No L 289/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 11. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 on measures adopted by the French Government concerning pigmeat (Onvly the French text is authentic) (94/725/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, 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 (EEC) No 1249/89 (3, and in particular Article 21 thereof, Whereas the Parties concerned have been given formal notice to submit their comments in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty and having regard to those comments ; Whereas : 1. By letter of 29 October 1993, the Office of the French Permanent Representative to the European Communi- ties notified the Commission, in response to the latter’s request for notification of 14 September 1993, of measures to assist pig farmers in the form of a partial defrayal of interest payable on bank loans. The Prench authorities forwarded certain additional infor- mation to the Commission by letters of 24 January and 1 February 1994 in response to the latter’s request of 16 December 1993. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. By letter of 23 February 1994, the Commission noti- fied the French Government of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2} of the Treaty with regard to that measure on the grounds that the information provided by the French authorities up to then did not show that the ceilings on aid autho- rized in practice by the Commission for such aid had been observed. 2. The measure in question involves a reduction of 1 to 3 % in annual repayments payable for 1993 on bank loans for immovable property, whether or not benefi- ting from interest-rate subsidies, taken out by specia- lized pig farmers between 1990 and 1992. The objec- tive of the measure is to offset the financial costs generated by loans at high rates of interest, given the fall in interest rates in 1993, thereby allowing viable holdings facing short-term financial difficulties to cope with the very severe crisis affecting pigfarming. The French Government has set aside FF 30 million to finance the measure. II 1. Under the abovementioned procedure, the Commis- sion gave notice to the French Government to submit its comments, which reached the Commission by letters of 29 March and 17 June 1994. In a communication published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(®), the Commission notified the Governments of the other Member States () OJ No C 107, 15. 4. 1994, p. 4.