Holder of the measures: Intervention and Specific Measures Department - vegetal part

PURPOSE AND MEASURES

Intervention measures are intended for the stabilisation of markets of agricultural products and foodstuffs. They are implemented when imbalance occurs between supply and demand on the domestic of these products

Specific measures directly influence the market of agricultural products and foodstuffs. They are intended to ensure stabile conditions on the agricultural products and foodstuffs market in accordance with agciultural policy objectives.

The field of WINE-PRODUCTION

• Support for private storage
• Support for the use of concentrated grape must
• Support for development and promotional activities

The field of VINEYARDS RESTRUCTURING

• Approvement of annual programmes of wine-growing areas restructuring
• Support for restructuring of wine-growing areas
• Aid for permanent abandonment of vine-growing

The field of SUGAR

• Approval - industrial use of sugar
• Industrial use of sugar

MILK sector

• Intervention purchase and sale of butter
• Intervention purchase and sale of skimmed milk powder
• Support for the storage butter and/or cream
• Support for the storage of cheese
• Support for the storage of skimmed milk powder
• Support for the production of casein and caseinate from skimmed milk powder
• Support for the use of butter in non-profit organisations
• Support for the use of skimmed milk powder for the production of animal fodder
• Support for the use of cream, butter and concentrated butter in confectionery and bakery industry
• Refund for the supply of milk and certain milk products to educational institutions
• Support for concentrated butter intended for direct use within the Community

MEAT sector

• Intervention purchase and sale of bovine meat
• Intervention purchase and sale of pigmeat
• Support for the storage of bovine meat
• Support for the storage of sheepmeat
• Support for the storage of pigmeat
• Exceptional measure providing support to poultry sector

Supply of food from intervention stock

• Supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community