shall be open for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder;

may be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for durum wheat, barley, maize and paddy rice (including specific varieties or types of paddy rice), if the market situation so requires. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2);

may be opened for the beef and veal sector by the Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 229(2) or (3), if, over a representative period determined pursuant to point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 20 the average market price in a Member State or in a region of a Member State, recorded on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals referred to in point A of Annex IV, is below 85 % of the reference threshold laid down in point (d) of Article 7(1).

the price at which products shall be bought in under public intervention where this is done at a fixed price; or

the maximum price at which products eligible for public intervention may be bought in where this is done by tendering.

avoid any disturbance of the market,

ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, and

be in compliance with the commitments resulting from international agreements concluded in accordance with the TFEU.

average recorded Union market prices and the reference thresholds and production costs for the products concerned; and/or

the need to respond in a timely way to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments having a significant negative impact on the margins in the sector.

granting private storage aid for the products listed in Article 17, taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;

restricting the granting of private storage aid.

their quality with respect to quality parameters, quality groups, quality grades, categories, product characteristics and age;

their eligibility with respect to quantities, packaging including labelling, preservation, previous storage contracts, approval of undertakings and the stage of the products to which the public intervention price and the aid for private storage applies.

the requirements to be fulfilled by storage places for all products subject to public intervention;

rules on the storage of products inside and outside the Member State responsible for them and for the treatment of such products as regards customs duties and any other amounts to be granted or levied under the CAP.

rules and conditions applicable where the quantity stored is lower than the contracted quantity;

the conditions for granting an advance payment of such aid;

the conditions under which it may be decided that products covered by private storage contracts may be re-marketed or disposed of.

providing for the use of tendering procedures guaranteeing equal access to goods and equal treatment of operators;

laying down the additional conditions to be fulfilled by operators in order to facilitate the effective management and control of the system for Member States and operators;

laying down the requirement for operators to lodge a security guaranteeing the fulfilment of their obligations.

adapting and updating the provisions of Annex IV on the Union scales for the classification, identification and presentation of carcasses;

laying down supplementary provisions relating to classification, including by qualified classifiers, to grading, including by automated grading techniques, to identification, weighing and marking of carcasses and to the calculation of average Union prices and to the weighting coefficients used in the calculation of those prices;

laying down, in the beef and veal sector, derogations from provisions and specific derogations which may be granted by Member States to slaughterhouses in which few bovine animals are slaughtered, and additional provisions for the products concerned, including regarding the classes of conformation and fat cover and, in sheepmeat sector, further provisions as regards weight, colour of meat and fat cover and the criteria for the classification of light lambs;

providing Member States with the authorisation not to apply the grading scale for classification of pig carcasses and the authorisation to use assessment criteria in addition to weight and estimated lean-meat content, or laying down derogations from that scale.

for the supply and distribution of eligible products referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article;

for accompanying educational measures; and

to cover certain related costs linked to equipment, publicity, monitoring and evaluation, and, insofar as those costs are not covered by point (a) of this subparagraph, logistics and distribution.

‘school fruit and vegetables’ means the products referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3 and point (a) of paragraph 4;

‘school milk’ means the products referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 and point (b) of paragraph 4, as well as the products referred to in Annex V.

fruit and vegetables and fresh products of the banana sector;

drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof.

processed fruit and vegetable products, in addition to the products referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3;

cheese, curd, yoghurt and other fermented or acidified milk products without added flavouring, fruit, nuts or cocoa, in addition to the products referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3.

added sugars;

added salt;

added fat;

added sweeteners;

added artificial flavour enhancers E 620 to E 650 as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ).

for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 130 608 466 per school year;

for school milk: EUR 90 195 669 per school year.

the number of six- to ten-year-old children in the Member State concerned;

the degree of development of the regions within the Member State concerned so as to ensure that higher aid is allocated to less developed regions and to the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013; and

for school milk, in addition to the criteria referred to in points (a) and (b), the historical use of the Union aid for the supply of milk and milk products to children.

the additional criteria related to the eligibility of the target group referred to in Article 22;

the approval and selection of aid applicants by Member States;

the drawing up of the national or regional strategies and on the accompanying educational measures.

the identification of costs and measures that are eligible for Union aid;

the obligation for Member States to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their school scheme.

if appropriate, the establishment of specific criteria regarding the presentation, composition, size and design of the common identifier or graphic elements;

the specific criteria related to the use of publicity tools.

