Commission Regulation (EC) No 2141/98 of 6 October 1998 amending for the 16th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
Date: 1998-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, market support, meat processing industry, pigmeat, slaughter premium

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Official Journal of the European Communities

7. 10. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2141/98

of 6 October 1998

amending for the 16th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional
support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain

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 Article 20 thereof,

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 1809/98 (4), to introduce excep-
tional support measures for the pigmeat market in that
Member State;

Whereas it
is appropriate to introduce a calculation
method for the piglets weighing between 6 and 13 kilo-
grams, allowing a regular and automatic adaption of the
aid to the fluctuations in the market price;

Whereas, the list of eligible areas laid down in Annex II
to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 should be adjusted in line
with the current veterinary and health situation;

Whereas because the new calculation method of the aid
for piglets may lead to a reduction of the costs of this

measure, this Regulation should enter into force imme-
diately;

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

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

1. in Article 4(4), the last subparagraph is replaced by the

following text:

‘For piglets weighing 6 kilograms or more but less
than 13 kilograms on average per batch,
the aid
referred to in Article 1(4) is equal to 90 % of the aid
fixed pursuant to the first subparagraph of this para-
graph for piglets weighing 13 kilograms on average.';

2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 6 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(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 233, 20. 8. 1998, p. 10.

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‘ANNEX II

Part 1

— In the province of Seville, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order
of the Junta de Andaluc(cid:146)a of 23 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Junta of 28 April
1998, page 4951.

The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Zaragoza and Seville listed in Annex I to Decision
98/339/EC.'

Part 2