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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 16U.K.Limitation of buying-in for beef

Where the [F1paying agency is] offered beef in quantities greater than they are able to take over, they may limit the buying-in to the quantities they can take over [F2in the United Kingdom] or in one of [F3the] intervention regions referred to in Article 12(5).

[F4The paying agency] shall ensure equal access for all parties concerned in the event of such limitation.

[F5This Article does not apply in relation to public intervention schemes in England, otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20 of the Agriculture Act 2020.]

[F6This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.]