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Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007
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- Art. 75(A3) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 38
- Art. 78(8) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 39
- Art. 80(8) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 40
- Art. 122(A3) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 44
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- Art. 75(A3) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 38
- Art. 78(8) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 39
- Art. 80(8) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 40
- Art. 122(A3) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 44
- Art. 219(A2) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 2
- Art. 220(A2) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 2
- Art. 221(A2) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 2
- Art. 222(A2) inserted by 2020 c. 21 Sch. 7 para. 2
Article 16U.K.General principles on disposal from public intervention
1.Disposal of products bought in under public intervention shall take place in such a way as to:
(a)avoid any disturbance of the market,
(b)ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, and
(c)be in compliance with the commitments resulting from international agreements [F1to which the United Kingdom is a party].
F22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.Each year the [F3appropriate authority] shall publish details of the conditions under which products bought in under public intervention were sold in the previous year.
[F44.This 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.]
[F55.This Article ceases to apply in Scotland in relation to public intervention schemes, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 16(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 10(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Art. 16(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 10(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 16(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/821), regs. 1, 10(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Art. 16(4) inserted (E.) (28.2.2023 at 9.10 a.m.) by The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/124), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(7) (with reg. 10)
F5Art. 16(5) inserted (S.) (1.7.2023) by The Public Intervention and Private Storage Aid (Amendment and Suspension) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/150), regs. 1, 3(8) (with reg. 10)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Arts. 8-18: power to modify conferred (W.) (11.11.2020 for specified purposes and 11.1.2021 otherwise) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6), Sch. 5 para. 9 (with s. 47)
C2Arts. 8-18: power to modify conferred (N.I.) (11.11.2020 for specified purposes) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(4)(a), Sch. 6 para. 9
C3Arts. 8-18: power to modify conferred (E.) (11.11.2020 for specified purposes and 11.1.2021 otherwise) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), ss. 22, 57(1)(b)(c)(6)
C4Arts. 8-21: power to modify conferred (S.) (1.1.2021) by Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 17), ss. 6, 26(2) (with s. 25); S.S.I. 2020/373, reg. 2(2)(a)
C5Arts. 8-18: power to modify conferred (W.) (17.10.2023) by Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 4), ss. 23, 56(4); S.I. 2023/1092, art. 2(a)
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