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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3860/88

of 9 December 1988

fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1989 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 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3468/88 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 10 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of the Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community; whereas that level must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of consumers' interest;

Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 10 (2) of that Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects;

Whereas the application of the criteria laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and referred to above involves for the 1989 fishing year an increase for certain products and the stabilization or decrease of prices for others compared with prices applicable during the current fishing year; whereas, in the absence of certain information concerning price trends for each fishery product with given commercial characteristics, 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 recorded currently;

Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the Act of Accesion, a fourth approximation of guide prices must take place on 1 January 1989 for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus and anchovies (Engraulis spp.),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1989 for the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1988.

For the Council

The President

Y. POTTAKIS

(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 305, 10. 11. 1988, p. 1.

ANNEX

1.2,4.5 // // // // Species // Commercial specifications (1) // Guide price (Ecu/tonne) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // // Freshness category // Size // Presentation // // // // // // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6 // 1. Herrings of the species Clupea harengus // Extra, A // 1 // Whole fish // From 1 January to 31 July 1989 and from 1 October to 31 December 1989 // 270 // // // // // From 1 August to 30 September 1989 // 246 1.2.3.4.5,6 // 2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus // // // // // (a) Atlantic // // // // // - Member States other than Spain and Portugal // Extra // 3 // Whole fish // 492 // - Spain, Portugal // Extra // 3 // Whole fish // 367 // (b) Mediterranean // Extra // 3 // Whole fish // 459 // 3. Picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) // Extra, A // 2 // Whole fish Gutted fish with head // 852 // 4. Catshanks (Scyliorhinus spp.) // Extra, A // 1 // Whole fish Gutted fish with head // 774 // 5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.) // A // 2 // Whole fish // 889 // 6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua // A or A // 2 3 // Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head // 1 230 // 7. Coalfish (Pollachius virens) // A or A // 2 3 // Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head // 648 // 8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) // A or A // 2 3 // Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head // 886 // 9. Whiting (Merlangus merlangus) // A or A // 2 3 // Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head // 799 // 10. Ling (Molva spp.) // Extra, A // 1, 2 // Gutted fish with head // 920 // 11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus // Extra or A // 1 2 // Whole fish Whole fish // 269 // 12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus // Extra or A // 1 2 // Whole fish Whole fish // 323 // 13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) // // // // // - Member States other than Spain // Extra // 2 // Whole fish // 833 // - Spain // Extra // 2 // Whole fish // 961 // 1.2,4.5 // // // // Species // Commercial specifications (1) // Guide price (Ecu/tonne) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // // Freshness category // Size // Presentation // // // // // // // // 14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) // A or A // 2 3 // Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head // From 1 January to 30 April 1989 From 1 May to 31 December 1989 // 774 1 055 1.2.3.4.5,6 // 15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius // A // 1 // Gutted fish with head // 2 958 // 16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) // Extra, A // 1, 2 // Whole fish, gutted fish with head // 1 869 // 17. Ray's bream (Brama spp.) // Extra, A // 1 // Whole fish // 1 500 // 18. Monkfish (Lophius spp.) // Extra, A // 2, 3 // Whole, gutted, with head // 2 121 // // Extra, A // 2, 3 // Without head // 5 040 // 19. Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon // A // 1 // Simply boiled in water // 1 545 // 20. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) // - // 1 // Whole // 1 500 // 21. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) // E, A // 1, 2 // Whole // 4 400 // // E, A // 2 // Tails // 10 070

// // // // // (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.