Offer to sell beef to be taken into intervention storage

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

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

First, the European Commission must open the purchase of beef and publish a corresponding announcement. You can then submit an offer for the purchase of beef to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

Detailed information on the general conditions can be found in the relevant notice.

• Offer form
• Guarantee form, if applicable
• Please refer to the relevant announcement to find out which other documents the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food may require from you.

• You trade in beef.
• Detailed requirements for the submission of offers as well as the purchase and takeover procedure can be found in the respective announcement.

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

The European Union must first open the purchase of beef and publish a corresponding notice.

You can submit the offer for the purchase of beef 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 announcement is 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, if applicable, the guarantee form from the BLE website. Note: Forms are only available on the BLE website if there is an EU announcement.
• Fill in the forms.
• Send them to the BLE by fax or post together with any other 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 purchase or
  • a rejection.

Deadlines can be found in the respective announcement.

Processing times can be found in the respective announcement.

There are no costs.

There are no indications or special features.