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REGULATION (EEC)No3326/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20December 1974
fixingforthe1975fishingyearreferencepricesforfisheryproducts
Whereasthereferencepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70mustbe
derivedfromtheguidepricesthereforandfixedby
referencetothepricelevelatwhichintervention
measuresinrespectoftheseproductsbecomeappli­
cable;whereasthereferencepricesfortheseproducts
shouldthereforebefixedat85%oftheguideprices
fixedforthe1975fishingyearbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3142/74(4)of9December1974;
Whereas,fortheproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)to
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70,referencepricesare
determinedonthebasisofthereferencepriceforthe
freshproduct;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunityimport
marketforfrozenmackerelasspecifiedinAnnexIV
(B)toRegulation (EEC)No2142/70,andinparticular
thefactthatfrozenmackerelmaybeusedinplaceof
freshmackerel,maymakeitnecessarytotake
measurestoprotectCommunityproducers ;whereas
thereferencepriceforthatproductshouldtherefore
behigherthanthatforfreshmackerel;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(')of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2682/74(2),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle 18(6)
thereof;
WhereasArticle18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70providesinteraliaforthefixingeachyearof
referencepricesvalidintheCommunityforthe
productslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C),IIandIV(B)
tothatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle18(2)oftheRegulationaforesaid
providesthatfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)or
(C)theretosuchpriceistobeequaltonotlessthan
60%andnotmorethan90%oftheguideprice;
Whereastheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts
listedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70havebeenfixedforthe1975fishingyearby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3141/74(3)of9
December 1974;
Whereasitisessentialtofixreferencepricesifappro­
priatemeasuresaretobeappliedtoprotectCommu­
nityproduction ;whereastheimplementation ofsuch
measuresiscloselylinkedwiththosetakenwithinthe
Communitytostabilizemarkets,inparticularbythe
applicationofthesystemofwithdrawalprices,thatis
pricesbelowwhichproducers'organizations willnot
putupforsaletheproduceoftheirmembers;
whereasthereferencepricemustbefixedbyapplying
totheguidepriceapercentagelyingwithinthelimits
usedinapplyingthewithdrawalprice;whereasthis
percentagemustbebasedinparticularonthesupply
anddemandsituationonthemarket;
Whereasforthesereasonsthewithdrawalprices,to
theextentthattheseliewithinthelimitssetforthis
purpose,andotherwisethelowerofthoselimits,
shouldbeusedindeterminingreferenceprices;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereferencepricesapplicableuntil31December
1975fortheproductslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C)
andIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70,andfor
frozenmackerelasspecifiedinAnnexIV(B)tothat
Regulation ,shallbeasshownintheAnnextothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.(')OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(2)OJNoL288,25.10.1974,p.3.
(3)OJNoL334,14.12.1974,p.1. (4)OJNoL334,14.12.1974,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
I.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)*nd(C)toRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
u.a./metricton
1.Herrings
2.Sardines
(à)Atlantic
Mediterranean
3.Redfish
4.Cod
5.Saithe
6.Haddock
7.Whiting
8.Mackerel
9.Anchovies
10.Plaice
11.ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p.145
318
180
346
309
197
208
228
152
297
285
538
II.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
u.a./metricton
1.Sardines
2.SeabreamofthespeciesDentexdentexandPagellus
3.Squid(Loligosp.p.,Ommastrephes sagittatus,Todarodes
sagittatus,Illexcoindetti)
4.CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,Rossiamacrosoma ,
Sepiolarondeleti
5.Octopus207
588
1062
615
445
III.ReferencepriceforfrozenmackerelasspecifiedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70
ProductsReferenceprices
u.a./metricton
Mackerel 167