23.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL353/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3127/76
of16December 1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3559/73layingdowndetailedrulesforgranting
financialcompensation andindemnities ,fixingthewithdrawalpriceanddeter­
miningthebuying-inpriceforcertainfisheryproducts
mining,inthefisherysector,thelandingareassitu­
atedataconsiderable distancefromthemaincentres
ofconsumption intheCommunity ;
Whereasitisprovidedinthesecondsubparagraphof
Article11(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No100/76that,in
ordertoensurethatproducersinlandingareaswhich
areverydistantfromthemaincentresofconsump­
tionintheCommunityhaveaccesstomarketsunder
satisfactoryconditions,thewithdrawalpricesmaybe
multipliedbyconversionfactorsforthoseareas;
whereasthesefactorsaretobedeterminedinsucha
waythatthedifferencesbetweenthepricesthus
convertedcorrespondtothepricedisparitiestobe
expectedinthecaseofnormalproductiononthe
basisofthenaturalconditionsofpriceformationon
themarket;whereasitisnecessarytore-determine
theareaforhake;
Whereasexaminationofthetrendofthemarketprice
formackerelandhakeinthoseareasandthereforethe
priceformationtobeexpectedcallforthere-fixingof
thecorresponding conversionfactors;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
100/76of19January1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfisheryproducts('),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/76(2),andinparticular
Article11(5)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3559/73
of21December 1973(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3371/75(4),laiddowndetailedrulesfor
grantingfinancialcompensation andindemnitiesand
forfixingthewithdrawalprices;
Whereasapplicationofthewithdrawalarrangements
isto'contributetowardsstabilizingthemarket
without,however,provokingstructuralsurplusesin
theCommunity ;whereas,therefore,appropriate
supporttoallmarketsmustbepromoted,bearingin
mindthedifferencesbetweenthecommercialspecifi­
cationsofthevariousproductslandedasbetween
variousmarkets;whereasthewithdrawalpricesmust
furthermorebesofixedthattheresultsoftheendea­
voursoftheproducers'organizations intheMember
Statestostabilizepriceswillnotbejeopardized,tothe
extentthattheycontributetotheattainmentof
Communityobjectives ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No3559/73fixedthe
conversionfactorsreflectingtheaveragepricediffer­
encebetweenaproductwithspecificcommercial
specificationsandproductsofthequalityimmediately
belowthatoftheproducttakenintoconsideration ;
whereaspricetrendsontheCommunitymarkets
requireanamendmenttotheconversionfactorfor
shrimpsofsizeV;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No108/76of19
January 1976(3)laiddowngeneralrulesfordeter­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexesIandIIItoRegulation (EEC)No3559/73
areherebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIItothisRegu­
lation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)OJNoL361,29.12.1973,p.53.
(«)OJNoL333,30.12.1975,p.24.
HOJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.45.

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ANNEXI
ProductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76
SpeciesCommercialspecifications(')Conversion
Freshnesscategory Size Presentationfactor
Herrings Allcategories1 Wholefish 0-85
Allcategories 2 Wholefish 0-80
Allcategories 3 Wholefish 0-50
Sardines :
(a)fromtheAtlantic Extra,A 2 Wholefish 0-85
Extra 3 Wholefish 0-65
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishi055
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefish (0-35
(b)fromthe
Mediterranean Extra,A 2 Wholefish 0-85
Extra 3 Wholefish 0-70
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishi0-60
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefishi0-45
Redfish(Sebastesmarinus)Allcategories Allsizes Wholefish 0-90
Cod Allcategories
Extra,A1,2,3
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishi0-83
Extra,A
B4
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishi0-60
Extra,A
B
Extra,A5
4
4Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish)0-55
B
B5
4Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishi0-40
Allcategories 5 Wholefish 0-30
Saithe Allcategories
Extra,A1,2,3
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishf0-90

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SpeciesCommercialspecifications(')Conversion
Freshnesscategory Size Presentationfactor
Saithe
(cont'd)Extra,A
B4
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish J0-75
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 0-55
Allcategories 4 Wholefish 0-40
Haddock Extra,A
Allcategories1,2
1,2,3Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj0-80
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithhead 0-70
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead\
Extra,A 3,4 Wholefish i0-50
B 1,2,3 Wholefish
B 4 Wholefish 0-40
Whiting Allcategories 1,2 Guttedfishwithhead)
Extra,A 3 Guttedfishwithhead >0-72
Extra,A 1,2 Wholefish )
B
Extra,A3
3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish I0-65
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithheadx
B 1,2,3 Wholefish !0-55
Extra,A 4 Wholefish >
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 0-40
B 4 Wholefish 0-30
Mackerel Extra 1,2,3 Wholefish\/
A 1,2,3Wholefishinoriginalboxes(0-85
•A 1,2 Wholefish (
B 1 Wholefish )
B
A2
3Wholefish
WholefishI0-75
B
A3
4Wholefish
Wholefishinoriginalboxesj0-70
Allcategories 4 Wholefish 0-40
Anchovies Extra,A 2 Wholefish 0-85
Extra
A1,3
1Wholefish
Wholefish j0-70

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SpeciesCommercialspecifications(')Conversion
Freshnesscategory Size Presentationfactor
Anchovies
(cont'd)B
A1
3Wholefish
Wholefish j0-60
B 2,3 Wholefish 0-45
Plaice Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 0-80
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithhead 0-69
B
Allcategories4
AllsizesGuttedfishwithhead
Wholefish j0-59
Hake Allcategories 1,2 Guttedfishwithhead 0-85
Allcategories 3 Guttedfishwithhead 0-76
Allcategories 4 Guttedfishwithhead 0-60
Shrimpsofthegenus
Crangonsp.p. A,B 1 Simplyboiledinwater. 0-65
A,B 2 Simplyboiledinwater 0-20
(l)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentationsarethosedefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.

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ANNEXII
Species LandingareasConversion
factor
Herring 1.AllcoastalareasofandislandsoffGreatBritain,northofa
linefromFleetwood(westcoastofEngland)toHartlepool
(eastcoastofEngland);withtheexceptionoftheIsleofMan0-80
2.CoastalareasandislandsnorthofalinefromLoopHeadto
WicklowHeadinIreland 0-93
Mackerel 3.CoastalareasofandislandsoffIreland,NorthernIrelandand
thecountiesofCornwallandDevoninEngland 0-80
4.Western,northernandnorth-eastern coastalareasofScotland
toAberdeenandtheislandstothewestandnorthofthese
areas 0-55
Whiting 5.CoastalareasofIrelandandNorthernIreland,thecoastalarea
ofGreatBritainfromWhitehaveninEnglandtoWickin
north-eastern Scotlandandtheislandstothewestandnorth
oftheseareas;withtheexceptionoftheIsleofMan 0-85
Sardines
(Atlantic)6.CoastalareasofandislandsoffthecountiesofCornwalland
DevoninEngland 0-44
Hake 7.AllcoastalareasofScotlandandNorthernIreland 0-70