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29.1.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL23/3
REGULATION (EEC)No166/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of26January1971
layingdowncommonmarketingstandardsforshrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/701of20October1970onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,andin
particularArticle2(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2142/70providesfor
thepossibilityofdeterminingcommonmarketing
standards;whereastheapplicationofsuchstandards
shouldhelptoimprovethequalityofshrimps
marketedandthusfacilitatetheirsale;
Whereasonewayofimprovingqualityistoprevent
shrimpswhicharenotofagivendegreeoffreshness
orofagivensizecategorybeingmarketedforhuman
consumption ;
WhereasvirtuallyallCommunityshrimpsareboiled
inwaterimmediatelyafterbeingcaughttoprevent
anydeterioration intheirfreshness;whereasitis
thereforeadvisableasafirstprioritytolaydown
standardsforshrimpssimplyboiledinwater;
Whereas,inalmostallMemberStatesengagedinsea
fishing,shrimpswhichhavebeenjudgedfitfor
humanconsumptionundernationalregulationsare
offeredforsaleaftergradingbysize;whereas
shrimpsarealsogradedaccordingtodegreeof
freshness;
Whereastheadoptionofstandardsforshrimpshas
assumedparticularimportanceinviewofthe
measuresonthedetermination andformationof
pricesprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No2142/70;
whereasthegradinghithertocarriedoutatnational
levelshouldthereforebestandardised ;Whereasshrimpshavehithertobeengradedonly
beforebeingsoldforthefirsttimesincealarge
proportionoftheseshrimpsareimmediatelyshelled
orotherwiseprocessed;whereasapplicationof
commonstandardsshouldthereforebelimitedtothe
firstmarketingstageintheCommunity ;
Whereasthestandardsmustapplytoallshrimps,
includingimportedshrimps,marketedontheterritory
oftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity ;whereasit
seemsnecessary,however,toexcludecertaindirect
salesofsmallquantitiestoretailersorconsumers
fromtheirfieldofapplication;whereasgrading
shouldalsobedispensedwithforshrimpswhichare
provednottobeintendedforhumanconsumption ;
Whereasfreshnessisadecisivefactorinassessingthe
qualityofshrimps;whereasgradingbysizeisalso
essentialbecauseofthediversityofconsumers'
buyinghabitsandtheprocessingmethodsnormally
usedintheCommunity ;
Whereasthereisatpresentnoobjectivemethodof
assessingthefreshnessofshrimpsbothrapidlyand
cheaply;whereasonlyorganolepticexamination,
whichis,moreover,inuseintheMemberStates,
meetsthisrequirementandconstitutesanacceptable
method;
Whereas,inviewofnormalpracticeinmostMember
States,itisadvisablethattheindustryshouldgrade
shrimpsforfreshnessandsize;whereas,withaview
inparticulartoassessingfreshnessbyorganoleptic
criteria,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
collaboration ofexpertsappointedforthispurpose
bythetradeorganisationsconcerned;
Whereas,inordertokeepeachotherinformed,each
MemberStateshouldsupplytheotherMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithalistofthenames
andaddressesoftheexpertsandtradeorganisations
concerned;
Whereasitisessentialthatshrimpsimportedfrom
thirdcountriesshouldconformtoCommunity
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WhereastheapplicationofCommunitystandardsto
theseshrimpsmeansthatadditionalinformation
mustbegivenonpackages;whereas,however,this
informationisnotnecessaryinthecaseofshrimps ,
landedintheCommunitydirectfromthefishing
groundsfromthirdcountryvessels,itbeingunderstood
howeverthattheseshrimpsmayonlybemarketedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsapplicabletoCom­
munitycatches:category2ofArticle7(1)inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle29ofRegulation
(EEC)No2142/70.
5.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraphs
2and3shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle29ofRegulation
(EEC)No2142/70.
Article4
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1ThemarketingstandardsreferredtoinArticle1shall
comprise:
(a)freshnesscategoriesand Marketingstandardsareherebylaiddownfor
shrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p.,simplyboiledin
water,fallingwithinsub-headingex03.03AIV(b)1
oftheCommonCustomsTariff.(b)sizecategories.
Article5
Article2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ;1.TheshrimpsreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
classifiedbylotinFreshnessCategoryA,BorC.
FRESHNESS CATEGORY
(a)Minimum ,requirements :(a)'marketing'meansthefirstofferingforsaleand
thefirstsaleafterarrivalintheCommunity ;
(b)'lot'meansaquantityofshrimpspackedasa
unit;
(c)'packaging'meansthetypeofcontainerinwhich
theshrimpsareofferedforsale,suchasboxes,
baskets,etc.—theshellmusthaveamoistandshinysurface;
—theshrimpsmustfalloutseparatelywhen
pouredfromonecontainertoanother;
—thefleshmustbefreefromanyforeign
odour;
—theshrimpsmustbefreefromsandandother
foreignbodies;Article3
(b)Appearanceofshrimpwithshell:
—clearreddish-pinkincolourwithsmallwhite
flecks;•pectoralpartoftheshellshouldbe
lightincolour;
—veryincurved ";1.TheshrimpsreferredtoinArticle1whichform
partofCommunitycatchesmaybemarketedwithin
theCommunityonlyiftheycomplywiththe
provisionsofthisRegulation.
