Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2008 of 24 July 2008 setting the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2008/2009 marketing year

25.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 710/2008
of 24 July 2008
setting the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Community market price for pig carcases, as referred to in Articles 17 and 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, must be established by weighting the prices recorded in each Member State by coefficients expressing the relative size of the pig population of each Member State.
(2) These coefficients should be determined on the basis of the number of pigs counted at the beginning of December each year in accordance with Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production (2).
(3) In view of the results of the December 2007 census, new weighting coefficients should be set for the 2008/2009 marketing year and Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2007 (3) should be repealed.
(4) Since the 2008/2009 marketing year begins on 1 July 2008, this Regulation should be applicable as of that date.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,