Commission Regulation (EEC) No 56/81 of 1 January 1981 on the marketing stage to which the average price for pig carcases refers
Official Journal L 004 , 01/01/1981 P. 0041 - 0042
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 21 P. 0016
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 21 P. 0016
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 56/81
OF 1 JANUARY 1981
ON THE MARKETING STAGE TO WHICH THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES REFERS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PIGMEAT ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1423/78 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS COMPRISE , FOR EACH COUNTRY , ALL THE MARKETS LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 43/81 ( 3 ) ;
WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 , THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES ON THE REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS OF THE COMMUNITY MUST BE DETERMINED IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER THE MARKET SITUATION WARRANTS INTERVENTION MEASURES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO DETERMINE SUCH AN AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES , COMPARABLE COMMUNITY PRICES MUST BE AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , A WELL DEFINED MARKETING STAGE AND A STANDARDIZED QUALITY OF PIGMEAT SHOULD BE USED ;
WHEREAS , SINCE PIG CARCASES ARE INCREASINGLY MARKETED AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE STAGE , THAT STAGE SHOULD BE THE ONE ADOPTED ;
WHEREAS QUOTATIONS FOR PIG CARCASES ARE AT PRESENT DETERMINED IN THE COMMUNITY , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GREECE ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR GRADING PIG CARCASES LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2760/75 ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS GRADE II OF THIS SCALE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHICH THE STANDARD QUALITY WAS DEFINED , IS THE QUALITY MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS , IN GREECE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 AT THE LATEST , QUOTATIONS ARE TO BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF QUOTATIONS FOR LIVE SWINE RECORDED IN RESPECT OF NATIONAL QUALITY GRADES AND CATEGORIES AND WHEREAS THESE SHOULD BE CONVERTED INTO PRICES FOR THE REFERENCE QUALITY AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE STAGE BY AN AGREED METHOD ;
WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION REPLACE THOSE OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1229/72 OF 13 JUNE 1972 ON THE MARKETING STAGE TO WHICH THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES REFERS ( 5 ) ; WHEREAS THIS REGULATION SHOULD THEREFORE BE REPEALED ;
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
THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 ,