1 % of the total area actually planted with vines in their territory, as measured on 31 July of the previous year; or

1 % of an area comprising the area actually planted with vines in their territory, as measured on 31 July 2015, and the area covered by planting rights granted to producers in their territory in accordance with Article 85h, Article 85i or Article 85k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 that were available for conversion into authorisations on 1 January 2016, as referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation.

apply at national level a lower percentage than the percentage set out in paragraph 1;

limit the issuing of authorisations at regional level, for specific areas eligible for the production of wines with a protected designation of origin, for areas eligible for the production of wines with a protected geographical indication, or for areas without a geographical indication.

the need to avoid a well-demonstrated risk of oversupply of wine products in relation to market prospects for those products, not exceeding what is necessary to satisfy this need;

the need to avoid a well-demonstrated risk of devaluation of a particular protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication;

the wish to contribute to the development of the products in question while preserving the quality of those products.

producers who are setting up vine plantings for the first time, and who are established as the head of the holding (new entrants);

areas where vineyards contribute to the preservation of the environment or the conservation of the genetic resources of vines;

areas to be newly planted in the framework of land consolidation projects;

areas facing natural or other specific constraints;

the sustainability of projects of development or replantations on the basis of an economic evaluation;

areas to be newly planted which contribute to increasing the production of holdings of the wine-growing sector that show increased cost-efficiency or competitiveness or presence on the markets;

projects with the potential to improve the quality of products with geographical indications;

areas to be newly planted in the framework of increasing the size of small and medium-sized vine holdings;

the designation for the category of the grapevine product in accordance with Annex VII, Part II. For grapevine products categories defined under Annex VII, Part II, points (1) and points (4) to (9), where such products have undergone a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Annex VIII, Part I, Section E, the designation of the category shall be accompanied by:

for wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication:

the actual alcoholic strength by volume;

an indication of provenance;

an indication of the bottler or, in the case of sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine, the name of the producer or vendor;

an indication of the importer in the case of imported wines; and

in the case of sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine, an indication of the sugar content;

the nutrition declaration pursuant to Article 9(1), point (l), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;

the list of ingredients pursuant to Article 9(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011; and

in the case of grapevine products which have undergone a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Annex VIII, Part I, Section E and that have an actual alcoholic strength by volume of less than 10 %, the date of minimum durability pursuant to Article 9(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

where a traditional term in accordance with point (a) of Article 112 is displayed on the label in accordance with the product specification referred to in Article 94(2);

in exceptional and duly justified circumstances to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227 in order to ensure compliance with existing labelling practices.

no user data shall be collected or tracked;

the list of ingredients shall not be displayed with other information intended for sales or marketing purposes; and

the indication of the particulars referred to in Article 9(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall appear directly on the package or on a label attached thereto.

the vintage year;

the name of one or more wine grape varieties;

in the case of wines other than those referred to in point (g) of Article 119(1), terms indicating the sugar content;

for wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, traditional terms in accordance with point (b) of Article 112;

the Union symbol indicating the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication;

terms referring to certain production methods;

for wines bearing a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, the name of another geographical unit that is smaller or larger than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication.

