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| 23.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 344/25 |
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23.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 344/25

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1280/2009

of 22 December 2009

fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2010 fishing year

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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 EU 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 EU 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 EU withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2010 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1277/2009 (2). |
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(3)

The EU withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2010 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1277/2009 (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 Art. 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 Art. 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 2010 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2009.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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

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(2)  See page 12 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 | 129 |
| 2 | | — | F012 | 198 |
| 3 | | — | F013 | 187 |
| 4a | | — | F016 | 118 |
| 4b | | — | F017 | 118 |
| 4c | | — | F018 | 248 |
| 5 | | — | F015 | 220 |
| 6 | | — | F019 | 110 |
| 7a | | — | F025 | 110 |
| 7b | | — | F026 | 99 |
| 8 | | — | F027 | 83 |
| Redfish
  (Sebastes spp.)
  ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33 | 1 | | — | F067 | 962 |
| 2 | | — | F068 | 962 |
| 3 | | — | F069 | 808 |
| Cod of the species

  Gadus morhua

  ex 0302 50 10 | 1 | F073 | 1 144 | F083 | 826 |
| 2 | F074 | 1 144 | F084 | 826 |
| 3 | F075 | 1 081 | F085 | 636 |
| 4 | F076 | 858 | F086 | 477 |
| 5 | F077 | 604 | F087 | 350 |
| | | 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 | 4 985 | F321 | 1 081 |
| 2 | F318 | 1 748 | — | — |

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

129

2

—

F012

198

3

—

F013

187

4a

—

F016

118

4b

—

F017

118

4c

—

F018

248

5

—

F015

220

6

—

F019

110

7a

—

F025

110

7b

—

F026

99

8

—

F027

83

Redfish

(Sebastes spp.)

ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33

1

—

F067

962

2

—

F068

962

3

—

F069

808

Cod of the species

Gadus morhua

ex 0302 50 10

1

F073

1 144

F083

826

2

F074

1 144

F084

826

3

F075

1 081

F085

636

4

F076

858

F086

477

5

F077

604

F087

350

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

4 985

F321

1 081

2

F318

1 748

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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’),

1 895

F413

| — | without bones, |
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—

without bones,

2 094

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’),

2 451

F418

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones,

2 663

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.

1 448

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,

1 705

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,

1 630

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.

966

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’),

2 241

F432

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones,

2 580

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.

2 901

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’),

1 170

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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