Council Regulation (EEC) No 2300/79 of 16 October 1979 on exceptional aid to the Republic of Malta in the form of pigmeat

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2300/79  of 16 October 1979  on exceptional aid to the Republic of Malta in the form of pigmeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Republic of Malta has submitted a request to the Community for exceptional aid in the form of pigmeat;
Whereas the requirements of that country, particularly in the wake of the swine fever epidemic which recently decimated its pig herds, justify such aid;
Whereas the Community has taken steps to participate, by means of financial assistance, in the programme to eradicate African swine fever in Malta;
Whereas exceptional aid in the form of pigmeat can be considered an essential adjunct to Community financial assistance to Malta;
Whereas the circumstances giving rise to the granting of the exceptional aid in question dictate that this operation cannot be carried out until action has been taken to slaughter pigs, destroy pigmeat and decontaminate farms, slaughterhouses and meat storage premises on Maltese territory;
Whereas the quantities of pigmeat to be supplied by way of aid, stocks being at present available within the Community, must be mobilized on the Community market;
Whereas the meat in question must be bought and transported as cheaply as possible ; whereas provision must be made for a tendering procedure in order to achieve that aim;
Whereas this aid is of an exceptional nature ; whereas the Regulations on the common organization of the markets in the pigmeat sector do not provide for tendering procedures ; whereas the recipient country should therefore make its own arrangements, in accordance with the conditions to be laid down by the Commission, for mobilizing and transporting the meat in question;
Whereas implementation of this operation would appear to be conducive to furthering the aims of the Community;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the specific powers of action for this purpose,