Commission Regulation (EC) No 127/2009 of 12 February 2009 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by paying agencies or intervention agencies (Codified version)
Date: 2009-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, cereals, intervention agency, intervention price, minimum price, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 127/2009

of 12 February 2009

laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by paying agencies or
intervention agencies

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the
such publication and the first closing date for
submission of tenders. However, such publicity is not
necessary for quantities of less than 5 000 tonnes.

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(f), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July
1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for
the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (2) has
In the
been substantially amended several
interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation
should be codified.

times (3).

Cereals may be bought in by paying agencies or inter­
vention agencies either under compulsory intervention
of
measures
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or under special
inter­
vention measures as referred to in Article 47 of that
Regulation.

in Article

provided

for

11

as

intervention
Cereals held by the paying agencies or
agencies must be
any discrimination
sold without
between Community purchasers. In principle invitations
to tender permit that objective to be achieved. However,
in certain cases it must be possible to use other methods
of sale.

To ensure that all interested parties in the Community
are treated equally, notices of invitation to tender must
be published in the Official Journal of the European Union
and a reasonable time must elapse between the date of

(8)

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(3) See Annex II.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Products held in intervention storage are intended first
and foremost for food and feed uses, to take account of
specific situations on the cereals market. However, the
the products in intervention
quantity and quality of
temporarily and occasionally, make it
storage may,
them for other purposes,
necessary to dispose of
in
the Community’s undertakings,
particular
where the situation of stocks so warrants and where
supply to traditional food markets is not threatened.

to meet

the Community’s

The rise in processing cereals to produce biofuels for use
in Community transport forms part of a raft of measures
designed to meet
environmental
commitments. Promoting the use of biofuels may
therefore open a new market for agricultural products
held in intervention storage in the Member States,
provided that prices applicable to the sale of cereals
reflect
in biofuels. Nonetheless,
purchasing cereals to produce bioethanol and its use as
a biofuel may prove particularly difficult. Provision
should therefore be made for selling intervention stocks
at special prices in such cases.

specific market

this

Intervention stocks of cereals are sold on the Community
market according to availability and market conditions.
Sales may be influenced by or dependent upon specific
or exceptional circumstances on those markets, and must
therefore be able to take account of such circumstances.
To this end, provision should be made for prices that
avoid market disturbances and ensure that sales reflect
those circumstances. This
twofold objective can be
achieved if the selling price is equal to the price on the
market concerned, account being taken of the quality of
the cereals put up for sale by tender and of transport
costs.

The sale of cereals for export must take place at prices to
be determined in each case in the light of market trends
and requirements. Such sales must not, however, lead to
distortions to the detriment of exports from the open
market. A minimum selling price should therefore be
fixed by the Commission on the basis of
tenders
submitted.

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(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

The minimum selling price is to be established by the
Commission in the light of all the relevant data available
on the day on which tenders are submitted. In order to
prevent speculation and ensure identical conditions for
all concerned in the invitation to tender, tenders must be
accompanied by an application for an export
licence
with,
if appropriate, an application for advance fixing
of the export refund or levy.

the successful

minimum price. As a consequence, that security can be
released only if
intending to
the cereals provides the proof referred to in
export
Article
(EC) No
of Commission Regulation
16
800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common
detailed rules
the system of
export refunds on agricultural products (1).

the application of

tenderer

for

for different

Tenders
lots are comparable one with
another only where they relate to cereals in identical
tender are stored in
situations. Cereals put up for
different places. Comparability may be better ensured
by reimbursing to the successful
tenderer the lowest
costs of transport from the place where the cereals in
question are stored and the place of exit. However, for
budgetary reasons, such reimbursement can only be
the place of exit which can be
made in respect of
reached at
cost. That place must be
determined by reference to its facilities for exporting
cereals.

lowest

the

In Member States which do not have sea ports, tenderers
for cereals put up for sale are penalised by higher
transport costs. As a result of
these additional costs,
cereals are more difficult to export from those Member
States, which results in particular in longer intervention
storage and additional costs to the Community budget.
Therefore provision should be made for the possibility, in
transport costs
certain cases, of
financing the lowest
between the place of storage and the place of exit,
in
order to make the tenders comparable.

The Croatian ports of Rijeka and Split were traditional
ports of exit for the countries of central Europe before
their accession to the Union. Rijeka and Split should
therefore be included among the places of exit that can
be considered when calculating the refundable transport
costs for exports.

