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14. 12. 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 334/ 1

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 3141 /74 OF THE COUNCIL of 9 December 1974 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 for the 1975 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN involves an increase in prices by comparison with COMMUNITIES, those valid for the current fishing year ; whereas in the absence of complete information concerning price Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European trends for each fishery product with given commercial Economic Community ; specifications consideration should be given in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No case of most products, to the relationship between the 2142/70 (^ of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ average weighted market prices recorded ' when the ization of the market in fishery products, as last guide prices were fixed for the previous fishing year amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2682/74 (2), and in for these products, and the average weighted market particular Article 8 (4) thereof ; prices now current,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; "Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that a guide price shall be fixed each year for each of the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Article 1 that Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market prices without leading to the formation of The guide prices applicable until 31 December 1975 structural surpluses within the Community ; for the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regu­ Whereas the guide prices for the fishery products lation (EEC) No 2142/70 and the products to which listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No they relate are hereby fixed in the Annex hereto . 2142/70 for the 1974 fishing year were fixed by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3395/73 (3), as amended by Regula­ Article 2 tion (EEC) No 2518 /74 (4) ; Whereas the application of the criteria aforesaid This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January * 1975 . defined in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1974. For the Council The President Ch . BONNET

(') OJ No L 236, 27. 10 . 1970, p. 5 . (2) OJ No L 288 , 25. 10 . 1974, p. 3 . (J) OJ No L 349, 19 . 12. 1973, p. 1 . (4 OJ No L 270 , 5. 10 . 1974, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

Commercial specifications (') Guide price Species Freshness (in u. a. /metric Size Presentation ton) category

1 . Herrings A 1 Whole fish 206 2. Sardines (Clupus pilchardus Walbaum) : ( a ) Atlantic Extra 2 Whole fish 440 ( b) Mediterranean Extra 2 Whole fish 249

3 . Redfish (Sebastes marinus) A 2 Whole fish 427

4 . Cod B 2 Gutted fish with head ) or 465 A 3 Gutted fish with head )

5 . Saithe B 2 Gutted fish with head ) or 273 A 3 Gutted fish with head j

6 . Haddock A 2 Whole fish ) or 347 A 3 Gutted fish with head ) 7. Whiting ^ A 2 Gutted fish with head 380

8 . Mackerel Extra 2 Whole fish ) or V 210 A 2 Whole fish in original boxes ) 9 . Anchovies Extra 2 Whole fish 411

10 . Plaice A 3 Gutted fish with head 435

11 . Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p . A 1 Simply boiled in water 897

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