EN Official Journal of the European Union L 347/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2176/2005

of 23 December 2005

fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2006 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of the product by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price.

(2) The withdrawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community. The guide prices for the 2006 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No …/… (2).

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The conversion factors used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Article 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the 2006 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2006 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.

Article 3

The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2006 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the products to which those prices relate are set out in Annex III.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005. For the Commission Joe BORG Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

ANNEX I Conversion factors for the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 Species Size (1) Conversion factors Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) Extra, A (1) Herring of the species Clupea harengus 1 0,00 0,47 2 0,00 0,72 3 0,00 0,68 4a 0,00 0,43 4b 0,00 0,43 4c 0,00 0,90 5 0,00 0,80 6 0,00 0,40 7a 0,00 0,40 7b 0,00 0,36 8 0,00 0,30 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus 1 0,00 0,51 2 0,00 0,64 3 0,00 0,72 4 0,00 0,47 Dogfish Squalus acanthias 1 0,60 0,60 2 0,51 0,51 3 0,28 0,28 Dogfish Scyliorhinus spp. 1 0,64 0,60 2 0,64 0,56 3 0,44 0,36 Redfish Sebastes spp. 1 0,00 0,81 2 0,00 0,81 3 0,00 0,68 Cod of the species Gadus morhua 1 0,72 0,52 2 0,72 0,52 3 0,68 0,40 4 0,54 0,30 5 0,38 0,22 Coalfish Pollachius virens 1 0,72 0,56 2 0,72 0,56 3 0,71 0,55 4 0,61 0,30 Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus 1 0,72 0,56 2 0,72 0,56 3 0,62 0,43 4 0,52 0,36 Whiting Merlangius merlangus 1 0,66 0,50 2 0,64 0,48 3 0,60 0,44 4 0,41 0,30 Ling Molva spp. 1 0,68 0,56 2 0,66 0,54 3 0,60 0,48 Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus 1 0,00 0,72 2 0,00 0,71 3 0,00 0,69

Species Size (2) Conversion factors Gutted fish, with head (2) Whole fish (2) Extra, A (2) Extra, A (2) Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus 1 0,00 0,77 2 0,00 0,77 3 0,00 0,63 4 0,00 0,47 Anchovies Engraulis spp. 1 0,00 0,68 2 0,00 0,72 3 0,00 0,60 4 0,00 0,25 Plaice Pleuronectes platessa 1 0,75 0,41 2 0,75 0,41 3 0,72 0,41 4 0,52 0,34 Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius 1 0,90 0,71 2 0,68 0,53 3 0,68 0,52 4 0,56 0,43 5 0,52 0,41 Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. 1 0,68 0,64 2 0,60 0,56 3 0,54 0,49 4 0,34 0,29 Dab Limanda limanda 1 0,71 0,58 2 0,54 0,42 Flounder Platichthys flesus 1 0,66 0,58 2 0,50 0,42 Albacore or long finned tuna Thunnus alalunga 1 0,90 0,81 2 0,90 0,77 Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) 1 0,00 0,64 2 0,00 0,64 3 0,00 0,40

Species Size (3) Conversion factors Whole fish Gutted fish, with head (3) Fish without head (3) Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Monkfish Lophius spp. 1 0,61 0,77 2 0,78 0,72 3 0,78 0,68 4 0,65 0,60 5 0,36 0,43 All presentations Extra, A (3) Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon 1 0,59 2 0,27 Cooked in water Fresh or chilled Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis 1 0,77 0,68 2 0,27 — Whole (3) Edible crabs Cancer pagurus 1 0,72 2 0,54 Whole (3) Tails (3) E' (3) Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus 1 0,86 0,86 0,81 2 0,86 0,59 0,68 3 0,77 0,59 0,50 4 0,50 0,41 0,41 Gutted fish, with head (3) Whole fish (3) Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Sole (Solea spp.) 1 0,75 0,58 2 0,75 0,58 3 0,71 0,54 4 0,58 0,42 5 0,50 0,33 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. (2) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. (3) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

ANNEX II Withdrawal and selling prices in the Community of the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 Species Size (1) Withdrawal price (EUR/tonne) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) Extra, A (1) Herring of the species Clupea harengus 1 0 125 2 0 191 3 0 180 4a 0 114 4b 0 114 4c 0 239 5 0 212 6 0 106 7a 0 106 7b 0 95 8 0 80 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus 1 0 292 2 0 366 3 0 412 4 0 269 Dogfish Squalus acanthias 1 647 647 2 550 550 3 302 302 Dogfish Scyliorhinus spp. 1 488 458 2 488 427 3 336 275 Redfish Sebastes spp. 1 0 920 2 0 920 3 0 772 Cod of the species Gadus morhua 1 1 180 852 2 1 180 852 3 1 115 656 4 885 492 5 623 361 Coalfish Pollachius virens 1 538 418 2 538 418 3 530 411 4 456 224 Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus 1 719 559 2 719 559 3 619 429 4 519 359

Species Size (2) Withdrawal price (EUR/tonne) Gutted fish, with head (2) Whole fish (2) Extra, A (2) Extra, A (2) Whiting Merlangius merlangus 1 618 469 2 600 450 3 562 412 4 384 281 Ling Molva spp. 1 813 670 2 789 646 3 718 574 Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus 1 0 233 2 0 229 3 0 223 Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus 1 0 226 2 0 226 3 0 185 4 0 138 Anchovies Engraulis spp. 1 0 889 2 0 942 3 0 785 4 0 327 Plaice Pleuronectes platessa — 1 January to 30 April 2006 1 806 440 2 806 440 3 773 440 4 558 365 — 1 May to 31 December 2006 1 1 113 608 2 1 113 608 3 1 068 608 4 772 505 Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius 1 3 308 2 609 2 2 499 1 948 3 2 499 1 911 4 2 058 1 580 5 1 911 1 507 Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. 1 1 694 1 594 2 1 495 1 395 3 1 345 1 221 4 847 722 Dab Limanda limanda 1 626 511 2 476 370

Species Size (3) Withdrawal price (EUR/tonne) Gutted fish, with head (3) Whole fish (3) Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Flounder Platichtys flesus 1 343 301 2 260 218 Albacore or long-finned tuna Thunnus alalunga 1 2 229 1 798 2 2 229 1 709 Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma 1 0 1 037 2 0 1 037 3 0 648 Whole fish Gutted fish, with head (3) Fish without head (3) Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Monkfish Lophius spp. 1 1 749 4 565 2 2 236 4 268 3 2 236 4 031 4 1 864 3 557 5 1 032 2 549 All presentations Extra, A (3) Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon 1 1 432 2 655 Cooked in water Fresh or chilled Extra, A (3) Extra, A (3) Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis 1 4 911 1 087 2 1 722 —

Species Size (4) Selling prices (EUR/tonne) Whole (4) Edible crabs Cancer pagurus 1 1 246 2 935 Whole (4) Tails (4) E' (4) Extra, A (4) Extra, A (4) Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus 1 4 590 4 590 3 432 2 4 590 3 149 2 881 3 4 109 3 149 2 119 4 2 669 2 188 1 737 Gutted fish, with head (4) Whole fish (4) Extra, A (4) Extra, A (4) Sole Solea spp. 1 5 009 3 874 2 5 009 3 874 3 4 742 3 607 4 3 874 2 805 5 3 340 2 204 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. (2) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. (3) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. (4) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.