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( 1 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 35 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 74 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 5 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 873/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE BASIC AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR SHEEPMEAT

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 ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 871/84 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 1 ) AND 7 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

WHEREAS , WHEN THE BASIC PRICE FOR SHEEP CARCASES IS FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION THE COMMUNITY WISHES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE BASIC PRICE MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR AT A LOWER LEVEL THAN THAT FIXED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES CORRESPOND TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE BASIC PRICE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , IN THE SHEEPMEAT SECTOR :

1 . THE BASIC PRICE IS HEREBY FIXED AT 428,04 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT .

2 . THE INTERVENTION PRICE IS HEREBY FIXED AT 363,83 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT .

3 . THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE APPLICABLE IN REGION 4 IS HEREBY FIXED AT 344,22 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS CARCASE WEIGHT .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TABLE SET OUT IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 3

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 , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD