Conclude a purchase contract to take butter into intervention stocks

If you distribute butter, you can sell goods for transfer to public storage for reasons of market support. To do this, submit an offer to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

The European Commission buys and stores butter to support agricultural market prices. As a market participant, you benefit from this market support measure during crises in the dairy sector.

In the period from February 1st to September 30th of each year, you can offer butter to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) for purchase at an intervention price of 90 percent of the reference price and for transfer to public storage.

Detailed information on the general conditions can be found in the respective intervention guidelines.

• Offer form
• Guarantee form if the deposit is not transferred
• You can find out which other documents the BLE may require from you in the respective intervention guidelines.

• You trade in butter.
• You must pay a deposit or submit an unlimited, directly enforceable guarantee.
  • Detailed information about the deposit can be found in the intervention guidelines.
• Further requirements for the submission of offers and the purchase and takeover process can be found in the intervention guidelines.

• Appeal: You will find information on how to lodge an appeal in the notification of your offer.
• Appeal to the administrative court

The EU Commission opens the sale of butter from intervention stocks by regulation.

You can submit the offer for purchase online, by fax or by post to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

Submit an offer online:

• Call up the online application. The online application will be activated as soon as the intervention guidelines are published.
• The online application will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
• Upload any required documents and submit the form online. Alternatively, you can print out the completed form and send it to the BLE by post with the required documents.
• The BLE will check your offer and contact you if anything is unclear or information is missing.
• The BLE will send you
  • a confirmation of the offer or
  • a rejection.

Submit your offer by fax or post:

• Download the offer form and the security form from the BLE website. Note: Forms are only available on the BLE website if there is an EU intervention directive.
• Complete the forms.
• Send them to the BLE by fax or post together with any necessary documents.
• The BLE will check your offer and contact you if anything is unclear or information is missing.
• The BLE will send you
  • a confirmation of the offer or
  • a rejection.

Deadlines can be found in the respective intervention guidelines.

Processing times can be found in the respective intervention guidelines.

There are no costs.

There are no indications or special features.