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REGULATION (EEC)No3323/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20December 1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3559/73asregardsthelandingareasverydistant
fromthemaincentresofconsumption intheCommunityandtheconversion
factorstobeappliedinthoseareas
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(')of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2682/74(2),andin
particularArticle10(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No135/73(3)of
15January1973laiddowngeneralrulesfordeter­
miningthelandingareaswhichareverydistantfrom
themaincentresofconsumption intheCommunity ;
Whereasthelandingareasverydistantfromthemain
centresofconsumption intheCommunityandthe
relevantconversionfactorswerespecifiedinCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No3559/73(4)of21December
1973layingdowndetailedrulesforgrantingfinancial
compensation andindemnities ,fixingthewithdrawal
priceanddeterminingthebuying-inpriceforcertain
fisheryproducts;
Whereastheareasandconversionfactorsasspecified
intheabovementioned Regulationnolongeralto­
gethercorrespondtothesituationasithasdeveloped
overthepastfishingyear;whereasthestructuralsitua­
tionoftheareabetweenBerwick-upon-Tweed andthe
portofHartlepoolontheeastcoastoftheUnited
Kingdomissuchthatnormaldisposaloftheherring
catchislikelytobeimpeded;whereasareaNo1for
herringasdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No3559/73
shouldthereforebeextended ;Whereasforthesamereasontheareadefinedfor
mackerelshouldbeextendedtoincludethewescern,
northernandnorth-eastern coastalareasofScotlandas
farasAberdeenandtheislandstothewestandnorth
oftheseareas;
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle10(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70providesthat,inorder
toensurethatproducersinlandingareasverydistant
fromthemaincentresofconsumption intheCommu­
nityhaveaccesstomarketsundersatisfactorycondi­
tions,theCommunitywithdrawalpricesmaybemulti­
pliedbyconversionfactorsfortheseareas;whereas
theseconversionfactorsaretobedetermined insuch
awaythatthedifferencesbetweenthepricesthus
adjustedcorrespondtothepricedifferencestobe
expectedintheeventofnormalproductioninnatural
conditionsofpriceformationonthemarket;
Whereas,inviewofthewayherringandsardine
pricesintheseareashavedevelopedandmaybe
expectedtodevelop,thecorresponding conversion
factorsshouldbeadjusted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No3559/73is
replacedbythefollowing :
(')OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(:)OJNoL288,25.10.1974,p.3.
(-')OJNoL18,23.1.1973,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,29.12.1973,p.53.

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ANNEXIII
Species LandingareasConversion
factors
Herring 1.AllcoastalareasofandislandsoffIreland,Northern
IrelandandGreatBritainnorthofalinefromLoop
Head(westcoastofIreland)throughWicklowHead
(eastcoastofIreland)andFleetwood (westcoastof
England)toHartlepool (eastcoastofEngland);with
theexceptionoftheIsleofMan. 0-800
2.CoastalareasandislandssouthofalinefromLoop
HeadtoWicklowHeadinIreland. 0-930
Mackerel 3.CoastalareasofandislandsoffIreland,Northern
IrelandandthecountiesofCornwallandDevonin
England;western,northernandnorth-eastern coastal
areasofScotlandtoAberdeenandtheislandstothe
westandnorthoftheseareas. 0-760
Whiting 4.CoastalareasofIrelandandNothernIreland,the
coastalareaofGreatBritainfromWhitehaven in
EnglandtoWickinnorth-eastern Scotlandandthe
islandstothewestandnorthoftheseareas;with
theexceptionoftheIsleofMan. 0-936
Sardines
(Atlantic)5.CoastalareasofandislandsoffthecountiesofCorn­
wallandDevoninEngland. 0-440'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterin/toforceon1January1975.
ThisRegulationshailllbe'bundinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
PoneatBrussels,20December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI