31977R1065

25 . 5 . 77 No L 129 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1065 / 77 of 17 May 1977 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for slaughtered pigs for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 October 1978

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 29 October 1975 determining the Community scale COMMUNITIES , for grading pig carcases (5) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the most representative class and categories Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 of weight in Community production should be taken thereof, as the standard quality ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the application of those criteria results in the 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ basic price being fixed at a level higher than that tion of the market in pigmeat ('), as amended by Regu­ adopted for the previous period , lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Article 4 [4) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , Article 1 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ ment (3 ), For the period 1 November 1977 to 31 October 1978 , Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard Social Committee (4), quality shall be 120-20 units of account per 100 kilo­ grams . Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs is fixed , account should be taken of the objectives of the Article 2 common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community desires to make to the harmon­ The standard quality shall be the quality for pig ious development of world trade ; whereas the objec­ carcases of Class II of the Community scale for tives of the common agricultural policy are in parti­ grading pig carcases laid down by Regulation (EEC) cular to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricul­ No 2760/75, excluding those carcases with a weight of tural community, to ensure that supplies are available less than 70 kilograms and those with a weight equal and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices ; to or greater than 160 kilograms. Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance Article 3 with the criteria laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 2759 / 75 for a standard quality defined This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1977 . according to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2760/75 of

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

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1977 . For the Council The President J. SILKIN

(') OJ No L 282 , 1.11 . 1975 , p . 1 . (-') OJ No L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , p . 1 . ( 3 ) OJ No C 93 , IS . 4 . 1977 , p. 1 1 . h OJ No C 77, 30 . 3 . 1977, p. 15 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p. 10 .