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of 29 October 1975
on the common organization of the market in pigmeat
(OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 367/76 of 16 February 1976 L 45 1 21.2.1976
►M2 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 1423/78 of 20 June 1978 L 171 19 28.6.1978
►M3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 of 14 November 1980 L 307 5 18.11.1980
►M4 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
►M5 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 1473/86 of 13 May 1986 L 133 36 21.5.1986
►M6 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 1475/86 of 13 May 1986 L 133 39 21.5.1986
►M7 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 3906/87 of 22 December 1987 L 370 11 30.12.1987
►M8 CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 1249/89 of 3 May 1989 L 129 12 11.5.1989
►M9 CouncilRegul ation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 L 349 105 31.12.1994
►M10 CouncilRegul ation (EC) No 1365/2000 of 19 June 2000 L 156 5 29.6.2000
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A2 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by CouncilDecision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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REGULATION (EEC)No 2759/75 OF THE COUNCIL
of 29 October 1975
on the common organization of the market in pigmeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof;
Having regard to the proposalfrom the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Whereas since their adoption the basic provisions concerning the
organization of the market in pigmeat have been amended a number oftimes; whereas, by reason of their number, their complexity and theirdispersal among various Official Journals, the relevant texts are difficult
to use and thus lack the clarity which should be an essential feature of all
legislation; whereas they should therefore be consolidated in a singletext;
Whereas the operation and development of the common market in
agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of acommon agricultural policy to include in particular a common
organization of agricultural markets, which may take various forms
depending on the product;
Whereas the aim of the common agricultural policy is to attain the
objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty; whereas, in the pigmeatsector, in order to stabilize markets and to ensure a fair standard of
living for the agricultural community concerned, provision should be
made for measures to facilitate the adjustment of supply to marketrequirements and for intervention measures; whereas the latter may takethe form of buying in by intervention agencies; whereas, however, aidshould also be provided for private storage since such aid least disturbsthe normal marketing of products and can help to reduce the volume of
buying in by intervention agencies; whereas to this end provision should
be made in particular for the fixing of a basic price at which interventionmeasures may come into operation, and the conditions governingintervention should be specified;
Whereas the creation of a single Community market for pigmeat
involves the introduction of a single trading system at the external
frontiers of the Community; whereas a trading system including levies
and export refunds, combined with intervention measures, also serves tostabilize the Community market, in particular by preventing pricefluctuations on the world market from affecting prices ruling within theCommunity;
Whereas to achieve this aim it should as a general rule be sufficient to
introduce, in respect of imports from third countries, levies which takeaccount of the incidence on feeding costs of the difference betweenprices for feed grain within the Community and on the world market,and of the need to protect the Community processing industry;
Whereas it is necessary to avoid disturbances on the Community market
caused by offers made on the world market at abnormally low prices;
whereas to this end sluice-gate prices should be fixed and levies shouldbe increased by an additionalamount when free-at-frontier offer pricesare lower than those prices; whereas the system of sluice-gate prices willnot operate, however, where it is difficult to determine a sufficiently
representative offer price for all the products falling within one Tariff
heading; whereas provision should be made for a method of calculatingthe additionalamount in such cases;
Whereas, in order that a check may be kept on the volume of imports,
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Whereas provision for a refund on exports to third countries equalto the
difference between prices within the Community and on the worldmarket would serve to safeguard Community participation in interna-
tionaltrade in pigmeat; whereas, in order to give Community exporters a
certain amount of security as regards the stability of refunds, provisionshould be made to enable refunds in the pigmeat sector to be fixed inadvance;
Whereas, in addition to the system described above, provision should be
made for prohibiting in whole or in part, when the situation on the
market so requires, the use of inward processing arrangements;
Whereas the levy system makes it possible to dispense with all other
protective measures at the externalfrontiers of the Community; whereas,however, the common price and levy machinery may, in exceptional
circumstances, prove defective; whereas in such cases, so as not to leave
the Community market without defence against disturbances which mayarise therefrom after the import barriers which existed previously havebeen removed, the Community should be enabled to take all necessarymeasures without delay;
Whereas restrictions on free circulation resulting from the application of
measures intended to prevent the spread of animaldisease may cause
difficulties on the market of one or more Member States; whereasprovision should be made for the introduction of exceptional measuresof market support to remedy such a situation;
Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the proposed measures,
a procedure should be provided for establishing close cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission within a ManagementCommittee;
Whereas the establishment of a single market based on a common price
system would be jeopardized by the granting of certain aids; whereas,therefore, the provisions of the Treaty which allow the assessment of
aids granted by Member States and the prohibition of those which are
incompatible with the common market should be made to apply topigmeat;
Whereas the common organization of the market in pigmeat must take
account, in appropriate manner and at the same time, of the objectives
set out in Articles 39 and 110 of the Treaty;
Whereas the expenditure incurred by the Member States as a result of
the obligations arising out of the application of this Regulation fall onthe Community in accordance with the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 ofCouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 729/70 (
1) of 21 April1970 on the
financing of the Common Agricultural Policy, as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1566/72 (2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The common organization of the market in pigmeat shall comprise
a price and trading system and cover the following products:
CN code Description of goods
(a) ex 0103 Live swine, of domestic species, other than pure-
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CN code Description of goods
ex 0206 Edible offal of domestic swine, other than for the
manufacture of pharmaceuticalproducts, fresh,chilled or frozen
ex 0209 00 Pig fat free of lean meat (not rendered), fresh,
chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
ex 0210 Meat and edible meat offal of domestic swine,
salted, in brine, dried or smoked;
1501 00 11
1501 00 19Lard and other pig fat, rendered, whether or not
pressed or solvent-extracted
(c) 1601 00 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat
offalor bl ood; food preparations based on theseproducts
1602 10 00 Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offalor
blood
1602 20 90 Preparations or preserves of liver of any animal,
other than goose or duck
1602 41 10
1602 42 10Other preparations and preserves containing meat
or offalof domestic swine
1602 49 11
to1602 49 50
1602 90 10 Preparations of blood of any animal1602 90 51 Other preparations or preserves containing meat
or meat offalof domestic swine
1902 20 30 Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise
prepared, containing more than 20 % by weightof sausages and the like, of meat and meat offalof any kind, including fats of any kind or origin
TITLE I
Prices
Article 2
In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organizations to
facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the followingCommunity measures may be taken in respect of the products listed inArticle 1 (1):
— measures to promote better organization of production, processing
and marketing,
— measures to improve quality,
— measures to permit the establishment of short- and long-term
forecasts on the basis of the means of production used,
— measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends.
General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted in accordance
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Article 3
The following intervention measures may be taken to prevent or mitigate
a substantialfal lin prices:
— aid for private storage,
— buying in by intervention agencies.
Private storage aid may be granted for products to be determined in
accordance with the rules laid down in Article 5.
Intervention agencies shall buy in carcases or half-carcases, fresh or
chilled, of subheading 0203 11 10 of the combined nomenclature; they
may buy in bellies (streaky), fresh or chilled, of subheading
ex 0203 19 15, and unrendered pig fat, fresh or chilled, of subheadingex 0209 00 11.
Article 4
1. The basic price for meat of domestic swine, in carcases or half
carcases, hereinafter referred to as ‘ slaughtered pigs’, of the standardquality shall be EUR 1 509,39/t from 1 July 2000.
The standard quality shall be defined in terms of the weight and lean-
meat content of pig carcases, determined in accordance with Article 2(2)and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 as follows:
— carcases weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: grade E,
— carcases weighing from 120 to 180 kg: grade R.
2. Intervention measures may be taken when the Community market
price for pig carcases, as established by reference to the prices recorded
in each Member State on the representative markets of the Communityand weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of thepig herd in each Member State, is, and is likely to remain, at less than103 % of the basic price.
3. The intervention agencies designated by the Member States shall
take intervention measures under the conditions laid down in Articles 5
to 7.
5. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
Commission, shall lay down the Community sale for grading pigcarcases.
6. The procedure laid down in Article 24 shall apply for the purposes
of:
— deciding to take intervention measures and the date on which they
shall cease to apply,
— adopting the list of representative markets,
— adopting detailed rules for the application of this Article.
Article 5
1. The buying-in price for pig carcases of standard quality may not be
more than 92 % or less than 78 % of the basic price.
(2) For products of standard quality other than pig carcases, buying-
in prices shall be derived from the buying-in price for pig carcases onthe basis of the ratio existing between the commercialval ue of theseproducts to the commercialval ue of pig carcases.1975R2759 — EN — 02.07.2000 — 002.001 — 5
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3. For products other than those of standard quality, buying-in prices
shall be derived from those in force for the relevant standard qualities,by reference to differences in quality in relation to the standard quality.
These prices shall apply to defined qualities.
