Private Storage Aid: Pigmeat
Notification Of New Scheme In Respect Of Pigmeat Being Offered Into Private Storage Under The Terms And Conditions Laid Down In Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3444/90.
INTRODUCTION
1. Notice to Traders 59/07 informed you of the introduction of a new Pigmeat Private Storage Aid scheme. This notice is to inform you that in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007, a scheme providing fixed rates of aid for private storage of pigmeat of Community origin has been opened.
2. Applications may be submitted from 29 October 2007 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 3444/90.
SCHEME REQUIREMENTS
3. The Commission has published the main provisions of the scheme in the Official Journal of the European Community. Based on this information the provisions are to be as follows:
- aid will be payable, subject to the contract, for the storage of half-carcasses and specified cuts. The rates of aid (in euros) and products for which aid is to be granted can be found in the Annex to this notice; and
- the storage period will be for 3, 4 or 5 months. The Commission may however reduce or extend the storage periods if the market situation so requires. The amount of aid will be adjusted accordingly.
4. The minimum quantities per contract and per product will be fixed at:
- 10 tonnes for boned products; and
- 15 tonnes for other products.
APPLICATIONS
5. Should you wish to participate in the scheme you are advised to read the Agency’s explanatory leaflet IM(L)3 before submitting an application. The leaflet will be publiushed on the RPA website or you can contact one of the numbers below for a copy.
6. You should note that the relevant code shown in the annex (A to J) should be used when completing Part B of your contract application form (Form PSP1).
7. Once you have stipulated the period of storage in Part B of your contract application, you will be unable to change it. Failure to comply with the stipulated storage period will result in reduced aid payments and/or security forfeits.
LODGEMENT OF SECURITY
8. Applications must be supported by a security equal to 20% of the total aid payable.
AUTHORITY
You will find details of these arrangements in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007 published in Official Journal L283/2007. Copies are obtainable from Stationery Office bookshops, accredited agents, or ordered from the Stationery Office website (www.tso.co.uk). You can also access Official Journals electronically by visiting the Commission's website at (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm). Please note that the Rural Payments Agency cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Europa website. Whilst every care has been taken in producing this guidance, the regulation as published is definitive.
ENQUIRIES
10. If you would like any further details of this scheme, please contact the Private Storage Aid section of the Rural Payments Agency Newcastle on the following:
Josh Pemberton 0191226 5832
Cheryl Walker 0191 226 5060
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