Commission Regulation (EC) No 720/2008 of 25 July 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the storage and movement of products bought in by a paying agency or an intervention agency (Codified version)
Date: 2008-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, codification of EU law, customs document, re-import, storage

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/2008

of 25 July 2008

laying down common detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as
regards the storage and movement of products bought in by a paying agency or an intervention
agency

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 43 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

3515/92

Regulation

(EEC) No

Commission
of
4 December 1992 laying down common detailed rules
for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1055/77 on the storage and movement of products
in by an intervention agency (2) has been
bought
substantially amended several times (3). In the interests
of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be
codified.

The competent authorities are informed of all trade in
for the sake of
the products in question. Therefore,
administrative simplicity it
is desirable that a licence
should not be required in respect of products held by
a paying agency or an intervention agency which are
exported to a third country for
there or
returned to the Member State of departure.

storage

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008,
p. 61).

(2) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regu­

lation (EC) No 1847/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 21).

(3) See Annex III.

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISION

Article 1

in the
Without prejudice to the derogations provided for
specific Community rules for certain products, this Regulation
lays down common detailed rules
the application of
Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

for

CHAPTER 2

INTERVENTION PRODUCTS TRANSPORTED FOR STORAGE IN
A THIRD COUNTRY

Article 2

In cases falling within Article 39(5)(a) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007, where products are exported to a third country for
storage there, the document referred to in Article 3 hereof and
the export declaration shall be lodged at the competent customs
office in the Member State where the paying agency or inter­
vention agency responsible for the products is situated.

The export declaration and, should the occasion arise,
external Community transit document or
national document shall show one of
Annex I.

the
equivalent
the entries listed in

the

No export licence shall be required in connection with the
customs export formalities.

Article 3

The document referred to in Article 2 shall be issued by the
competent paying agency or intervention agency of the Member
State of departure and shall carry a number and give:

(a) a description of the products and, where appropriate, any

other necessary information for control purposes;

(b) the number, type and, where appropriate, the marks and

numbers of the packages;

(c)

the gross and net mass of the products;

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(d) a reference to Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007,
specifying that the products are intended for storage;

CHAPTER 3

INTERVENTION PRODUCTS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE
PAYING AGENCY OR INTERVENTION AGENCY TO ANOTHER

(e)

the address of the proposed place of storage.

Article 5

In the case of application of Article 2, this document shall be
kept by the customs office where the export declaration has
been lodged and a copy of this document shall accompany
the product.

Article 4

1. Where products held by a paying agency or an inter­
vention agency and stored in a third country are subsequently
re-imported into the Member State within whose jurisdiction
such agency falls, without being sold:

(a)

the re-importation shall be subject to Article 39(5) of Regu­
lation (EC) No 1234/2007; and

(b) no import licence need be submitted.

In addition, the following documents shall be submitted

2.
to the customs office of re-importation:

(a)

the endorsed exporter’s copy of
the export declaration
issued in respect of
the products to the
the export of
third country of storage, or a copy or a photocopy of
that document authenticated as corresponding to the
original by the customs office which issued that original;

(b) a document issued by the paying agency or intervention
agency responsible for the products containing the infor­
mation provided for in Article 3(a) to (d).

In cases falling within Article 39(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007, where products are dispatched to another Member
State as a transfer operation, the products shall be accompanied
by a Control Copy T5 as referred to in Articles 912a to 912g of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1). The Control
Copy T5 shall be issued by the paying agency or intervention
agency which sends the products and shall show in box 104
one of the entries listed in Annex II to this Regulation.

Box 107 shall show the number of this Regulation.

The Member State may allow the Control Copy T5 to be issued
by an authority designated for that purpose instead of by the
paying agency or intervention agency.

The Control Copy T5 shall be returned direct to the paying
agency or intervention agency which sent the products, after
appropriate checking and endorsement by the paying agency or
intervention agency of the Member State to which the products
are transferred.

CHAPTER 4

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 6

Regulation (EEC) No 3515/92 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex IV.