Member States shall introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions to ensure certification, approval and verification procedures so as to guarantee the veracity of the information concerned;

Member States may, on the basis of non-discriminatory and objective criteria and with due regard to fair competition, for wine produced from wine grape varieties on their territory, draw up lists of excluded wine grape varieties, in particular if:

mixtures of wines from different Member States shall not give rise to labelling of the wine grape variety unless the Member States concerned agree otherwise and ensure the feasibility of the relevant certification, approval and verification procedures.

the presentation and use of labelling particulars other than those provided for in this Section;

compulsory particulars concerning:

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optional particulars concerning:

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the presentation concerning:

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rules on the accompanying document and its use;

the conditions under which an accompanying document is to be regarded as certifying protected designations of origin or geographical indications;

an obligation to keep a register and its use;

who is obliged to keep a register and exemptions from that obligation;

the operations to be included in the register.

rules on the composition of the registers, the products to be contained therein, deadlines for entries in registers and the closures of registers;

measures requiring Member States to determine the maximum acceptable percentages for losses;

general and transitional provisions for the keeping of registers;

rules determining how long accompanying documents and the registers are to be kept.

be made in advance of the delivery,

be made in writing, and

include, in particular, the following elements:

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whether or not there is a transfer of ownership of the raw milk by the farmers to the producer organisation;

whether or not the price negotiated is the same as regards the joint production of some or all of the farmer members;

provided that, for a particular producer organisation, all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

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provided that the farmers concerned are not members of any other producer organisation which also negotiates such contracts on their behalf; however, Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where farmers hold two distinct production units located in different geographic areas;

provided that the raw milk is not covered by an obligation to deliver arising from the farmer's membership of a cooperative in accordance with the conditions set out in the cooperative's statutes or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes; and

provided that the producer organisation notifies the competent authorities of the Member State or Member States in which it operates of the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations.

a "national competition authority" means the authority referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ( 18 );

a "SME" means a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC.

are constituted, and controlled in accordance with point (c) of Article 153(2), by producers in a specific sector listed in Article 1(2);

are formed on the initiative of the producers and which carry out at least one of the following activities:

pursue a specific aim which may include at least one of the following objectives:

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apply the rules adopted by the producer organisation relating to production reporting, production, marketing and protection of the environment;

be members of only one producer organisation for any given product of the holding; however Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where producer members hold two distinct production units located in different geographical areas;

provide the information requested by the producer organisation for statistical purposes.

procedures for determining, adopting and amending the rules referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1;

the imposition on members of financial contributions needed to finance the producer organisation;

rules enabling the producer members to scrutinise democratically their organisation and its decisions as well as its accounts and budgets;

penalties for infringement of obligations under the statutes, particularly for non-payment of financial contributions, or of the rules laid down by the producer organisation;

rules on the admission of new members, and in particular the minimum period of membership which may not be less than one year;

the accounting and budgetary rules necessary for the operation of the organisation.

fulfils the requirements laid down in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 152(1);

has a minimum number of members and/or covers a minimum volume or value of marketable production, to be laid down by the Member State concerned, in the area where it operates; such provisions shall not prevent the recognition of producer organisations which are dedicated to small-scale production;

provides sufficient evidence that it can carry out its activities properly, both over time and in terms of effectiveness, provision of human, material and technical support to its members, and as appropriate concentration of supply;

has statutes that are consistent with points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph.

decide whether to grant recognition to a producer organisation within four months of the lodging of an application, accompanied by all the relevant supporting evidence; this application shall be lodged with the Member State where the organisation has its headquarters;

carry out, at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that recognised producer organisations are complying with this Chapter;

in the event of non-compliance or irregularities in the application of the measures provided for in this Chapter, impose on those organisations and associations the applicable penalties they have laid down and, if necessary, decide whether recognition should be withdrawn;

inform the Commission by 31 March of each year, of every decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition taken during the previous calendar year.

are constituted of representatives of economic activities linked to the production and to at least one of the following stages of the supply chain: the processing of or trade in, including distribution of, products in one or more sectors;

are formed on the initiative of all or some of the organisations or associations which constitute them;

pursue a specific aim taking account of the interests of their members and of consumers, which may include, in particular, one of the following objectives:

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fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 157;

carry out their activities in one or more regions in the territory concerned;

account for a significant share of the economic activities referred to in point (a) of Article 157(1);

strive for a balanced representation of the organisations in the stages of the supply chain referred to in Article 157(1), point (a), that constitute the interbranch organisation;

with the exception of the cases laid down in Article 162, do not, themselves, engage in production, processing or trade.

