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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1481/86
of 15 May 1986
on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community
markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
(OJ No L 130, 16. 5. 1986, p. 12)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2501/86 of 1 August 1986 L 219 7 6. 8. 1986
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3679/87 of 9 December 1987 L 346 14 10. 12. 1987Commission Regulation (EEC) No 507/88 of 25 February 1988 L 52 20 26. 2. 1988Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3181/88 of 17 October 1988 L 283 11 18. 10. 1988Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3983/89 of 20 December 1989 L 380 26 29. 12. 1989Commission Regulation (EEC) No 54/91 of 9 January 1991 L 7 23 10. 1. 1991Commission Regulation (EEC) No 320/91 of 8 February 1991 L 37 33 9. 2. 1991Commission Regulation (EEC) No 956/91 of 18 April 1991 L 98 8 19. 4. 1991Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1681/91 of 17 June 1991 L 154 7 18. 6. 1991Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3574/91 of 9 December 1991 L 338 13 10. 12. 1991Commission Regulation (EEC) No 115/92 of 17 January 1992 L 12 21 18. 1. 1992Commission Regulation (EEC) No 76/93 of 18 January 1993 L 11 6 19. 1. 1993Commission Regulation (EEC) No 280/93 of 8 February 1993 L 33 12 9. 2. 1993Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/94 of 11 February 1994 L 41 40 12. 2. 1994Commission Regulation (EC) No 3268/94 of 21 December 1994 L 339 42 29. 12. 1994Commission Regulation (EC) No 2947/95 of 19 December 1995 L 308 30 21. 12. 1995Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/96 of 9 December 1996 L 319 3 10. 12. 1996Commission Regulation (EC) No 2617/97 of 16 December 1997 L 353 13 24. 12. 1997Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/98 of 18 February 1998 L 48 29 19. 2. 1998Commission Regulation (EC) No 2787/98 of 22 December 1998 L 347 29 23. 12. 1998
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ICOMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1481/86
of 15 May 1986
on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community
markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the EuropeanEconomic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80
of 27 June 1980 on common organization of the market in
sheepmeat and goatmeat (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EEC) No 882/86 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and
7 (4) thereof;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1837/80, the price recorded on the representative
markets of the Community must be derived from the
prices recorded on the representative market or markets ofeach Member State for the various categories of fresh or
chilled sheep carcases after taking into account both of the
relative importance of each category and of the relative
size of the flock in each Member State;
Whereas, given the predominance of lamb, experience has
shown that the determination of market prices is best
achieved by reference to the market price of lamb less
than 12 months old;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative markets
of the Community may be taken as the average of the
prices of the products in question on the representative
market or markets of each Member State; whereas this av-
erage should be weighted in accordance with the coeffi-
cients expressing the relative size of flock in each Member
State;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative market
or markets of each Member State may be taken as the
weighted average of the prices which have occured in that
Member State during a given period at a given marketing
stage; whereas the coefficients used for this weighting
should reflect the relative quantity of each category coming
on to the market;
(1) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 82, 27. 3. 1986, p. 3.
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IIWhereas the price recorded on the market is based on the
prices, excluding value added tax, of carcases, but with no
deductions authorized in respect of other charges; whereas
market prices should be recorded in respect of the ‘carcase
weight’ as defined in Commission Decision 82/958/EEC of
22 December 1982 laying down implementing provisions
for the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member
States on sheep and goat stocks (1); whereas, however, it
should be permitted that this definition be not used in the
case of carcases of young lambs weighing between 9 and
16 kilograms, so that market practices, whereby whole car-
cases marketed with head and offals command a greater
commercial value, can be taken into account;
Whereas in certain Member States these prices relate to
prices for live animals; whereas these prices should then be
converted by means of appropriate coefficients; whereas,
however, in regions where the individual assessment of liveanimals is carried out in order to estimate carcase weight
the conversion may be based on that assessment;
Whereas the representative market or markets for each
Member State should be selected on the basis of experi-
ence in recent years; whereas, moreover, where there is
more than one representative market in a Member State
the arithmetical or, if necessary, the weighted average of
quotations recorded on these markets should be taken;
Whereas the rules for the application of price reporting
should be fixed;
Whereas Member States may, because of veterinary or
health-protection regulations, find it necessary to take
measures which affect prices; whereas, in such circum-
stances, it is not always suitable when recording market
prices to take into account quotations which do not reflect
the normal trend of the market; whereas, consequently,
certain criteria should be laid down allowing the Commis-
sion to take account of that situation; whereas similarly,
when due to exceptional circumstances or seasonality of
supply price recording is impossible, certain criteria should
also be laid down to take account of that situation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1982, p. 43.
