Document ID: 31998R2691

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2691/98 of 14 December 1998 amending for the 19th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2375/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;
Whereas the improvement of the veterinary and sanitary situation in the province of Zaragoza allows the stopping of exceptional measures for this area; whereas it is therefore necessary to adapt the list of the eligible zones laid down in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 913/97 to the new situation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.

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