Apply for a private storage contract for sheep and goat meat

If you produce or sell sheep or goat meat, you can receive aid for the private storage of meat during EU market organization measures. To do so, first apply to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food for private storage.

The European Union (EU) can support agricultural market prices by granting aid for the private storage of sheep or goat meat. This can support you as a market participant in crises in the sheepmeat or goatmeat sector.

Only when the EU Commission publishes a corresponding market regulation measure can you, as a trader or producer of sheep or goat meat, apply to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) to conclude a storage contract for private storage. Storage over contractually agreed periods relieves the markets and stabilizes prices.

Detailed information on the framework conditions can be found in the relevant announcement.

• Application form
• Please refer to the relevant announcement to find out which other documents the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) may require from you.

The conditions for concluding a storage contract for sheepmeat and goatmeat can be found in the relevant announcement.

• Appeal: Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification.
• Appeal to the administrative court

First of all, the European Union must launch a corresponding aid measure during a crisis in the sheepmeat or goatmeat sector and publish a corresponding notice. You can then apply online, by e-mail or by post to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) to conclude a storage contract for the private storage of sheepmeat or goatmeat.

Apply for private storage 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 application online. Alternatively, you can print out the completed online application and send it to the BLE by post with the required documents.
• The BLE will check your application and contact you if anything is unclear or information is missing.
• The BLE will send you
  • a storage contract or
  • a rejection.

Apply for private storage by e-mail or post:

• Download the application form from the BLE website. Note: Forms are only available on the BLE website if there is an EU announcement.
• Complete the application form.
• Send the completed and signed application form with any required documents to the BLE by e-mail or post.
• The BLE will check your application and contact you if anything is unclear or if any information is missing.
• The BLE will send you
  • a storage contract or
  • a rejection.

Once the contractual storage period has expired, you can submit an application for the grant.

Application deadline: The deadlines can be found in the announcement.

The processing time can be found in the respective announcement.

There are no costs.

There are no indications or special features.