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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3125/76
of16December 1976
fixing,forthe1977fishingyear,referencepricesforfisheryproducts
purpose,andotherwisethelowerofthoselimits,
shouldbeusedindeterminingreferenceprices;
Whereasthereferencepricesfortheproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No100/76mustbe
derivedfromtheguidepricesthereforandfixedby
referencetothepricelevelatwhichintervention
measuresinrespectoftheseproductsbecomeappli­
cable;whereasthereferencepricesfortheseproducts
shouldthereforebefixedat85%oftheguideprices
fixedforthe1977fishingyearbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3121/76of16December1976(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
thefirstsubparagraphofArticle19(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle19(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No100/76
providesinteraliaforthefixingeach-yearofrefer­
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
100/76havebeenfixedforthe1977fishingyearby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3120/76of16
.December 1976,(3);
Whereasitisessentialtofixreferencepricesifappro­
priatemeasuresaretobeappliedtoprotectCommu­
nityproduction ;whereastheimplementation ofsuch
measuresiscloselylinkedwiththosetakenwithinthe
Communitytostabilizemarkets,inparticularbythe
applicationofthesystemofwithdrawalprices,thatis
pricesbelowwhichproducers'organizationswillnot
putupforsaletheproduceoftheirmembers;
whereasthereferencepricemustbefixedbyapplying
totheguidepriceapercentagelyingwithinthelimits
usedinapplyingthewithdrawalprice';whereasthis
percentagemustbebasedinparticularonthesupply
anddemandsituationonthemarket;
Whereasforthesereasonsthewithdrawalprices,to
theextentthattheseliewithinthelimitssetforthisHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereferencespricesapplicableuntil31December
1977fortheproductslistedinAnnexesI(A)and(C)
andIIandforfrozenproductsasspecifiedinAnnex
IV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76shallbeas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.(')OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL276,7.10.1976,p.5.
(3)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal. (4)Seepage3ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No
100/76
ProductsReferenceprice
(u.a./metricton)
1.Herrings 178
2.Sardines :
(a)Atlantic 318
(b)Mediterranean 208
3.Redfish 407
4.Cod 380
5.Saithe 235
6.Haddock 273
7.Whiting 274
8.Mackerel 160
9.Anchovies 319
10.Plaice 373
11.Hake(Merlucciussp.p.) 785
12.ShrimpsofthegenusCragnonsp.p. 601
II.ReferencepricesfortheproductslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No100/76
ProductsReferenceprice
(u.a./metricton)
1.Sardines 268
2.Sea-breamofthespeciesDentexdentexandPagellus 618
3.Squid(Loligosp.p.Ommastrephes sagittatus,Todarodessagittatus,Illex
coindetti)1227
4.CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,Rossiamacrosoma,Sepiola
rondeleti 813
5.Octopus 636
III.ReferencepricesforfrozenproductslistedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No
100/76
Products PresentationReferenceprice
(u.a./metricton)
1.Cod Whole 397
Fillets 1026
2.Saithe Whole 258
Fillets 564
3.Haddock Whole 294
Fillets 790
4.Redfish(Sebastesmarinus) Whole 430
.Fillets 1046
5.Mackerel Whole 196
Fillets 400
6.Hake(Merlucciussp.p.) Whole 361
Fillets 644