31985R0890

3 . 4. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 890/85

of 2 April 1985

amending Regulation (EEC) No 772/85 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN made for reducing the aid where the meat is bought COMMUNITIES, in ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Economic Community, Committee for Pigmeat,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Article 1

Whereas, in the light of the health situation in the The following Articles 4a and 4b are hereby inserted stockfarming sector in Belgium, provision is made in in Regulation (EEC) No 772/85 : Commission Regulation (EEC) No 686/85 (3) and 'Article 4a 772/85 (4) for exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in that Member State ; In addition to the information required by Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1092/80, private Whereas it is not yet certain that the outbreak of storage contracts shall also indicate the producer or African swine fever in Belgium has been contained ; producers who supplied the pigs of which the meat whereas this could adversely affect the disposal of is stored under the contract.' pigmeat now in storage ; whereas the financial risk to operators taking part in the private storage aid scheme Article 4b should be limited by providing, in the case of zone I, 1 . Where, following a decision by the national for the taking over by the Belgian intervention agency, health authorities, meat cannot be released for of meat which is likely to be affected by the epizootic ; consumption until it has undergone sufficient heat consequently, sufficient guarantee can be derived for treatment to prevent any further spread of the the payment of a fair price to producers ; epizootic or where it must be destroyed because of the risk of the latter, the Belgian intervention Whereas a buying-in price should be fixed at which agency shall, at the request of the party concerned, the meat is to be taken over by the intervention buy in the products covered by a storage contract agency ; whereas that price should be based on the concluded before 15 April 1985 which are offered market price recorded in Belgium within the meaning to it. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 43/81 of 1 January 1981 establishing a list of representative markets for In such cases the buying-in price for carcases shall pigmeat in the Community (*) and should take account be the grade II market price in Belgium within the of the actual quality of pigmeat carcases sold on the meaning of Council Regulations (EEC) No Belgian market, the price being derived from those for 2760/75 (') and (EEC) No 43/81 (2) recorded during grade II carcases within the meaning of the Commu­ the week in which the contract was concluded, nity scale for grading pig carcases laid down in plus 10 % . In the case of other products, the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/75 (*) ; buying-in price shall be determined on the basis of the carcase price, using the coefficients referred to Whereas in cases where the meat is taken over by the in Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75. intervention agency for the purposes of further proces­ However, the buying-in price shall be reduced by sing the financial risk to operators should no longer be an amount corresponding to 30 % of the final covered in respect of aids which were fixed earlier for amount of aid granted to the storer. that purpose ; whereas accordingly provision should be

2. Where buying in takes place, the period covered by the storage contract shall expire on the (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . day which precedes buying in . 0 OJ No L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5. (3) OJ No L 75, 16. 3 . 1985, p. 12. (4) OJ No L 86, 27. 3 . 1985, p. 20 . (■) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 10 . 0 OJ No L 3, 1 . 1 . 1981 , p. 15. O OJ No L 3, 1 . 1 . 1981 , p. 15.' (j OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 10.

No L 96/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 3 . 4. 85

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 2 April 1985.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President