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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 307 , 18 . 11 . 1980 , P . 5 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 82 , 28 . 3 . 1981 , P . 10 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 95 , 7 . 4 . 1981 , P . 13 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 317 , 12 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 363 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 71 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1525/81

OF 5 JUNE 1981

AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 797/81 ADOPTING EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES FOR THE MARKET IN PIGMEAT

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 2966/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 20 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 797/81 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 931/81 ( 4 ), LAID DOWN EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES FOR THE MARKET IN PIGMEAT ; WHEREAS THESE MEASURES TAKE THE FORM OF AID FOR PRIVATE STORAGE IN ONE REGION IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC ;

WHEREAS , ON ACCOUNT OF THE PROBABLE MEDIUM-TERM MARKET TREND , EXPORT OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 797/81 SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR REDUCING THE STORAGE PERIOD WHERE MEAT REMOVED FROM STORAGE IS INTENDED FOR EXPORT ; WHEREAS PROOF THAT THE MEAT HAS BEEN EXPORTED MUST BE SUPPLIED , AS IN THE CASE OF REFUNDS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2730/79 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3476/80 ( 6 );

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 FOLLOWING ARTICLE 4A IS HEREBY INSERTED IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 797/81 :

' ARTICLE 4A

1 . ON THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF STORAGE OF TWO MONTHS , THE CONTRACTING PARTY MAY WITHDRAW FROM STORE ALL OR PART OF THE QUANTITY OF MEAT UNDER CONTRACT , SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM OF 10 TONNES , PROVIDED THAT IT IS EXPORTED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE DATE ITS REMOVAL FROM STORAGE .

IN THIS CASE THE AMOUNT OF AID SHALL BE REDUCED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ), THE DAY OF REMOVAL FROM STORAGE BEING THE LAST DAY OF STORAGE .

THE CONTRACTING PARTY SHALL INFORM THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AT LEAST TWO WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF REMOVAL OPERATIONS , STATING THE QUANTITIES WHICH IT INTENDS TO EXPORT .

2 . IN CASES OF EXPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 1 , THE CONTRACTING PARTY SHALL PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE MEAT HAS LEFT THE COMMUNITY ' S GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORY OR HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A DELIVERY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2730/79 . THIS PROOF SHALL BE PROVIDED AS UNDER THE REFUND PROCEDURE . '

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 , 5 JUNE 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN