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REGULATION (EEC)No3373/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23December 1975
fixingforthe1976fishingyearreferencepricesforfisheryproducts
purpose,andotherwisethelowerofthoselimits,
shouldbeusedindeterminingreferenceprices;
Whereasthereferencepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70mustbe
derivedfromtheguidepricesthereforandfixedby
referencetothepricelevelatwhichintervention
measuresinrespectoftheseproductsbecomeappli­
cable;whereasthereferencepricesfortheseproducts
shouldthereforebefixedat85%oftheguideprices
fixedforthe1976fishingyearbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3304/75(4)of16December1975;
Whereas,fortheproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)to
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70,referencepricesare
determinedonthebasisofthereferencepriceforthe
freshproduct;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunityimport
marketforfrozenproductsasspecifiedinAnnexIV
(B)toRegulation (EEC)No2142/70maymakeit
necessarytotakemeasurestoprotectCommunity
producers ,particularlyasfrozenproductsmaybeused
inplaceoffreshproducts;whereasthereferenceprice
fortheseproductsshouldthereforebehigherthan
thoseforfreshproducts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(')of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1182/75(2),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle18(6)
thereof;
WhereasArticle18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70providesinteraliaforthefixingeachyearof
referencepricesvalidintheCommunity forthe
productslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C),IIandIV(B)
tothatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle18(2)oftheRegulationaforesaid
providesthatfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)
and(C)theretosuchpriceistobeequaltonotless
than60%andnotmorethan90%oftheguide
price;
Whereastheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts
listedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70havebeenfixedforthe1976fishingyearby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3305/75(-')of16
December 1975;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereferencepricesapplicableuntil31December
1976fortheproductslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C)
andIIandforfrozenproductsasspecifiedinAnnex
IV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No2142/70shallbeas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .Whereasitisessentialtofixreferencepricesifappro­
priatemeasuresaretobeappliedtoprotectCommu­
nityproduction ;whereastheimplementation ofsuch
measuresiscloselylinkedwiththosetakenwithinthe
Communitytostabilizemarkets,inparticularbythe
applicationofthesystemofwithdrawalprices,thatis
pricesbelowwhichproducers'organizations willnot
putupforsaletheproduceoftheirmembers;
whereasthereferencepricemustbefixedbyapplying
totheguidepriceapercentagelyingwithinthelimits
usedinapplyingthewithdrawalprice;whereasthis
percentagemustbebasedinparticularonthesupply
anddemandsituationonthemarket;
Whereasforthesereasonsthewithdrawalprices,to
theextentthattheseliewithinthelimitssetforthisArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.(')O)No1.2?6,27.10.|97(),p.y
(-)OJNoI.118,N.v1975,p.I.
(')OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.5. C)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
(u.a./metricton)
1.Herrings 164
2.Sardines :
(a)Atlantic
(b)Mediterranean318
198
3.Redfish 387
4.Cod 355
5.Saithe 220
6.Haddock 255
7.Whiting 256
8.Mackerel 160
9.Anchovies 312
10.Plaice 342
11.Hake(Merlucciussp.p.) 714
12.ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p. 678
II.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
(u.a./metricton)
1.Sardines 268
2.SeabeamofthespeciesDentexdentexandPagellus
3.Squid(Loligosp.p.Ommastrephes sagittatus,Todarodessagittatus,Illex
coindetti)588
1169
4.CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,Rossiamacrosoma,Sepiola
rondeleti 740
5.Octopus 578

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III.ReferencepricesforfrozenproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70
Products PresentationReferenceprices
(u.a./metricton)
1.Cod whole 385
fillets 996
2.Saithe whole 250\ fillets 548
3.Haddock whole 285
fillets 767
4.Redfish r whole 417
(Sebastesmarinus) fillets 1016
5.Mackerel whole 190
fillets 388
6.Hake whole 350
(Merlucciussp.p.) fillets 625