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CHAPTER IIU.K. REPORTING OF MARKET PRICES FOR CARCASSES AND LIVE ANIMALS

Article 13U.K.General provisions on reporting of market prices

For the purpose of establishing market prices of certain categories of animals, market prices shall be reported in accordance with Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 for:

(a)

carcasses of:

(i)

bovine animals aged eight months or more,

(ii)

pigs,

(iii)

bovine animals aged less than eight months,

(iv)

sheep aged less than 12 months;

(b)

live animals of:

(i)

male calves aged between eight days and four weeks,

(ii)

store cattle,

(iii)

piglets of approximately 25 kg in live weight.

Article 14U.K.Reporting 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.

Article 15U.K.Reporting of market prices for carcasses of bovine animals aged less than eight months and of sheep aged less than 12 months

1.As regards carcasses of bovine animals aged less than eight months and of sheep aged less than 12 months, the market price reported shall be the average of the prices paid at the slaughterhouse gate expressing the value of the carcass, net of value added tax, and weighted by a coefficient. The coefficient shall reflect:

(a)the relative proportion of:

(i)

the different qualities of carcasses of bovine animals aged less than eight months, as defined by the Member State, or

(ii)

the different weight categories of carcasses of sheep aged less than 12 months, as defined by the Member State; and

(b)the relative importance of each market.

2.The market 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.For carcasses of bovine animals aged less than eight months the 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.For carcasses of sheep aged less than 12 months the weight to be taken into account for reporting the market price shall be the cold weight which shall correspond to the warm weight of the carcass corrected to take account of weight loss on chilling.

Article 16U.K.Reporting of market prices for live animals

1.For the purposes of reporting market prices, live animals listed in Article 13(b) shall be classified in the following different types:

(a)as regards male calves aged between eight days and four weeks:

(i)

‘dairy type male rearing calf’ for male rearing calf from dairy breed,

(ii)

‘beef type male rearing calf’ for male rearing calf from a meat breed, dual purpose breed or born of a cross with a meat breed;

(b)as regards store cattle:

(i)

‘young store cattle’ for male and female bovine animals aged six months or more but less than 12 months, bought after weaning to be fattened,

(ii)

‘yearling male store cattle’ for male bovine animals aged 12 months or more but less than 24 months, bought to be fattened,

(iii)

‘yearling female store cattle’ for female bovine animals aged 12 months or more but less than 24 months, bought to be fattened;

(c)as regards pigs: ‘piglets’ for pigs weighing on average approximately 25 kg in live weight, bought to be fattened.

2.The market price reported shall be the average of the prices paid in that Member State at the same wholesale stage, for the type of animal as referred to in paragraph 1, net of value added tax and weighted by coefficients. The coefficients shall reflect the relative proportion of the different qualities of the animals referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) and the relative importance of each market.

Article 17U.K.Additional provisions for reporting of market prices for carcasses and live animals

1.Where a Member State has defined regions in accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184, the competent authority of the Member State shall determine average regional prices for each class and quality of carcasses as well as for each type and quality of live animals as referred to in Articles 14, 15 and 16 of this Regulation, respectively.

2.Where supplementary payments are made by the slaughterhouse or natural or legal person required to report prices to suppliers of carcasses or live animals, Member States may take into account the amount of such payments and the period to which it relates. If a Member State decides to take into consideration the supplementary payments made to suppliers of carcasses or live animals, the slaughterhouse or the natural or legal person required to report prices shall notify the competent authority of the amount of any supplementary payments each time such payment is made.