CELEX: 51986PC0020(50)
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION FIXING THE BASIC PRICE AND THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR SLAUGHTERED PIGS FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST 1986 TO 31 OCTOBER 1987

N o C 85/82                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                     14. 4. 86
             Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 872/84 laying down general rules
                                      for the granting of premiums to sheepmeat producers
                                                          COM(86) 20 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                            (86/C 85/49)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                 Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     The following Article 1 a is hereby inserted in Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 872/84:
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of
27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in                 'Article 1 a
sheepmeat and goatmeat (*), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No         , and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,              The premium payable to sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                                         producers in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                         (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be subject to a limit of 500
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                       animals per producer in less-favoured areas within the
                                                                         meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive
                                                                         75/268/EEC and 1 000 animals per producer in other
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No                areas.'
1837/80, the premium granted to sheepmeat and goatmeat
producers may be limited to a certain number of animals per
beneficiary producer; whereas, in the light of sheepmeat and
goatmeat production trends and in order to curb the growth                                       Article 2
of budget costs for that group of products, the premium
should be limited to 500 animals per beneficiary producer;           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
whereas, however, in the case of the Community's                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
less-favqured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4)         European Communities.
and (5) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC ( 2 ), the limit
should, in the light of the particularly difficult conditions of     It shall apply from the beginning of the marketing year
production there, be 1 000 animals, and Council Regulation           commencing in 1987.
(EEC) No 872/84 (3) should be amended in consequence,
(*) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.                                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
(3) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 40.                                   applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs
                                        for the period 1 August 1986 to 31 October 1987
                                                          COM(86) 20 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                            (86/C 85/50)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             in pigmeat( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No         , and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                     Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
thereof,
                                                                     Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market             H OJNoL282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
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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.