CELEX: 31974R1774
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-09
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1774/74 of the Commission of 9 July 1974 determining the commencement of intervention measures for pigmeat

10 . 7 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 186/ 13
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1774/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 9 July 1974
                   determining the commencement of intervention measures for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      taking account of the present situation of the Commu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        nity market for pigmeat, it is necessary to decide on
                                                                    intervention measures ; whereas it is appropriate to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               have recourse to private storage aid in the conditions
Economic Community ;                                                laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC                 289/71 (3) of 10 February 1971 laying down detailed
(') of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of                   rules for granting of private storage aid for pigmeat, as
the market in pigmeat, as last amended by Regulation                well as in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
(EEC) No 1652/73 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (6)               1 637/74 (4) of 27 June 1974 on special conditions for
and 5 (3) thereof ;                                                 granting private storage aid for pigmeat ;
Whereas intervention measures may be taken in                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
respect of pigmeat when on the representative                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
Community markets the average price for pig                         ment Committee for Pigmeat,
carcasses is, and is likely to remain , below 103 % of
the basic price ; whereas the point of triggering the               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
intervention measures is 88-58 units of account per
 100 kilogrammes ;                                                                              Article /
Whereas the average price for pig carcasses on the                  As from 10 July 1974 the intervention agencies shall
representative Community markets at present is 84                   grant private storage aid in accordance with Regula­
units of account ; whereas as a result of the cyclical              tions (EEC) No 289/71 and (EEC) No 1637/74.
surplus of pork production in relation to demand this
average is likely to remain below the triggering point                                          Article 2
mentioned above ;
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Whereas in order to reduce the considerable lowering                publication in the Official Journal of the European
in price which exists at present in the Community,                   Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 9 July 1974
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                             Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No 117, 17. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67.                             (3 ) OJ No L 35, 12 . 2. 1971 , p. 7 .
(2 ) OJ No L 166, 23 . 6 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            (4 ) OJ No L 173 , 28 . 6 . 1974 , p. 62 .