31976R3120

23 . 12 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 353/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 3120/76 of 16 December 1976 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation ( EEC) No 100/76 for the 1977 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN involves, for the 1977 fishing year, for some products, COMMUNITIES, an increase in prices by comparison with those valid for the current fishing year ; whereas in the absence of Having regard to the -Treaty establishing the European complete information concerning price trends for Economic Community, each fishery product with given commercial specifica­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tions, consideration should be given to the relation­ 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organiza­ ship between the average weighted market prices tion of the market in fishery products ('), as amended recorded when the guide prices were fixed for the by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/76 (2), and in particular previous fishing year for these products, and the Article 9 (4) thereof, average weighted market prices now current,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each of Article 1 the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to that Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize The guide prices applicable until 31 December 1977 market prices without leading to the formation of for products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regula­ structural surplus within the Community ; tion (EEC) No 100/76 and the products to which they relate are hereby fixed in the Annex hereto . Whereas the guide prices for the said products were fixed for the 1976 fishing year by Regulation (EEC) No 1 15/76 (3) ; Article 2 Whereas the application of the criteria aforesaid This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January defined in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels , 16 December 1976 . For the Council The President W. F. DUISENBERG

(•) OJ No L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 276 , 7 . 10 . 1976, p . 5 . (>) OJ No L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 , p . 59 .

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ANNEX

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

1 . Herrings A 1 Whole fish 247

2 . Sardines ( Chipca pi I chardus Walbaum ): ( a ) Atlantic Extra 2 Whole fish 440 ( b ) Mediterranean Extra 2 Whole fish 288

3 . Redfish ( Sebastes marinus ) A 2 Whole fish 502

4 . Cod B 2 Gutted fish with head or 572 A 3 Gutted fish with head

5 . Saithe B 2 Gutted fish with head or 327 A 3 Gutted fish with head

6 . Haddock A 2 Whole fish or 427 A Gutted fish with head

7 . Whiting A 2 Gutted fish with head 456

8 . Mackerel Extra 2 Whole fish or • 22 1 A 2 Whole fish in original boxes

9 . Anchovies ' Extra 2 Whole fish 441

10. Plaice A 3 . Gutted fish with head 569

11 . Hake A 2 Gutted fish with head I 2 M

12 . Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p. A 1 Simply boiled in water 1 001

(') The freshness categories , sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 .