CELEX: 31975R2761
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2761/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from 1 August 1975 to 31 October 1976

1 . 11.75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 282/ 15
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 2761/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 29 October 1975
                 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from
                                               1 August 1975 to 31 October 1976
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          Whereas production costs on the market in pigmeat
                                                                  have risen considerably; whereas it is therefore
                                                                  appropriate to apply the basic price from a date
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      earlier than that laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of
European Economic Community, and in particular                     Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,
Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 2759/75 (*) of 29 October 1975 on the common
 organization of the market in pigmeat, and in
 particular Article 4 (4) thereof;                                                         Article 1
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Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                The basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard
                                                                   quality shall be fixed at 106 units of account per 100
                                                                   kilogrammes. Notwithstanding Article 4 ( 1 ) of
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                       Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 , this price shall
 Parliament (2 );                                                  apply from 1 August 1975 to 31 October 1976.
Whereas, when the .basic price for slaughtered pigs is                                     Article 2
 fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of
 the common agricultural policy and of^ the
 contribution which the Community desires to make                  The standard quality shall be the quality for pig
 to the harmonious development of world trade ;                    carcases of Class II of the Community scale for
 whereas the objectives of the common agricultural                 grading pig carcases laid down by Regulation (EEC)
 policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard of             No 2760/75, excluding those carcases with a
 living for the agricultural community, to ensure that             weight of less than 70 kilogrammes and those with a
 supplies are available and that they reach consumers              weight equal to or greater than 160 kilogrammes.
 at reasonable prices ;
                                                                                           Article 3
  Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance
  with the criteria laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of
  Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for a standard quality               1.     Council Regulation (EEC) No 676/75 of 4
  defined according to Council Regulation (EEC) No                 March 1975 fixing the basic price and the standard
  2760/75 (3 ) of 29 October 1975 determining the                  quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from 1
  Community scale for grading pig carcases ;                       August 1975 to 31 October 1976 (4) is hereby
                                                                   repealed.
 Whereas the most representative class and categories
 of weight in Community production should be taken                 2. References to the Regulation repealed by
  as the standard quality ;                                        paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this
                                                                   Regulation.
  Whereas the application of those criteria results in
  the basic price being fixed at a level higher than that                                  Article 4
  adopted for the previous period ;
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
                                                                   1975 .
  (*) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
  (2) OJ No C 32, 11 . 2. 1975, p. 26.
  (3) See page 10 of this Official Journal .                       (4) OJ No L 72, 20. 3. 1975, p. 40.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Luxembourg, 29 October 1975 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                 G. MARCORA