31976R3126

No L 353/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 12 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3126/76 of 16 December 1976 fixing reference prices for tunny intended for the canning industry until 31 December 1977

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN criteria to be taken into consideration in fixing refer­ COMMUNITIES, ence prices for the products listed in Annex III (A) ; whereas application of these criteria leads to the fixing Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of the reference prices in question at the levels set out Economic Community, in this Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organiza­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation tion of the market in fishery products ( l), as amended are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/76 (2), and in particular ment Committee for Fishery Products, the first subparagraph of Article 19 (6) thereof, Whereas Article 19 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 provides inter alia for the fixing each year of refer­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ence prices valid in the Community for the products listed in Annex III (A) to that Regulation ; Article 1 Whereas reference prices for tunny intended for use by the canning industry were fixed for the period 16 The reference prices for tunny, fresh, chilled or April to 31 December for the 1976 fishing year by frozen, for industrial manufacture of products falling Commission Regulation (EEC) No 886/76 of 14 April within heading No 16.04 (subheading 03.01 B I c) 1 1976(3); of the Common Customs Tariff) are hereby fixed for Whereas the fourth and fifth subparagraphs of Article the period ending 31 December 1977 at the following 19 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 lay down levels :

Reference prices (u.a./metric ton) Product Gilled Whole and Other gutted

Yellow-finned tunny weighing not more than 10 kg each 450 513 558 Yellow-finned tunny weighing over 10 kg each 495 564 614 Long-finned tunny weighing not more than 10 kg each 720 821 893 Long-finned tunny weighing over 10 kg each 563 642 698 Other species of tunny 315 359 391

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 276, 7. 10 . 1976, p . 5 . (J) OJ No L 101 , 15 . 4. 1976, p . 33 .