CELEX: 31974R1133
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1133/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from 1 November 1974 to 31 October 1975

No L 128 /28                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               10 . 5 . 74
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1133/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 29 April 1974
              fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from
                                            1 November 1974 to 31 October 1975
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance
                                                                    with the criteria laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regu­
                                                                    lation No 121 /67/EEC for a standard quality defined
                                                                    according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2108/
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                  70 (3) of 20 October 1970 determining the Com­
pean Economic Community                  and   in   particular      munity scale for grading pig carcases, as last amended
 Article 43 thereof;                                                by the Act of Accession (4);
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/                     Whereas the most representative class and categories
EEC 0 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organ­                        of weight in Community production should be taken
ization of the market in pigmeat, as last amended                   as the standard quality ;
by Regulation (EEC) No 1652/73 (2 ), and in particular
Article 4 (4) thereof;                                              Whereas the application of these criteria results in
                                                                    the basic price being fixed at a level higher than that
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                adopted for the previous period,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Parliament ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee ;                                                  For the period from 1 November 1974 to 31 October
                                                                     1975, the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the
                                                                    standard quality shall be fixed at 93 units of account
Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs                  per 100 kilogrammes .
is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives
of the Common Agricultural Policy and of the                                                  Article 2
contribution which the Community desires to make
to the harmonious development of world trade ;                      The standard quality shall be the quality for pig
whereas the objectives of the Common Agricultural                   carcases of Class II of the Community scale for
Policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard of               grading pig carcases laid down by Regulation (EEC)
living for the agricultural community, to ensure that               No 2108 /70, excluding those carcases with a weight
supplies are available and that they reach consumers                of less than 70 kilogrammes and those with a weight
at reasonable prices ;                                              equal to or greater than 160 kilogrammes.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1974.
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                             The President
                                                                                                J. ERTL
{ l ) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p . 2283 /67                          (3) OJ No L 234, 23 . 10. 1970, p. 1.
( 2) OJ No L 116, 23 . 6. 1973 , p . 1 .                            (4) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14.