repealed)Show full title

CHAPTER V U.K. Payment of aid

Article 30 U.K. Application for payment of aid

1. The aid, or, where an advance payment has been granted pursuant to Article 31, the balance of aid, shall be paid on the basis of an application for payment lodged by the contracting party within three months after the end of the contractual storage period.

2. Where the contracting party was unable to produce supporting documents within the time limit of three months despite acting promptly to obtain them on time, he may be given extensions, which may not exceed a total of three months.

3. Where the first subparagraph of Article 28(3) of this Regulation applies, the necessary proof shall be produced within the time limits specified in Article 49(2), (4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.

Article 31 U.K. Advance payment of the aid

1. After 60 days of storage, a single advance payment of the aid may be made, at the contracting party’s request, provided that he lodges a security equal to the advance payment plus 10 %.

2. The advance payment shall not exceed the amount of aid corresponding to a storage period of 90 days or three months, where appropriate. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released as soon as the balance of aid has been paid.

Article 32 U.K. Payment of aid

Payment of the aid or of the balance of aid shall be carried out within 120 days following the day when an application for the payment of aid has been lodged provided that the obligations of the contract have been met and the final check has been carried out. However, if an administrative inquiry is under way, payment shall not be made until entitlement has been recognised.

Article 33 U.K. Payment of aid in case of deboning in the beef meat sector

1. In the case of boning, if the quantity actually stored does not exceed 67 kilograms of boneless meat per 100 kilograms of bone-in meat employed, no aid shall be paid.

2. If the quantity actually stored exceeds 67 kilograms but is lower than 75 kilograms of boneless meat per 100 kilograms of bone-in meat employed, the amount of aid shall be reduced proportionally.

3. No reduction or increase of the amount of aid shall apply where the quantity actually stored is 75 kilograms or more of boneless meat per 100 kilograms of bone-in meat employed.

Article 34 U.K. Reduction of the amount or exclusion of the payment

1. Except in cases of force majeure, if the quantity actually stored during the contractual storage period is less than the contractual quantity and not less than 99 % of that quantity, the aid shall be paid for the quantity actually stored. However, if the competent authority finds that the contracting party acted deliberately or negligently, it may decide to further reduce or not to pay the aid.

For pigmeat, beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat, the aid shall be paid for the quantity actually stored if this represents not less than 90 % of the contractual quantity.

For olive oil, the aid shall be paid for the quantity actually stored if this represents not less than 98 % of the contractual quantity.

For cheese the aid shall be paid for the quantity actually stored if this represents not less than 95 % of the contractual quantity.

2. Except in cases of force majeure, if the quantity actually stored during the contractual storage period is less than the percentages indicated in paragraph 1, but not less than 80 % of the contractual quantity, the aid for the quantity actually stored shall be reduced by half. However, if the competent authority finds that the contracting party acted deliberately or negligently, it may decide to further reduce or not to pay the aid.

3. Except in cases of force majeure, if the quantity actually stored during the contractual storage period is less than 80 % of the contracted quantity, no aid shall be paid.

4. If the time limit referred to in Article 25(1) is exceeded by more than 10 days, no aid shall be granted.

5. If checks during storage or on removal reveal defective products, no aid shall be paid for those quantities. The remainder of the storage lot which is still eligible for aid shall be not less than the minimum quantity provided in the Regulation opening the tendering procedure or in the Regulation fixing the amount of aid in advance. The same rule shall apply where part of a storage lot/batch is removed for that reason before the minimum storage period or, before the first date allowed for removal operations, where such a date is provided for in the Regulation opening the tendering procedure or in the Regulation fixing the amount of aid in advance.

Defective products shall not be included in the calculation of the quantity actually stored referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

6. Except in cases of force majeure, where the contracting party fails to respect the end of the contractual storage period, if any has been fixed in accordance with Article 27(4), or the two-month time limit referred to in Article 28(3) for the totality of the quantity stored, each calendar day of non-compliance shall entail a reduction of 10 % in the amount of aid for the contract in question. However, this reduction shall not exceed 100 % of the amount of the aid.