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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/591 of 30 April 2020 opening a temporary exceptional private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses and fixing the amount of aid in advance| Legal instrument | delegated regulation |
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| Number legal act | Delegated regulation 2020/591 |
| CELEX number i | 32020R0591 |
| Document | 30-04-2020; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 04-05-2020; OJ L 140 p. 1-5 |
| Effect | 05-05-2020; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 6 |
| Deadline | 07-05-2020; See Art 3.1 30-06-2020; See Art 3.1 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
4.5.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/1 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/591
of 30 April 2020
opening a temporary exceptional private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses and fixing the amount of aid in advance
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 219(1) in conjunction with Article 228 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (2), and in particular Article 62(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Due to the current pandemic of COVID-19 and the extensive movement restrictions put in place in the Member States there has been a drop in demand for certain products in the milk and milk products sector, in particular cheeses. The spread of the disease and the measures in place limit the availability of labour, compromising notably the stages of production, collection and processing of milk. Furthermore, the mandatory closure of shops, outdoor markets, restaurants and other hospitality establishments has brought the operation of the hospitality and catering industry to a halt, leading to significant changes in the demand patterns for milk and milk products. The hospitality and catering industry is responsible for approximately 15 % of the Union domestic demand of cheese. In addition, buyers in the Union and on the world market are cancelling contracts and delaying the conclusion of new ones in anticipation of further price falls. Cheese exports to third countries represent 8 % of total Union cheese production. |
(2) |
As a result, the processing of raw milk intake is partially being diverted into bulk, long shelf life, storable products that are less labour intense such as skimmed milk powder and butter. Yet, many cheese-manufacturing sites in the Union do not have the capacity to process the milk into different products, and have to continue producing cheeses for which the demand has exceptionally fallen. |
(3) |
The cheese sector is therefore confronted with a situation of market disturbance due to a strong supply-demand imbalance. As a consequence, without measures against this market disturbance, prices of cheese in the Union are expected to fall and downward pressure is likely to carry on. |
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The market intervention measures available under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 appear to be insufficient to address the market disturbance, since they are targeted to other products such as butter and skimmed milk powder, or limited to cheeses with protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication. |
(5) |
The disturbance in the cheese market can be addressed by storage. It is therefore appropriate to grant aid for private storage of cheese. |
(6) |
Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for the granting of private storage aid only for cheeses benefiting from a protected designation of origin or from a protected geographical indication under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). However, cheeses with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication represent only a small share of the total Union cheese production. For reasons of operational and administrative efficiency, it is... |
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