Article 7

Those documents shall be kept by the customs office of re-
importation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the
European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2008.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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Entries referred to in the second paragraph of Article 2:

ANNEX I

— In Bulgarian:

Интервенционни продукти, държани от … (име и адрес на разплащателната или интер­
венционната агенция), предназначени за складиране в … (съответна държава и адрес на
предложения склад). В приложение на член 39, параграф 5, буква а), от Регламент (ЕО)
№ 1234/2007

— In Spanish:

— In Czech:

— In Danish:

— In German:

— In Estonian:

— In Greek:

— In English:

— In French:

— In Italian:

— In Latvian:

— In Lithuanian:

— In Hungarian:

— In Maltese:

— In Dutch:

Productos de intervención en poder de … (nombre y dirección del organismo pagador o de
intervención) destinados a ser almacenados en … (país y dirección del lugar de almacena­
miento previsto). Aplicación del artículo 39, apartado 5,
letra a), del Reglamento (CE)
no 1234/2007

Intervenční produkty v držení … (název a adresa platební agentury nebo intervenční
agentury), určené ke skladování v/ve … (dotčený stát a předpokládaná adresa a místo skla­
dování). Použití čl. 39 odst. 5 písm. a) nařízení (ES) č. 1234/2007

Interventionsprodukter, som … (navn og adresse på betalings- eller interventionsorganet)
ligger inde med, og som er bestemt til oplagring i … (det pågældende land og adressen på
det forventede oplagringssted). Anvendelse af artikel 39, stk. 5,
i forordning (EF)
nr. 1234/2007

litra a),

Interventionserzeugnisse im Besitz von … (Name und Anschrift der Zahlstelle oder Inter­
ventionsstelle), zur Lagerung in … (Land und Anschrift des vorgesehenen Lagerorts) bestimmt.
Anwendung von Artikel 39 Absatz 5 Buchstabe a der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1234/2007

(makseasutuse või sekkumisasutuse nimetus ja aadress) valduses olevad sekkumistooted, mis
on ette nähtud ladustamiseks (asjaomane riik ja ettenähtud ladustamiskoha aadress). Määruse
(EÜ) nr 1234/2007 artikli 39 lõike 5 punkti a kohaldamine

Προϊόντα παρέμβασης που ευρίσκονται στην κατοχή του … (ονομασία και διεύθυνση του οργα­
νισμού πληρωμών ή του οργανισμού παρέμβασης) προς αποθήκευση στ. … (χώρα και διεύθυνση
του προτεινόμενου χώρου αποθήκευσης). Εφαρμογή του άρθρου 39 παράγραφος 5 στοιχείο α) του
κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1234/2007

Intervention products held by … (name and address of the paying agency or intervention
agency) for storage in … (country concerned and address of the proposed place of storage).
Application of Article 39(5)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Produits d'intervention détenus par … (nom et adresse de l'organisme payeur ou de l'or­
ganisme d'intervention), destinés à être stockés en/au … (pays concerné et adresse du lieu de
stockage prévu). Application de l'article 39, paragraphe 5, point a), du règlement
(CE)
no 1234/2007

Prodotti d'intervento detenuti da … (nome e indirizzo dell'organismo pagatore o organismo
d'intervento) destinati ad essere immagazzinati in … (paese interessato e indirizzo del luogo di
immagazzinamento previsto). Applicazione dell'articolo 39, paragrafo 5, lettera a) del rego­
lamento (CE) n. 1234/2007

Intervences produkti, kas pieder … (maksājumu aģentūras vai
intervences aģentūras
nosaukums un adrese), glabāšanai … (attiecīgā valsts un plānotā glabāšanas vieta adrese).
Regulas (EK) Nr. 1234/2007 39. panta 5. punkta a) apakšpunkta piemērošana

(Mokėjimo agentūros ar intervencinės agentūros pavadinimas ir adresas) … intervenciniai
produktai, skirti saugojimui … (atitinkama šalis ir numatomos saugojimo vietos adresas).
Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1234/2007 39 straipsnio 5 dalies a punkto taikymas

A(z) … (a kifizető ügynökség, illetve az intervenciós hivatal neve és címe) birtokában lévő,
….-ban-/ben (a tervezett raktározási hely címe és országa) raktározásra szánt intervenciós
termékek. Az 1234/2007/EK rendelet 39. cikke (5) bekezdése a) pontjának alkalmazása

Prodotti ta’ intervent miżmuma minn … (isem u indirizz ta’ l-aġenzija li tħallas jew l-aġenzija
ta’ intervent), biex jinħażnu f’ … (pajjiż ikkonċernat u indirizz tal-post tal-ħażna propost).
Applikazzjoni ta’ l-Artikolu 39(5)(a) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 1234/2007

Interventieproducten in het bezit van … (naam en adres van het betaalorgaan of het inter­
ventiebureau) — bestemd voor opslag in … (betrokken land en adres van de opslagplaats).
Toepassing van artikel 39, lid 5, onder a), van Verordening (EG) nr. 1234/2007

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— In Polish:

— In Portuguese:

— In Romanian:

— In Slovak:

— In Slovenian:

— In Finnish:

Produkty interwencyjne znajdujące się w posiadaniu … (nazwa i adres agencji płatniczej lub
agencji interwencyjnej), przeznaczone do magazynowania w … (właściwy kraj i adres prze­
widzianego miejsca magazynowania). Zastosowanie art. 39 ust. 5 lit. a) rozporządzenia (WE)
nr 1234/2007

