The compulsory stocks agreement regulates in particular the following:
- the nature and volume of the goods;
- the storage, handling, supervision, control and replacement of the stockpiled goods;
- the storage location;
- funding and insurance;
- payments to cover storage costs as well as any reduction in the value, weight and quality of the goods that may result from storage;
- any transfer of the storage obligation to third parties;
- any obligation to participate in the creation of the guarantee fund (Art. 16);
- any contractual penalty (Art. 43).