TITLE IIPROCEDURE OF BUYING-IN

CHAPTER IGeneral rules

Section IISpecific conditions for buying-in at fixed price

Article 14Measures for respecting the intervention ceilings

1

In order to comply with the limits referred to in Article 13(1)(a), (c) and (d) and Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the Commission shall decide, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1) of that Regulation:

a

to close intervention buying-in at fixed price;

b

where acceptance of the full quantity offered on a certain day would lead to the maximum quantity being exceeded, to set an allocation coefficient applicable to the total quantity in the offers received and notified to the Commission on that day from each offerer;

c

where appropriate, to reject pending offers submitted to the intervention agencies of the Member States.

The Commission shall decide within 2 working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(1) and within 5 working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(3).

2

For common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder, an offerer to whom an allocation coefficient as referred to in paragraph 1, point (b) applies may withdraw his offer within 5 working days from the date of entry into force of the regulation fixing the allocation coefficient.