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| 20.12.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 344/37 |
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20.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 344/37

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1307/2008

of 19 December 2008

fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2009 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) | Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.

| (3) | The Community withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2009 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2008 (2). |
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(3)

The Community withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2009 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2008 (2).

| (4) | Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular 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)

Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular 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 those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are imported from third countries in insignificant volumes. |
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(5)

There is no need to fix reference prices for those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are 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 2009 fishing year of fishery products, as referred to in 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2009.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.

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 42 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 (2) | Reference price (EUR/tonne) |
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| Gutted with head (2) | Whole fish (2) |
| Additional Taric code | Extra, A (2) | Additional Taric code | Extra, A (2) |
| Herring of the species

  Clupea harengus

  ex 0302 40 00 | 1 | | — | F011 | 132 |
| 2 | | — | F012 | 202 |
| 3 | | — | F013 | 191 |
| 4a | | — | F016 | 121 |
| 4b | | — | F017 | 121 |
| 4c | | — | F018 | 253 |
| 5 | | — | F015 | 225 |
| 6 | | — | F019 | 112 |
| 7a | | — | F025 | 112 |
| 7b | | — | F026 | 101 |
| 8 | | — | F027 | 84 |
| Redfish
  (Sebastes spp.)
  ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33 | 1 | | — | F067 | 972 |
| 2 | | — | F068 | 972 |
| 3 | | — | F069 | 816 |
| Cod of the species

  Gadus morhua

  ex 0302 50 10 | 1 | F073 | 1 192 | F083 | 861 |
| 2 | F074 | 1 192 | F084 | 861 |
| 3 | F075 | 1 125 | F085 | 662 |
| 4 | F076 | 894 | F086 | 497 |
| 5 | F077 | 629 | F087 | 364 |
| | | Boiled in water | Fresh or refrigerated |
| Additional Taric code | Extra, A (2) | Additional Taric code | Extra, A (2) |
| Deepwater prawns

  (Pandalus borealis)

  ex 0306 23 10 | 1 | F317 | 5 035 | F321 | 1 103 |
| 2 | F318 | 1 766 | — | — |

Species

Size (2)

Reference price (EUR/tonne)

Gutted with head (2)

Whole fish (2)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (2)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (2)

Herring of the species

Clupea harengus

ex 0302 40 00

1

—

F011

132

2

—

F012

202

3

—

F013

191

4a

—

F016

121

4b

—

F017

121

4c

—

F018

253

5

—

F015

225

6

—

F019

112

7a

—

F025

112

7b

—

F026

101

8

—

F027

84

Redfish

(Sebastes spp.)

ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33

1

—

F067

972

2

—

F068

972

3

—

F069

816

Cod of the species

Gadus morhua

ex 0302 50 10

1

F073

1 192

F083

861

2

F074

1 192

F084

861

3

F075

1 125

F085

662

4

F076

894

F086

497

5

F077

629

F087

364

Boiled in water

Fresh or refrigerated

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (2)

Additional Taric code

Extra, A (2)

Deepwater prawns

(Pandalus borealis)

ex 0306 23 10

1

F317

5 035

F321

1 103

2

F318

1 766

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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

941

ex 0304 29 35

ex 0304 29 39

Fillets:

F412

| — | with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

with bones (‘standard’)

1 914

F413

| — | without bones |
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—

without bones

2 137

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

2 239

Cod

ex 0303 52 10 , ex 0303 52 30 , ex 0303 52 90 , ex 0303 79 41

F416

Whole, with or without head

1 095

ex 0304 29 29

Fillets:

F417

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

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

2 501

F418

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

2 717

F419

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

individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

2 550

F420

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

individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

2 943

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

2 903

ex 0304 99 33

F422

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

1 463

Coalfish

ex 0304 29 31

Fillets:

F424

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

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

1 518

F425

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

1 722

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

1 646

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

1 786

ex 0304 99 41

F429

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

986

Haddock

ex 0304 29 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

2 606

F433

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

individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

2 537

F434

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

individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

2 710

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 29 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

1 324

Herring

Herring flaps

ex 0304 19 97

ex 0304 99 23

F450

| — | exceeding 80 g. a piece |
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—

exceeding 80 g. a piece

510

F450

| — | exceeding 80 g. a piece |
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—

exceeding 80 g. a piece

464

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

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

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