4. The procedure laid down in Article 24 shall apply for the purposes
of:
(a) determining the products to which intervention measures are to
apply and specifying the qualities which may be bought in;
moreover, as regards certain regions of the Community, someweight categories may be excluded from intervention where they arenot representative of pigmeat production in that region;
(b) fixing the buying-in prices and the amount of private storage aid;
(c) adopting detailed rules for the application of this Article, in
particular the conditions governing the buying-in and storage of
products in respect of which the intervention measures provided forin Article 3 are applied.
(d) fixing the coefficient expressing the ratio referred to in paragraph 2.
Article 6
1. Disposalof products bought in by the intervention agencies in
accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 shall take place in such a way as toavoid any disturbance of the market and to ensure equalaccess to goodsand equaltreatment of purchasers.
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, in particular as
regards selling prices, conditions for release from storage and, whereappropriate, the processing of products bought in by the interventionagencies, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 24.
Article 7
1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
Commission, shall adopt general rules for granting private storage aid.
2. Detailed rules of application shall be adopted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 24.
TITLE II
Trade with third countries
Article 8
1. Imports into the Community, or exports therefrom, of any of the
products listed in Article 1 may be subject to presentation of an import
or export licence.
Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any applicant,
irrespective of his place of establishment in the Community and without
prejudice to measures taken for the application of Articles 11 and 13.
Import and export licences shall be valid throughout the Community.
Such licences shall be issued subject to the lodging of a security
guaranteeing that the products are imported or exported during the termof validity of the licence; except in cases of force majeure, the securityshall be forfeited in whole or in part if import or export is not carriedout, or is carried out only partially, within that period.
2. The term of validity of licences and other detailed rules for the
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Article 9
Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, the rates of duty in the
Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products listed in Article 1(1).
Article 10
1. In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the market in
the Community which may result from imports of certain products listedin Article 1, imports of one or more of such products at the rate of dutylaid down in Article 10 shall be subject to payment of an additionalimport duty if the conditions set out in Article 5 of the Agreement onAgriculture concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty in
the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
have been fulfilled unless the imports are unlikely to disturb theCommunity market, or where the effects would be disproportionate tothe intended objective.
2. The trigger prices below which an additional duty may be imposed
shall be those which are forwarded by the Community to the WorldTrade Organization.
The trigger volumes to be exceeded in order to have the additional
import duty imposed shall be determined particularly on the basis of
imports into the Community in the three years preceding the year in
which the adverse effects referred to in paragraph 1 arise or are likely toarise.
Cif import prices shall be checked to that end, against the representative
prices for the product on the world market or on Community import
market for that product.
3. The import prices to be taken into consideration for imposing an
additionalimport duty shal lbe determined on the basis of the cif import
prices of the consignment under consideration.
4. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of
this Article in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30.Such detailed rules shall specify in particular:
(a) the products to which additional import duties shall be applied under
the terms of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture;
(b) the other criteria necessary to ensure application of paragraph 1 in
accordance with Article 5 of that Agreement.
Article 11
1. Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1, resulting from
agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations, shall be opened and administered inaccordance with detailed rules adopted under the procedure laid down inArticle 24.
2. Quotas shall be administered by applying one of the following
methods or a combination of them:
— method based on the chronological order of the lodging of
applications (‘first come, first served’ principle),
— method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested when
the applications were lodged (using the ‘simultaneous examination’method),
— method based on taking traditionaltrade patterns into account (using
the ‘traditional/new arrivals’ method).
Other appropriate methods may be adopted.They must avoid any discrimination between the operators concerned.
3. The method of administration adopted shall, where appropriate,
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the past to quotas corresponding to those referred to in paragraph 1,
without prejudice to the rights resulting from agreements concluded inthe framework of the Uruguay Round negotiations.
4. The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide for
annualquotas, suitabl y phased over the year, if necessary and whereappropriate for:
(a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the
product;
(b) recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees
referred to in (a); and
(c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their term
of validity.
Article 12
1. Where prices on the Community market rise significantly and
where that situation is likely to continue, thereby disturbing orthreatening to disturb that market, the measure provided for in paragraph4 may be taken.
2. A significant rise in prices within the meaning of paragraph 1
exists when, following a general price rise in all Community regions, theaverage price of pig carcases on the Community representative marketsgiven in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2123/89 is at a higher level
than the average of those prices established for the previous period of
three marketing years, from 1 July to 30 June, adjusted if necessary onthe basis of cyclical trends in the prices in question, with the addition ofthe difference between that average and the average of basic prices inforce during the period under consideration, taking into account anyamendment of the basic price by comparison with the price emerging
from the average for the said period.