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1Article 1
The price of sheep carcases on the representative Com-
munity markets referred to in Article 4 (1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3013/89 shall be the average, weighted by the
coefficients laid down in Annex 1 (SIC! I) of the prices
recorded on the representative market or markets of each
quotation area.
Article 2
1. In each Member State, the price of fresh or chilled
lamb carcases on the representative market shall be equal
to the average, weighted by coefficients reflecting the rela-
tive importance of each category, of the prices recorded
for the said categories during a seven-day period at the
same wholesale stage. The said price shall be calculated on
the basis of market prices, ex value added tax.
Market prices shall be recorded in respect of the ‘carcase
weight’ within the meaning of Commission Decision
82/958/EEC. In the case of lamb carcases weighing be-
tween 12 and 16 kilograms, however, and in accordance
with normal commercial practice, prices may be recorded
before evisceration and removal of the head.
Where prices are recorded on a liveweight basis, the prices
per kilogram liveweight shall be divided by a maximum
conversion coefficient of 0,5.
However, where normal practice is to include head and
offals with the carcase, for lambs weighing between 21 and
28 kilograms liveweight the maximum coefficient shall be
0,58.
However, in regions where price recording is based on the
indivdual assessment of the weight of lamb carcases, the
conversion shall be based on that assessment.
Where markets are held more than once during the seven-
day period referred to above, the price of each categoryshall be the arithmetical average of the quotations re-
corded during each market.
Where there are several representative markets in a
Member State:
(a) The price for that Member State shall be the average
of the prices recorded on the said markets, weighted
by coefficients reflecting the relative importance of
each market or of each category; however, where no
information is available the prices on the representa-
tive markets of that Member State shall be determined
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22. The following are fixed in Annex II:
(a) the representative markets of each Member State;
(b) the categories of lamb carcases;
(c) the weighting and conversion coefficients referred to in
paragraph 1.
3. The categories referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above
are defined in Annex III.
4. In the case of the United Kingdom, this Article shall
apply in respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland se-
paately (SIC! separately).
Article 3
1. Member States whose sheepmeat production exceeds
200 tonnes per year shall communicate to the Commission,
each Thursday at the latest for each market, the prices of
the categories and the average prices referred to in Ar-
ticle 2 (1) recorded during the week preceding the week in
which the information is given.
3. Within the same time limits the Member States re-
ferred to in paragraph 1 shall also communicate to the
C o m m i s s i o nt h ep r i c e so fe w e sa n d ,a sf a ra sp o s s i b l e ,
those of other categories not referred to in Article 2.
Article 4
1. Where one or more Member States take measures, in
particular for veterinary or health reasons, which affect thenormal trend of prices recorded on their markets, the
Commission may either:
— disregard the prices recorded on the market or
markets in question, or
— use the last prices recorded on the market or markets
before those measures were put into effect.
2. Where, in exceptional circumstances or for reasons of
seasonality of supply, no prices can be recorded on a
representative market or markets of a Member State, the
Commission may use the last prices recorded on the
market in question before this occurrence.
3. Where the situations outlined in 1 and 2 above con-
tinue for two consecutive weeks, the Commission may de-
cide on the temporary elimination of the market or
markets in question for price reporting purposes and on
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3Article 5
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 (2) is hereby
repealed.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 1986.
(2) OJ No L 276, 20. 10. 1980, p. 1.1481/86
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4ANNEX I
COEFFICIENTS TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE PRICE RECORDED ON THE REPRESENTATIVE
COMMUNITY MARKETS
Belgium 0,36 %
Denmark 0,17 %Germany 3,91 %Greece 7,35 %Spain 21,36 %France 13,19 %Ireland 8,34 %Italy 4,63 %Luxembourg
Netherlands 2,15 %Austria 0,60 %Portugal 2,20 %Finland 0,12 %Sweden 0,33 %Great Britain 31,97 %Northern Ireland 3,32 %2787
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5ANNEX II
FACTORS ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINATION OF PRICES RECORDED ON THE
REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS OF THE COMMUNITY
A. BELGIUM
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
Sint -Truiden 40 %
Anderlecht 40 %
Kleine plaatselijke markten… 20%Kleineplaatselijkemarkten
Petits marchés régionaux … 20%
2.Category Weighting coefficient
Agneaux de boucherie
Slachtlammeren …100 %
B. DENMARK
1.Representative markets
(a) Regional markets
The price recorded is the weighted average of the prices recorded at the following places of quotation:
Weighting coefficients
Nørager 40 %
(b) Seurop grid 60 %
2.Categories Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets :
Lam Ekstra 33,3 %Lam 1. Kvalitet 66,7 %
(b) Seurop grid (
1)
C. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets: 97 %
The prices recorded in each Bundesland are
to be weighted by means of coefficientswhich are variable each week and reflect therelative importance of the number of ani-mals slaughtered in each Bundeslandcompared to the total in the Federal Re-public of Germany
(b) Seurop grid 3 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficient
(a) Regional markets:
Lammfleisch 100 %
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6D. SPAIN
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Albacete 12 %Barcelona 8 %Madrid 8 %Medina del Campo 14 %T alavera de la Reina 14 %Valencia 3 %Zafra 20 %Zaragoza 16 %
(b) “ A ” grid 5 %
2.Categories Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Corderos I 50 %Corderos II 50 %
(b) “ A ” grid
C1 20 %C2 80 %
E. FRANCE
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
January to June July to December
( a ) M a r c h éd eR u n g i s 2 5% 2 5%(b) Regional markets:
Paris 13 % 13 %Limoges 20 % 23 %To u l o u s e 1 6 % 1 3 %Avignon 16 % 16 %
(c) Seurop grid 10 % 10 %2617
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72.Categories:
(a) Marché de Rungis: all categories of domestically produced lambs traded(b) Regional markets: Agneaux
Weight range Degree of fattening Conformation Weighting coefficients12 to 16 kg 3 E 3,79 %
U4 , 5 5 %
R7 , 2 0 %
O3 , 7 9 %
4 E 2,66 %
U3 , 4 1 %
R4 , 9 3 %
O3 , 0 3 %
16 to 19 kg 3 E 3,79 %
U4 , 5 5 %
R7 , 2 0 %
O3 , 7 9 %
4 E 2,65 %
U3 , 4 1 %
R4 , 9 2 %
O3 , 0 3 %
19 to 22 kg 3 E 3,78 %
U4 , 5 4 %
R7 , 1 9 %
O3 , 7 8 %
4 E 2,65 %
U3 , 4 1 %
R4 , 9 2 %
O3 , 0 3 %
(c) Seurop grid (
1)
F . GREECE
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Αθήνα 15 %
Ιωάννινα 22 %
Κομοτηνή 5%
Λάρισα 35 %
Τρίπολη 15 %
Χανιά 5%
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82.Categories: Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Αμνοί I5 0 %
Αμνοί II 50 %
(b) “ Α”g r i d :
C1
C2The price recorded for each of the two categories are
to be weighted by means of coefficients which are vari-able each week and reflect the relative importance ofthe number of animals slaughtered in each categorycompared to the total of the two categories
G. IRELAND
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Abattoirs:
Ballyhaunis 11,9 %Dublin 14,2 %
Camolin 13,9 %
(b) Live markets:
Ballina 22,5 %Enniscorthy 17,0 %Fermoy 10,5 %
(c) Seurop grid 10,0 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficient
(a) and (b) Lambs 100 %(c) Seurop grid (
1)
H. ITAL Y
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Roma 25,0 %(b) Other markets:
Avellino 6,0 %
Firenze 5,0 %
Foggia 22,0 %
Nuoro 19,0 %L ’Aquila 11,0 %Grosseto 6,0 %Forli 6,0 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficients
Agnelli I 50 %
Agnelli II 50 %2617
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9I. NETHERLANDS
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
Sluis
Kleinere slachter ĳenT h ep r i c e sr e c o r d e di ne a c hs l a u g h t e r h o u s ea r et ob e
weighted by means of coefficients which are variable
eachweekandreflecttherelativeimportanceoftheĳeachweekandreflecttherelativeimportanceofthe
number of animals slaughtered in each slaughterhousecompared with the national total.
2.Category Weighting coefficient
Slachtlammeren 100 %
J. PORTUGAL
1.Representative markets Categories Weighting coefficients
Alentejo Borrego I 80 %Ribatejo Oeste Borrego I 20 %Alentejo Borrego II 100 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficients
Borregos I 50 %Borregos II 50 %
K. GREAT BRITAIN
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Livestock auction markets:
Representative livestock auction markets in
regions:
England
WalesThe prices recorded in each representative livestock
auction market in each region are to be weighted bymeans of coefficients which are variable each week
dfltth b flb ldith ktScotlandand re flect the num ber oflambss o l di nt h e s em a r kets
compared to the regional total for all such markets.The prices established for each region are also to beweighted
bymeans o fcoefficients which are variable weightedbymeansofcoefficientswhicharevariable
each week and reflect the number of lambs sold ineach region compared with the national total for allsuch markets.
97 %
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102.Categories: Weighting coefficients
(a) Livestock auction markets:
New -season lamb
Old -season lambThe prices recorded for each category are to be
weighted by means of coefficients which are variableeach week and reflect the relative importance of thetotal estimated carcase weight of lambs in each cate-
gorycomparedwiththetotalestimatedcarcaseweight gorycompared with the total estimated carcase weight
of all lambs born in the 12 -month period prior to mar-
keting.
b) Seurop grip (SIC! grid) (1)
L. NORTHERN IRELAND
1.Representative markets Weighting coefficients
(a) Live markets:
Ballymoney 20 %Allams, Belfast 20 %Markethill 12 %Omagh 18 %
(b) Seurop grid (
1)3 0 %
M. AUSTRIA
1.Representative market: Austria Weighting coefficient
The prices record (SIC! recorded) on this mar-
ket are the weighted average of the prices re-corded in the following regions:
Ost 33 %
West 38 %Süd 29 %
2.Category Weighting coefficient
Schlachtlämmer 100 %
N. FINLAND
1.Representative market: Finland; Seurop grid Weighting coefficient
100 %
2.Category
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11O. SWEDEN
1.Representative market: Sweden; Seurop grid Weighting coefficient
2.Category
Seurop grid (1)1 0 0 %
(1) Average price on a weight basis for all average prices for each quality of lamb within the Community scale (Seurop grid)
recorded in all participating establishments.
Communication of those prices is made in accordance with the dispositions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 461/93.2617 /97
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12ANNEX III
The definitions of lambs carcases are as follows:
A. BELGIUM
Agneaux de boucherie:
SlachtlammerenButcher’s lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated carcase
weight of between 12 and 23 kilograms.
B. DENMARK
Slagtekroppe af lam:
— Ekstra: Carcases of butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old with well-devel-
oped legs, a broad back and loins, good fleshines (SIC! fleshiness)and with a suitable fat cover (maximum 1 cm).
Weight limits:
— s u c k l i n gl a m b s :1 2t o1 6k i l o g r a m sc a r c a s ew e i g h t ,— other lambs: 12 to 23 kilograms carcase weight.
— 1. Kvalitet: Carcases of butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old with average
fleshiness of back, loins and legs and with a suitable fat cover.
Weight limits:
— s u c k l i n gl a m b s :1 2t o1 6k i l o g r a m sc a r c a s ew e i g h t ,— other lambs: 12 to 23 kilograms carcase weight.
C. FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF GERMANY
Mastlammfleisch: Average of all qualities of carcase from lambs less than 12 months olf
(SIC! old) fattened either indoors or on grass with a weight range of12 to 23 kilograms.
D. SPAIN
Corderos I: Male or female butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old and of a car-
case weight of between 12 and 13 kilograms and carcases of suchlambs.
Corderos II: Male or female butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old and of a car-
case weight of between 13,1 and 16 kilograms and carcases of suchlambs.956
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13E. FRANCE
1. Regional Markets, agneaux: Carcases of butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old weighing be-
tween 12 and 22 kilograms:
Fat classes:
—C o u v e r t
(appellation ‘parfait’):A layer of fat covering almost the whole carcase iun (SIC! in) a uni-
form manner but not to excess. May have slightly thickened fat zonesat the base of the tail. A streakiness of the loins on either side of thespine. Muscle visible between the ribs on the inside of the rib cage.Fat stripes may not appear in ewes, and muscle is less visible betweenthe ribs.
