CELEX: 31976R0558
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 558/76 of 15 March 1976 fixing certain prices applicable for milk and milk products, beef and veal and pigmeat for the 1976/77 marketing year

No L 67/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               15 . 3 . 76
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 558/76
                                                       of 15 March 1976
               fixing certain prices applicable for milk and milk products, beef and veal and pigmeat
                                                for the 1976/77 marketing year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          incomes policy in agriculture; whereas full advantage
                                                                   cannot be drawn from such a policy unless it is
                                                                   integrated into the common agricultural policy as a
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                whole, including a dynamic social and structural
 pean Economic Community, and in particular Article                policy and the application of the rules on competition
 43 thereof,                                                       in the Treaty;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas the common agricultural prices must be
 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                 fixed by a method which takes account of objective
 of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last              criteria; whereas, when those prices are fixed, account
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                 should also be taken of the objectives of the common
 particular Articles 2, 3(4), 5(1 ) and 12(2) thereof,             agricultural policy and of the contribution which the
                                                                   Community desires to make to the harmonious
                                                                   development of world trade; whereas the objectives
Having regard to Council Regulation i(EEC) No                      of the common agricultural policy are in particular
 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                 to secure an equitable standard of living for the
of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by             agricultural community and ensure that supplies are
Regulation (EEC) No 568/76 (4), and in particular                  available and that they reach consumers at reasonable
 Article 3(4) thereof,                                             prices ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­                                    Milk and milk products
ization of the market in pigmeat (5), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 367/76 (°), and in particular
Article 4(4) thereof,                                             Whereas the target price for milk should bear a
                                                                  balanced relationship to the prices for other agri­
                                                                  cultural products and in particular to that for beef
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                and veal, and be consistent with the proposed
                                                                  orientation of cattle farming; whereas it is also
                                                                  necessary, in fixing those prices to take account of
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­                 the Community's efforts to establish a long-term
liament ( 7 ),                                                    balance between supply and demand on the market
                                                                  in milk, allowing for external trade in milk and
                                                                  milk products ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee (8),
                                                                  Whereas the intervention prices for butter and for
                                                                  skimmed-milk powder are designed to contribute to
Whereas the markets and prices policy, based on                   the achievement of the target price for milk; whereas
modernized farms, is the main instrument of the                   it is necessary to determine the price levels in the
                                                                  light of both the general state of supply and demand
                                                                  on the Community market in milk and the opport­
(!) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                           unities for disposal of butter and skimmed-milk
(2) See page 9 of this Official Journal.                          powder on the Community and world markets ;
(3) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.
(4) See page 28 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .                           Whereas the intervention prices for Grana Padano
(6) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 1 .                              and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses must be fixed in
(7) OJ No C 53, 8 . 3 . 1976, p. 24.                              accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 5 (2)
(8) OJ No C 50, 4. 3 . 1976, p. 19.                               of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 ;
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 Whereas only the intervention price for butter in                                          Pigmeat
force in the new Member States should be moved
 towards alignment with the common price in the                 Whereas the basic price for slaughtered pigs must be
 1976/77 marketing year, in accordance with Article             fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in
52 >(2) ( a) of the Act of Accession ; whereas the effect       Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for a
 of the modification in prices would be to disrupt the          standard quality defined according to Council Regu­
process of the United Kingdom's integration in the              lation (EEC) No 2760/75 of 29 October 1975
Community ; whereas, therefore, it is advisable to              determining the Community scale for grading pig
limit the alignment of the intervention price for               carcases ( 1 ); whereas the most representative class
butter obtaining in that Member State, in accordance            and categories of weight in Community production
with Article 52 (3 ) of the aforesaid Act;                      should be taken as the standard qualitiy;
Whereas, in view of the market situation, the target            Whereas an increase in production costs has resulted
price for milk should be increased in two stages ;              from certain measures taken in the milk products
whereas, consequently, there will be an increase                sector; whereas the basic price should therefore be
 in stages in the intervention price for butter,                applied at a date earlier than that laid down in Article
 skimmed-milk powder and for Grana Padano and                   4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 ;
Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses ;
                                                                Whereas, in respect of all the products referred to
                                                                in this Regulation, the application of the criteria for
Whereas the advantages resulting from the increase
                                                                the fixing of the different prices and the application
 in the intervention prices should be extended to
                                                                of the measures provided for in respect of the
 buying-in operations in the framework of inter­
ventions carried out between 1 and 14 March 1976                exchange rates to be applied in agriculture, entail
inclusive;                                                      the fixing of those prices at the levels shown in the
                                                                Annexes to this Regulation,
Whereas, as a result of the alteration to the represen­
tative rate of the German mark, measures should be
taken to prevent a reduction in the intervention price          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 for skimmed-milk powder expressed in national
currency ;
                                                                                           Article 1
                       Beef and veal                            For the 1976/77 marketing year with respect to milk
                                                                and milk products, beef and veal and pigmeat, certain
                                                                prices together with certain of the conditions for the
Whereas the guide prices must be fixed in accordance
                                                                application thereof, where appropriate, the period
with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of
                                                                during which certain of the prices shall apply and,
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 ;
                                                                where appropriate, the standard quality to which they
                                                                relate, are fixed in the Annex.
Whereas, for the 1976/77 marketing year, guide prices
should be fixed at a level above that for the previous
marketing year;                                                                            Article 2
                                                                In the case of buying-in operations carried out by
Whereas, however, in view of the current economic               the intervention agencies in the milk and milk
situation in the beef and veal market, it would seem            products sector between 1 and 14 March 1976
necessary to make provision, in respect of the                  inclusive, these bodies shall pay to sellers, in addition
1976/77 marketing year, for an intervention price for           to the buying-in price for 1975 /76, an amount equal
adult bovine animals fixed at a level below that
                                                                to the difference, expressed in the national currency,
which would result from the increase of the guide               between this buying-in price and that for the
price;                                                          beginning of the 1976/77 marketing year.
Whereas Article 52 (2) of the Act of Accession                  The compensatory amounts fixed in pursuance of
provides for annual alignment at the beginning of               Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (2 ), shall not be affected
the marketing year of the prices applied in the new             by the foregoing paragraph.
Member States ; whereas this provision applies, in
respect of beef and veal, to the guide prices for
calves and adult bovine animals by virtue of Article            (!) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 10.
90 of the Act of Accession ;                                    H OJ No L 106, 12 . 5 . 1971 , p. 1 .
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                      Article 3                                                   Article 4
However, in Germany the intervention price for
skimmed-milk powder, until 15 September 1976,
shall be the price valid in national currency in that        This Regulation shall enter into force on 15
Member State before 15 March 1976 .                          March 1976.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 March 1976 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                   R. VOUEL
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                                                                    ANNEX I
                                                     MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
                                                                                               units of account per 100 kg from :
                                                                                              15 March to
                                                                                           15 September 1976      16 September 1976
             (a) Target price for milk                                                             16.29                 16.76
             (b) Intervention price for :
                                       *
                 — butter :
                      — in Ireland                                                               210.35                216.03
                      — in the United Kingdom                                                     172.36               176.62
                      — in the other Member States                                               218.08                223.80
                 — skimmed-milk powder                                                             90.16                91.37
                 —^ Grana Padano cheese :
                      — 30 to 60 days old                                                        208.91                213.79
                      — at least six months old                                                  250.69                255.84
                 — Parmigiano Reggiano cheese at least six months
                      old                                                                        271.81                276.96
                                                                   ANNEX II
                                                              BEEF AND VEAL
                                                                                                             (u.aJ100 kg liveweight)
                                                                                            Ireland and the             Other
                                                                                           United Kingdom          Member States
            Guide price for :
            — calves (1)                                                                         128.57                139.04
            — adult bovine animals                                                               109.81                118.74
            Intervention price for adult bovine animals (2)                                       98.83                106.87
            Price level referred to in the first sentence of Article 6
            (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (2)                                                                     106.87
            P) It is accepted that this price may be deleted within the framework of a new import system for this product.
            (2) Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.
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                                                                 ANNEX 111
                                                                  PIGMEAT
                                                                          units of account                   Period of
                                                                             per 100 kg                     application
          Basic price for pig carcases of standard                                                 From 15 March 1976
          quality                                                               114.48                           to
                                                                                                    31 October 1977 i1)
          i1) Derogation from Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2759/75.
          The standard quality shall be the quality for pig carcases of Class II of the Community scale for grading pig carcases laid
          down by Regulation ( EEC) No 2760/75 , excluding those carcases with a weight of less than 70 kg and those with a weight
          equal to or greater than 160 kg.