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