Invitations to tender can take place properly only if those
concerned submit genuine tenders. That objective can be
achieved by requiring that a security be paid,
to be
released on payment of
the selling price within the
time limit laid down.

In the case of invitations to tender for export, steps must
be taken to ensure that the cereals are not put back on
the Community market. That risk exists if the selling
price is less than the minimum price to be observed in
the case of resale on the internal market. Provision
should accordingly be made in such cases
the
lodging of a second security, which must be equal to
and that
the difference between the

selling price

for

(15)

(16)

the cereals
In the interests of sound management of
intervention scheme,
the information to be commu­
nicated by Member States to the Commission should
be clarified. This information should be sent by electronic
means.

In order to ensure that intervention stocks are disposed
of rapidly and as far as possible in line with commercial
practice, a certain time limit should be laid down in
respect of the rights and obligations deriving from the
award.

(17)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SALE BY INVITATION TO TENDER

Article 1

Sale

Cereals bought in by the paying agencies or intervention
1.
agencies hereinafter referred to as ‘intervention agencies’
in
accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
shall be put up for sale by invitation to tender or, in the case of
resale on the Community market, by public auction.

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘invitation to tender’
2.
means competition between interested parties in response to a
call for tenders, the contract being awarded for each of the lots
to the tenderer submitting the most favourable bid from among
the bids that comply with this Regulation, for which the price
tendered is at least equal to the minimum selling price laid
down by the Commission in accordance with Article 14(2).

(1) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.

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Article 2

Decisions issuing invitations to tender

invitations to tender, they shall specify therein the closing dates
for the submission of tenders for each partial
invitation to
tender.

issuing invitations

Decisions
shall be taken in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Such decisions shall lay down
in particular:

to tender

(a)

the quantities to be put up for tender;

(b) the closing date for the submission of tenders in the case of
specific invitations to tender and the first and final closing
dates for the submission of tenders in the case of standing
invitations to tender.

Notices of invitation to tender shall specify the minimum

3.
quantities which tenders must cover.

4.
Notices of invitation to tender, and any changes to them,
shall be forwarded to the Commission before the expiry of the
first deadline for the submission of tenders.

The decisions referred to in the first paragraph shall be brought
to the notice of all interested parties by their publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

Intervention agencies shall take all measures necessary to enable
interested parties to assess the quality of cereals put up for sale
before submitting their tenders.

Article 4

Quality of cereals

There must be a gap of at least six days between publication
and the first closing date for submission of tenders.

Article 3

Notice of invitation to tender

1.
At least four days before the first closing date for the
submission of tenders, the intervention agencies shall draw up
and publish a notice of invitation to tender setting out:

Article 5

Tenders

Tenders shall be drawn up by reference to the actual

1.
quality of the lot to which the tender relates.

2.

Tenders submitted may not be amended or withdrawn.

(a)

the additional clauses and conditions of sale compatible
with this Regulation;

3.
Tenders shall be valid only if they are accompanied by
proof that the tenderer has lodged a security of EUR 5 per
tonne.

(b) the main physical and technological characteristics of the
various lots established upon buying in by the intervention
agency or during checks carried out subsequently;

(c)

the places of storage and the names and addresses of the
storers.

CHAPTER II

SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE SALE ON THE COMMUNITY
MARKET

Article 6

Limitations of invitations to tender

Article 2 shall not apply to invitations to tender covering

1.
quantities of less than 5 000 tonnes.

Intervention agencies shall ensure that notices of

invi­
2.
tation to tender are properly publicised,
in particular by
displaying them at their head offices and on their website or
the website of the competent ministry. In the case of standing

Invitations to tender as provided for in Article 2 may be

2.
restricted to specified uses and/or destinations.

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Article 7

Additional conditions for tenders

Commission of the outcome of the tendering procedure, indi­
cating in particular the average selling prices of the various lots
and the quantities sold.

1.

The following additional conditions shall apply to tenders:

(a)

in the case of resale of maize and grain sorghum during the
first three months of the marketing year and of common
wheat, durum wheat and barley during the first two months
of the marketing year, successful tenders shall quote a price
at least equal to the intervention price applicable for the
11th month of
the preceding marketing year, plus one
monthly increase fixed for that year;

(b) in the case of resale during the rest of the marketing year,
tenders may in no circumstances be lower than the inter­
vention price applicable on the closing date for
the
submission of tenders; however, the intervention prices to
the
be taken into account during the 12th month of
marketing year shall be those applicable for
the 11th
month, plus one monthly increase.

For successful tenders, the minimum selling price shall be fixed
at a level that does not distort the cereals markets and that is at
least equal to the price recorded for an equivalent quality and
for a representative quantity on the market at the place of
storage or, failing that, on the nearest market, account being
taken of transport costs.

this bioethanol

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, sales on the Community
2.
market may be organised on the basis of specific invitations
to tender for the processing of cereals into bioethanol and
the use of
in the
Community, provided that supply to traditional food markets
is not threatened. In such cases, the minimum selling price shall
be at least equal to the price recorded for an equivalent quality
and for a representative quantity on the market of products
used to produce biofuels, account being taken of
transport
costs.

to produce biofuels

3.
If during the marketing year there are distortions in the
common organisation of the market, in particular due to diffi­
culties in selling cereals at prices which comply with paragraph
1, or
in cases of exceptional circumstances, sales on the
Community market may be organised on the basis of specific
invitations to tender under special conditions and selling prices
referred to in
fixed in accordance with the procedure
Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

CHAPTER III

SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE SALE FOR EXPORT

Article 9

Notice of invitation to tender

In the notices of

1.
invitation to tender provided for in
Article 3, the intervention agencies shall specify for each lot
the port or place of exit which may be reached at the lowest
transport costs and which has adequate technical facilities for
exporting the cereals put up for tender.

The lowest transport costs between the place of storage and the
place of loading at the port or place of exit referred to in the
first subparagraph shall be reimbursed to the successful tenderer
by the intervention agency in respect of the quantities exported.
In particular cases a decision may be taken, in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007, for carriage to be undertaken by the inter­
vention agency under the same conditions.

in accordance with the procedure

2. Where Member States have no sea port, a decision may be
referred to in
taken,
Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, to derogate
from paragraph 1 of this Article and,
in the case of exports
from a sea port, to finance the lowest transport costs between
the place of storage and the actual place of exit, within the
financial limits laid down in the tender notice.

For the purpose of this paragraph the Croatian ports of Rijeka
and Split may be regarded as places of exit.

In the case of standing invitations to tender, the inter­
3.
vention agency shall set the closing dates for the submission
of tenders for each partial invitation to tender.

Article 10

Tenders

Provision may be made for tenders submitted pursuant to
1.
Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (1) not
to be admissible.

Article 8

Informing the Commission on the outcome of tenders

Tenders may be rejected if they relate to lots of less than

2.
500 tonnes.

In the second month following that of the closure of the invi­
tation to tender, the Member States concerned shall inform the

(1) OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.

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Tenders may stipulate that they are valid only for specified

3.
quantities.

Tenders

shall be considered as

4.
relating to a cereal
delivered to, but not unloaded at, the ports or places of exit
referred to in Article 9(1).

5. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), tenders shall be valid
only if they are accompanied by an application for an export
licence together with an application for advance fixing of the
export refund or levy for the relevant destination. All countries
for which the same rate of export refund or levy applies shall be
considered as one destination.

Article 11

Determining the term of validity of export licences

licences issued pursuant

Notwithstanding Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008,
export
to this Regulation shall be
considered,
for the purposes of determining their term of
validity, as having been issued on the closing date for the
submission of tenders.

Article 12

Specific condition for the cancellation of the contract

the

export

licence
tenderer pursuant

application submitted by the
Where
is based on
to Article 10(5)
successful
Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the intervention
agency shall cancel the contract in respect of the quantities for
which the licence is not issued in accordance with that Article.

Article 13

Specific proof of the completion of customs formalities

Notwithstanding Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999,
proof of completion of customs formalities for importation
shall not be required for payment of the refund provided the
operator furnishes proof that at least 1 500 tonnes of cereal
products have left the customs territory of the Community on a
sea-going vessel where:

(a)

the refund applicable on the day of submission of tenders is
different only as between, first Switzerland and Liechtenstein
and, second, other third countries;

(b) the successful

tenderer has fixed in advance the lowest
standard refund other than that applying to Switzerland
and Liechtenstein.

