Minimum quantities of products offered or tendered
Article 5
1. The minimum quantity of products offered or tendered for buying-in shall be: (a) for common wheat, barley and maize: 160 tonnes; (b) for durum wheat: 20 tonnes; (c) for rice: 40 tonnes; (d) for beef: 20 tonnes; (e) for butter: 30 tonnes; (f) for skimmed milk powder: 30 tonnes. Member States with an average annual production of cereals of less than 20 million tonnes may decide to apply a minimum quantity of 120 tonnes for common wheat, barley and maize. 2. A paying agency may set a minimum quantity higher than that provided for in paragraph 1 if justified by the conditions and practices of the wholesale trade or environmental rules in force in the Member State concerned.