Commission Regulation (EC) No 2950/95 of 20 December 1995 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2950/95 of 20 December 1995 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1995/95 (4);
Whereas new outbreaks of classical swine fever have recently occurred in the district of Verden in Lower Saxony; however the disease has totally disappeared in the district of Emsland;
Whereas the authorities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern surrounded the area, in which the exceptional measures are supplied, with a protection belt in order to improve the struggle against classical swine fever; whereas veterinary and commercial restrictions are applied to the live pigs in this belt;
Whereas it is necessary to take account of all these modifications by amending the list of districts and regions in which the exceptional market support measures apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,