Such proof shall be furnished by the insertion of one of the
entries listed in Annex I, certified by the competent authority,
on the control copy referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 800/1999 and of the single administrative document or
the
national document proving that
customs territory of the Community.

the goods have left

CHAPTER IV

COMMON AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 14

Minimum price and allocation of tenders

1.
Upon expiry of each period for the submission of tenders,
the Member State concerned shall forward to the Commission a
in each case showing in
list of the tenders, without names,
the price
particular the lot number,
tendered and the price increases and reductions applying
thereto.

the quantity tendered,

The Commission,

in accordance with the procedure
2.
referred
to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007, shall fix the minimum selling price or decide not
to award any quantities.

In the case of

3.
the
minimum selling price shall be fixed at a level which does
not prejudice other export operations.

for export,

invitations

to tender

Article 15

Information for tenderers

Intervention agencies shall immediately inform all tenderers of
the outcome of their tender. They shall forward statements of
award of contract
tenderers within three
working days of the said notification, by registered letter or
written telecommunication.

to the successful

Article 16

Payment for cereals

Successful tenderers shall pay for the cereals before they are
removed and at the latest within one month of the date on
which the statement referred to in Article 15 was forwarded.
They shall bear all risks and storage costs in respect of cereals
not removed within the period allowed for payment.

Cereals covered by contracts awarded and not removed within
the period allowed for payment shall be deemed to all effects to
have been removed on expiry of that period. In that case, where
sales on the internal market are concerned, the price tendered
shall be adjusted by reference to the quality characteristics
described in the notice of invitation to tender.

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In the case of sales for export, the price to be paid shall be that
quoted in the tender, plus a monthly increase where removal
takes place in the month following that of award of
the
contract.

(c)

the licence has not been issued in accordance with
Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008;

Where the successful
within the period laid down in the first paragraph,
contract
respect of the quantities not paid for.

tenderer has not paid for the cereals
the
shall be cancelled by the intervention agency in

Article 17

Lodge, release and forfeit of securities

The securities referred to in this Regulation shall be lodged
1.
in accordance with Titles II and III of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2220/85 (1).

The security provided for in Article 5(3) shall be released

2.
where it covers quantities for which:

(a) no contract has been awarded;

less

(b) the selling price has been paid within the period laid down
and, in the case of sales for export and where the price paid
resale on the
for
is
Community market,
in accordance with Article 7, a
security covering the difference between those two prices
has been lodged.

than the minimum price

The security provided for in point (b) of paragraph 2 shall

3.
be released where it covers quantities in respect of which:

(d) the contract has been cancelled in accordance with the

fourth paragraph of Article 16.

The security provided for in Article 5(3) shall be forfeited

4.
in respect of quantities for which:

(a)

the security lodged in respect of the issue of the export
licence has been forfeited;

(b) except in cases of force majeure, payment has not been made

within the period laid down in Article 16.

Except in cases of force majeure, the security provided for
5.
in point (b) of paragraph 2 shall be forfeited in respect of
quantities for which the proof referred to in point
(b) of
paragraph 3 has not been provided within the period laid
down in Article 49(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.

Article 18

Forwarding the representative market price

Each Member State shall forward to the Commission by elec­
tronic means the representative market price expressed in
listed in
tonne, of
national
Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 by 12.00
(Brussels
every Wednesday. These prices must be
calculated regularly, independently and transparently.

currency, per

every cereal

time)

(a) proof has been furnished that the goods have become unfit

for human or animal consumption;

Member States shall indicate in particular the qualitative prop­
erties of each cereal, the stage of marketing and the place of
quotation.

(b) proof has been furnished that the customs formalities for
exports outside the customs territory of the Community and
for imports into one of the third countries covered by the
tender have been completed. Proof of export outside the
customs territory of the Community and of import into a
third country shall
respectively be those provided in
accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Articles 7
and 16(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999;

(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.

Article 19

Repeal

Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 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 III.

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Article 20

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 12 February 2009.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I

Entries referred to in Article 13, second subparagraph

Износ на зърнени култури по море — член 13, втора алинея от Регламент (ЕО)
№ 127/2009