2.TheshrimpsreferredtoinArticle1whichare
gradedinFreshnessCategoryCreferredtoinArticle
5(1)andthosegradedinSizeCategory2referredto
inArticle7.(1)maynotbemarketedforhuman
consumption .
3.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallnot,
however,applyto:
(a)smallquantitiesofshrimpsdisposedofby
inshorefishermendirecttoretailersor
consumers ;
(b)shrimpswhichtherightfulownercanprovenot
tobeforhumanconsumption .
4.Totheextentnecessarytoensuresuppliesfor
certainregionsoftheCommunity,temporary
exceptionstotheprovisionsofparagraph2may
bemadeinrespectofshrimpsclassifiedinsize(c)Conditionoffleshduringandaftershelling:
—itshouldshelleasilywithtechnically
unavoidablelossesofflesh;
—itshouldbefirm,nottough;
(d)Fragments:
Occasionalfragmentsofshrimpallowed.
FRESHNESS CATEGORY
(a)Minimumrequirements :
thesameasforFreshnessCategoryA;

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(b)Appearanceofshrimpwithshell:
—rangingincolourfromslightlywashed-out
reddish-pinktobluishredwithwhiteflecks;
pectoralpartoftheshellshouldbelight
colouredtendingtowardsgrey;2.Eachlotmustcontainshrimpsofthesamesize.
Asmalllotneednothoweverbeuniform;ifthisis
thecasethelotshallbeplacedinSizeCategory2.
3.Thesizecategorymustbeclearlyandindelibly
marked,incharacterswhichareatleast5cmhigh,
onlabelsaffixedtothelots.—incurved;
Article8(c)Conditionoffleshduringandaftershelling:
—itshouldshelllesseasilywithsmalllossesof
flesh;
—itcanbelessfirm,slightlytough;Theindustryshallgradeshrimpsforfreshnessand
sizeincollaboration ,wherenecessary,withexperts
designatedforthatpurposebythetrade
organisationsconcerned.(d)Fragments:
smallquantityoffragmentsallowed.
Article9
Notlaterthanonemonthbeforethesystemlaid
downbythisRegulationbeginstoapply,each
MemberStateshallsupplytheotherMemberStates
andtheCommissionwithalistofthenamesand
addressesoftheexpertsandtradeorganisations
referredtoinArticle8.TheotherMemberStatesand
theCommission shallbeinformedofany
amendments tothislist.FRESHNESS CATEGORY C
ShrimpsnotsatisfyingtherequirementsforFreshness
CategoriesAandBshallbeplacedinthiscategory.
Watercontentshallalsobetakenintoconsideration
whenproductsarebeingclassifiedbyfreshness
category.
Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraph
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle29ofRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70.Article10
Article61.TheshrimpsreferredtoinArticle1imported
fromthirdcountriesmaybeputonthemarketinthe
Communityonlyif:
(a)theycomplywiththeprovisionsofArticles4,5,6
and7;
(b)theyarepresentedinpackagesonwhichthe
followinginformation isclearlyand
conspicuouslymarked:
—countryoforigin,printedinRomanletters
whichareatleast20mmhigh;
—oneofthefollowingdescriptions :1.Eachlotmustcontainproductsofthesame
degreeoffreshness.Asmalllotneednothoweverbe
ofuniformfreshness;ifthisisthecasethelotshall
beplacedinthelowestfreshnesscategory
respresentedbytheproductsitcontains.
2.Thefreshnesscategorymustbeclearlyand
indeliblymarked,incharacterswhichareatleast5
cmhigh,onlabelsaffixedtothelots.
Article7Crevettesgrises
1.Shrimpsshallbegradedinthefollowingsize
categories :Garnelen
Gamberettigrigi
Garnalen
(Shrimps) Widthofshell Shrimpsperkg
Size16-8mmandover620orless
Size2Lessthan6-8mm621andover—freshnesscategoryandsizecategory;
—netweightinkgoftheshrimpsinthe
package;

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—dateofgradinganddateofdispatch; Article11
—nameandaddressofsender.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThesystemprovidedforinthisRegulationshall
applyfrom1February1971.2.However,shrimpslandedinaCommunityport
directfromthefishinggroundsfromvesselsflying
theflagofathirdcountryshallbesubject,whenput
onthemarket,tothesameprovisionsasthose
applicabletoCommunitycatches.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26January1971.
FortheCouncil
The"President
B.PONS