Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/98 of 25 September 1998 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat
Date: 1998-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export, pigmeat, private stock, quantitative restriction, storage premium

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2042/98

of 25 September 1998

on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 Articles 4(6) and 5(4)
thereof,

if, on the representative markets of

Whereas intervention measures may be taken in respect
of pigmeat
the
Community, the average price for pig carcases is less than
103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below
that level;

Whereas the market situation has been characterized by a
marked fall in prices below the level mentioned; whereas,
in view of seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation
could persist;

Whereas intervention measures must be taken; whereas
these can be limited to the granting of private storage aid;

Whereas it is appropriate, in view of the possible length
of the present crisis in the pigmeat sector, to oblige
operators to export the products under storage contracts
them from coming back on the
in order to prevent
Community market after removal from storage; whereas
these exports should take place according to certain
provisions provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3444/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3533/93 (4);

for

the possibility of

Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763/
75 (5) provides
curtailing or
extending the storage period; whereas, therefore, provision
should be made to fix not only the amounts of aid for a
specific period of storage but also the amounts to be
added or deducted if this period is curtailed or extended;

Whereas, in order to facilitate administrative and control
work resulting
contracts,
minimum quantities should be fixed;

conclusion of

from the

Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as
will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken
by him;

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 321, 23. 12. 1993, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 19.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. As from 28 September 1998 applications for private
storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the
provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90, The list of
products which qualify for aid and the relevant amounts
are set out in the Annex hereto.

2. Without prejudice to the provisions provided for in
Article 3(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90, all the prod-
ucts under contract must be exported at the latest on the
60th day following the maximum contractual storage
period, in accordance with one of the three possibilities
provided for in Article 9(4) of the said Regulation.

3.
The provisions of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3444/90 apply mutatis mutandis to the unexported
quantities.

4.
If the period of storage is extended or curtailed, the
amount of the aid shall be adjusted accordingly. The
amounts of the supplements and deductions per month
and per day are set out in columns 6 and 7 of the said
Annex.

Article 2

The minimum quantities per contract and per product
shall be as follows:

(a) 10 tonnes for boned products;

(b) 15 tonnes for all the other products.

Article 3

The security shall be 20 % of the amounts of aid set out
in the Annex.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

(ECU/tonne)

CN code

1

Products in respect of which
aid is granted

Amount of the aid
for a storage period of

Supplement or deduction

4 months

5 months

6 months

per month

per day

2

3

4

5

6

7

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh or chilled:

ex 0203 11 10

Half carcases with or without the head and
flare fat, but without the forefoot, tail, kidney,
thin skirt and spinal cord (1)

ex 0203 12 11

Legs

ex 0203 12 19

ex 0203 19 11

ex 0203 19 13

Shoulders

Fore-ends

Loins, with or without the neck-end, or neck-
ends, separately,
loins with or without the
chump (2) (3)

ex 0203 19 15

Bellies, whole or trimmed by rectangular cut

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 59

Bellies, whole or trimmed by rectangular cut,
without rind and ribs

shoulders,

loins with or
fore-ends,
Legs,
without the neck-end, or neck-ends separ-
ately,
the chump,
boned (2) (3)

loins with or without

Cuts corresponding to ‘middles', with or
without rind or fat, boned (4)

Cuts corresponding to ‘middles', with or
without rind or fat, with bone in (4)

315

379

379

379

379

197

197

379

290

290

352

421

421

421

421

230

230

421

325

325

389

463

463

463

463

263

263

463

360

360

37

42

42

42

42

33

33

42

35

35

1,24

1,41

1,41

1,41

1,41

1,09

1,09

1,41

1,17

1,17

(1) The aid may be granted for half carcases presented as Wiltshire sides, i.e. without the head, cheek, chap, feet, tail, flare fat, kidney, tenderloin, blade bone,

sternum, vertebral column, pelvic bone and diaphragm.

(2) Loins and neck-ends may be with or without rind, the adherent layer of fat, however, not exceeding 25 mm in depth.
(3) The quantity contracted may cover any combination of the products mentioned.
(4) Same presentation as for products falling within CN code 0210 19 20.