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( 1 ) OJ NO L 282 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 171 , 28 . 6 . 1978 , P . 19 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 223 , 16 . 8 . 1976 , P . 4 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 201 , 25 . 7 . 1978 , P . 32 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1542/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE COMMUNITY MARKET PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES AND REPEALING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1731/78

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC 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 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1423/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MARKET PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 , 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 ; WHEREAS 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 76/630/EEC OF 20 JULY 1976 CONCERNING SURVEYS OF PIG PRODUCTION TO BE MADE BY THE MEMBER STATES ( 3 );

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE RESULTS OF THE CENSUS OF DECEMBER 1978 , THE WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1731/78 OF 24 JULY 1978 ( 4 ) SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ;

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

THE WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1731/78 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

COEFFICIENTS TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE COMMUNITY MARKET PRICE FOR PIG CARCASES

BELGIUM6.7 DENMARK12.2 GERMANY30.2 FRANCE14.4 IRELAND1.5 ITALY11.9 LUXEMBOURG0.1 NETHERLANDS12.4 UNITED KINGDOM10.6