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( 1 ) OJ N L 223 , 16 . 8 . 1976 , P . 4 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 1 OCTOBER 1976

LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING SURVEYS OF PIG PRODUCTION TO BE MADE BY MEMBER STATES

( 76/805/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 20 JULY 1976 CONCERNING SURVEYS OF PIG PRODUCTION TO BE MADE BY MEMBER STATES ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 5 ) , 6 ( 1 ) , 7 ( 3 ) , 8 ( 2 ) AND 11 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL PIG HERDS , A LIMITED NUMBER OF TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS SHOULD BE SELECTED ;

WHEREAS , BECAUSE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS MAY HAVE TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR INTERVENTIONS ON THE MARKETS , SUCH RESULTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT RADICAL CHANGES IN PIG NUMBERS OR IN MARKET CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVER A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE CATEGORIES OF ANIMALS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 ARE AS FOLLOWS :

A . PIGLETS OF LESS THAN 20 KILOGRAMMES LIVE WEIGHT ;

B . PIGS OF NOT LESS THAN 20 KILOGRAMMES BUT LESS THAN 50 KILOGRAMMES LIVE WEIGHT ;

C . PIGS FOR FATTENING , INCLUDING CULL BOARS AND CULL SOWS , HAVING A LIVE WEIGHT OF :

( A ) NOT LESS THAN 50 KILOGRAMMES BUT LESS THAN 80 KILOGRAMMES ,

( B ) NOT LESS THAN 80 KILOGRAMMES BUT LESS THAN 110 KILOGRAMMES ,

( C ) NOT LESS THAN 110 KILOGRAMMES ;

C . BREEDING PIGS OF NOT LESS THAN 50 KILOGRAMMES LIVE WEIGHT :

( A ) BOARS ,

( B ) SOWS AND GILTS MATED :

B ( 1 ) OF WHICH GILTS MATED FOR THE FIRST TIME ,

( C ) OTHER SOWS :

C ( 1 ) OF WHICH GILTS NOT YET MATED FOR THE FIRST TIME .

ARTICLE 2

THE TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 SHALL BE SUBDIVIDED IN THE MEMBER STATES AS FOLLOWS :

BELGIUM : PROVINCES / PROVINCIES

DENMARK : _

GERMANY : REGIERUNGSBEZIRKE

FRANCE : REGIONS DE PROGRAMME

IRELAND : _

ITALY : REGIONI

LUXEMBOURG : _

NETHERLANDS : _

UNITED KINGDOM : SCOTLAND , NORTHERN IRELAND , WALES , ENGLISH AGRICULTURAL REGIONS .

ARTICLE 3

THE TABLES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 ARE SET OUT IN ANNEX I HERETO .

ARTICLE 4

MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION THE RESULTS OF THE STATISTICS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 NOT LATER THAN SIX WEEKS AFTER THE END OF THE MONTH TO WHICH THEY RELATE .

ARTICLE 5

THE RESULTS OF THE FORECASTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION BY NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE THIRD MONTH OF THE PERIOD COVERED BY EACH FORECAST .

ARTICLE 6

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 OCTOBER 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

G . BRUNNER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX : SEE O.J . N L 285 OF 16 . 10 . 76