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COMMISSION OFTHEEIMOPEAN COMMUMTIES
COM(74)2063 final
Brussels,10December1974
Proposalfora
'REGULATION (ESC)O?THECOUNCIL
layingdowngeneralrulestobeappliedin"the
eventofasubstantialfallinpigmeatprices
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CQM(74)2063final

EXPLANATORY IEMCHA10UM
1.On17September1974i"theCommission madeaproposaltothe
Councilforaregulationsupplementing RegulationNo12l/67/SEC
asregardsmeasuresto"betakenintheca.seofasubstantial
fallinpricesforpigneat.
Sincetheaforesaidproposallaiddownthecreationofalegal
"baseallowingtheadoptionofmeasuresappropriateforthe
mitigationoftheeffectsofsuchapricefall,somegeneral
rulesofapplication shouldbedefinedinafurtherCouncil
regulation.
2.Thepresentproposaldefinestheserulesandinparticular :
-theideaofasubstantialfall
-theprinciplesfordecidingthatthisfallislikelytopersist
-themeasureswhichcanbetaken:
.thegrantingofsubsidiesforpublicitycampaignsfavouring
pigmeatconsumption
.saleofpigmeatr.treducedpricestocertaincategoriesof
underprivileged consumers

Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
r ■,mmnmmmmm––
layingdowngeneral' "rules*"Co"beappliedinthe
eventofasubstantialfallinpigmeatprices
THECOUNCILOP1HEEUROPEAN"COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
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HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNol2l/67/EEC^'ofJune196?onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinpigmeat,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No/74^\andinparticularArticle19athereof5
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission 5
WhereasthefactofasubstantialfallinpricesasreferredtoinArticle
19aofRegulationNo121/67/EECmaybeascertainedbyreferencetothelevel
ofthebasicpriceforpigcarcasesandthetrendinpricesasrecordedon
therepresentative CommunitymarketslistedintheAnnextoCouncilRegula­
tionNo213/67/EEC^^of27June1967establishingthelistofrepresentat­
ivemarketsforpigmeatintheCommunity,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1708/72^j
Whereas,inassessingwhethersuchafall,willcontinue,accountshouldbe
takeninparticularofthesurveysandestimatesmadeinpursuanceofthe
(5)CouncilDirectiveof27March1968concerningsurveysofpigproduction
tobemadebyMemberStates,asamendedbytheAotofAccession^^;
Whereasthemeansappropriatetoapplyintheeventofasubstantialfall
inthepricesareinparticularthoseencouragingtheconsumptionofpig-
meat;whereastothisendprovisionshouldbemadeforpublicitycampaigns
designedtopromotetheconsumptionofpigmeatandforthesaleatreduced
pricestocertaincategoriesofparticularly underprivileged consumers ;
|1)OJNo117,19June1967,p.2283/67.
,2)OJNo
3)OJNo135,30June1967,p.2887/67.
k4)OJNoL291,28December1972,p.6.
'5)OJNoL76.,28March1968,p.13.
,6)OJNoL73.27March1972,p.78.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION »
'"-Article -'1
1,Forthepurposes ofArticle 19aofRegulation No121/67/EEC,asubstan­
tial fall inprices shall "beconsidered tohave occurred when theaverage
price ofpigoarcases ontherepresentative markets oftheCommunity is
atalevel below that ofthebasic price ,
2,Asubstantial fall inprices shall beregarded aslikely tocontinue if
there isanimbalance between supply anddemand inrespect ofpigmeat
andthisimbalance islikely tocontinue ^having regard inparticular to:
(a)current trends inthenumber ofsows mated andintheprice of
piglets ;
(b)thesurveys andestimates made pursuant totheCouncil Directive
of27March 1968 concerning surveys ofpigproduction tobemade
byMember States ;
(c)foreseeable trends inmarket prices forpigoarcases .
i , Article 2
Where ,having regard tothecriteria laid down inArticle 1ofthis Regulation
itisestablished that thecircumstance specified inthefirst paragraph of
Artiole 19aofRegulation No121/67/ESCobtains ,adecision maybetaken t
(a)togrant assistance foradvertising andpublicity campaigns topromote
theconsumption ofpigmeat ;
(b)tosell pigmeat atreduced prices tocertain categories ofparticularly
underprivileged consumers .■
Artide 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and .directly ,applicable in
allMember States .
Done atBrussels , -FortheCounoil ,
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