Produtos de intervenção em poder de … (nome e endereço do organismo pagador ou do
organismo de intervenção) destinados a serem armazenados em/no … (país em causa e
endereço do local de armazenagem previsto). Aplicação do n.o 5, alínea a), do artigo 39.o
do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1234/2007

Produse de intervenție deținute de … (denumirea și adresa agenției de plăți sau organismului
de intervenție) pentru depozitare în … (țara în cauză și adresa locului de depozitare propus).
Se aplică articolul 39 alineatul (5) litera (a) din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1234/2007

Intervenčné produkty v držbe … (názov a adresa platobnej alebo intervenčnej agentúry),
určené na skladovanie v … (krajina, ktorej sa to týka a adresa stanoveného miesta skla­
dovania). Uplatňuje sa článok 39 ods. 5 písm. a) nariadenia (ES) č. 1234/2007

Intervencijski proizvodi, zadržani s strani … (ime in naslov plačilne agencije ali intervencijske
agencije), ki naj bi bili skladiščeni v … (zadevna država in naslov predvidenega kraja skla­
diščenja). Izvajanje člena 39(5)(a) Uredbe (ES) št. 1234/2007

jotka ovat … (maksajaviraston tai

Interventiotuotteita,
ja osoite)
hallussa ja jotka on tarkoitus varastoida … (kyseessä olevan maan ja ehdotetun varastointi­
paikan osoite). Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1234/2007 39 artiklan 5 kohdan a alakohdan sovel­
taminen

interventioelimen nimi

— In Swedish:

Interventionsprodukter som innehas av … (det utbetalande organets eller interventions­
organets namn och adress) för lagring i … (berört land och adress till det tilltänkta lagrings­
stället). Tillämpning av artikel 39.5 a i förordning (EG) nr 1234/2007

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ANNEX II

Entries referred to in the first paragraph of Article 5:

— In Bulgarian:

— In Spanish:

— In Czech:

— In Danish:

— In German:

Интервенционни продукти — трансферна операция

Productos de intervención — operación de transferencia

Intervenční produkty – převod

Interventionsprodukter — overførsel

Interventionserzeugnisse — Transfer

— In Estonian:

Sekkumistooted – ülevõtmistoiming

— In Greek:

— In English:

— In French:

— In Italian:

— In Latvian:

Πρoϊόντα παρέμβασης — Πράξη μεταβίβασης

Intervention products — transfer operation

Produits d'intervention — opération de transfert

Prodotti d'intervento — operazione di trasferimento

Intervences produkti – nodošana

— In Lithuanian:

Intervenciniai produktai – pervežimas

— In Hungarian:

Intervenciós termékek – szállítási művelet

— In Maltese:

Prodotti ta’ intervent - ħidma ta’ trasferiment

— In Dutch:

— In Polish:

Interventieproducten — Overdracht

Produkty interwencyjne – operacja przekazania

— In Portuguese:

Produtos de intervenção — operação de transferência

— In Romanian:

Produse de intervenție – operațiune de transfer

— In Slovak:

Intervenčné produkty – presun

— In Slovenian:

Intervencijski proizvodi – postopek transferja

— In Finnish:

— In Swedish:

Interventiotuotteita – siirtotoimi

Interventionsprodukter – överföringsförfarande

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ANNEX III

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3515/92
(OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 15)

Regulation (EC) No 306/95
(OJ L 36, 16.2.1995, p. 1)

Regulation (EC) No 1970/2004
(OJ L 341, 17.11.2004, p. 17)

Regulation (EC) No 1847/2006
(OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 21)

Article 2 and Annex II only

ANNEX IV

Correlation table

Regulation (EEC) No 3515/92

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3, first paragraph, first indent

Article 3, first paragraph, point (a)

Article 3, first paragraph, second indent

Article 3, first paragraph, point (b)

Article 3, first paragraph, third indent

Article 3, first paragraph, point (c)

Article 3, first paragraph, fourth indent

Article 3, first paragraph, point (d)

Article 3, first paragraph, fifth indent

Article 3, first paragraph, point (e)

Article 3, second paragraph

Article 4(1) first indent

Article 4(1) second indent

Article 3, second paragraph

Article 4(1)(a)

Article 4(1)(b)

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, first indent

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, point (a)

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, second indent

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, point (b)

Article 4(2), second subparagraph

Article 4(2), second subparagraph

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

—

Article 8

Annexes I and II

—

—

Article 5

—

—

Article 6

Article 7

Annexes I and II

Annex III

Annex IV