Exportación de cereales por vía marítima; artículo 13, párrafo segundo, del Reglamento
(CE) no 127/2009
Vývoz obilovin po moři – čl. 13 druhý pododstavec nařízení (ES) č. 127/2009
Eksport af korn ad søvejen — Artikel 13, stk. 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 127/2009
Getreideausfuhr auf dem Seeweg — Verordnung (EG) Nr. 127/2009, Artikel 13 Absatz 2
Teravilja eksport meritsi – määruse (EÜ) nr 127/2009 artikli 13 teine lõik
Εξαγωγή σιτηρών διά θαλάσσης — Άρθρο 13 δεύτερο εδάφιο του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 127/2009
Export of cereals by sea — second paragraph of Article 13 of Regulation (EC)
No 127/2009
Exportation de céréales par voie maritime — Règlement (CE) no 127/2009, article 13,
deuxième alinéa
Onnmhairiú gránach ar muir — an dara mir d' Airteagal 13 de Rialachán (CE) Uimh.
127/2009
Esportazione di cereali per via marittima — articolo 13, secondo comma, del regola­
mento (CE) n. 127/2009
Labības izvešana pa jūras ceļiem – Regular (EK) Nr. 127/2009 13. panta otrā daļa
Grūdų eksportas jūra – Reglamento (EB) Nr. 127/2009 13 straipsnio antra pastraipa
Gabonafélék exportja tengeri úton – 127/2009/EK rendelet 13. cikkének második albe­
kezdése
L-esportazzjoni ta’ ċereali bil-baħar – L-Artikolu 13, it-tieni subparagrafu, tar-Regolament
(KE) Nru 127/2009
Uitvoer van graan over zee — Artikel 13,
nr. 127/2009
Wywóz zbóż drogą morską – art. 13 akapit drugi rozporządzenia (WE) nr 127/2009
Exportação de cereais por via marítima — Artigo 13.o, segundo parágrafo do Regula­
mento (CE) n.o 127/2009
Export de cereale pe cale maritimă – Regulamentul (CE) nr. 127/2009, articolul 13, al
doilea paragraf
Vývoz obilnín po mori – článok 13 druhý odsek nariadenia (ES) č. 127/2009
Izvoz žit s pomorskim prometom – drugi odstavek člena 13 Uredbe (ES) št. 127/2009
Viljan vienti meritse – Asetuksen (EY) N:o 127/2009 13 artiklan toinen kohta
Export av spannmål genom sjötransport – artikel 13 andra stycket i förordning (EG)
nr 127/2009

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93
(OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 120/94
(OJ L 21, 26.1.1994, p. 1)

Only Article 2

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2193/96
(OJ L 293, 16.11.1996, p. 1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/1999
(OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000
(OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004
(OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50)

Only Article 2

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2045/2004
(OJ L 354, 30.11.2004, p. 17)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 749/2005
(OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2006
(OJ L 273, 4.10.2006, p. 3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006
(OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1)

Only Article 4 and Annex III

Commission Regulation (EC) No 367/2007
(OJ L 91, 31.3.2007, p. 14)

Only Article 1

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2(1)
Article 2(2)

Article 3

Article 4
Article 5

Article 6

Article 7(1)
Article 7(2)

Article 7(2a)

Article 7(3)

Article 8
Article 9

Article 10

Article 11
Article 12

Article 12a

Article 13(2)
Article 13(3)

Article 13(4) first subparagraph

Article 13(4) second subparagraph
Article 14

Article 15

Article 16
Article 17(1)

Article 1

Article 2
Article 6(1)

Article 3

Article 6(2)
Article 7

Article 8

Article 2
Article 9(1)

Article 9(2)

Article 9(3)

Article 10(2) to (5)
Article 11

Article 14

Article 12
Article 3

Article 18

Article 5(1)
Article 10(1)

Article 5(2)

Article 5(3)
Article 4

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Article 16
Article 17(1)

Article 17(2) introductory sentence

Article 17(2) introductory sentence

Article 17(2) first indent
Article 17(2) second indent

Article 17(2)(a)
Article 17(2)(b)

Article 17(3) introductory sentence

Article 17(3) introductory sentence

Article 17(3) first indent
Article 17(3) second indent

Article 17(3) third indent

Article 17(3) fourth indent
Article 17(4) introductory sentence

Article 17(4) first indent

Article 17(4) second indent
Article 17(5)

Article 17(3)(a)
Article 17(3)(b)

Article 17(3)(c)

Article 17(3)(d)
Article 17(4) introductory sentence

Article 17(4)(a)

Article 17(4)(b)
Article 17(5)

Article 17a first paragraph introductory sentence

Article 13 first paragraph introductory sentence

Article 17a first paragraph first indent
Article 17a first paragraph second indent

Article 13 first paragraph, point (a)
Article 13 first paragraph, point (b)

Article 17a first paragraph final part

Article 13 first paragraph introductory sentence

Article 17a second paragraph
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Article 19
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Article 13 second paragraph
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Article 19

Article 20
Annex I

Annex II

Annex III