31975R1183

No L 118 /2 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 5 . 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1183 / 75 OF THE COUNCIL of 5 May 1975 fixing for the 1975 fishing year a guide price for hake

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN nificant proportion of Community output and for a COMMUNITIES, product with given commercial specifications ; whereas in view of existing practices this specification Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European should be made by reference to size, presentation and Economic Community ; freshness categories ; whereas, with regard to the fresh­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No ness category to be adopted, reference should be made 2142/70 (') of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ to the criteria laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) ization of the market in fishery products, as last No 2455/70 (3 ) of 30 November 1970 determining amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 11 82/75 (2), and in common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish , particular Article 8 (4) thereof ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/70 provides that for each of the products listed in Annex Article 1 I (A) and (C) to that Regulation a guide price is to be fixed at such a level that it will help to stabilize The guide price for hake (Merluccius spp.), gutted , market rates without however leading to the formation with head, with a landed weight of 0-6 to 1-2 kg and of structural surpluses within the Community ; of freshness category 'A' as defined in Article 6 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2455/70, shall be 1 000 units of Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1182/75 the account per metric ton . This price shall be valid until Council supplemented inter alia. Annex I A to Regu­ 31 December 1975 . lation ( EEC ) No 2142/70 by adding hake to it ; whereas it is therefore necessary to fix a guide price Article 2 for this product ;

Whereas Article 8 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/70 This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 1 975 . provides that the guide price shall be fixed for a sig­

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

Done at Brussels, 5 May 1 975 .

For the Council The President

G. FITZGERALD

(') OJ No L 236, 27 . 10 . 1970 , p. 5 . (: ) Sec page I of this Official Journal . (■') OJ No L 264, .5 . I 2 . 1 970 , p. 1