Council Regulation (EEC) No 1124/78 of 22 May 1978 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 October 1979
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!!COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1124/78
OF 22 MAY 1978
FIXING THE BASIC PRICE AND THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR SLAUGHTERED PIGS FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 1978 TO 31 OCTOBER 1979
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2759/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PIGMEAT ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 367/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR TO ARTICLE 4 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ) ,
WHEREAS , WHEN THE BASIC PRICE FOR SLAUGHTERED PIGS IS FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY DESIRES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;
WHEREAS THE BASIC PRICE MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2759/75 FOR A STANDARD QUALITY DEFINED ACCORDING TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2760/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 DETERMINING THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR GRADING PIG CARCASES ( 5 ) ;
!!WHEREAS THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE CLASS AND CATEGORIES OF WEIGHT IN COMMUNITY PRODUCTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AS THE STANDARD QUALITY ;
WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THOSE CRITERIA RESULTS IN THE BASIC PRICE BEING FIXED AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THAT ADOPTED FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 1978 TO 31 OCTOBER 1979 , THE BASIC PRICE FOR SLAUGHTERED PIGS OF THE STANDARD QUALITY SHALL BE 1 226 * 04 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 1 000 KILOGRAMS .
ARTICLE 2
THE STANDARD QUALITY SHALL BE THE QUALITY FOR PIG CARCASES OF CLASS II OF THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR GRADING PIG CARCASES LAID DOWN BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2760/75 , EXCLUDING THOSE CARCASES WITH A WEIGHT OF LESS THAN 70 KILOGRAMS AND THOSE WITH A WEIGHT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 160 KILOGRAMS .
ARTICLE 3
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1978 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 MAY 1978 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
K . HEINESEN