decide whether to grant recognition within four months of the lodging of an application with all relevant supporting documents; this application shall be lodged with the Member State where the organisation has its headquarters;

carry out, at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that recognised interbranch organisations are complying with the conditions governing their recognition;

in the event of non-compliance or irregularities in the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation, impose on those organisations the applicable penalties they have laid down and, if necessary, decide whether recognition should be withdrawn;

withdraw recognition if the requirements and conditions for recognition laid down in this Article are no longer met;

inform the Commission by 31 March of each year of every decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition taken during the previous calendar year.

they are constituted by producers in the milk and milk products sector, are formed on their initiative and pursue a specific aim which may include one or more of the following objectives:

they have a minimum number of members and/or cover a minimum volume of marketable production, to be laid down by the Member State concerned, in the area where they operate;

there is sufficient evidence that they can carry out their activities properly, both over time and in terms of effectiveness and concentration of supply;

they have statutes that are consistent with points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph.

decide whether to grant recognition to a producer organisation within four months of the lodging of an application, accompanied by all the relevant supporting evidence; this application shall be lodged with the Member State where the organisation has its headquarters;

carry out, at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations are complying with the provisions of this Chapter;

in the event of non-compliance or irregularities in the implementation of the measures provided for in this Chapter, impose on those organisations and associations the applicable penalties that they have laid down and, if necessary, decide whether recognition should be withdrawn;

inform the Commission by 31 March of each year of every decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition which they have taken during the previous calendar year.

fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 157;

carry out their activities in one or more regions in the territory concerned;

account for a significant share of the economic activities referred to in Article 157(1), point (a);

do not themselves engage in the production of, the processing of, or the trade in, products in the milk and milk products sector.

decide whether to grant recognition to the interbranch organisation within four months of the lodging of an application, accompanied by all the relevant supporting evidence; this application shall be lodged with the Member State where the organisation has its headquarters;

carry out, at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that recognised interbranch organisations are complying with the conditions governing their recognition;

in the event of non-compliance or irregularities in the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation, impose on those organisations the applicable penalties they have laid down and, if necessary, decide whether recognition should be withdrawn;

withdraw recognition if the requirements and conditions for recognition laid down in this Article are no longer fulfilled;

inform the Commission by 31 March of each year of every decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition taken during the previous calendar year.

as a proportion of the volume of production of, or of trade in, or of processing of the product or products concerned:

in the case of producer organisations, more than 50 % of the producers concerned.

production and market reporting;

stricter production rules than those laid down in Union or national rules;

the drawing up of standard contracts which are compatible with Union rules;

marketing;

protecting the environment;

measures to promote and exploit the potential of products;

measures to protect organic farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels and geographical indications;

research to add value to the products, in particular through new uses which do not pose a threat to public health;

studies to improve the quality of products;

research, in particular into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant protection or animal health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and conservation or improvement of the environment;

the definition of minimum qualities and definition of minimum standards of packing and presentation;

the use of certified seed except when used for organic production within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the monitoring of product quality;

the prevention and management of phytosanitary, animal health, food safety or environmental risks;

the management and valorisation of by-products.

that the producers of that raw material in the specific geographical area be consulted prior to the conclusion of the agreement referred to in this paragraph; or

that at least two-thirds of the producers of the raw material or their representatives, representing at least two-thirds of the production of the raw material used in the processing in the specific geographical area, are also parties to the agreement referred to in this paragraph.

shall only cover the regulation of supply of the product concerned and, where applicable, the raw material and shall have the aim of adapting the supply of that product to demand;

shall have effect only on the product and, where applicable, the raw material, concerned;

may be made binding for no more than three years, but may be renewed after that period following a new request, as referred to in paragraph 1;

shall not damage trade in products other than those concerned by those rules;

shall not relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the product concerned;

shall not allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation;

shall not render unavailable an excessive proportion of the product concerned that would otherwise be available;

shall not create discrimination, constitute a barrier for new entrants in the market, or lead to small producers being adversely affected;

shall contribute to maintaining the quality of the product concerned or to the development of the product concerned.

