31974R0722

1 . 4. 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 88/35

REGULATION (EEC) No 722/74 Of THE COMMISSION of 29 March 1974 authorizing the United Kingdom to grant a decreasing national subsidy to pig producers

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Pigmeat, Having regard to the Treaty ^) on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 63 of the Act (2) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : annexed thereto ; Whereas in the United Kingdom there is a particular Article 1 problem for pork ; whereas before Accession there existed a national system of guaranteed prices based From 25 March 1974 the United Kingdom is autho­ on a national formula for a feeding ration ; whereas by rized to grant the following decreasing national the provisions of the Act of Accession this formula subsidy to pig producers licensed under the 'Fatstock could be maintained ; whereas the price for cereals in guarantee scheme' : the United Kingdom is at the same level as in the other Member States ; and the price of cereal feeding­ Units of account per 100 kilogrammes stuffs is at present higher on the world market than of pork weight on the Community markets ; from 25 March to 2 June 1974 1 1-90 from 3 June to 30 June 1974 8-35 Whereas resulting from the factors given above there from 1 July to 28 July 1974 3-58 is an appreciable rise in the price of cereal feeding­ stuffs in proportion to those registered on the national market before Accession ; Article 2 Whereas it is necessary in these conditions, given the request of the United Kingdom in this matter, to auth­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day orize this Member State to grant a temporary and tran­ following its publication in the Official Journal of sitory decreasing subsidy to pig producers ; the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(>) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 . (2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.