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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 140 , 20 . 5 . 1982 , P . 22 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 65 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 54 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 81 , 24 . 3 . 1983 , P . 6 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1218/83 OF 17 MAY 1983 FIXING FOR THE 1983/84 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 1195/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 1 ) AND 7 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

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 1983/84 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 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , IN THE SHEEPMEAT SECTOR :

1 . THE BASIC PRICE IS HEREBY FIXED AT 432,36 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT ;

2 . THE INTERVENTION PRICE SHALL BE 367,51 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT ;

3 . THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE APPLICABLE IN REGION 4 IS HEREBY FIXED AT 347,70 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT ;

4 . THE REFERENCE PRICES ARE HEREBY FIXED AT :

- 441,76 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 1 ,

- 432,36 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 2 ,

- 422,96 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 3 ,

- 421,40 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 4 ,

- 416,07 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 5 ,

- 416,07 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 6 ,

- 441,76 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ( 7 BY CARCASE WEIGHT ) FOR REGION 7 .

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 WITH EFFECT FROM 23 MAY 1983 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 MAY 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE

ANNEX

( ECU/100 KG - CARCASE WEIGHT )

WEEK BEGINNING * WEEK NO * BASIC PRICE * INTERVENTION PRICE * DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE

23 MAY 1983 * 8 * 458,52 * 389,74 * 369,93

30 MAY 1983 * 9 * 455,22 * 386,94 * 367,13

6 JUNE 1983 * 10 * 452,87 * 384,94 * 365,13

13 JUNE 1983 * 11 * 450,49 * 382,92 * 363,11

20 JUNE 1983 * 12 * 448,38 * 381,12 * 361,31

27 JUNE 1983 * 13 * 444,96 * 378,22 * 358,41

4 JULY 1983 * 14 * 439,92 * 373,93 * 354,12

11 JULY 1983 * 15 * 434,63 * 369,44 * 349,63

18 JULY 1983 * 16 * 430,40 * 365,84 * 346,03

25 JULY 1983 * 17 * 425,65 * 361,80 * 341,99

1 AUGUST 1983 * 18 * 421,31 * 358,11 * 338,30

8 AUGUST 1983 * 19 * 416,90 * 354,37 * 334,56

15 AUGUST 1983 * 20 * 410,12 * 348,60 * 328,79

22 AUGUST 1983 * 21 * 406,18 * 345,25 * 325,44

29 AUGUST 1983 * 22 * 401,57 * 341,33 * 321,52

5 SEPTEMBER 1983 * 23 * 396,82 * 337,30 * 317,49

12 SEPTEMBER 1983 * 24 * 393,65 * 334,60 * 314,79

19 SEPTEMBER 1983 * 25 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

26 SEPTEMBER 1983 * 26 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

3 OCTOBER 1983 * 27 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

10 OCTOBER 1983 * 28 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

17 OCTOBER 1983 * 29 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

24 OCTOBER 1983 * 30 * 390,63 * 332,04 * 312,23

31 OCTOBER 1983 * 31 * 393,18 * 334,20 * 314,39

7 NOVEMBER 1983 * 32 * 395,92 * 336,53 * 316,72

14 NOVEMBER 1983 * 33 * 398,79 * 338,97 * 319,16

21 NOVEMBER 1983 * 34 * 401,84 * 341,56 * 321,75

28 NOVEMBER 1983 * 35 * 405,19 * 344,41 * 324,60

5 DECEMBER 1983 * 36 * 409,60 * 348,16 * 328,35

12 DECEMBER 1983 * 37 * 415,08 * 352,82 * 333,01

19 DECEMBER 1983 * 38 * 421,39 * 358,18 * 338,37

26 DECEMBER 1983 * 39 * 426,24 * 362,30 * 342,49

2 JANUARY 1984 * 40 * 430,25 * 365,71 * 345,90

9 JANUARY 1984 * 41 * 434,19 * 369,06 * 349,25

16 JANUARY 1984 * 42 * 437,39 * 371,78 * 351,97

23 JANUARY 1984 * 43 * 441,05 * 374,89 * 355,08

30 JANUARY 1984 * 44 * 446,32 * 379,37 * 359,56

6 FEBRUARY 1984 * 45 * 450,55 * 382,97 * 363,16

13 FEBRUARY 1984 * 46 * 454,76 * 386,55 * 366,74

20 FEBRUARY 1984 * 47 * 460,08 * 391,07 * 371,26

27 FEBRUARY 1984 * 48 * 466,27 * 396,33 * 376,52

5 MARCH 1984 * 49 * 471,50 * 400,78 * 380,97

12 MARCH 1984 * 50 * 476,89 * 405,36 * 385,55

19 MARCH 1984 * 51 * 482,17 * 409,84 * 390,03

26 MARCH 1984 * 52 * 487,03 * 413,98 * 394,17