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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2953/77
of23December 1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1109/71ondetailedrulesfordeterminingthe
entrypriceforcertainfisheryproducts
WhereasthesituationontheCommunityimport
marketsnecessitatesanadjustmentofthedifferent
formsofpresentationoftheproductslistedinAnnex
IVBtoRegulation (EEC)No100/76inordertomake
thesystemfordeterminingentrypricesmoreeffi­
cient;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
100/76of19January1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfisheryproducts('),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/76(2),andinparticular
Article19(6)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1109/71
of28May1971ondetailedrulesfordeterminingthe
entrypriceforcertainfisheryproducts(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3124/76(4),fixed
thequalityconversionfactorsforthecalculationof
entrypricesandthedifferentformsofpresentation ;
Whereastheconversionfactorsforcertainproducts
nolongerreflecttheexactrelationshipbetweenthe
entrypricesforthevariouscategoriesoffreshness,
sizesandpresentations offishandtherelevantrefer­
enceprices;whereastheyshouldthereforebebrought
uptodate;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexesIandlatoRegulation(EEC)No1109/71are
herebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIIhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)OJNoL117,29.5.1971,p.18.
(4)OJNoL353,23.12.1976,p.7.

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ANNEXI
ProductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76
SpeciesCommercialcharacteristics (')Conversion
factorFreshnesscategory Si2e Presentation
Herrings Allcategories 1 Wholefish 10000
Allcategories 2 Wholefish 1-0625
Allcategories 3 Wholefish 1-7000
Sardines :
(a)fromtheAtlantic Extra,A 2 Wholefish 10000
Extra 3 Wholefish 1-3086
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishj1-5437
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefishj2-4275
(b)fromthe
Mediterranean Extra,A 2 Wholefish 1-0000
Extra 3 Wholefish 1-2123
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishj1-4183
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefishj1-8870
Redfish(Sebastesmarinus)Allcategories Allsizes Wholefish 10000
Cod Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 10000
Extra,A
Extra,A1,2,3
4Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj1-2762
B 1,2,3 Wholefish 1-3814
Extra,A
B
Extra,A5
4
4Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj1-5056
B
B5
4Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj2-0722
Allcategories 5 Wholefish 2-7724

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SpeciesCommercialcharacteristics (')Conversion
factorFreshnesscategory Size Presentation
Saithe Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 1-0000
Allcategories
Extra,A1,2,3
4Wholefish
GuttedfishwithheadI1-1981
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 1-6316
Allcategories 4 Wholefish 2-2545
Haddock Extra,A
Allcategories1,2
1,2,3Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj1-0000
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithhead 1-1417
B
Extra,A
B4
3,4
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish
Wholefishj1-6022
B 4 Wholefish 20000
Whiting Allcategories
Extra,A
Extra,A1,2
3
1,2Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj10000
B
Extra,A3
3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish j1-1084
Extra,A
B
Extra,A4
1,2,3
4Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish
Wholefishj1-3081
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 1-8039
B 4 Wholefish 2-4000
Mackerel Extra,A
Extra
B1,2
3
1Wholefish
Wholefish
Wholefishj10000
B
A2
3Wholefish
Wholefish j1-1348
B 3 Wholefish 1-2214
Allcategories 4 Wholefish 2-1333

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SpeciesCommercialcharacteristics (l)Conversion
factorFreshnesscategory Size Presentation
Anchovies Extra,A 2 Wholefish 10000
Extra
A1,3
1Wholefish
Wholefish I1-2176
B
A1
3Wholefish
Wholefish j1-4178
B 2,3 Wholefish 1-8876
Plaice Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 1-0000
Extra,A '4 Guttedfishwithhead 1-1584
B
Allcategories4
AllsizesGuttedfishwithhead
Wholefish j1-3564
Hake Allcategories 1,2 Guttedfishwithhead 1-0000
Allcategories 3 Guttedfishwithhead 1-1196
Allcategories 4 Guttedfishwithhead 1-4167
Shrimpsofthegenus
Crangonspp A,B 1 Simplyboiledinwater 10000
A,B, 2 Simplyboiledinwater 3-2473
(*)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentations arethosedefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.

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ANNEXII
ProductslistedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76
Species PresentationConversion
factor
1.Redfish
(Sebastesmarinus)Wholefish:
—Withorwithouthead 100
—Other 0-65
Fillets:
—Withbones('Standard') 100
—Boneless 0-85
2.Cod Wholefish:
—Withorwithouthead 100
—Other 0-65
Fillets:
—Industrialblocks,withbones('Standard') 1-00
—Industrialblocks,boneless 0-87
—Individualfillets,withskin 0-95
—Individualfillets,skinless 0-85
3.Saithe Wholefish:
—Withorwithouthead 100
—Other 0-65
Fillets:
—Withbones('Standard') 100
—Boneless 0-87
4.Haddock Wholefish:
—Withorwithouthead 100
—Other 0-65
Fillets:
—Industrialblocks,withbones('Standard') 1-00
—Industrialblocks,boneless 0-67
—Individualfillets,withskin 0-95
—Individualfillets,skinless 0-67
5.Hake Wholefish:
—Withorwithouthead 1-00
—Other 0-65
Fillets:
—Withbones('Standard') 100
—Boneless 0-87
6.Mackerel Wholefish:
—Withhead 1-00
—Headless 0-95
—Sides(productcutinthelongitudinalplanand
presentedas'butterflies') 0-55
Fillets 1-00