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| 30.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 414/68 |
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30.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 414/68

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2034/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2007 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, points 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, points 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 2006 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2006 (2). |
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(3)

The Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2006 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2006 (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 2007 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 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

For the Commission

Joe BORG

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

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(2)  See page 58 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX (*1)

1.   Reference prices for products referred to in Article 29(3)(a) of 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 | 128 |
| 2 | — | F012 | 197 |
| 3 | — | F013 | 186 |
| 4a | — | F016 | 117 |
| 4b | — | F017 | 117 |
| 4c | — | F018 | 246 |
| 5 | — | F015 | 218 |
| 6 | — | F019 | 109 |
| 7a | — | F025 | 109 |
| 7b | — | F026 | 98 |
| 8 | — | F027 | 82 |
| Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
  ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33 | 1 | | — | F067 | 925 |
| 2 | — | F068 | 925 |
| 3 | — | F069 | 777 |
| Cod of the species Gadus morhua

  ex 0302 50 10 | 1 | F073 | 1 169 | F083 | 844 |
| 2 | F074 | 1 169 | F084 | 844 |
| 3 | F075 | 1 104 | F085 | 649 |
| 4 | F076 | 876 | F086 | 487 |
| 5 | F077 | 617 | F087 | 357 |
| | | 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 | 4 936 | F321 | 1 092 |
| 2 | F318 | 1 731 | — | — |

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

128

2

—

F012

197

3

—

F013

186

4a

—

F016

117

4b

—

F017

117

4c

—

F018

246

5

—

F015

218

6

—

F019

109

7a

—

F025

109

7b

—

F026

98

8

—

F027

82

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

ex 0302 69 31 and ex 0302 69 33

1

—

F067

925

2

—

F068

925

3

—

F069

777

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

ex 0302 50 10

1

F073

1 169

F083

844

2

F074

1 169

F084

844

3

F075

1 104

F085

649

4

F076

876

F086

487

5

F077

617

F087

357

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

4 936

F321

1 092

2

F318

1 731

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

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

Product

Additional Taric code

Presentation

Reference price

(EUR/tonne)

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Whole:

ex 0303 79 35

ex 0303 79 37

F411

—

with or without head

960

ex 0304 29 35

ex 0304 29 39

Fillets:

F412

| — | with bones (‘standard’) |
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—

with bones (‘standard’)

1 934

F413

| — | without bones |
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—

without bones

2 117

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

2 285

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

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

F416

Whole, with or without head

1 106

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’)

2 428

F418

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

2 664

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

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

1 434

Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

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

1 672

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

1 680

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

1 733

ex 0304 99 41

F429

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

986

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

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 (Theragra chalcogramma)

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’)

1 159

F442

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

interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

1 324

Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

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’.

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

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