NoL348/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2954/77
of23December 1977
fixingreferencepricesforfisheryproductsforthe1978fishingyear
Whereasthereferencepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No100/76mustbe
derivedfromtheguidepricesthereforandfixedby
referencetothepricelevelatwhichintervention
measuresinrespectoftheseproductsbecomeappli­
cable;wheresthereferencepricesfortheseproducts
shouldthereforebefixedat85%oftheguideprices
fixedforthe1978fishingyearbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2716/77of5December1977(4);
Whereas,fortheproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)to
Regulation (EEC)No100/76,referencepricesare
determinedonthebasisofthereferencepriceforthe
freshproduct;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunityimport
marketforfrozenproductsasspecifiedinAnnexIV
(B)toRegulation(EEC)No100/76maymakeitneces­
sarytotakemeasurestoprotectCommunity
producers,particularlyasfrozenproductsmaybeused
inplaceoffreshproducts;whereasthereferenceprice
fortheseproductsshouldthereforebehigherthan
thoseforfreshproducts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
100/76of19January1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfisheryproducts('),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/76(2),andinparticular
thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle19(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle19(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No100/76
providesinteraliaforthefixingeachyearofrefer­
encepricesvalidintheCommunityfortheproducts
listedinAnnexesI(A)and(C),IIandIV(B)tothat
Regulation ;
WhereasArticle19(2)oftheRegulationaforesaid
providesthatfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)
and(C)theretosuchpriceistobeequaltonotless
than60%andnotmorethan90%oftheguide
price;
Whereastheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts
listedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation(EEC)No
100/76havebeenfixedforthe1978fishingyearby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2715/77of5December
1977(3);
Whereasitisessentialtofixreferencepricesifappro­
priatemeasuresaretobeappliedtoprotectCommu­
nityproduction ;whereastheimplementation ofsuch
measuresiscloselylinkedwiththosetakenwithinthe
Communitytostabilizemarkets,inparticularbythe
applicationofthesystemofwithdrawalprices,thatis
pricesbelowwhichproducers'organizations willnot
putforsaletheproduceoftheirmembers;whereas
thereferencepricemustbefixedbyapplyingtothe
guidepriceapercentagelyingwithinthelimitsused
inapplyingthewithdrawalprice;whereasthispercen­
tagemustbebasedinparticularonthesupplyand
demandsituationonthemarket;
Whereasforthesereasonsthewithdrawalprices,to
theextentthattheseliewithinthelimitssetforthis
purpose,andotherwisethelowerofthoselimits,
shouldbeusedindeterminingreferenceprices;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereferencepricesapplicableuntil31December
1978fortheproductslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C)
andIIandforfrozenproductsspecifiedinAnnexIV
(B)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76shallbeasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.(>)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)OJNoL315,9.12.1977,p.1. (4)OJNoL315,9.12.1977,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
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ANNEX
I.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No
100/76
ProductsReferenceprice
(u.a./tonne)
1.Herrings 187
2.Sardines :
(a)Atlantic 318
(b)Mediterranean 217
3.Redfish 415
4.Cod 402
5.Saithe 248
6.Haddock 290
7.Whiting 287
8.Mackerel 160
9.Anchovies 319
10.Plaice 373
396\from1.1.1978
jto31.3.1978\from1.4.1978
jto31.12.1978
11.Hake(Merlucciusspp) 833
12.ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonspp 607
II.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No100/76
ProductsReferenceprice
(u.a./tonne)
1.Sardines 268
2.Sea-breamofthespeciesDentexdentexandPagellus 667
3.Squid(LoligosppOmmastrephes sagittatus,Todarodessagittatus,Illex
coindetti) 1227
4.CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,Rossiamacrosoma,Sepiola
rondeleti 895
5.Octopus 667
III.ReferencepricesforfrozenproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No
100/76
Products PresentationReferenceprice
(u.a./tonne)
1.Cod Whole 421
Fillets 1088
2.Saithe Whole 272
Fillets 605
3.Haddock Whole 312
Fillets 845
4.Redfish(Sebastesmarinus) Whole 439
Fillets 915
5.Mackerel Whole 196
Fillets 400
6.Hake(Merlucciusspp) Whole 383
Fillets 663