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( 1 ) OJ NO L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 315 , 9 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2904/78

OF 5 DECEMBER 1978

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 FOR THE 1979 FISHING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 OF 19 JANUARY 1976 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2903/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 PROVIDES THAT GUIDE PRICES SHALL BE FIXED FOR EACH OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) TO THAT REGULATION AT A LEVEL WHICH WILL HELP TO STABILIZE MARKET PRICES WITHOUT LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF STRUCTURAL SURPLUSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICES FOR THE SAID PRODUCTS WERE FIXED FOR THE 1978 FISHING YEAR BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2715/77 ( 3 );

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CRITERIA DEFINED IN ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 INVOLVES FOR THE 1979 FISHING YEAR FOR SOME PRODUCTS AN INCREASE AND FOR OTHER PRODUCTS A DECREASE IN PRICES BY COMPARISON WITH THOSE VALID FOR THE CURRENT FISHING YEAR ; WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO VARIATIONS IN THE SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAICE , THE GUIDE PRICE SHOULD BE INCREASED FROM 1 APRIL 1979 ; WHEREAS , IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPLETE INFORMATION CONCERNING PRICE TRENDS FOR EACH FISHERY PRODUCT WITH GIVEN COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS , CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED MARKET PRICES RECORDED WHEN THE GUIDE PRICES WERE FIXED FOR THE PREVIOUS FISHING YEAR FOR THESE PRODUCTS , AND THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED MARKET PRICES NOW CURRENT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE GUIDE PRICES APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 AND THE PRODUCTS TO WHICH THEY RELATE ARE FIXED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . LAHNSTEIN

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ANNEX

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// COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS ( 1 ) //

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SPECIES // FRESHNESS CATEGORY // SIZE // PRESENTATION // GUIDE PRICE ( U.A./TONNE ) //

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1 . HERRINGS // EXTRA , A // 1 // WHOLE FISH // 259 //

2 . SARDINES ( CLUPEA PIL-CHARDUS WALBAUM ): //

( A ) ATLANTIC // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 440 //

( B ) MEDITERRANEAN // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 306 //

3 . REDFISH ( SEBASTES MARINUS ) // A // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 510 //

4 . COD // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 613 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

5 . SAITHE // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 357 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

6 . HADDOCK // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 462 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

7 . WHITING // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 479 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

8 . MACKEREL // EXTRA // 1 // WHOLE FISH //

// OR // // // 221 //

// A // 2 // WHOLE FISH //

9 . ANCHOVIES // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 425 //

10 . PLAICE // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1979580 // A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // //

FROM 1 APRIL TO 31 DECEMBER 1979621 //

11 . HAKE // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // 1 370 //

12 . SHRIMPS OF THE GENUS CRANGON SPP // A // 1 // SIMPLY BOILED IN WATER // 1 011 //

( 1 ) THE FRESHNESS CATEGORIES , SIZES AND PRESENTATION ARE DEFINED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 .