31972R2709

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28.12.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 291 /7

REGULATION (EEC) No 2709/72 OF THE COUNCIL of 19 December 1972 fixing :he guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and ( C) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 for the fishing year 1973

THE COUNCIL 05 THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI­ 20 July 1972 amended them for the same TIES, fishing year; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas the application of the criteria aforesaid European Economic Community; defined in Article 8 ( 1) of Regulation (EEC) Having regard tD Council Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 involves an increase in prices by No 2142/701 of 2C October 1970 on the common comparison with those valid for the current organisation of the market in fishery products , fishing year; whereas in the absence of certain as last amended by the Act2 annexed to the information concerning price trends for each Treaty concerning the Accession of New Mem­ fishery product with given commercial charac­ ber States to the European Economic Community teristics consideration should be given, in the and the European Atomic Energy Community, case of most products, to the relationship signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in between the average weighted market prices particular Article 8 (4) of that Regulation. which were taken into account when the guide prices were fixed for the first time for these Having regard to the proposal from the products, and the average weighted market Commission; prices now current. Whereas Article 8 ( 1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 provides that a guide price shall be fixed each year for each of the products HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: listed in Annex I ( A) and ( C) to that Regulation at a level which will help to stabilise market Article 1 prices without leading to the formation of structural surpluses within the Community; The guide prices for the products listed in Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 167/713 Annex I (A) and ( C) of Regulation (EEC) of 26 January 1971 fixed for the first time the No 2142/70 and the products to which they relate shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . guide prices for ihe fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and ( C) of Regulation (EEC) Those prices shall apply until 31 December 1973 . No 2142/70 for the fishing year 1971 ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2655/714 of Article 2 15 December 19/ 1 fixed the guide prices at the same level for the fishing year 1972, and This Regulation shall enter into force on Council Regulation (EEC) No 1563/725 of 1 January 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done a-; Brussels , 19 December 1972 . For the Council The President P. LARDINOIS

1 OJ No L 236, 27.13.1970, p . 5 . 2 OJ No L 73 , 27.3.1972 , p. 14 . 3 OJ No L 23 , 29.1.1971 , p . 6. 4 OJ No L 276, 17.12.1971 , p . 1 . 5 OJ No L 167, 25.7 1972, p . 1 .

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ANNEX

Products 1 Guide Species price Freshness ( in u.a. /t) Size Presentation category

1 . Herrings A 1 whole fish 196

2 . Sardines (clupus pilchardus Walbaum): (a) Atlantic Extra 2 whole fish 391 (b) Mediterranean Extra 2 whole fish 217

3 . Redfish (Sebastes marinus) A 2 whole fish 330

4 . Cod B 2 gutted fish with head or A 3 gutted fish with head j 350

5 . Coalfish B 2 gutted fish with head or A 3 gutted fish with head j 201

6 . Haddock A 2 whole fish or A 3 gutted fish with head j 250

7 . Whiting A 2 gutted fish with head 286

8 . Mackerel Extra 2 whole fish in original boxes or A 2 whole fish j 200

9 . Anchovies Extra 2 whole fish 355

10 . Plaice A 3 gutted fish with head 300

11 . Shrimps of the genus (Crangon sp.p. ) A 1 simply boiled in water 708

1 The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70.