CELEX: 51986PC0020(51)
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PIGMEAT

14. 4. 86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 85/83
Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs is fixed,         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
account should be taken of the objectives of the common
agricultural policy and of the contribution which the                                          Article 1
Community desires to make to the harmonious development
of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common                 For the period 1 August 1986 to 31 October 1987 the basic
agricultural policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard      price for slaughtered pigs of the standard quality shall be
of living for the agricultural community, to ensure that             2 033,30 ECU per tonne.
supplies are available and that they reach consumers at
reasonable prices;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance with the
criteria laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No            The standard quality shall be defined in terms of carcase
2759/75 for a standard quality defined by reference to               weight and lean meat content, determined as laid down in
Community scale for grading pig carcases;                            Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84:
                                                                     — grade 'U' being applicable to carcases weighing not less
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1504/85 (*) fixed                     than 60 but less than 100 kilograms, or
the basic price and the standard quality for pig carcases;
whereas in that Regulation the standard quality was defined          — grade 'R' being applicable to carcases weighing not less
according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/75 of 29                    than 100 but less than 130 kilograms.
October 1975 determining the Community scale for
granding pig carcases ( 2 );
                                                                                               Article 3
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2760/75 was repealed by
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November                   Regulation (EEC) No 1504/85 is hereby repealed.
1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig
carcases (3); whereas the standard carcase quality should
therefore be redefined in terms of weight and percentage of
lean meat determined as laid down in Regulation (EEC)                                          Article 4
No 3220/84;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Whereas in order not to delay introduction of the new pig            European Communities.
carcase grading scale the date of introduction of the new
standard quality should be set at 1 August 1986 and                  It shall apply from 1 August 1986.
Regulation (EEC) No 1504/85 should be repealed,
(!) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 30.
(2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 10.                                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
(3) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.                                 applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 on the common
                                               organization of the market in pigmeat
                                                          COM(86) 20 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                            (86/C 85/51)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community and, in particular, Article 43                   Whereas Article 20 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 thereof,                                                             2759/75 (x), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,                     (') OJNoL282, 1. 11. 1985, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak--- No C 85/84                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                       14. 4. 86
No         , lays down that market support measures may be                 'Article 20
taken in order to take account of any restrictions imposed on
                                                                           In order to take account of any restrictions on
the free circulation of pigmeat in consequence of measures
                                                                           intra-Community trade or trade with third countries
taken in the field of veterinary or health policy; whereas such
                                                                           which might result from the application of measures
measures are at present strictly limited to the markets
                                                                           taken to combat the spread of animal diseases,
affected by such restrictions; whereas restrictions on imports
                                                                           exceptional measures may be taken to support the market
into third countries of products from a Member State part of
                                                                           of the region or of the Member State affected by such
whose territory is affected by an epidemic may have serious
                                                                           restrictions, in accordance with the procedure laid down
consequences for all the exports of the Member State
                                                                           in Article 24. Such measures may be taken only insofar as
concerned; whereas the possibilitiy of adopting market
                                                                           and for such period as is strictly necessary for the support
support measures in such cases should therefore be extended
                                                                           of that market.'
to the entire territory of a Member State;
                                                                                                   Article 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                      European Communities.
                             Article 1
Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 is hereby                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
 replaced by the following:                                           applicable in all Member States.
                Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75, (EEC) No 2771/75
                 and (EEC) No 2777/ 75 on the common organization of the markets in pigmeat, eggs and poultrymeat
                 and Regulations (EEC) No 2764/75, (EEC) No 2773/75 and (EEC) No 2778/75 as regards a
                                              component for calculating the import levy
                                                           COM(86) 20 final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                            (86/C 85/52)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              Whereas the marketing year for cereals will, in the future, be
                                                                       fixed for a period of 12 months beginning on 1 July of each
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 year; whereas, therefore, the calculation of the import levies
 Economic Community,                                                   and the sluice-gate prices for pigmeat, eggs and poultrymeat
                                                                       should be based on the prices of feed grain over a similarly
                                                                       amended marketing year;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ( 4 ), as last
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2791/82 ( J ), Council
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ( 6 ), as last amended by
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2300/77 ( 7 ), and Council Regulation
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 (»), (EEC)
                                                                       (EEC) No 2778/75 ( 8 ), as last amended by Regulation
 No 2771/75 (2) and (EEC) No 2777/75 ( 3 ), all three as last
                                                                       (EEC) No 750/81 ( 9 ), stipulate that the price for each type of
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No              , involve an import       feed grain in the Community is to be equal to the average of
 levy and sluice-gate price system, one of whose reference             the threshold prices plus the monthly price increase therein,
  components consists of the Community prices for certain              operative for that cereal for a period of 12 months beginning
 types of feed grain; whereas these prices are determined once         on 1 August; whereas this stipulation should be transferred
  a year for a period of twelve months beginning on 1 August,
  on the basis of the threshold prices for such grain and the          (4)  OJ No   L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 21.
  monthly increases therein;                                           (s)  OJ No   L 295, 21. 10. 1982, p. 4.
                                                                       (s)  OJ No   L 282, 1.11. 1975, p. 64.
  0) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.                                   (7)  OJ No   L 271, 22. 10. 1977, p. 6.
  (2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.                                 (8)  OJ No   L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 84.
  (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.                                 (9)  OJ No   L 80, 26. 3. 1981, p. 1.