4.7.97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 176/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1293/97 of 3 July 1997 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3, and in particular Article 20 thereof, Whereas exceptional measures to support the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 413/97{°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1067/97 (%), in response to the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country; Whereas, as a result of capacity problems in the rendering plants, the average weight of eligible piglets was tempor- arily increased; whereas these problems have persisted and the extension of this provision is therefore justified; whereas, as a result of the same problem, it was not possible to process the blood and offal of the pigs slaught- ered immediately after slaughter; whereas it is therefore justifiable to allow the storage of those products before their final processing from 5 June 1997; Whereas, since the veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Dutch authorities continue to apply, cull sows should be included in the aid arrangements provided for by Regulation (EC) No 413/97 and the number of fattening pigs, piglets, young piglets and very young piglets that may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, so that the exceptional meausres can continue in the coming weeks; Whereas the aid granted for the delivery of the different categories of piglets should be adjusted to the current market sitaution, taking account of the fall in market prices; Whereas the rapid and efficient application of exceptional measures to support the market is one of the best instru- ments for combating the spread of classical swine fever; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () O] No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 26. () OJ No L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 8. whereas the application of most of the provisions provided for in this Regulation from 18 June 1997 is therefore justified; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from the provisions of the combined nomenclature, the weight of the piglets may, during the period 23 May to 3 August 1997, exceed 50 kg.; (b) the following paragraph 5 is inserted after para- graph 4: ‘S.  From 18 June 1997, producers may benefit, on request, from an aid granted by the competent Dutch authorities for the delivery to them of cull sows falling within CN code 01039211 weighing 160 kg or more on average per batch.’; (c) the present paragraph 5 becomes paragraph 6; 2. Article 4 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 4, ‘ECU 55°, ‘ECU 47, ‘ECU 40’ and ‘ECU 38’ are replaced by ‘ECU 45, ‘ECU 37, ‘ECU 30’ and ‘ECU 28 respectively; (b) the following paragraph S is added: ‘5. The aid referred to in Article 1 (5), at farm gate, shall be equal to the aid provided for in para- graph 1 reduced by 30 %. The aid shall be calculated on the basis of the es- tablished slaughter weight. However, if the animals are only weighed live, a coefficient of 0,78 % shall be applied to the aid.;