3. The significant rise in prices is likely to continue within the
meaning of paragraph 1 when an imbalance between pigmeat supply and
demand exists and is likely to continue, particularly in view of:
(a) cyclical trends in the number of sows covered and in the prices for
piglets;
(b) surveys and estimates carried out pursuant to Directive 93/23/EEC
of 1 June 1993 on the statisticalsurveys to be carried out on pig
production;
(c) foreseeable trends in market prices for pig carcases.
4. Where the conditions listed in the previous paragraphs are met,
totalor partialsuspension of import duties may be decided on in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24. Detailed rulesfor the application of this Article shall, if necessary, be adopted inaccordance with the same procedure.
Article 13
1. To the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1 to
be exported on the basis of quotations or prices for those products on the
world market and within the limits resulting from agreements concluded
in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, the difference betweenthose quotations or prices and prices in the Community may be coveredby export refunds.
2. The method to be adopted for the allocation of the quantities which
may be exported with a refund shall be the method which:
(a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the
market in question, allowing the most efficient possible use of theresources available, account being taken of the efficiency andstructure of Community exports without, however, creatingdiscrimination between large and small operators;
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(c) avoids any discrimination between the operators concerned.
3. Refunds shall be the same for the whole Community. They may
vary according to destination, where the world market situation or thespecific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
Refunds shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 24. Refunds shall be fixed at regular intervals, without recourse,however, to the tendering procedure.
The list of products on which an export refund is granted and the amount
of such refund shall be fixed at least once every three months. Theamount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for morethan three months and may, where necessary, be adjusted in the
intervening period by the Commission at the request of a Member State
or on its own initiative.
4. The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being
fixed:
(a) the existing situation and the future trend with regard to:
— prices and availabilities of pigmeat products on the Community
market,
— prices for pigmeat products on the world market;
(b) the need to avoid disturbances likely to cause a prolonged imbalance
between supply and demand on the Community market;
(c) the economic aspect of the proposed exports;
(d) the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
Article 228 of the Treaty.
When the refund is being fixed, particular account shall also be taken of
the need to establish a balance between the use of Community basic
products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to thirdcountries, and the use of third-country products brought in underprocessing arrangements.
When the refund on the products listed in Article 1 is being calculated,
account shall be taken of the difference between prices within theCommunity and prices on the world market for the quantity of feed grainrequired for the production in the Community of one kilogram ofpigmeat, the coefficients referred to in Article 5 (2) also being taken into
account in the case of products other than pig carcases.
5. The Community price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
established on the following basis:
(a) prices obtaining at the various stages of marketing in the
Community;
(b) prices obtaining for exports.
The world market prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established
on the following basis:
(a) prices obtaining on third-country markets;
(b) the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third-
country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being
taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries;
and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
6. Refunds shall only be granted on application and on presentation
of the relevant export licence.
7. The refund applicable to exports of products listed in Article 1
shall be that applicable on the day of application for the licence and, in
the case of a differentiated refund, that applicable on the same day:
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(b) for the actualdestination if it differs from the destination indicated
on the licence. In that case, the amount applicable may not exceedthe amount applicable for the destination indicated on the licence.
Appropriate measures may be taken to prevent abuse of the flexibility
provided for in this paragraph.
8. Paragraphs 6 and 7 may be waived in the case of products listed in
Article 1 on which refunds are paid under food-aid operations, inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24.
9. The refund shall be paid upon proof:
— that the products have been exported from the Community,
— that the products are of Community origin, except where paragraph
10 applies, and
— that in the case of a differentiated refund the products have reached
the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for
which the refund was fixed, without prejudice to paragraph 7 (b).
Exceptions may be made to this rule in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 24, provided conditions are laid downwhich offer equivalent guarantees.
10. No export refund shall be granted on products listed in Article 1
which are imported from third countries and re-exported to third
countries, unless the exporter proves:
— that the product to be exported and the product previously imported
are one and the same, and
— that all import duties were collected on importation.
In such cases the refund on each product shall be equal to the duty
collected on importation where that duty is equal to or lower than the
refund applicable; the refund shall be equal to the refund applicablewhere the duty collected on importation is higher than that refund.
11. Compliance with the limits on volumes arising from agreements
concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty shall be ensuredon the basis of the export certificates issued for the reference periods
provided for therein and applicable to the products concerned. With
regard to compliance with the obligations arising under the Agreementon Agriculture, the ending of a reference period shall not affect thevalidity of export licences.
12. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, including the
arrangements for redistributing unallocated or unused exportable
quantities, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 24.
Article 14
1. To the extent necessary for the proper working of the common
organization of the market in pigmeat, the Council, acting in accordancewith the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a
proposalfrom the Commission, may, in specialcases, prohibit in whol e
or in part the use of inward processing arrangements in respect ofproducts listed in Article 1 which are intended for the manufacture ofproducts listed in that Article.
2. In derogation from paragraph 1, if the situation referred to in
paragraph 1 arises with exceptionalurgency and the Community market
is disturbed or is liable to be disturbed by the inward or outward
processing arrangements, the Commission shall, at the request of aMember State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessarymeasures; the Counciland the Member States shal lbe notified of suchmeasures, which shall be valid for no more than six months and shall be
immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a
Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within a week followingreceipt of the request.
3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the
Councilby any Member State within a week of the day on which theywere notified. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may confirm,1975R2759 — EN — 02.07.2000 — 002.001 — 10
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amend or repealthe Commission decision. If the Councilhas not acted
within three months, the Commission decision shall be deemed to havebeen repealed.
Article 15
1. The generalrul es for the interpretation of the combined
nomenclature and the special rules for its application shall apply tothe classification of products covered by this Regulation; the tariffnomenclature resulting from the application of this Regulation shall beincorporated in the Common Customs Tariff.
2. Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or pursuant to a
provision thereof, the following shall be prohibited in trade with thirdcountries:
— the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty,
— the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having
equivalent effect.
Article 16
1. If, by reason of imports or exports, the Community market in one
or more of the products listed in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatenedwith, serious disturbance likely to jeopardize the achievement of the
objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty, appropriate measures may
be applied in trade with third countries until such disturbance or threat ofdisturbance has ceased.
The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission in accordance
with the voting procedure laid down in Arrticle 43 (2) of the Treaty,
shall adopt the general rules for the application of this paragraph and
define the cases in which and the limits within which Member Statesmay take protective measures.
2. If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the Commission
shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decideupon the necessary measures; the Member States shall be notified of
such measures, which shall be immediately applicable. If the Commis-
sion receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decisionthereon within three working days following receipt of the request.
3. Measures decided upon by the Commission may be referred to the
Councilby any Member State within three working days of the day on
which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may,
acting by a qualified majority, amend or annul the measure in question.
4. This Article shall be applied having regard to the obligations
arising from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 (2) ofthe Treaty.
TITLE III
General provisions
Article 19
Products as specified in Article 1 (1), which are manufactured or
obtained from products not coming within Articles 9 (2) and 10 (1) ofthe Treaty, shall not be admitted to free circulation within theCommunity.
Article 20
In order to take account of any restrictions on intra-Community trade or
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may be taken only in so far as and for such period as is strictly necessary
for the support of that market.
Article 21
Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 92 to 94 of the
Treaty shall apply to the production of and trade in the productsspecified in Article 1 (1).
Article 22
Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the
information necessary for implementing this Regulation.
Rules for the communication and distribution of such information shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24.
Article 24
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee
for Pigmeat, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph Articles 4 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 25
The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its
Chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the
representative of a Member State.
Article 26
This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate account is taken, in
appropriate manner and at the same time, of the objectives set out inArticles 39 and 110 of the Treaty.
Article 27
Should Italy have recourse to the provisions of Article 23 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (
1) of 29 October 1975 on the common
organization of the market in cereals, the Council, acting by a qualified
majority on a proposalfrom the Commission, shal ltake the necessary
measures to avoid distortion of competition.
Article 28
1. CouncilRegul ation No 121/67/EEC (2) of 13 June 1967 on the
common organization of the market in pigmeat, as last amended byRegulation (EEC) No 1861/74 (
3) is hereby repealed.
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be
construed as references to this Regulation.
References to Articles of that Regulation are to be read in accordance
with the correlation given in the Annex.1975R2759 — EN — 02.07.2000 — 002.001 — 12
(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67.
(3) OJ No L 197, 19. 7. 1974, p. 3.▼B
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Article 29
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1975.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1975R2759 — EN — 02.07.2000 — 002.001 — 13
▼B
ANNEX
Correlation
Regulation No 121/67/EEC This Regulation
Article 27 Article 26
Article 29 Article 271975R2759 — EN — 02.07.2000 — 002.001 — 14