29.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL361/61
REGULATION (EEC)No3560/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1973
fixingreferencepricesforfisheryproductsfor1974
Whereasthereferencepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2142/70mustbe
derivedfromtheguidepricesthereforandfixedby
referencetothepricelevelatwhichintervention
measuresinrespectoftheseproductsbecomeappli­
cable;whereasthereferencepricesfortheseproducts
shouldthereforebefixedat85%oftheguideprices
fixedforthe1974fishingyearbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3398/73(4)of11December 1973;
Whereas,fortheproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)to
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70,referencepricesare
determinedonthebasisofthereferencepriceforthe
freshproduct;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunityimport
marketforfrozenmackerelasmentionedinAnnexIV
(B)toRegulation(EEC)No2142/70,andinparticular
thefactthatfrozenmackerelmaybeusedinplaceof
freshmackerelmaymakeitnecessarytotake
measurestoprotectCommunityproducers ;whereas
thereferencepriceforthatproductshouldtherefore
bethesameasthatforfreshmackerel .
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(')of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3159/73(2),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle18(6)
thereof;
WhereasArticle18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70provides,interalia,forthefixingeachyear
ofreferencepricesvalidintheCommunityforthe
productslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C),IIandIV(B)
tothatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle18(2)oftheRegulationaforesaid
providesthatfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)or
(C)theretosuchprizeistobeequaltonotlessthan
60%andnotmorethan90%oftheguideprice;
Whereastheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts
listedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation(EEC)No
2142/70werefixedforthe1974fishingyearby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3395/73(3)of11
December 1973;
Whereasitisessentialtofixreferencepricesifappro­
priatemeasuresaretobeappliedtoprotectCommu­
nityproduction ;whereastheimplementation ofsuch
measuresiscloselylinkedwiththosetakenwithinthe
Communitytostabilizemarkets,inparticularbythe
applicationofthesystemofwithdrawalprices,thatis
pricesbelowwhichproducers'organizations willnot
putupforsaletheproduceoftheirmembers;
whereasthereferencepricemustbefixedbyapplying
totheguidepriceapercentagelyingwithinthelimits
usedinapplyingthewithdrawalprice;whereasthis
percentagemustbebasedinparticularonthesupply
anddemandsituationonthemarket;
Whereasforthesereasons,thewithdrawalprices,to
theextentthattheseliewithinthelimitssetforthis
purpose,andotherwisethelowerofthoselimits,
shouldbeusedindeterminingreferenceprices;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articic1
Thereferencepricesapplicableuntil31December
1974fortheproductslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C)
andIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70,andfor
frozenmackerelasmentionedinAnnexIV(B)tothat
Regulation,shallbeasshownintheAnnextothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.(')OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(2)OJNoL322,23.11.1973,p.4.
(3)OJNoL349,19.12.1973,p.1. (4)OJNoL349,19.12.1973,p.5.

NoL361/62 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.73
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
/

29.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL361/63
ANNEX
I.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
(u.a./100kg)
1.Herrings 142
2.Sardines
(a)Atlantic 288
(b)Mediterranean 163
3.Redfish 294
4.Cod 256
5.Saithe 156
6.Haddock 165
7.Whiting189
8.Mackerel 145
9.Anchovies 269
10.Plaice 226
11.ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p. 488
II.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
(u.a./100kg)
1.Sardines 187
2.SeabreamofthespeciesDentexdentexandPagellus 534
3.Squid(Loligosp.p.,Ommastrephes sagittatus,Todarodessagit­
tatus,Illexcoindetti) 963
4.CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,Rossiamacrosoma,
Sepiolarondeleti 558
5.Octopus 404
III.ReferencepriceforfrozenmackerellistedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
(u.a./100kg)
Mackerel145