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REGULATION (EEC)No897/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of13May1969
onthegeneralrulestobeappliedintheeventofasubstantialriseinpigmeatprices
Whereas,inordertoeliminatedisturbancesorthe
threatofdisturbancesonthemarketresultingfroma
continuingriseinprices,supplymustbeincreased;
whereas,tothisend,thetotalorpartialsuspensionof
thelevyshouldbeallowed;whereas,theproductsto
becoveredbythissuspensionshouldbeselectedin
thelightofthemarketsituation;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpigmeat,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No830/68,2andinparticular
thesecondparagraphofArticle11thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC
providesthatwhenasubstantialpriceriseisrecorded
ontheCommunitymarketandthissituationislikely
tocontinue,therebydisturbingorthreateningto
disturbthemarket,thenecessarymeasuresmaybe
taken;
Whereasasubstantialpricerisemaybeascertained
byreferencetothelevelofbasicpricesforpig
carcasesandtothedevelopmentofmarketprices
overasufficientlyrepresentative periodonthe
representative Communitymarketslistedinthe
AnnextoCouncilRegulationNo213/67/EEC3of27
June1967establishingthelistofrepresentative
marketsforpigmeatintheCommunity,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1705/684;
Whereas,inassessingwhethersucharisewill
continue,accountshouldbetaken,inparticular,of
currenttrendsinthemarketinyoungpigsandof
surveysandestimatesmadeinpursuanceofthe
CouncilDirectiveof27March19685concerning
surveysofpigproductiontobemadebyMember
Statesandtheforeseeabletrendsinmarketpricesfor
pigcarcases;1.Asubstantialpricerisewithinthemeaningof
Article11ofRegulationNo121/67/EECshallexist
when,asaresultofageneralpriceriseinallregions
oftheCommunity,theaverageofpricesforpig
carcasesontherepresentative marketsofthe
CommunityaslistedintheAnnextoRegulationNo
213/67/EECishigherthantheaverageofthoseprices
overtheprecedingperiodofthreeyears,running
from1Novemberto31October,andadjustedwhere
appropriatetotakeaccountofcyclicmovementin
thepricesinquestion,thataveragebeingincreasedby
thedifferencebetweenitandtheaverageofthebasic
pricesinforceduringtheperiodinquestion,taking
intoaccountallalterationsinthebasicpricein
relationtothatresultingfromtheaverageforthat
period.
2.Thesubstantialpriceriseisconsideredtobe
likelytocontinueifthereisanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandinpigmeatandinparticularif
thatimbalanceislikelytocontinueonaccountof:
(a)currenttrendsinthenumberofsowscoveredand
inthepriceofyoungpigs;
(b)thesurveysandestimatesmadeinpursuanceof
theCouncilDirectiveof27March1968
concerningsurveysofpigproductiontobemade,
byMemberStates;1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
2OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.23.
8OJNo135,30.6.1967,p.2887/67.
4OJNoL267,31.10.1968,p.1.
5OJNoL76,28J.1968,p.13. (c)foreseeabletrendsinmarketpricesforpigmeat.

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Article2 Article3
Theinformationonwhichthemeasuresprovidedfor
inArticle2arebasedshallbereviewedregularlyin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article25ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC.1.Whentheconditionsreferredtointhefirst
paragraphofArticle11ofRegulationNo
121/67/EECarefulfilled,inaccordancewiththe
criterialaiddowninArticle1ofthisRegulation,the
totalorpartialsuspensionofthelevyfixedin
pursuanceofArticle8ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC
maybedecideduponaccordingtotheprocedurelaid
downinArticle24ofthatRegulation .
2.Themeasuresprovidedforinparagraph1may
betakeninrespectofoneormoreoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC
inthelightofthemarketsituation.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,13.May1969.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.P.BUCHLER