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of15May1973
fixingthebasicpriceandthestandardqualityforslaughteredpigsfortheperiodfrom
1November1973to31October1974
Whereastheapplicationofthosecriteriaresultsin
thebasicpricebeingfixedatalevelhigherthanthat
adoptedforthepreviousperiod;
Whereasitisdesirabletoallowforastagein
anticipationofareturntomarketunityoncetherule
onmaintainingatanygivenmomentamaximum
spreadbetweenMemberStatecurrenciesof2-25%
forspottransactionsisappliedbyallMemberStates;
whereasthispurposeisservedbya1%price
increasewhichisnotreflectedinprice-levels
expressedintermsofthenationalcurrenciesof
MemberStateswhosecurrencieshaveincreasedin
valueinrelationtotheconversionrateusedunder
theCommonAgriculturalPolicy;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinpigmeat,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle4(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiodfrom1November1973to31October
1974,thebasicpriceforslaughteredpigsofthe
standardqualityshallbefixedat86unitsofaccount
per100kilogrammes .HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereas,whenthebasicpriceforslaughteredpigsis
fixed,accountshouldbetakenoftheobjectivesof
theCommonAgricultural Policyandofthe
contributionwhichtheCommunitydesirestomake
totheharmoniousdevelopment ofworldtrade;
whereastheobjectivesoftheCommonAgricultural
Policyareinparticulartoensureafairstandardof
livingfortheagriculturalcommunity,toensurethat
suppliesareavailableandthattheyreachconsumers
atreasonableprices;
Whereasthebasicpricemustbefixedinaccordance
withthecriterialaiddowninArticle4(1)of
RegulationNo121/67/EECforastandardquality
definedaccordingtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2108/70(3)of20October1970determiningthe
Communityscaleforclassifyingpigcarcasses,aslast
amendedbytheActofAccession;
Whereasthemostrepresentative classandcategories
ofweightinCommunityproductionshouldbe
adoptedasthestandardquality;Article2
Thestandardqualityshallbethequalityforpig
carcassesofClassIIoftheCommunityscalefor
classifyingpigcarcassesdeterminedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2108/70,excludingthosecarcasseswitha
weightoflessthan60kilogrammesandthosewitha
weightequaltoorgreaterthan160kilogrammes .
Article3
1.Thepriceshallbeincreasedby1%whenall
MemberStatesmaintainatanygivenmomenta
maximumspreadof2-25%betweentheircurrencies.
(^OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL234,23.10.1970,p.1.Thisprovisionshallbeapplicableasfromthe
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onthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedate
determined inaccordance withthefirst
subparagraph ;however,ifthemarketingyearbegins
afterthatdate,theincreaseshalltakeeffectatthe
beginningofthatmarketingyear.
2.Thisincreaseshallnotbereflectedinprice
levelsexpressedintermsofnationalcurrenciesofMemberStateswhosecurrencieshaveincreasedin
valueinrelationtotheconversionrateusedunder
theCommonAgriculturalPolicy.
3.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyshalladopt
themethodsofimplementation ofthisArticle.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS