31975R3306

20 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 328/7

REGULATION (EEC) No 3306/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 1975 fixing the intervention prices for fresh or chilled sardines and anchovies for the 1976 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN on the production and marketing characteristics pecu­ COMMUNITIES, liar to each product ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the guide prices for fishery products listed in Economic Community ; Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No 2T42/70 have been fixed for the 1976 fishing year by Regula­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 3305/75 (3) ; 2142/70 ( 1 ) of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ ization of the market in fishery products, as last Whereas, given the present state of information on amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 82/75 (2), and in the market situation for the products in question and particular Article 8 (4) thereof ; the absence of any experience in relation to purchase on the open market of these products, the interven­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; tion prices should be fixed at a level such as to ensure Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 maximum support of the market, provides that intervention prices should be fixed for fresh or chilled sardines and anchovies at a level HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : designed to ensure the stability of market prices Article 1 without leading to the formation of structural surpluses in the Community ; The intervention prices applicable until 31 December 1976 for fresh or chilled sardines and anchovies and Whereas Article 8 (3) of the same Regulation provides that the intervention price should be fixed at a level the products to which they relate are hereby fixed as follows : between 35 and 45 % of the guide price depending

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

1 . Sardines : (a) Atlantic Extra 2 Whole fish 198 Extra 2 Whole fish 123 (b) Mediterranean 2 . Anchovies Extra 2 Whole fish 194

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

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1976.

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 . I2) OJ No L 1 18, 8 . 5. 1975, p. 1 . (3) Sec page 5 of this Official Journal .