CELEX: 31975R0676
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 676/75 of the Council of 4 March 1975 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from 1 August 1975 to 31 October 1976

No L 72/40                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            20 . 3 . 75
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 676/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 4 March 1975
              fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from
                                                   1 August to 31 October 1976
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             Whereas the application of those criteria results in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                          the basic price being fixed at a level higher than
European Economic Community, and in particular
                                                                      that adopted for the previous period ;
Article 43 thereof;                                                   Whereas production costs on the market in pigmeat
                                                                      have risen considerably ; whereas it is therefore
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common
                                                                      appropriate to apply the basic price from a date
                                                                      earlier than that laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of
organization of the market in pigmeat, as last
                                                                      Regulation No 121 /67/EEC ; whereas it is accordingly
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1861 /74 (2), and
in particular Article 4 (4) thereof;
                                                                      necessary to reduce the period fixed by Article 1
                                                                      of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1133 /74 (5) of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                   29 April 1974 fixing the basic price and the standard
                                                                      quality for slaughtered pigs for the period from
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                          1 November 1974 to 31 October 1975 , as amended
Parliament ;                                                          by Regulation (EEC) No 2496/74 (6),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic
and Social Committee;                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs                                               Article 1
is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives
of the common agricultural policy and of the                          The basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard
contribution which the Community desires to make                      quality shall be fixed at 106 units of account per
to the harmonious development of world trade ;                        100 kg. Notwithstanding Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation
whereas the objectives of the common agricultural                     No 121 /67/EEC, this price shall apply from
policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard                    1 August 1975 to 31 October 1976.
of living for the agricultural Community, to ensure
that supplies are available and that they reach                                                  Article 2
consumers at reasonable prices ;                                      The standard quality shall be the quality for pig
Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance                   carcases of Class II of the Community scale for
with the criteria laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of                     grading pig carcases laid down by Regulation (EEC)
Regulation No 121 /67/EEC for a standard quality                      No 2108/70, excluding those carcases with a weight
defined according to Council Regulation (EEC ) No                     of less than 70 kg and those with a weight equal to
2108/70 (3) of 20 October 1970 determining the Com­                   or greater than 160 kg.
munity scale for grading pig carcases, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2507/74 (4);                                                      Article 3
Whereas the most representative class and categories                  In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1133 /74, the
of weight in Community production should be taken                     date '31 October 1975 ' shall be replaced by
as the standard quality;                                              '31 July 1975 '.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 4 March 1975 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                    M. A. CLINTON
C)  OJ No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2283 /67 .
(2) OJ No  L 197, 19 . 7. 1974, p. 3 .
(3) OJ No  L 234 , 23 . 10 . 1970 , p. 1 .                            (5) OJ No L 128 , 10. 5 1974, p. 28 .
(4) OJ No  L 271 , 5 . 10 . 1974 , p. 1 .                             (6) OJ No L 268 , 3 . 10. 1974, p. 1 .