No L 69/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 650/93 of 19 March 1993 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 4 (6), 5 (4) and the second subparagraph of Article 22 thereof, Whereas intervention measures may be taken in respect of pigmeat if, on the representative markets of the Community, the average price for pig carcases is less than 103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below that level ; Whereas the market situation has been characterized by a marked fall in prices below the level mentioned ; whereas, in view of seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation could persist ; : Whereas intervention measures must be taken ; whereas these can be limited to the granting of private storage aid ; Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) . No 2763/75 (%) and Article 9 (4) of Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 3444/90 (*), provides for the possibility of - custailing or extending the storage period ; whereas, there- fore, provision should be made to fix not only the amounts of aid for a specific period of storage but also the amounts to be added or deducted if this period is curtailed or extended; Whereas, in order to facilitate administrative and control work resulting from the conclusion of contracts, minimum quantities should be fixed ; Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken by him; Wheras experience shows that in certain circumstances and .in particular where excessive use is made of the scheme there is a risk of abuses in applying it; Whereas decisions on applications to conclude contracts should be notified only after a period for reflection has OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 19. 23 OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 2) () OJ No L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 22. elapsed ; whereas that period must allow the market situa- tion to be assessed and permit provision to be made, where appropriate, for special measures applying in parti- cular to applications pending; 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. As from 22 March 1993 applications for private storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90. The list of products which qualify for aid and the relevant amounts are set out in the Annex hereto. 2. If the period of storage is extended or curtailed, the amount of the aid shall be adjusted accordingly. The amounts of the supplements and deductions per month and per day are set out in columns 5 and 6 of the said Annex. Article 2 The minimum quantities per contract and per product shall be as follows : (a) 10 tonnes for boned products; (b) 15 tonnes for all the other products. Article 3 The security shall be 20 % of the amounts of aid set out in the Annex. Article 4 By way of derogation from Article (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 the minimum quantity for carcases or half carcases is fixed at nine tonnes. Article 5 Without prejudice to the communications foreseen in Atrticle 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90, the Member States will inform the Commission, on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, of the quantities of products for which requests for conclusion of contract have been deposited since the preceding communication.