12/11/08 - Private Storage Aid - Notice to Traders No: 67/08
1. This notice is to inform you of the publication of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 826/2008, on 21 August 2008.
2. This regulation provides harmonisation across Private Storage Aid schemes.
3. Private Storage Aid may be granted for the following products:
- Butter (Unsalted or Salted)
- Cheese (Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, Provolone, Long keeping cheeses, Pecorino Romano, Kefalotyri & Kasseri
- White Sugar
- Olive Oil
- Beef
- Pigmeat
- Sheepmeat or Goatmeat
4. The Commission will decide, based on the market situation, whether or not it is appropriate to open a Private Storage Aid scheme. Schemes can be opened using either fixed aid in advance or a tendering procedure.
5. Once a decision has been made by the Commission a regulation will be published announcing the opening of the scheme. This will also detail rates of aid and application procedures.
6. Further details of the harmonisation can be found in our explanatory leaflet IM(L)1. This leaflet will be published shortly on our website www.rpa.gov.uk.
7. You will find Commission Regulation (EC) No. 826/2008 in Official Journal L223/19. Copies may be obtained 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.
8. 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 | (0191) 226 5832 |
| Cheryl Walker | (0191) 226 5060 |
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| Fax | (0191) 226 5040 |
| E-mail | psa@rpa.gsi.gov.uk |
Page published: 25 October 2011