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| 30.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 389/15 |
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30.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 389/15

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2260/2004

of 28 December 2004

fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2005 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) and (5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Community may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Community may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price.

| (2) | For the products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price is the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation. |
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(2)

For the products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price is the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.

| (3) | The Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2005 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2004 of the Commission (2). |
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(3)

The Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2005 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2004 of the Commission (2).

| (4) | The reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 is established on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed. |
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(4)

The reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 is established on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed.

| (5) | There is no need to fix reference prices for all the species covered by the criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and particularly not for those imported from third countries in insignificant volumes. |
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(5)

There is no need to fix reference prices for all the species covered by the criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and particularly not for those imported from third countries in insignificant volumes.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The reference prices for the 2005 fishing year of fishery products as provided for in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 2004.

For the Commission

Joe BORG

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

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(2)  See page 5 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX (*1)

1.   Reference prices for products referred to in Article 29(3)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

| Species | Size (1) | Reference price (EUR/tonne) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gutted with head (1) | Whole fish (1) |
| Additional Taric code | Extra, A (1) | Additional Taric code | Extra, A (1) |
| Herring of the species Clupea harengus

  ex 0302 40 00 | 1 | | — | F011 | 122 |
| 2 | — | F012 | 187 |
| 3 | — | F013 | 177 |
| 4a | — | F016 | 112 |
| 4b | — | F017 | 112 |
| 4c | — | F018 | 234 |
| 5 | — | F015 | 208 |
| 6 | — | F019 | 104 |
| 7a | — | F025 | 104 |
| 7b | — | F026 | 94 |
| 8 | — | F027 | 78 |
| Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
  ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33 | 1 | | — | F067 | 934 |
| 2 | — | F068 | 934 |
| 3 | — | F069 | 784 |
| Cod of the species Gadus morhua

  ex 0302 50 10 | 1 | F073 | 1 163 | F083 | 840 |
| 2 | F074 | 1 163 | F084 | 840 |
| 3 | F075 | 1 098 | F085 | 646 |
| 4 | F076 | 872 | F086 | 485 |
| 5 | F077 | 614 | F087 | 355 |
| | | Boiled in water | Fresh or refrigerated |
| Additional Taric code | Extra, A (1) | Additional Taric code | Extra, A (1) |
| Deepwater prawns (Pandalus borealis)
  ex 0306 23 10 | 1 | F317 | 4 863 | F321 | 1 092 |
| 2 | F318 | 1 705 | — | — |

Species

Size (1)

Reference price (EUR/tonne)

Gutted with head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (1)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (1)

Herring of the species Clupea harengus

ex 0302 40 00

1

—

F011

122

2

—

F012

187

3

—

F013

177

4a

—

F016

112

4b

—

F017

112

4c

—

F018

234

5

—

F015

208

6

—

F019

104

7a

—

F025

104

7b

—

F026

94

8

—

F027

78

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33

1

—

F067

934

2

—

F068

934

3

—

F069

784

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

ex 0302 50 10

1

F073

1 163

F083

840

2

F074

1 163

F084

840

3

F075

1 098

F085

646

4

F076

872

F086

485

5

F077

614

F087

355

Boiled in water

Fresh or refrigerated

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (1)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (1)

Deepwater prawns (Pandalus borealis)

ex 0306 23 10

1

F317

4 863

F321

1 092

2

F318

1 705

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2.   Reference prices for fishery products referred to in Article 29(3)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

| Product | Additional Taric code | Presentation | Reference price (EUR/tonne) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1.   Redfish |
| | | Whole: | |
| ex 0303 79 35
  ex 0303 79 37 | F411 | — | with or without head |

Product

Additional Taric code

Presentation

Reference price (EUR/tonne)

Redfish

Whole:

ex 0303 79 35

ex 0303 79 37

F411

—

with or without head

932

ex 0304 20 35

ex 0304 20 37

Fillets:

F412

| — | with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

with bones (‘standard’)

1 915

F413

| — | without bones |
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—

without bones

2 096

F414

| — | blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg |
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—

blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

2 240

Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac and Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida

ex 0303 60 11 , ex 0303 60 19 , ex 0303 60 90 , ex 0303 79 41

F416

Whole, with or without head

1 084

ex 0304 20 29

Fillets:

F417

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

2 428

F418

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

2 691

F419

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

2 602

F420

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

3 003

F421

| — | blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg |
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—

blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

2 932

ex 0304 90 38

F422

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

1 392

Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

ex 0304 20 31

Fillets:

F424

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

1 488

F425

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

1 639

F426

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

1 476

F427

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

1 681

F428

| — | blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg |
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—

blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

1 751

ex 0304 90 38

F429

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

967

Haddock

ex 0304 20 33

Fillets:

F431

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

2 264

F432

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

2 659

F433

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

2 512

F434

| — | individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin |
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—

individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

2 738

F435

| — | blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg |
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—

blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

2 960

Alaska pollack

Fillets:

ex 0304 20 85

F441

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

1 147

F442

| — | interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones |
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—

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

1 298

Herring

Herring flaps

ex 0304 10 97

ex 0304 90 22

F450

| — | exceeding 80 g a piece |
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—

exceeding 80 g a piece

505

F450

| — | exceeding 80 g a piece |
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—

exceeding 80 g a piece

455

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(*1)  The additional code to be mentioned for all categories other than those explicitly referred to in point 1 and 2 of the Annex is ‘
  F499: Other’.

(1)  The freshness, size and presentation categories are those laid down under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

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