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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2956/77
of23December 1977
fixing,forthe1978fishingyear,withdrawalpricesforthefisheryproductslisted
inAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76andforcertainproducts
landedinareasverydistantfromthemainareasofconsumption inthe
Community
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
100/76of19January1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfisheryproducts('),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/76(2),andinparticular
Article11(5)thereof,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle11(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No100/76providesthatthewith­
drawalpriceforeachoftheproductslistedinAnnexI
(A)and(C)tothatRegulationshallbefixedby
applyingtoanamountequaltoatleast60%butnot
morethan90%oftheguidepricetheconversion
factorforthecategoryimmediately belowthat
selectedforfixingtheguideprice;
Whereasguidepricesforalltherelevantproducts
havebeenfixedforthe1978fishingyearbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2715/77of5December
1977(3);
Whereasrulesforcalculatingwithdrawalprices,in
particularthepercentageoftheguidepricetobeused,
thecoefficientsforvaryingthemaccordingto
commercialcharacteristics ,andthesupplementary
coefficientsapplicableindistantlandingareas,were
laiddownbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3559/73of21December1973(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2955/77(5);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thewithdrawalpricesasreferredtointhefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle11(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
100/76applicablefor1978,andtheproductstowhich
thosepricesrelate,shallbeasshowninAnnexI
hereto.
Article2
Thewithdrawalpricesasreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle11(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
100/76applicablefor1978inlandingareaswhichare
verydistantfromthemaincentresofconsumptionin
theCommunity ,andtheproductstowhichthose
pricesrelate,shallbeasshowninAnnexIIhereto.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(!)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)OJNoL315,9.12.1977,p.1.(4)OJNoL361,29.12.1973,p.53.
(5)Seepage29ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ANNEXI
ProductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76
Commercialcharacteristics (') Withdrawal
price
(u.a./tonne)Species
Freshnesscategory Size Presentation
Herrings Allcategories1 Wholefish 187
Allcategories 2 Wholefish 176
Allcategories 3 Wholefish 110
Sardines :
(a)fromtheAtlantic Extra,A 2 Wholefish 318
Extra 3 Wholefish 243
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishj206
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefishj131
(b)fromthe
Mediterranean Extra,A 2 Wholefish 217
Extra 3 Wholefish 179
Extra
A1,4
3Wholefish
Wholefishj153
A
B1,4
AllsizesWholefish
Wholefishj115
Redfish(Sebastesmarinus)Allcategories Allsizes Wholefish 415
Cod. Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 402
Extra,A
Extra,A1,2,3
4Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj315
B 1,2,3 Wholefish 291
Extra,A
B
Extra,A5
4
4Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj267
B
B5
4Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj194
Allcategories 5 Wholefish 145

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SpeciesCommercialcharacteristics (') Withdrawal
price
(u.a./tonne) Freshnesscategory Size Presentation
Saithe Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead 248
Allcategories
Extra,A1,2,3
4Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj207
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 152
Allcategories 4 Wholefish no
Haddock Extra,A
Allcategories1,2
1,2,3Wholefish
Guttedfishwithheadj290
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithhead 254
B
Extra,A
B4
3,4
1,2,3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish
Wholefishj181
B 4 Wholefish 145
Whiting Allcategories
Extra,A
Extra,A1,2
3
1,2Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj276
B
Extra,A3
3Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefishj249
Extra,A
B
Extra,A4
1,2,3
4Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish
Wholefishj211
B 4 Guttedfishwithhead 153
B 4 Wholefish 115
Mackerel Extra,A
Extra
B1,2
3
1Wholefish
Wholefish
Wholefishj160
B
A2
3Wholefish
Wholefishj141
B 3 Wholefish 131
Allcategories 4 Wholefish 75

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SpeciesCommercialcharacteristics (') Withdrawal
price
(u.a./tonne) Freshnesscategory Size Presentation
Anchovies Extra,A 2 Wholefish 319
Extra
A1,3
1Wholefish
Wholefishj262
B
A1
3Wholefish
Wholefishj225
B 2,3 Wholefish 169
Plaice Allcategories 1,2,3 Guttedfishwithhead1.1.to31.3.1978
373
1.4.to31.12.1978
396
Extra,A 4 Guttedfishwithhead1.1.to31.3.1978
322
1.4.to31.12.1978
341
B
Allcategories4
AllsizesGuttedfishwithhead
Wholefish1.1.to31.3.1978
275
1.4.to31.12.1978
292
Hake Allcategories 1,2 Guttedfishwithhead 833
Allcategories 3 Guttedfishwithhead 744
Allcategories 4 Guttedfishwithhead 588
Shrimpsofthegenus
Crangonspp A,B 1 Simplyboiledinwater 591
A,B 2 Simplyboiledinwater 182
P)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentations arethosedefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.

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ANNEXII
Species LandingareasCommercialspecifications (*) Withdrawal
price
(u.a./tonne)Freshnesscategory Size Presentation
Mackerel 1.CoastalareasofandislandsoffIreland Extra,A
Extra
B1,2
3
1jWholefish98
B
A2
3jWholefish86
B 3Wholefish 80
Allcategories 4Wholefish 46
2.CoastalareasofandislandsoffNorthern
IrelandandthecountiesofCornwalland
DevonintheUnitedKingdomExtra,A
B1,2,3
1jWholefish128
B
A2
3jWholefish113
B
An3
N4jWholefish105
Allcategories 4Wholefish 60
3.Coastalareasofthewest,northandnorth-east,
asfarasAberdeeninScotland,andtheislands
tothewestandnorthoftheseareasExtra,A
B1,2,3
1JWholefish106
B
A2
3jWholefish93
B
A3
4jWholefish86
Allcategories 4Wholefish 50
Sardines
fromthe
Atlantic4.Coastalareasofandislandsoffthe,countiesof
CornwallandDevonintheUnitedKingdomExtra,A2Wholefish 140
Extra 3Wholefish 107
Extra
A1,4
3jWholefish91
A
B1,4
AllsizesjWholefish58
Whiting 5.CoastalareasofandislandsoffIreland Allcategories
Extra,A
Extra,A1,2
3
1,2Guttedfish
withhead
Guttedfish
withhead
Wholefishj235
B
Extra,A3
3Guttedfish
withhead
Wholefishj212

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Species LandingareasCommercialspecifications(') Withdrawal
price
(u.a./tonne) Freshnesscategory Size Presentation
Whiting
(cont'd)Extra,A
B
Extra,A4
1,2,3
4Guttedfish
withhead
Wholefish
Wholefishj179
B 4Guttedfish
withhead130
B 4Wholefish 98
(')Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentations arethosedefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No100/76.