COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3353/93 of 22 November 1993 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1994 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 9 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to the Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community; whereas that level must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of consumers' interest;

Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 9 (2) of that Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects;

Whereas the application of these criteria involves for the 1994 fishing year a decrease for certain products and the stabilization or increase of prices for others compared with prices applicable during the current fishing year;

Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, a ninth approximation of guide prices must take place on 1 January 1994 for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1994 for the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 1993.

For the Council

The President

A. BOURGEOIS

(1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (OJ No L 172, 15. 7. 1993, p. 1).

ANNEX

>(1)"> ID="1">1. Herrings of the species Clupea harengus> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">From 1 January to 31 July 1994 and from 1 October to 31 December 1994 248"> ID="5">From 1 August to 30 September 1994 172"> ID="1">2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus:"> ID="1">(a) Atlantic:"> ID="1">- Member States other than Spain and Portugal> ID="2">Extra> ID="3">3> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">436"> ID="1">- Spain, Portugal> ID="2">Extra> ID="3">3> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">417"> ID="1">(b) Mediterranean> ID="2">Extra> ID="3">3> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">430"> ID="1">3. Picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">2> ID="4">Whole fish Gutted fish with head> ID="5">877"> ID="1">4. Catshanks (Scyliorhinus spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole fish Gutted fish with head> ID="5">690"> ID="1">5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)> ID="2">A> ID="3">2> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">931"> ID="1">6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua> ID="2">A or> ID="3">2> ID="4">Gutted fish with head"> ID="2">A> ID="3">3> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">1 289"> ID="1">7. Coalfish (Pollachius virens)> ID="2">A or> ID="3">2> ID="4">Gutted fish with head"> ID="2">A> ID="3">3> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">659"> ID="1">8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)> ID="2">A or> ID="3">2> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head"> ID="2">A> ID="3">3> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head> ID="5">918"> ID="1">9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)> ID="2">A or> ID="3">2> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head"> ID="2">A> ID="3">3> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head> ID="5">780"> ID="1">10. Ling (Molva spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1, 2> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head> ID="5">955"> ID="1">11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus> ID="2">Extra or> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole fish"> ID="2">A> ID="3">2> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">240"> ID="1">12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus> ID="2">Extra or> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole fish"> ID="2">A> ID="3">2> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">300"> ID="1">13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)> ID="2">Extra> ID="3">2> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">959"> ID="1">14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)> ID="2">A or> ID="3">2> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head> ID="5">From 1 January to 30 April 1994 804"> ID="2">A> ID="3">3> ID="4">Gutted fish, with head> ID="5">From 1 May to 31 December 1994 1 106"> ID="1">15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius> ID="2">A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">3 132"> ID="1">16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1, 2> ID="4">Whole fish, or gutted fish with head> ID="5">1 959"> ID="1">17. Ray's bream (Brama spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">1 495"> ID="1">18. Monkfish (Lophius spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">2, 3> ID="4">Whole, or gutted with head> ID="5">2 201"> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">2, 3> ID="4">Without head> ID="5">4 525"> ID="1">19. Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon> ID="2">A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Simply boiled in water> ID="5">1 684"> ID="1">20. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)> ID="2">-> ID="3">1> ID="4">Whole> ID="5">1 467"> ID="1">21. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)> ID="2">E, A> ID="3">1, 2> ID="4">Whole> ID="5">4 259"> ID="2">E, A> ID="3">2> ID="4">Tails> ID="5">6 200"> ID="1">22. Dab (Limanda limanda)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">752"> ID="1">23. Flounder (Platichthys flesus)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">450"> ID="1">24. Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1 1> ID="4">Whole fish Gutted fish with head> ID="5">1 800 2 100"> ID="1">25. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">1, 2> ID="4">Whole fish> ID="5">1 300"> ID="1">26. Sole (Soles spp.)> ID="2">Extra, A> ID="3">2, 3> ID="4">Gutted fish with head> ID="5">5 000""

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(1) The freshneess categories, sizes and presentation are defined to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92.