Although these mechanisms were the traditional tools of the CAP, subsequent reforms have enhanced the market orientation of EU agriculture and reduced these to safety net measures - to the extent that public stocks have virtually been eliminated.
Kuigi need mehhanismid olid ÜPP traditsioonilised vahendid, on hilisemate reformidega tugevdatud ELi põllumajanduse orienteeritust turule ja vähendatud neid turvaabinõu meetmete tasemele sellises ulatuses, et riiklikud varud on põhimõtteliselt ära kaotatud.