— Gras: A mantle of fairly thick fat entirely covering the carcase; the layer is
thinner on the limbs. Some small knobs of fat, called ‘grapes’ may ap-pear on the inside of the rib cage. Muscle between the ribs may beinfiltrated with fat. The kidney, too, is very inclosed. In the case ofewes, the mantle of fat and the size of ‘grapes’ may be greater.
Conformation:— E: — Superior
— All profiles are convex, marking strong muscular development.Leg and saddle: short, well-fleshed and very thick. The saddle is wider
than it is long.
Back and loins: very thick and wide as far as the shoulders.
Shoulders: well-fleshed and very thick.
— U: — Very good
— Profiles are at least sub-convex, marketing significant muscular
development.
Leg and saddle: rounded and thick, saddle still wider than it is long.
Back and loins: thick, wide and with no concavities as far as the
shoulders.
Dorsal apophyses not visible.
Shoulders: well-fleshed and thick.
— R: — Good
— All profiles are at least straight, marking well-formed musculature.Leg and saddle: longer but still thick. The saddle appreciably as wide
as it is long. Back and loin: less full but sill wide at the base; the backmay lack width at the shoulders. Dorsal apophyses just visible.
Shoulders: may lack thickness.
— O: — Fairly good.
— The profiles are for the most part straight, with some slight hol-
lowness, avertage (SIC! average) musculature.
Leg and saddle: noticeably long, lacking overall thickness.
T h es a d d l el o n g e rt h a ni ti sw i d e .Back and loins: narrow, lacking thickness.Dorsal apophyses slightly protruding.Shoulders: lacking thickness.
2. Marché de Rungis: Average of all categories of domestically produced lamb carcases less
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14F . GREECE
Aμνοί Ι : Butcher’s lambs, male and female aged less than 12 months old and
with carcase weight of between 12 and 14,0 kilograms and carcases ofsuch lambs.
Aμνοί ΙΙ : Butcher’s lambs, male and female aged less than 12 months old and
with carcase weight of between 14,1 and 16 kilograms and carcases ofsuch lambs.
G. IRELAND
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated or actual carcase
weight of between 12 and 21,5 kilograms. Where lambs are sold inlots and prices record liveweight, the average converted carcaseweight of lambs in the lot must be within these weight limits.
H. ITAL Y
Agnelli I: Butcher’s lambs, male and female aged less than 12 months old and
with carcase weight of between 12 and 14,0 kilograms and carcases ofsuch lambs.
Agnelli II: Butcher’s lambs, male and female aged less than 12 months old and
with carcase weight of between 14,1 and 16 kilograms and carcases ofsuch lambs.
I. NETHERLANDS
Slachtlammeren: Average of all ‘kwaliteitsslachtlammeren’ less than 12 months old
with an estimated or actual carcase weight of between 12 and 23 kilo-grams. Where lambs are sold in lots and prices recorded on an actualcarcase weight basis, the representative price is the price recorded ona per kilogram carcase weight basis.
J. PORTUGAL
Borregos I: Male and female butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old and of a
carcase weight of between 12 and 13,0 kilograms and carcases of suchlambs.
Borregos II: Male and female butcher’s lambs less than 12 months old and of a
carcase weight of between 13,1 and 16 kilograms and carcases of suchlambs.956
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15K. GREAT BRITAIN
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated carcase weight of
between 12 and 21,5 kilograms. Where lambs are sold in lots, the av-erage converted carcase weight of lambs in the lot must be withinthese weight limits.
Definition of categories:
—N e w -season lamb: Ovine animals born and marketed within a year beginning on the first
Monday in January, or born after the beginning of October in theyear prior to marketing.
—O l d -season lamb: Lambs born up to the beginning of October in the year prior to the
year of marketing and marketed in the period between the week com-mencing on the first Monday in January and the week commencing onthe second Monday in May.
L. NORTHERN IRELAND
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated or actual carcase
weight of between 12 and 21,5 kilograms. Where lambs are sold inlots and prices record liveweight, the average converted carcaseweight of lambs in the lot must be within these weight limits.
M. AUSTRIA
Schlachtlämmer: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated carcase weight of
between 12 and 22 kg.
N. FINLAND
Lamb: (SIC! Lammas:) Lambs less than 12 months of age with a carcase weight of between 12
and 23 kg.
O. SWEDEN
Lamb: (SIC! Lamm:) Lambs less than 12 months of age with a carcase weight of between 12
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