CHAPTER IIREPORTING OF MARKET PRICES FOR CARCASSES AND LIVE ANIMALS

Article 14Reporting of market prices for carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more and of pigs

1

The market price reported shall be the price at the slaughterhouse gate expressing the value of the carcass, net of value added tax, according to the documents issued to the supplier by:

a

the slaughterhouse; or

b

the natural or legal person who sent the animal for slaughter to the slaughterhouse.

2

The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 kg of carcass presented in accordance with Article 6 weighed on the hook at the slaughterhouse.

3

The carcass weight to be taken into account for reporting the market price shall be the cold weight which shall correspond to the warm weight as referred to in Article 7(1) less 2 %.

4

The prices for classified carcasses reported by the slaughterhouse or the natural or legal person who sent the animal for slaughter to the slaughterhouse shall be either the average price per class or the prices of carcasses per each class. In that case if prices of carcasses per each class are reported, the competent authority shall calculate the average price per class.