31975R3373

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 3373 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 December 1975 fixing for the 1976 fishing year reference prices for fishery products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN purpose, and otherwise the lower of those limits, COMMUNITIES , should be used in determining reference prices ;

Whereas the reference prices for the products listed in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 must be Economic Community ; derived from the guide prices therefor and fixed by reference to the price level at which intervention Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No measures in respect of these products become appli­ 2142/70 (') of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ cable ; whereas the reference prices for these products ization of the market in fishery products, as last should therefore be fixed at 85 % of the guide prices amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 11 82/ 75 (2 ), and in fixed for the 1976 fishing year by Council Regulation particular the first subparagraph of Article 18 (6) ( EEC) No 3304/ 75 (4 ) of 16 December 1975 ; thereof ; Whereas, for the products listed in Annex IV ( B) to Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/70 , reference prices are Whereas Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No determined on the basis of the reference price for the 2142/70 provides inter alia for the fixing each year of fresh product ; reference prices valid in the Community for the products listed in Annexes I (A) and (C), II and IV (B) to that Regulation ; Whereas the situation on the Community import market for frozen products as specified in Annex IV ( B) to Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/ 70 may make it Whereas Article 18 (2) of the Regulation aforesaid necessary to take measures to protect Community provides that for the products listed in Annex I (A) producers , particularly as frozen products may be used and ( C) thereto such price is to be equal to not less in place of fresh products ; whereas the reference price than 60 % and not more than 90 % of the guide for these products should therefore be higher than price ; those for fresh products ;

Whereas the guide prices for the fishery products Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation listed in Annex I (A) and ( C) to Regulation ( EEC) No are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 2142/ 70 have been fixed for the 1976 fishing year by ment Committee for Fishery Products , Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3305 / 75 (-') of 16 December 1975 ;

Whereas it is essential to fix reference prices if appro­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : priate measures are to be applied to protect Commu­ nity production ; whereas the implementation of such measures is closely linked with those taken within the Article 1 Community to stabilize markets , in particular by the application of the system of withdrawal prices , that is prices below which producers' organizations will not The reference prices applicable until 31 December put up for sale the produce of their members ; 1976 for the products listed in Annexes I (A) and ( C) whereas the reference price must be fixed by applying and II and for frozen products as specified in Annex to the guide price a percentage lying within the limits IV ( B) to Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/70 shall be as used in applying the withdrawal price ; whereas this shown in the Annex to this Regulation . percentage must be based in particular on the supply and demand situation on the market ;

Article 2 Whereas for these reasons the withdrawal prices , to the extent that these lie within the limits set for this This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1 976 . (') O ) No 1 . 2 ? 6 , 27 . 10 . | 97(), p . y (-) OJ No I. 118 , N. v 1 975, p . I. (') OJ No L 328 , 20 . 12 . 1975, p . 5 . C ) OJ No L 328 , 20 . 12 . 1975 , p. 3 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1975 .

For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

I. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/ 70

Products Reference prices (u.a. / metric ton)

1 . Herrings 164 2 . Sardines : 318 (a) Atlantic (b) Mediterranean 198 3 . Redfish 387 4. Cod 355 5 . Saithe 220 6 . Haddock 255 7. Whiting 256 8 . Mackerel 160 9 . Anchovies 312 10 . Plaice 342 11 . Hake (Merluccius sp.p.) 714 12. Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p. 678

II . Reference prices for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70

Products Reference prices (u.a. / metric ton)

1 . Sardines 268 2. Sea beam of the species Dentex dentex and Pagellus 588 3 . Squid (Loligo sp.p. Ommastrephes sagittatus, Todarodes sagittatus, Illex coindetti) 1 169 4. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola rondeleti 740 5 . Octopus 578

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III . Reference prices for frozen products listed in Annex IV (B) to Regulation ( EEC) No 2142/ 70

Products Presentation Reference prices (u.a. / metric ton)

1 . Cod whole 385 fillets 996 2 . Saithe whole 250 fillets 548 \ 3 . Haddock whole 285 fillets 767 4 . Redfish r whole 417 (Sebastes marinus) fillets 1 016 5 . Mackerel whole 190 fillets 388 6 . Hake whole 350 (Merluccius sp.p .) fillets 625