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20 . 12. 75 No L 328/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 3305 /75 OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 1975 >\ fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 for the 1976 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 2142/70 involves an increase in prices by comparison COMMUNITIES, with those valid for the current fishing year ; whereas in the absence of complete information concerning Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European price trends for each fishery product with given Economic Community ; commercial specifications consideration should be given, in the case of most products, to the relationship Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 (!) of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ between the average weighted market prices recorded when the guide prices were fixed for the previous ization of the market in fishery products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 82/75 (2), and in fishing year for these products, and the average particular Article 8 (4) thereof ; weighted market 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 1976 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 1975 fishing year were fixed by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3141 /74 (3) and by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 1 1 83/75 (4); Whereas the application of the criteria aforesaid This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1976 . defined in Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1975 . For the Council

The President G. MARCORA

(') OJ No L 236, 27. 10. 1970, p. 5. (') OJ No L 118, 8 . 5. 1975, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 334, 14. 12. 1974, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 118 , 8 . 5. 1975, p. 2.

No L 328 /6 20 . 12. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

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

A 1 Whole fish 227 1 . Herrings 2. Sardines (Clupus pilchardus Walbaum) : \

(a) Atlantic Extra 2 Whole fish 440 Extra 2 Whole fish 274 (b) Mediterranean 3 . Redfish (Sebastes A 2 Whole fish 478 marinus) 4. Cod B 2 Gutted fish with head or > 535 A 3 Gutted fish with head )

5 . Saithe B 2 Gutted fish with head or ( 306

A 3 Gutted fish with head )

6 . Haddock A 2 Whole fish or > 399 A 3 , Gutted fish with head )

A 2 Gutted fish with head 426 7. Whiting 8 . Mackerel Extra 2 Whole fish or ( 221

A 2 Whole fish in original !

boxes 9 . Anchovies Extra 2 Whole fish 432 10 . Plaice A 3 Gutted fish with head 522 11 . Hake A 2 Gutted fish with head 1 120 12. Shrimps of the genus A 1 Simply boiled in water 1 076 Crangon sp.p.

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