Commission Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 of 6 December 2002 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat
Date: 2002-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export, pigmeat, private stock, quantitative restriction, storage premium

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2179/2002

of 6 December 2002

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 1365/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 4(6) and Article 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(6)

(7)

The security should be fixed at a level that will ensure
storers fulfil their contractual obligations.

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Intervention measures may be taken in respect of
pigmeat if, on the representative markets of the Commu-
nity, the average price for pig carcasses is less than
103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below
that level.

1.
From 9 December 2002 applications for private storage
aid may be lodged in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
3444/90. The list of products eligible for aid and the relevant
amounts are set out in the Annex hereto.

Market prices have fallen below that level and, given
seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation could persist.

Should the Commission extend or reduce the period of
2.
storage, the amount of aid shall be adjusted accordingly. The
supplements and deductions per month and per day are set out
in columns 6 and 7 of the Annex.

Intervention measures must be taken. These can be
limited to the granting of private storage aid in accor-
dance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90
of 27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for
granting private storage aid for pigmeat (3), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93 (4).

Under Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763/
75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for
granting private storage aid for pigmeat (5), the Commis-
sion may decide to reduce or extend the storage period.
As well as the amounts of aid for specific periods of
storage, the amounts to be added or deducted in the
event
the Commission adopts such a decision
that
should be fixed.

Article 2

The minimum quantities per contract and per product shall be:

(a) 10 tonnes for boned products;

(b) 15 tonnes for other products.

Article 3

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

(5)

In order to facilitate administrative and control work
relating to the conclusion of contracts, minimum quanti-
ties should be fixed.

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.
(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.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 6 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

CN code

Products in respect of which aid is granted

Amount of aid for a storage period of

(EUR/tonne)

Supplement or
deduction

3 months

4 months

5 months

Per month

Per day

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

ex 0203

ex 0203 11 10

Meat of domestic swine, fresh or
chilled:

Half-carcasses without
tail, kidney,
cord (1)

the forefoot,
thin skirt and spinal

278

315

352

ex 0203 12 11

Hams

ex 0203 12 19

Shoulders

ex 0203 19 11

Fore-ends

ex 0203 19 13

ex 0203 19 15

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 19 59

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

Bellies, whole or trimmed by rectan-
gular cut

Bellies, whole or trimmed by rectan-
gular cut, without rind and ribs

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

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)

337

337

337

337

164

164

337

255

255

379

379

379

379

197

197

379

290

290

421

421

421

421

230

230

421

325

325

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 also be granted for half-carcasses 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 but the adherent layer of fat may not exceed 25 mm in depth.
(3) The quantity contracted may cover any combination of the products referred to.
(4) Same presentation as for products falling within CN code 0210 19 20.