# L_2012352EN.01000601.xml

| 21.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 352/6 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

21.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 352/6

---

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1242/2012

of 18 December 2012

fixing for the 2013 fishing year the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing of prices. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing of prices.

| (2) | Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1) requires that guide prices and Union producer prices for each fishing year be fixed in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1) requires that guide prices and Union producer prices for each fishing year be fixed in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.

| (3) | It is incumbent upon the Council to fix the guide prices for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the Union producer prices for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

It is incumbent upon the Council to fix the guide prices for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the Union producer prices for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation.

| (4) | On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria laid down in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2013 fishing year depending on the species. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria laid down in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2013 fishing year depending on the species.

| (5) | It is appropriate to establish the Union producer price for one of the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and to calculate the Union producer prices for the others by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2006 of 30 May 2006 fixing the conversion factors applicable to fish of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus (2). |
| --- | --- |

(5)

It is appropriate to establish the Union producer price for one of the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and to calculate the Union producer prices for the others by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2006 of 30 May 2006 fixing the conversion factors applicable to fish of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus (2).

| (6) | On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Union producer price for the 2013 fishing year should be fixed, |
| --- | --- |

(6)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Union producer price for the 2013 fishing year should be fixed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, the guide prices as provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, the Union producer prices as provided for in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.

For the Council

The President

S. ALETRARIS

---

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

1

(2)  
  OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 15.

2

---

ANNEX I

Products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

| Annexes | Species | Commercial presentation | Guide price
  (EUR/tonne) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| I | 1. | Herring of the species Clupea harengus |

Annexes

Species

Commercial presentation

Guide price

(EUR/tonne)

I

1.

Herring of the species Clupea harengus

Whole fish

289

| 2. | Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus |
| --- | --- |

2.

Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus

Whole fish

588

| 3. | Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) |
| --- | --- |

3.

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Whole fish or

Gutted fish with head

1 157

| 4. | Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.) |
| --- | --- |

4.

Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)

Whole fish or

Gutted fish with head

704

| 5. | Redfish (Sebastes spp.) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Whole fish

1 230

| 6. | Cod of the species Gadus morhua |
| --- | --- |

6.

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

1 613

| 7. | Saithe (Pollachius virens) |
| --- | --- |

7.

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

827

| 8. | Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

975

| 9. | Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) |
| --- | --- |

9.

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

907

| 10. | Ling (Molva spp.) |
| --- | --- |

10.

Ling (Molva spp.)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

1 176

| 11. | Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus |
| --- | --- |

11.

Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus

Whole fish

336

| 12. | Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus |
| --- | --- |

12.

Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus

Whole fish

294

| 13. | Anchovy (Engraulis spp.) |
| --- | --- |

13.

Anchovy (Engraulis spp.)

Whole fish

1 287

| 14. | Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
| --- | --- |

14.

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

from 1.1.2013 to 30.4.2013

1 016

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

from 1.5.2013 to 31.12.2013

1 404

| 15. | Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius |
| --- | --- |

15.

Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

3 235

| 16. | Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) |
| --- | --- |

16.

Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

2 389

| 17. | Dab (Limanda limanda) |
| --- | --- |

17.

Dab (Limanda limanda)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

795

| 18. | Common flounder (Platichthys flesus) |
| --- | --- |

18.

Common flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

505

| 19. | Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) |
| --- | --- |

19.

Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)

Whole fish

2 343

Gutted fish with head

2 388

| 20. | Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) |
| --- | --- |

20.

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)

Whole

1 826

| 21. | Monkfish (Lophius spp.) |
| --- | --- |

21.

Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

2 893

Without head

6 015

| 22. | Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon |
| --- | --- |

22.

Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon

Simply boiled in water

2 446

| 23. | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) |
| --- | --- |

23.

Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)

Simply boiled in water

7 005

Fresh or chilled

1 638

| 24. | Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) |
| --- | --- |

24.

Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)

Whole

1 718

| 25. | Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) |
| --- | --- |

25.

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

Whole

5 222

Tails

4 160

| 26. | Sole (Solea spp.) |
| --- | --- |

26.

Sole (Solea spp.)

Whole fish or gutted fish with head

6 911

II

| 1. | Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) |
| --- | --- |

1.

Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

1 974

| 2. | Hake of the genus Merluccius spp. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Hake of the genus Merluccius spp.

Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products

1 270

Frozen, filleted, in original packages containing the same products

1 513

| 3. | Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.) |
| --- | --- |

3.

Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)

Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products

1 461

| 4. | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) |
| --- | --- |

4.

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products

4 098

| 5. | Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma) (Sepiola rondeletti) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma) (Sepiola rondeletti)

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

2 002

| 6. | Octopus (Octopus spp.) |
| --- | --- |

6.

Octopus (Octopus spp.)

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

2 293

| 7. | Squid (Loligo spp.) |
| --- | --- |

7.

Squid (Loligo spp.)

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

1 203

| 8. | Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus)

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

961

| 9. | Illex argentinus |
| --- | --- |

9.

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

886

| 10. | Prawn of the family Penaeidae







  — | Prawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostris |
| --- | --- | --- |

10.

Prawn of the family Penaeidae

—

Prawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostris

| — | Other species of the family Penaeidae |
| --- | --- |

—

Other species of the family Penaeidae

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

4 070

Frozen, in original packages containing the same products

7 813

---

ANNEX II

Products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

| Species | Weight | Commercial specifications | Community producer price
  (EUR/tonne) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) | weighing more than 10 kg each | Whole | 1 248 |
| Gilled and gutted | |
| Other | |
| weighing not more than 10 kg each | Whole | |
| Gilled and gutted | |
| Other | |
| Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) | weighing more than 10 kg each | Whole | |
| Gilled and gutted | |
| Other | |
| weighing not more than 10 kg each | Whole | |
| Gilled and gutted | |
| Other | |
| Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) | | Whole | |
| | Gilled and gutted | |
| | Other | |
| Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) | | Whole | |
| | Gilled and gutted | |
| | Other | |
| Other species of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus | | Whole | |
| | Gilled and gutted | |
| | Other | |

Species

Weight

Commercial specifications

Community producer price

(EUR/tonne)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

weighing more than 10 kg each

Whole

1 248

Gilled and gutted

Other

weighing not more than 10 kg each

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

weighing more than 10 kg each

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

weighing not more than 10 kg each

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

Other species of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus

Whole

Gilled and gutted

Other

---