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( 1 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 26 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 25 AND 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 900/81

OF 1 APRIL 1981

FIXING FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR THE BASIC PRICE , THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR SHEEPMEAT

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 899/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 1 ) AND 7 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

WHEREAS , WHEN THE BASIC PRICE FOR SHEEP CARCASES IS FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION THE COMMUNITY WISHES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE BASIC PRICE MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR AT A LEVEL EXCEEDING THAT FIXED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES CORRESPOND TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE BASIC PRICE ;

WHEREAS THE REFERENCE PRICES MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 , WHICH PROVIDES INTER ALIA FOR THE CONVERGENCE OF THOSE PRICES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A SINGLE COMMUNITY REFERENCE PRICE AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , IN THE SHEEPMEAT SECTOR :

1 . THE BASIC PRICE IS HEREBY FIXED AT 370.88 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

2 . THE INTERVENTION PRICE SHALL BE 315.25 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

3 . THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE APPLICABLE IN REGION 4 IS HEREBY FIXED AT 298.25 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

4 . THE REFERENCE PRICES ARE HEREBY FIXED AT :

- 395.06 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 1 ,

- 370.88 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 2 ,

- 346.69 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 3 ,

- 342.66 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 4 ,

- 328.95 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 5 ,

- 370.88 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR REGION 6 .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) SHALL BE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TABLE GIVEN IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 6 APRIL 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS

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ANNEX

( ECU/100 KG - GREEN RATE ) // //

WEEK COMMENCING // WEEK // BASIC PRICE // INTERVENTION PRICE // DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE //

//

6 APRIL 1981 // 1 // 404.25 // 343.61 // 326.61 //

13 // 2 // 408.00 // 346.80 // 329.80 //

20 // 3 // 407.69 // 346.54 // 329.54 //

27 // 4 // 407.29 // 346.20 // 329.20 //

4 MAY // 5 // 405.67 // 344.82 // 327.82 //

11 // 6 // 404.14 // 343.52 // 326.52 //

18 // 7 // 401.10 // 340.94 // 323.94 //

25 // 8 // 400.09 // 340.08 // 323.08 //

1 JUNE // 9 // 396.84 // 337.31 // 320.31 //

8 // 10 // 394.41 // 335.25 // 318.25 //

15 // 11 // 391.97 // 333.17 // 316.17 //

22 // 12 // 389.95 // 331.46 // 314.46 //

29 // 13 // 386.80 // 328.78 // 311.78 //

6 JULY // 14 // 383.76 // 326.20 // 309.20 //

13 // 15 // 380.82 // 323.70 // 306.70 //

20 // 16 // 377.37 // 320.76 // 303.76 //

27 // 17 // 375.14 // 318.87 // 301.87 //

3 AUGUST // 18 // 370.88 // 315.25 // 298.25 //

10 // 19 // 366.92 // 311.88 // 294.88 //

17 // 20 // 362.26 // 307.92 // 290.92 //

24 // 21 // 357.49 // 303.87 // 286.87 //

31 // 22 // 352.12 // 299.30 // 282.30 //

7 SEPTEMBER // 23 // 347.05 // 294.99 // 277.99 //

14 // 24 // 343.80 // 292.23 // 275.23 //

21 // 25 // 340.05 // 289.04 // 272.04 //

28 // 26 // 337.92 // 287.23 // 270.23 //

5 OCTOBER // 27 // 335.89 // 285.51 // 268.51 //

12 // 28 // 334.37 // 284.21 // 267.21 //

19 // 29 // 334.37 // 284.21 // 267.21 //

26 // 30 // 334.37 // 284.21 // 267.21 //

2 NOVEMBER // 31 // 335.18 // 284.90 // 267.90 //

9 // 32 // 335.89 // 285.51 // 268.51 //

16 // 33 // 336.50 // 286.03 // 269.03 //

23 // 34 // 336.70 // 286.20 // 269.20 //

30 // 35 // 339.04 // 288.18 // 271.18 //

7 DECEMBER // 36 // 342.28 // 290.94 // 273.94 //

14 // 37 // 347.76 // 295.60 // 278.60 //

21 // 38 // 355.46 // 302.14 // 285.14 //

28 // 39 // 360.94 // 306.80 // 289.80 //

4 JANUARY 1982 // 40 // 364.19 // 309.56 // 292.56 //

11 // 41 // 366.62 // 311.63 // 294.63 //

18 // 42 // 368.04 // 312.83 // 295.83 //

25 // 43 // 371.18 // 315.50 // 298.50 //

1 FEBRUARY // 44 // 374.43 // 318.27 // 301.27 //

8 // 45 // 376.96 // 320.42 // 303.42 //

15 // 46 // 378.89 // 322.06 // 305.06 //

22 // 47 // 382.85 // 325.42 // 308.42 //

1 MARCH // 48 // 386.90 // 328.87 // 311.87 //

8 // 49 // 391.06 // 332.40 // 315.40 //

15 // 50 // 394.21 // 335.08 // 318.08 //

22 // 51 // 399.88 // 339.90 // 322.90 //

29 // 52 // 408.00 // 346.80 // 329.80 //