No L 84/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 3. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 546/97 of 25 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 414/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany 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 (), and in particular Articles 20 and 22, second paragraph thereof, Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/97 () Whereas, permission should be given for the use of pigs which have been slaughtered for the manufacture of processed products and which have undergone heat treat- ment so as to prevent any risk to health; whereas pro- vision should be made to export these products so as to avoid disturbance on the Community market; whereas no export refund should be granted, given the quite low price level at which the processing industry can find supplies; whereas the traditional trade links with third countries for these products should be maintained and any disturbance of the markets in these countries should be avoided; whereas it is necessary to provide for the individual marking of the cans in order to avoid the risk of re-importation into the European Union; Whereas it is necessary to deduct the transport costs from the aid calculated in compliance with the provisions of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 414/97, because, contrary to normal marketing in the framework of excep- tional measures the transport costs are not borne by the producer; Whereas it is necessary to take into account the amend- ment of the zones subject to sanitary and commercial restrictions following the outbreak of new cases of clas- sical swine fever in Lower Saxony, by amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 414/97 and replacing Annex II with a new Annex; Whereas the fast and efficient application of exceptional market support measures is one of the best instruments to No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. ] No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 29. combat the spread of classical swine fever; whereas it is justified from then on to apply most of the provisions laid down in this Regulation with effect from 18 March 1997; Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the Chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 414/97 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 On the day they are delivered, the animals shall be weighed and killed in such a way as to prevent the disease from spreading. They shall be transported without delay to a rendering plant and processed into products falling within CN codes 15010011, 15060000 and 23011000, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 3 of Council Directive 90/667/EEC. However, the fattened pigs may be transported to a slaughterhouse where they shall be slaughtered forth- with and may be stored as whole or half carcases in a cold store before being transported to a rendering plant. These operations shall be carried out under the per- manent supervision of the competent German au- thorities. 2. The following Article 3a is hereby inserted: ‘Article 3a 1. Article 3 nothwithstanding, the German auth- orities may decide to use the pigs slaughtered for the manufacture of processed products falling within CN codes heading 1602. In this case, the meat shall undergo heat treatment raising the centre temperature to at least 70 °C. The quantity of processed products shall not be greater than 4 000 tonnes. 2. The processed products referred to in paragraph 1 must be exported. No export refund shall be granted. The competent authroities shall take the necessary measures to ensure that these provisions are complied with and shall inform the Commission thereof.