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REGULATION (EEC)No1637/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of27June1974
onspecialconditionsforgrantingprivatestorageaidforpigmeat
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforgrantingorprivate
storageaidforpigmeat;whereasitisthereforeappro­
priatetofix,inadditiontotheamountsofaidfora
definedstorageperiod,supplementary amountsand
amountstobedeductedforcasesofextensionor
contractionofthisperiod;
Whereas,inordertoavoidfinancingnormalprivate
storage,itappearsdesirabletofixminimumquanti­
ties;
Whereas ,theamountofthesecurityrequiredshould
besuchastoobligethestorertofulfiltheobligations
undertakenbyhim,whileatthesametimeenabling
partoftheaidtobepaidasanadvanceoncestoringis
completed ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPigmeat,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo121/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1652/73(2),andinparticular
Articles5(4)and7(2)thereof;
Whereasinterventionmeasuresmaybetakenin
respectofpigmeatwhenontherepresentative
Communitymarketstheaveragepriceforpigcarcases
is,andislikelytoremain,below103%ofthebasic
price;
Whereasmarketpriceshaveshownamarkedfallover
thepastfewweeks;whereas,forseasonalandcyclical
reasons,thistrendwillcontinue,withtheresultthat
inthenearfuturepricesmustbeexpectedtofall
below103%ofthebasicprice;
Whereasinviewofthismarketsituationitappears
desirabletoprepareinterventionmeasures,inthe
formofprivatestorageaidforpigmeat,inordertobe
ableifnecessarytointervenespeedilyonthemarket
fromadatetobefixedonceithasbeenestablished
thattheconditionsunderwhichinterventionmay
takeplacearefulfilled;
Whereas,inorderforthesemeasuresto.beaseffective
aspossible,itisdesirablethatthetradebeinformed
assoonaspossibleofthetechnicalandfinancial
conditionsforgrantingsuchaid;whereas,moreover,
inordertomakeiteasierfortheseinthetradeto
participateinthemeasures,provisionsmustbemade
forstorageperiodsofdifferinglengths;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
739/68(3)of18June1968,layingdowngeneralrules
forgraftingprivatestorageaidforpigmeatenvisages
thatadecreaseoranincreaseofthestorageperiod
canbedecidedonifthemarketsituationcallsforit;
whereasadecreaseinthestorageperiodcaninparti­
cularresultfromcircumstances constitutingacaseof
forcemajeure,aslaiddowninArticle7ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No289/71(4)of10FebruaryArticle1
1.Theproductsforwhich,witheffectfromadate
stilltobefixed,privatestorageaidistobegranted,
togetherwiththeamountsofsuchaidpermetricton
offreshproductexclusiveofpackaging,arelistedin
theAnnexhereto.
2.Iftheperiodofstorageisincreasedordecreased,
theamountofaidisconsequently adjusted.The
supplementary amountspermonthandthededuc­
tionsperdayaregivenincolumns6and7ofthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
Theminimumquantitiespercontractandper
productshallbeasfollows:
(a)50metrictonsforcarcases,
(b)20metrictonsforhams,
(c)20metrictonsforbellies,
(d)30metrictonsforbonedmeat,
(e)40metrictonsforback-fat.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
(*)OJNoL166,23.6.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL136,20.6.1968,p.1.
(<)OJNoL35,12.2.1971,p.7.

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Article3
Storingmustbecompletedwithin21daysfollowing
theconclusionofthecontract.Article4
Theamountofthesecurityrequiredshallbeequalto
40%oftherelevantamountofaidasspecifiedinthe
Annex.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal-of
theEuropeanCommunities .Thestorageperiodshallbeginonthedayonwhich
storingiscompleted.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
CCTheading
numberProductsforwhichaidisgrantedAmountsofaid,inu.a./metricton,
forastorageperiodof:Amountsin
(u.a./metricton)
3months 4months 5monthsSupple­
mentary
amountpermonthAmountto
bededucted
perday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ex02.01AIIIa)1Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,offeredwithout
head,chaps,necks,fiarafat,kidneys,
forefeet,tail,flankandmarrow,freshor
chilled 170-00190-00210-00 20-000-67
ex02.01AIIIa)2Hams,unboned(bone-in),includingrind­
lessandfat-free,freshorchilled 200-00230-00260-0030-00 1-00
ex02.01AIIIa)5Bellies(streaky),includingwithoutrind
andribs,freshorchilled 90-00105-00120-00 15-00 0-50
ex02.01AIIIa)6Hams,shoulders,loins,boned,freshor
chilled 190-00220-00250-0030-00 1-00
ex02.05AI Back-fat,includingrindless,freshor
chilled 65-0075-0085-0010-00 0-33