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Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the… Article 9

Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the… Article 9

Article 9

1. Where the development plan provides for the purchase of cattle or sheep, the granting for the purchase of such livestock of the aids provided for in Article 8 (1) (b) and (c) shall be subject to the condition that the proportion of sales from the cattle and sheep enterprises on completion of the development plan will be greater than 60 % of the total sales of the business. 2. Where the development plan provides for an investment in pig farming, the granting under Article 8 (1) (b) or (c) of the incentives to that investment shall be subject to the condition that the investment is of at least 10 000 units of account but does not exceed 40 000 units of account and that the farm will be capable on completion of the plan of producing at least 35 % of the feedingstuffs consumed by the pigs. In the case of joint production by more than one farm, this condition shall be satisfied if any one or more of the farms involved is capable of producing 35 % of the feedingstuffs. 3. In respect of poultry and eggs the granting of the incentives provided for in Article 8 (1) (b) and (c) shall be subject to a subsequent decision by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and voting as provided in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty.

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