shall be without prejudice to Article 149 and Article 152(1a).

relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the produce concerned;

allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation;

render unavailable an excessive proportion of the production of the marketing year that would otherwise be available.

that every delivery in its territory of those products by a producer to a processor or distributor must be covered by a written contract between the parties; and/or

that the first purchasers must make a written offer for a contract for the delivery in its territory of those agricultural products by the producer,

be made in advance of the delivery;

be made in writing; and

include, in particular, the following elements:

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the specific aims which may, must or must not be pursued by such organisations and associations and, where applicable, added to those laid down in Articles 152 to 163;

the rules of such organisations and associations, the statutes of organisations other than producer organisations, the specific conditions applicable to the statutes of producer organisations in certain sectors, including derogations from the obligation to market the entire production through the producer organisation referred to in the second paragraph of Article 160, the structure, membership period, size, accountability and activities of such organisations and associations, the effects deriving from recognition, the withdrawal of recognition, and mergers;

the conditions for recognition, withdrawal and suspension of recognition, the effects deriving from recognition, withdrawal and suspension of recognition as well as requirements for such organisations and associations to take remedial measures in the event of non-respect of the recognition criteria;

transnational organisations and associations including the rules referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph;

rules relating to the establishment and the conditions of administrative assistance to be given by the relevant competent authorities in the case of transnational cooperation;

the sectors to which Article 155 applies, ◄ the conditions for the outsourcing of activities, the nature of activities that may be outsourced and the provision of technical means by organisations or associations;

the basis for the calculation of minimum volume or value of marketable production of organisations and associations;

the acceptance of members who are not producers in the case of producer organisations and who are not producer organisations in the case of associations of producer organisations;

the extension of certain rules of the organisations provided for in Article 164 to non-members and the compulsory payment of subscriptions by non-members referred to in Article 165 including the use and allocation of that payment by those organisations and a list of the stricter production rules which may be extended under point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 164(4), while ensuring that such organisations are transparent and accountable toward non-members and that members of such organisations do not enjoy a more favourable treatment than non-members, in particular as to the use of the compulsory payment of subscriptions;

further requirements as regards representativeness of the organisations referred to in Article 164, the economic areas concerned, including Commission scrutiny of their definition, minimum periods during which the rules shall apply before their extension, the persons or organisations to whom the rules or contributions may be applied, and the circumstances in which the Commission may require that the extension of rules or compulsory contributions be refused or withdrawn.

the conditions for recognising transnational producer organisations and transnational associations of producer organisations;

rules relating to the establishment and the conditions of administrative assistance to be given to producer organisations, including associations of producer organisations by the relevant competent authorities in the case of transnational cooperation;

additional rules regarding the calculation of the volume of raw milk covered by the negotiations referred to in point (c) of Article 149(2) and Article 149(3);

rules concerning the extension of certain rules of the organisations provided for in Article 164 to non-members and the compulsory payment of subscriptions by non-members referred to in Article 165.

measures for the implementation of the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and interbranch organisations set out in Articles 154 and 158;

procedures in the event of a merger of producer organisations;

procedures to be determined by Member States in relation to the minimum size and minimum membership period;

procedures relating to the extension of rules and financial contributions as referred to in Articles 164 and 165, in particular the implementation of the concept of "economic area" referred to in Article 164(2);

procedures relating to administrative assistance;

procedures relating to the outsourcing of activities;

procedures and technical conditions as regards the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 166.

the implementation of the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and their associations and interbranch organisations set out in Articles 161 and 163;

the notification referred to in point (f) of Article 149(2);

the notifications to be made by the Member States to the Commission in accordance with point (d) of Article 161(3), point (e) of Article 163(3), Article 149(8) and Article 150(7);

the procedures relating to administrative assistance in the case of transnational cooperation.