31991R1644

No L 153/94 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 6 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1644/91 of 14 June 1991 adjusting the agricultural conversion rates for the pigmeat sector in the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3578 / 88 of 17 November 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system for the automatic dismantlement of negative monetary compensatory amounts (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 287/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 6a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4)> lays down that the agricultural conversion rates of a Member State should be adjusted so as to avoid the application of monetary compensatory amounts in the pigmeat sector ;

Whereas the movement of the market rate for the pound sterling, Spanish peseta and Portuguese escudo during the reference period 5 to 11 June 1991 should, given the adjustment of the agricultural conversion rate determined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 (s), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1640/91 ('), entail, in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3153 /85 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3672/ 89 (*), an increase in the monetary differences applicable in the pigmeat sector in the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal effective from 17 June 1991 ; whereas in order to prevent the risk of frequent and economically unjustified adjustments in monetary compensatory amounts it is necessary to adjust the agricultural conversion rate so as to avoid the creation of new monetary differences having regard to the criteria in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3578 / 88 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 In Annex XI to Regulation (EEC) No 1678 /85, the line relating to pigmeat is hereby replaced by the following :

Agricultural conversion rates \ Products ECU 1 - ECU 1 - £ ... Applicable until £ ... Applicable from

'Pigmeat 0,796825 16 June 1991 0,797859 17 June 1991 '

*) OJ No L 312, 18 . 11 . 1988 , p. 16 . ') OJ No L 35, 7. 2. 1991 , p. 10. 3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6 . 1985, p. 6. 4) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 7. ') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11 . *) OJ No L 150, 15 . 6. 1991 , p. 38. 0 OJ No L 310, 21 . 11 . 1985, p. 4. •) OJ No L 358, 8. 12. 1989, p. 28 .

17 . 6 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 153 /95

Article2¶

In Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85, the line relating to pigmeat is hereby replaced by the following :

Agricultural conversion rates Products ECU 1 - ECU 1 - Pta ... Applicable until Pta ... Applicable from

'Pigmeat 145,756 16 June 1991 145,762 17 June 1991 '

Article 3 In Annex X to Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 , the line relating to pigmeat is hereby replaced by the following :

Agricultural ccinversion rates \ Products ECU 1 - ECU 1 - Esc . . . Applicable until Esc . . . Applicable from

'Pigmeat 205,190 16 June 1991 205,664 17 June 1991 '

Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission