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| 9.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 71/13 |
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9.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 71/13

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 196/2012

of 8 March 2012

fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2012 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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.

| (2) | The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers’ organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided. |
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(2)

The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers’ organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.

| (3) | The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition. |
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(3)

The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.

| (4) | The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Union during the fishing year preceding the year in question. |
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(4)

The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Union during the fishing year preceding the year in question.

| (5) | In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2012, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2012. |
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(5)

In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2012, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2012.

| (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

For the 2012 fishing year, the amounts of the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the amounts of the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation, 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 2012.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 March 2012.

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)  
  OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 34.

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(3)  
  OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10.

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ANNEX

1.

| Processing methods listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 | Aid (EUR/tonne) |
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| I.   Freezing and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up products |
| — | Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus |

Processing methods listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

Aid (EUR/tonne)

1

2

Freezing and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up products

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Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus

359

| — | Other species |
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Other species

291

| II. | Filleting, freezing and storage |
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II.

Filleting, freezing and storage

410

| III. | Salting and/or drying and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up or filleted products |
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III.

Salting and/or drying and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up or filleted products

277

| IV. | Marinating and storage |
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IV.

Marinating and storage

260

2.

| Processing and/or preservation methods listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 | Products | Aid (EUR/tonne) |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| I. | Freezing and storage |

Processing and/or preservation methods listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

Products

Aid (EUR/tonne)

1

2

3

I.

Freezing and storage

Norway lobster

(Nephrops norvegicus)

327

Norway lobster tails

(Nephrops norvegicus)

248

| II. | Removing the head, freezing and storage |
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II.

Removing the head, freezing and storage

Norway lobster

(Nephrops norvegicus)

293

| III. | Cooking, freezing and storage |
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III.

Cooking, freezing and storage

Norway lobster

(Nephrops norvegicus)

327

Edible crabs

(Cancer pagurus)

248

| IV. | Pasteurisation and storage |
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IV.

Pasteurisation and storage

Edible crabs

(Cancer pagurus)

392

| V. | Live storage in fixed tanks or cages |
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V.

Live storage in fixed tanks or cages

Edible crabs

(Cancer pagurus)

210

3.

| Processing methods | Aid (EUR/tonne) |
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| I. | Freezing and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up products |

Processing methods

Aid (EUR/tonne)

I.

Freezing and storage of whole products, gutted and with head, or cut-up products

291

| II. | Filleting, freezing and storage |
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II.

Filleting, freezing and storage

410

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