CHAPTER IIIU.K. CALCULATION OF AVERAGE UNION PRICE
SECTION I U.K. Average union price for carcasses
Article 18U.K.Average Union price for beef
1.For a given category specified in point A.II of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:
(a)the average Union price for each of the conformation and fat cover classes listed in Article 7 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 shall be the weighted average of the national market prices recorded for the class. Weighting shall be based on the proportion of quantities of that class slaughtered in each Member State to total Union slaughterings of that class;
(b)the average Union price for each conformation class shall be the weighted average of the average Union prices for the fat cover classes which constitute that conformation class. Weighting shall be based on the proportion of slaughterings of each fat cover class to total slaughterings of that conformation class in the Union;
(c)the average Union price shall be the weighted average of the average Union prices referred to in point (a). Weighting shall be based on the proportion of the quantities slaughtered in each class referred to in point (a) to total Union slaughterings in the category.
2.The average Union price for all categories together shall be the weighted average of the average prices referred to in paragraph 1(c). Weighting shall be based on the proportion of each category to total slaughterings of bovine animals aged eight months or more in the Union.
Article 19U.K.Average Union price for pigs
The average Union price of each class listed in Article 9 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 shall be the weighted average of the national market prices recorded for the class. Weighting shall be based on the proportion of quantities of that class slaughtered in each Member State to total Union slaughterings of that class.
Article 20U.K.Average Union price for bovine animals aged less than eight months
The average Union price of bovine animals slaughtered at the age of less than eight months shall be the average of the prices recorded for those bovines as referred to in Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 That average shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of the net production of those bovines in the Union.
Article 21U.K.Average Union price for sheep aged less than 12 months
The average Union price of sheep aged less than 12 months shall be the average of the prices recorded for different weight categories as referred to in Article 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 That average shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of the net production of those lambs in the Union.
SECTION II U.K. Average Union price for live animals
Article 22U.K.Average Union price for male calves aged between eight days and four weeks
1.The average Union price, per head, of male calves aged between eight days and four weeks shall be the average of the prices recorded for dairy type male rearing calves and beef type male rearing calves in accordance with Article 12 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184.
2.The average of the prices recorded shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of the number of cows recorded in the Union, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council() as follows:
(a)as regards dairy type male rearing calves, the number of dairy cows;
(b)as regards beef type male rearing calves, the number of cows.
Article 23U.K.Average Union price for store cattle
1.The average Union price, per kilogram of live weight, of store cattle shall be the average of the prices recorded for young store cattle, yearling male store cattle and yearling female store cattle in accordance with Article 12 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184.
2.The average of the prices recorded shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of the number of bovine animals recorded in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 as follows:
(a)as regards young store cattle, the number of bovine animals aged not over one year and not for slaughter;
(b)as regards yearling male store cattle, the number of male bovine animals aged over one year but under two years;
(c)as regards yearling female store cattle, the number of female bovine animals aged over one year but under two years and which have not yet calved.
Article 24U.K.Average Union price for piglets
The average Union price of piglets of approximately 25 kg in live weight shall be the average of the prices recorded for piglets in accordance with Article 12 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184. That average shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of the number of piglets recorded in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008.