Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/2006 of  24 July 2006  on the marketing stage to which the average price for pig carcasses refers (Codified version)
Date: 2006-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carcase, common price policy, market prices, pigmeat, slaughter of animals

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1128/2006

of 24 July 2006

on the marketing stage to which the average price for pig carcasses refers

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,

Whereas:

clearly defined marketing stage should be used. Since pig
carcasses are generally marketed at the slaughterhouse
stage, that stage should be the one adopted.

(5)

(6)

(7)

Quotations
for pig carcasses are to be determined
throughout the Community using the Community scale
for grading pig carcasses as laid down by Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3220/84 (5), and the detailed rules for
application as laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2967/85 (6).

A Regulation combining all the rules on the marketing
stage to which the average price for pig carcasses refers
should be adopted.

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

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/89 of 27
November 1989 on the marketing stage to which the
average price for pig carcasses refers (2) has been substan-
tially amended (3).
clarity and
In the
rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

interests of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative markets comprise, for each country,
all the markets listed in Annex I to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 908/2006 (4).

The Community market price for pig carcasses referred to
1.
in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall be
determined on the basis of the prices on entry into the slaugh-
terhouse, excluding value added tax, paid to suppliers of live
pigs.

Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, the weighted
average price for pig carcasses on the representative
markets of
the Community must be determined in
order to assess whether the market situation warrants
intervention measures.

The prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall

2.
include the
value of the unprocessed offal and animal residues and shall
be expressed in respect of 100 kg of cold pig carcasses:

— presented in accordance with the reference presentation laid
down in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84,

In order to determine such an average price for pig
comparable Community prices must be
carcasses,
available. To that end, a single quality of pig carcasses
corresponding to the standard quality referred to in
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 and a

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

and

— weighed and classified on the slaughterhouse hook,

the
weight recorded being converted into cold carcass weight
in accordance with the methods laid down in Article 2 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.

(2) OJ L 347, 28.11.1989, p. 20. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(5) OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(EC) No 1572/95 (OJ L 150, 1.7.1995, p. 52).

(3) See Annex I.
(4) OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 11.

lation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5).

(6) OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 3127/94 (OJ L 330, 21.12.1994, p. 43).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Article 2

1.
The market price for pig carcasses in a Member State shall
be equal to the average of the quotations for pig carcasses
recorded on the markets or quotation centres of that Member
State listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 908/2006.

The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined

2.
using the quotations recorded for carcasses weighing:

The choice of weight categories and any weighting thereof shall
be left to the Member State concerned; the latter shall inform
the Commission thereof.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 3537/89 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

— 60 to less than 120 kg of grade E,

Article 4

— 120 to less than 180 kg of grade R.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2006.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I

Repealed Regulation with its amendment

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/89

(OJ L 347, 28.11.1989, p. 20)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/95

(OJ L 150, 1.7.1995, p. 52)

ANNEX II

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EEC) No 3537/89

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

—

Article 4

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

—

Article 3

Article 4

Annex I

Annex II