4. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities ‘No L 299/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3337/93 of 3 December 1993 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium 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 (EEC) No 1249/89 (3), and in particular Articles 20 and 22 (2) thereof, Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Belgium, protection zones have been established by the Belgian authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (?), as last-amended by Directive 93/384/EEC (*) ; whereas, consequently, in these zones the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products which have not been subjected to heat treatment is temporarily prohibited ; ’ Whereas restrictions on the free movement of goods resulting from the application of veterinary measures are likely to bring about a serious disturbance of the market for pigmeat in Belgium; whereas exceptional market support measures, to apply for no longer than is strictly necessary, must accordingly be adopted with respect solely to live animals from the affected areas; Whereas, with the aim of preventing a further spread of the disease, the pigs produced in the protection zones should be separated from normal trade in products intended for human consumption and processed into products intended for wuses other than human consumption ; Whereas a buying-in price should be fixed at which piglets and live pigs in the protection zones are to be taken over by the intervention agency ; whereas with the aim of preventing misuse, the buying in of piglets which are fattened on closed-circuit holdings should be excluded ; Whereas provision should be made for the Belgian auth- orities to adopt all necessary control and surveillance measures and to inform the Commission accordingly; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. () O] No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. () O] No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34. Whereas- the restrictions on the free movement of live pigs have been operative for several weeks now in the zones in question, provoking a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and leading to an intolerable situa- tion where the welfare of the animals is concerned; whereas retroactive application of this Regulation from 22 November 1993 is therefore justified ; Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. From 22 November until 22 December 1993 the Belgian intervention agency shall buy live pigs weighing more than 110 kilograms on average per lot and piglets weighing more than 25 kilograms on average per lot. 2. ‘The purchase of the first 217 000 live pigs and first 122 500 piglets shall be financed from the Community budget. ' 3. Belgium is hereby authorized to purchase, in addi- tion, at its own expense and on the terms laid down in this Regulation, a further 93 000 live pigs and 352 500 piglets. Article 2 1. Only live pigs and piglets raised in the zones listed in Annex I to this Regulation can be bought in, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down by the Belgian authorities still apply in the areas on the day the animals are bought in. 2.  Only piglets can be bought in which are not fattened in a closed-circuit holding or which cannot be used by a closed-circuit holding for its own purposes. - Article 3 'On the day they are bought in, the animals shall be weighed and slaughtered 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 with CN codes 1501 00 11, 1506 00 00 and 2301 10 00.