Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006 of 8 August 2006 fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2006/07 marketing year
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006of 8 August 2006fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2006/07 marketing yearTHE 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 pigmeatOJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)., and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,Whereas:(1)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.(2)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 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig productionOJ L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 1. Directive last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)..(3)In view of the results of the census of December 2005, new weighting coefficients should be set for the 2006/07 marketing year and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2005 should be repealedOJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 9..(4)Since the 2006/07 marketing year begins on 1 July 2006, this Regulation should be applicable as of this date.(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: