CELEX: 31972R2139
Language: en
Date: 1972-10-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2139/72 of the Council of 3 October 1972 amending Regulation No 134/67/EEC as regards the standard amounts for calculating the sluice-gate price for pig carcases

1020                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
7.10.72                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 229/3
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 2139/72 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 3 October 1972
                         amending Regulation No 134/67/EEC as regards the standard amounts
                                   for calculating the sluice-gate price for pig carcases
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         Whereas general production and marketing costs, in
                                                                  particular the former, have also increased
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      substantially on the world market in recent years ;
European Economic Community;                                      whereas the standard amount representing these
                                                                  costs must therefore be fixed at a higher level ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
121 /67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common
organization of the market in pigmeat, as last                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/71 ,2 and in
particular Article 12 (4) thereof;
                                                                                         Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas the standard amounts referred to in Article               The following shall be substituted for Article 3 of
12 (2) (b) and (c) of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC                   Regulation No 134/67/EEC :
were fixed at 12% of the value of the quantity of                    £1 .   The standard amount referred to in Article
feed grain and 17-37 . units of account per 100                       12 (2) (b) of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC shall be
kilogrammes of pig carcases respectively by Council                   15% of the value specified in Article 2 of this.
Regulation No 134/67/EEC3 of 13 June 1967                             Regulation.
establishing the list of products for which sluice-gate
prices are fixed and adopting the rules for fixing the                2.   The standard amount referred to in Article
sluice-gate price for pig carcases, as last amended by                12 (2) (c) of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC shall be
Regulation (EEC) No 2/724 ;                                           20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of pig
                                                                      carcases .'
Whereas, in recent years, world market prices for
feedingstuffs rich in protein, for mineral salts and for
vitamins    have    increased     more   than   those   for                                Article 2
feedgrain ; whereas the percentage which expresses
the surplus value of those products compared with
grain may be estimated at 15% ; whereas the standard              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
amount must therefore be amended accordingly;                     1972.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 1972.
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                        P. LARDINOIS
1 OJ  No  117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67.
2 OJ  No  L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 8.
3 OJ  No  120, 21.6.1967, p. 2367/67.
4 OJ  No  L 2, 4.1.1972, p . 1 .