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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No558/76
of15March1976
fixingcertainpricesapplicableformilkandmilkproducts,beefandvealandpigmeat
forthe1976/77marketingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,incomespolicyinagriculture;whereasfulladvantage
cannotbedrawnfromsuchapolicyunlessitis
integratedintothecommonagriculturalpolicyasa
whole,includingadynamicsocialandstructural
policyandtheapplicationoftherulesoncompetition
intheTreaty;
Whereasthecommonagriculturalpricesmustbe
fixedbyamethodwhichtakesaccountofobjective
criteria;whereas,whenthosepricesarefixed,account
shouldalsobetakenoftheobjectivesofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyandofthecontributionwhichthe
Communitydesirestomaketotheharmonious
developmentofworldtrade;whereastheobjectives
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicyareinparticular
tosecureanequitablestandardoflivingforthe
agriculturalcommunityandensurethatsuppliesare
availableandthattheyreachconsumersatreasonable
prices;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles2,3(4),5(1)and12(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationi(EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No568/76(4),andinparticular
Article3(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2759/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinpigmeat(5),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No367/76(°),andinparticular
Article4(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament(7),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (8),
Whereasthemarketsandpricespolicy,basedon
modernizedfarms,isthemaininstrumentoftheMilkandmilkproducts
Whereasthetargetpriceformilkshouldbeara
balancedrelationshiptothepricesforotheragri­
culturalproductsandinparticulartothatforbeef
andveal,andbeconsistentwiththeproposed
orientationofcattlefarming;whereasitisalso
necessary,infixingthosepricestotakeaccountof
theCommunity'seffortstoestablishalong-term
balancebetweensupplyanddemandonthemarket
inmilk,allowingforexternaltradeinmilkand
milkproducts;
Whereastheinterventionpricesforbutterandfor
skimmed-milk powderaredesignedtocontributeto
theachievementofthetargetpriceformilk;whereas
itisnecessarytodeterminethepricelevelsinthe
lightofboththegeneralstateofsupplyanddemand
ontheCommunitymarketinmilkandtheopport­
unitiesfordisposalofbutterandskimmed-milk
powderontheCommunityandworldmarkets;
WhereastheinterventionpricesforGranaPadano
andParmigianoReggianocheesesmustbefixedin
accordancewiththecriterialaiddowninArticle5(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68;(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)Seepage9ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(4)Seepage28ofthisOfficialJournal.
(6)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.1.
(7)OJNoC53,8.3.1976,p.24.
(8)OJNoC50,4.3.1976,p.19.

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Pigmeat
Whereasthebasicpriceforslaughteredpigsmustbe
fixedinaccordancewiththecriterialaiddownin
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2759/75fora
standardqualitydefinedaccordingtoCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2760/75of29October1975
determiningtheCommunityscaleforgradingpig
carcases(1);whereasthemostrepresentative class
andcategoriesofweightinCommunityproduction
shouldbetakenasthestandardqualitiy;
Whereasanincreaseinproductioncostshasresulted
fromcertainmeasurestakeninthemilkproducts
sector;whereasthebasicpriceshouldthereforebe
appliedatadateearlierthanthatlaiddowninArticle
4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2759/75;
Whereas,inrespectofalltheproductsreferredto
inthisRegulation,theapplicationofthecriteriafor
thefixingofthedifferentpricesandtheapplication
ofthemeasuresprovidedforinrespectofthe
exchangeratestobeappliedinagriculture,entail
thefixingofthosepricesatthelevelsshowninthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,Whereasonlytheinterventionpriceforbutterin
forceinthenewMemberStatesshouldbemoved
towardsalignmentwiththecommonpriceinthe
1976/77marketingyear,inaccordancewithArticle
52>(2)(a)oftheActofAccession;whereastheeffect
ofthemodificationinpriceswouldbetodisruptthe
processoftheUnitedKingdom'sintegrationinthe
Community ;whereas,therefore,itisadvisableto
limitthealignmentoftheinterventionpricefor
butterobtaininginthatMemberState,inaccordance
withArticle52(3)oftheaforesaidAct;
Whereas,inviewofthemarketsituation,thetarget
priceformilkshouldbeincreasedintwostages;
whereas,consequently ,therewillbeanincrease
instagesintheinterventionpriceforbutter,
skimmed-milk powderandforGranaPadanoand
ParmigianoReggianocheeses;
Whereastheadvantagesresultingfromtheincrease
intheinterventionpricesshouldbeextendedto
buying-inoperationsintheframeworkofinter­
ventionscarriedoutbetween1and14March1976
inclusive;
Whereas,asaresultofthealterationtotherepresen­
tativerateoftheGermanmark,measuresshouldbe
takentopreventareductionintheinterventionprice
forskimmed-milk powderexpressedinnational
currency;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1976/77marketingyearwithrespecttomilk
andmilkproducts,beefandvealandpigmeat,certain
pricestogetherwithcertainoftheconditionsforthe
applicationthereof,whereappropriate,theperiod
duringwhichcertainofthepricesshallapplyand,
whereappropriate,thestandardqualitytowhichthey
relate,arefixedintheAnnex.Beefandveal
Whereastheguidepricesmustbefixedinaccordance
withthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68;
Whereas,forthe1976/77marketingyear,guideprices
shouldbefixedatalevelabovethatfortheprevious
marketingyear;
Whereas,however,inviewofthecurrenteconomic
situationinthebeefandvealmarket,itwouldseem
necessarytomakeprovision,inrespectofthe
1976/77marketingyear,foraninterventionpricefor
adultbovineanimalsfixedatalevelbelowthat
whichwouldresultfromtheincreaseoftheguide
price;
WhereasArticle52(2)oftheActofAccession
providesforannualalignmentatthebeginningof
themarketingyearofthepricesappliedinthenew
MemberStates;whereasthisprovisionapplies,in
respectofbeefandveal,totheguidepricesfor
calvesandadultbovineanimalsbyvirtueofArticle
90oftheActofAccession;Article2
Inthecaseofbuying-inoperationscarriedoutby
theinterventionagenciesinthemilkandmilk
productssectorbetween1and14March1976
inclusive,thesebodiesshallpaytosellers,inaddition
tothebuying-inpricefor1975/76,anamountequal
tothedifference,expressedinthenationalcurrency,
betweenthisbuying-inpriceandthatforthe
beginningofthe1976/77marketingyear.
Thecompensatory amountsfixedinpursuanceof
Regulation (EEC)No974/71(2),shallnotbeaffected
bytheforegoingparagraph.
(!)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.10.
HOJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.

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Article3
However,inGermanytheinterventionpricefor
skimmed-milk powder,until15September1976,
shallbethepricevalidinnationalcurrencyinthat
MemberStatebefore15March1976.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15
March1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VOUEL

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ANNEXI
MILKANDMILKPRODUCTS
unitsofaccountper100kgfrom:
15Marchto
15September197616September1976
(a)Targetpriceformilk 16.29 16.76
(b)Interventionpricefor:
*
—butter:
—inIreland 210.35 216.03
—intheUnitedKingdom 172.36 176.62
—intheotherMemberStates 218.08 223.80
—skimmed-milk powder 90.16 91.37
—^GranaPadanocheese:
—30to60daysold 208.91 213.79
—atleastsixmonthsold 250.69 255.84
—ParmigianoReggianocheeseatleastsixmonths
old 271.81 276.96
ANNEXII
BEEFANDVEAL
(u.aJ100kgliveweight)
Irelandandthe Other
UnitedKingdom MemberStates
Guidepricefor:
—calves(1) 128.57 139.04
—adultbovineanimals 109.81 118.74
Interventionpriceforadultbovineanimals(2) 98.83 106.87
PricelevelreferredtointhefirstsentenceofArticle6
(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68(2) 106.87
P)Itisacceptedthatthispricemaybedeletedwithintheframeworkofanewimportsystemforthisproduct.
(2)PursuanttothesecondsubparagraphofArticle6(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.

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ANNEX 111
PIGMEAT
unitsofaccount
per100kgPeriodof
application
Basicpriceforpigcarcasesofstandard From15March1976
quality 114.48 to
31October1977i1)
i1)DerogationfromArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2759/75.
ThestandardqualityshallbethequalityforpigcarcasesofClassIIoftheCommunityscaleforgradingpigcarcaseslaid
downbyRegulation (EEC)No2760/75,excludingthosecarcaseswithaweightoflessthan70kgandthosewithaweight
equaltoorgreaterthan160kg.