9.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL315/1
I
(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2715/77
of5December 1977
i
theguidepricesforthefisheryproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)to
Regulation (EEC)No100/76forthe1978fishingyearfixing
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
«Whereastheapplicationofthecriteriaaforesaid
definedinArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No100/76
involvesforthe1978fishingyearforsomeproducts
anincreaseinpricesbycomparisonwiththosevalid
forthecurrentfishingyear;whereastheguideprice
forplaiceshouldbeincreasedfrom1April1978;
whereasintheabsenceofcompleteinformation
concerningpricetrendsforeachfisheryproductwith
givencommercialspecificationsconsiderationshould
begiventotherelationshipbetweentheaverage
weightedmarketpricesrecordedwhentheguide
priceswerefixedforthepreviousfishingyearfor
theseproducts,andtheaverageweightedmarket
pricesnowcurrent,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)T46
100/76of19January1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfisheryproductsQ),asamende^
byRegulation (EEC)No2429/76(2),andinparticular
Article9(4)thereof, t
i
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
r
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No100/^6
providesthataguidepriceshallbefixedforeachof
theproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)tothat
Regulationatalevelwhichwillhelptostabilize
marketpriceswithoutleadingtotheinformationof
structuralsurpluswithintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle9(2)ofthesaidRegulationprovides
thattheguideprice-shallbefixedforaproductwith
givencommercialspecifications ;whereasdevelop­
mentsasregardsthelandmgstructureleadtoaredefi­
nitionofthecommercialspecifications forcertainof
theseproducts;
'*
Whereastheguidepricefeythesaidproductswere
fixedforthe11977fishingyearbyRegulation(EEC)
No3120/76(3);Article1
Theguidepricesapplicableuntil31December1978
forproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegula­
tion(EEC)No100/76andtheproductstowhichthey
relatearefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1977.
$FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET
(!)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)OJNoL353,23.12.1976,p.1.

9.12.77 NoL315/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
Commercialspecifications (l)
SpeciesGuideprice
(u.a./tonne)Freshness
categorySize Presentation
Extra,A 1.Herrings
2.Sardines'Clupeapilchardus
Walbaum':
(a)Atlantic
(b)Mediterranean
3.Redfish(Sebastesmarinus)
4.CodExtra
Extra
A
Awholefish
wholefish
wholefish
wholefish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
guttedfish
wholefishwithhead
withhead
withhead
withhead
withhead
withhead
withhead
withhead1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
1259
440
300
512
606
345
453
479
221
441
569
603
1306
10115.Saithe
6.Haddock
7.Whiting
8.Mackerel
9.Anchovies
10.Plaiceor
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
Extra
or
A
Extra
A
or
A
A
Afrom1.1.1978
to31.3.1978wholefish
wholefish
guttedfishwithhead
guttedfishwithhead
guttedfishwithhead
simplyboiledinwaterfrom1.4.1978
to31.12.1978
11.Hake
12.Shrimpsof
Crangonsp.p.thegenus
(')Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentationaredefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76