7 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
28.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL291/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2709/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December1972
fixing:heguidepricesforthefisheryproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70forthefishingyear1973
20July1972amendedthemforthesame
fishingyear;
Whereastheapplicationofthecriteriaaforesaid
definedinArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70involvesanincreaseinpricesby
comparisonwiththosevalidforthecurrent
fishingyear;whereasintheabsenceofcertain
informationconcerningpricetrendsforeach
fisheryproductwithgivencommercialcharac­
teristicsconsideration shouldbegiven,inthe
caseofmostproducts,totherelationship
betweentheaverageweightedmarketprices
whichweretakenintoaccountwhentheguide
priceswerefixedforthefirsttimeforthese
products,andtheaverageweightedmarket
pricesnowcurrent.THECOUNCIL05THEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtDCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2142/701of2COctober1970onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,
aslastamendedbytheAct2annexedtothe
TreatyconcerningtheAccessionofNewMem­
berStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,
signedatBrusselson22January1972,andin
particularArticle8(4)ofthatRegulation.
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70providesthataguidepriceshall
befixedeachyearforeachoftheproducts
listedinAnnexI(A)and(C)tothatRegulation
atalevelwhichwillhelptostabilisemarket
priceswithoutleadingtotheformationof
structuralsurpluseswithintheCommunity ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No167/713
of26January1971fixedforthefirsttimethe
guidepricesforihefisheryproductslistedin
AnnexI(A)and(C)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70forthefishingyear1971;whereas
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2655/714of
15December19/1fixedtheguidepricesat
thesamelevelforthefishingyear1972,and
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1563/725ofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theguidepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexI(A)and(C)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70andtheproductstowhichthey
relateshallbeasshownintheAnnexhereto.
Thosepricesshallapplyuntil31December1973.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Donea-;Brussels,19December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS
1OJNoL236,27.13.1970,p.5.
2OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
3OJNoL23,29.1.1971,p.6.
4OJNoL276,17.12.1971,p.1.
5OJNoL167,25.71972,p.1.

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ANNEX
Products1
Guide
Species
Freshness
categorySize Presentationprice
(inu.a./t)
1.Herrings A 1wholefish 196
2.Sardines(clupus
pilchardusWalbaum):
(a)Atlantic
(b)MediterraneanExtra
Extra2
2wholefish
wholefish391
217
3.Redfish(Sebastes
marinus) A 2wholefish 330
4.Cod B
or
A2
3guttedfishwithhead
guttedfishwithheadj350
5.Coalfish B
or
A2
3guttedfishwithhead
guttedfishwithheadj201
6.Haddock A
or
A2
3wholefish
guttedfishwithheadj250
7.Whiting A 2guttedfishwithhead 286
8.Mackerel Extra
or
A2
2wholefishinoriginal
boxes
wholefishj200
9.Anchovies Extra 2wholefish 355
10.Plaice A 3guttedfishwithhead 300
11.Shrimpsofthegenus
(Crangonsp.p.) A 1simplyboiledinwater 708
1Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentationaredefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70.