Commission Regulation (EC) No 988/98 of 11 May 1998 amending for the 10th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
Date: 1998-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, market support, meat processing industry, pigmeat, slaughter premium, swine

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 988/98

of 11 May 1998

amending for the 10th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional
support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

retroactive application of Article 1(4) of this Regulation
from 15 April 1998 is therefore justified;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Pigmeat,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the
market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever
in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission
adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 744/98 (4), to introduce excep-
tional support measures for the pigmeat market in that
market State;

Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions
continue to apply and have been extended to new zones,
particularly in the province of Zaragoza, the number of
piglets which may be delivered to the competent author-
ities should be increased so that the exceptional measures
can continue from 22 April 1998;

are
Whereas piglets originating in the new zones
generally marketed at a weight of six kilograms or more;
whereas it is therefore necessary to reduce the minimum
weight of eligible piglets and to fix the aid for such
animals;

Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of piglets
have been operative for several weeks in one of the zones
in the province of Zaragoza, resulting in a substantial
increase in the weight of the animals and consequently an
intolerable situation as regards their welfare; whereas

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 103, 3. 4. 1998, p. 5.

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1(4),

‘10 kilograms’ is replaced by ‘six kilo-

grams’;

2. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4,
grams’ is replaced by ‘13 kilograms’;

‘10 kilo-

(b) in paragraph 4,

the following subparagraph is

added:

‘For piglets weighing 6 kilograms or more but less
than 13 kilograms on average per batch, the aid
referred to in Article 1(4), at farm gate, shall be
ECU 27 per head.’;

3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation;

4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

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 22 April 1998.

However, the provisions of Article 1(4) shall apply from
15 April 1998 to the protection and surveillance zones
defined in the Order of
the Diputación General de
Aragón of 25 March 1998.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 11 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

Total maximum number of animals from 6 May 1997:

Pigs for fattening

Piglets

Cull sows

Pigs of the Iberian breed for fattening

630 000 head

170 000 head

8 000 head

6 000 head’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Part 1

— In the province of Lérida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Generalitat di Catalunya dated 9 March 1998, published in the official journal of the
Generalitat of 16 March 1998, page 3488.

— In the province of Segovia, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Junta de Castilla y León dated 19 January 1998, published in the official journal of the
Junta of 20 January 1998, page 619.

— In the province of Madrid, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Comunidad de Madrid dated 14 January 1998, published in the official journal of the
Comunidad of 16 January 1998, page 11.

— In the province of Toledo, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha dated 13 January 1998, published in the
official journal of the Junta of 16 January 1998, page 319.

— In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Diputación General de Aragón dated 25 March 1998, published in the official journal of
the Comunidad of 27 March 1998, page 1411.

— In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the
Order of the Diputación General de Aragón dated 17 April 1998, published in the official journal of the
Comunidad of 20 April 1998, page 1868.

The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Toledo listed in Annex I to
Commission Decision 97/285/EC (1).’

Part 2

(1) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.