Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184of 20 April 2017laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular Article 20(c), (p), (q), (r), (s) and (u) and Article 223(3)(c) and (d) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549., and in particular Article 62(2)(a), (b) and (c) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 has repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organization of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).. Section 1 of Chapter I of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 contains rules on public intervention and aid for private storage, including the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and the reporting of prices thereof, and empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts in that respect. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and to establish comparable market prices for carcasses and live animals in the new legal framework, certain rules should be adopted by means of such acts. The new rules should replace Commission Regulations (EC) No 315/2002Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2002 of 20 February 2002 on the survey of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcasses on representative markets in the Community (OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 47)., (EC) No 1249/2008Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying down detailed rules on the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and the reporting of prices thereof (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3). and (EU) No 807/2013Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 807/2013 of 26 August 2013 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Union markets (OJ L 228, 27.8.2013, p. 5).. Those Regulations are repealed by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals (see page 74 of this Official Journal)..(2)In order to ensure transparency towards the suppliers, the slaughterhouse, the classification agency or the qualified classifier who have carried out the classification of bovine animals aged eight months or more, or of pigs or sheep should inform the supplier of the result of the classification of the animals delivered for slaughter. That communication should include elements such as classification result, carcass weight, carcass presentation and, where applicable, information that classification has been carried out by automated grading technique.(3)The reliability of the classification of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more, pigs and sheep should be verified by regular on-the-spot checks carried out by bodies that are independent from the inspected establishments, the classification agencies and the qualified classifiers. The conditions and minimum requirements for these checks should be laid down, including the reporting of the on-the-spot checks carried out as well as the follow-up actions. In order to give more flexibility to the Member States to carry out on-the-spot checks depending on their needs, it is necessary to provide for the possibility of carrying out a risk assessment.(4)In order to obtain comparable market prices in the Union, it is necessary to define a reference carcass presentation that influences the weight and the correct price of the carcass. To adjust the presentations used in some Member States to the Union reference carcass presentation certain corrective factors should also be determined.(5)For the purpose of the recording of prices, Member States should decide whether their territory is divided, and if so, into how many regions. As the United Kingdom has expressed its intention to keep the division of its territory into two regions, for reason of transparency it is appropriate to provide that price recording for the United Kingdom should relate to two regions, namely Great Britain and Northern Ireland.(6)In order to ensure that the prices of carcasses and live animals are representative of the Member States' production in the beef, pig and sheep sectors, it is necessary to define the categories, classes and types as well as to set out the criteria defining establishments or persons for which the price recording should be compulsory.(7)The practical method to be used by Member States to calculate average weekly prices should be laid down. These prices should be reported and notifications should be made to the Commission in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 of 20 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents and amending and repealing several Commission Regulations (see page 113 of this Official Journal). except for those notifications that are necessary for the organization of on-the-spot inspections or that serve a basis for having a complete overview of the meat market.(8)In order to ensure a uniform application of the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses, provisions should be made for on-the-spot inspections to be carried out by a Union Inspection Committee composed of experts from the Commission and experts appointed by the Member States. Rules should be laid down regarding the composition and functioning of that Committee.(9)In view of the need to allow Member States to adapt to the new legal framework, this Regulation should apply 12 months after its entry into force.(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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