31972R2576

24 Official Journal of the European Communities

8.12.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 275 /23

REGULATION (EEC) No 2576/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 7 December 1972

authorising the marketing during 1973 for human consumption of the smaller sizes of shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ occasions, resulted in the temporary authorisa­ MUNITIES, tion of the marketing of shrimps of smaller sizes for human consumption; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas , in these circumstances, the authorisa­ European Economic Community; tion provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 905/72 of 28 April 1972 should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) renewed for the year 1973 ; No 2142/701 of 20 October 1970 on the common Whereas the measures provided for in this organisation of the market in fishery products , Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/71 2; of the Management Committee for Fishery Products ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 166/713 of - 26 January 1971 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of the genus Crangon sp.p ., as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1082/72,4 and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof; Article 1

Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p . referred to No 166/71 provides that, in respect of shrimps in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 166/71 classified in Size Category 2 of Article 7 ( 1 ) of produced in the Community and classified in that Regulation, temporary exceptions to provi­ Size Category 2 referred to in Article 7 ( 1 ) of sions prohibiting the marketing of such shrimps that Regulation may be sold for human con­ for human consumption may be made to the sumption on the markets of the Community. extent necessary to ensure supplies for certain regions of the Community; Article 2 Whereas in each port serving a specific region of the Community, arrivals of shrimps in Size This Regulation shall enter into force on Category 1 are still not large enough to . satisfy 1 January 1973 . It shall apply until 31 December demand; whereas this situation has , on many 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels , 7 December 1972. For the Commission - The President S. L. MANSHOLT

1 OJ No L 236, 27.10.1970, p. 5 . 2 OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971 , p . 8 . 3 OJ No L 23 , 29.1.1971 , p . 3 . 4 OJ No L 116, 28?5.1971 , p. 10 .