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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3897/90

of 19 December 1990

fixing, for the 1991 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81

THE COMMISSION 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 2886/89 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 12 ( 3 ) thereof,

Whereas Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) are to be fixed by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount equal to at least 70 % but not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price;

Whereas changes in production and marketing structures in the Community make it necessary to alter the basis for calculating the withdrawal and the sale prices in the Community as compared with those of the preceding fishing year;

Whereas Article 12 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 provides that the withdrawal price may be multiplied by conversion factors in landing areas which are very distant from main centres of consumption in the Community;

Whereas, with regard to sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus, special conditions have been adopted in the Act of Accession in order to ensure a progressive alignment of prices of sardines from the Atlantic on price levels of sardines from the Mediterranean; whereas the production structure and access to the market of Atlantic sardines are different to those for Mediterranean sardines and meet the special needs of the processing industry; whereas, with a view to the smooth application of the alignment of prices which does not artificially disturb market supply conditions, it is necessary to fix a special adaptation coefficient for size 3 of this product in the landing areas concerned in Spain and Portugal;

Whereas, with regard to crabs ( Cancer pagurus ), the statistical data available during the accession negotiations did not permit a clear appreciation of the differences between the prices ruling on the markets in the different regions of the Community; whereas it appears that the substantial price differences established since then for these species are basically explained by the absence, until now, of a Community price system favouring their unity within the Community; whereas, in these particular circumstances, it is necessary to fix adjustment coefficients for these species which allow for the smooth application of the price system set out within the Act of Accession by a progressive alignment of them under favourable conditions which guarantee market access to the producers in these regions;

Whereas the guide prices for the 1991 fishing year were fixed for all the products in question by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3549/89 ( 3 ); and reduced following the monetary realignment of 5 January 1990 in accordance with Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 3896/90 ( 4 );

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1

The percentages of the guide price referred to in Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 which are used as a basis for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices shall be as shown in Annex I for the products concerned .

Article 2

The conversion factors referred to in Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 which are used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products listed in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) of the abovementioned Regulation, shall be as shown in Annex II .

Article 3

The Community withdrawal and selling prices as referred to in Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 applicable for the 1991 fishing year and the products to which they refer, shall be as shown in Annex III .

Article 4

The withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Article 12 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 and applicable for the 1991 fishing year in the landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community, and the products to which those prices relate, shall be as shown in Annex IV .

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990 .

For the Commission

Manuel MARIN

Vice-President

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

( 2 ) OJ No L 282, 2 . 10 . 1989, p . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ No L 346, 11 . 12 . 1990, p . 1 .

( 4 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal .

ANNEX I

Percentage of guide price used in calculating withdrawal or sale prices

1.2Product

% // //

Herrings of the species Clupea harengus

85

Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus //

_ from the Atlantic

85

_ from the Mediterranean

85

Dogfish ( Squalus acanthias )

80

Dogfish ( Scyliorhinus spp .)

80

Redfish ( Sebastes spp .)

90

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

80

Coalfish ( Pollachius virens )

80

Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )

80

Whiting ( Merlangus merlangus )

80

Ling ( Molva spp .)

80

Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus

85

Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus

90

Anchovies ( Engraulis spp .)

85

Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa )

83

Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius

90

Megrim ( Lepidorhombus spp .)

80

Rays' bream ( Brama spp .)

80

Monkfish ( Lophius spp .)

85

Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon

90

Crabs of the species Cancer pagurus

90

Norway lobster ( Nephrops norvegicus )

90 // //

ANNEX II

Conversion factor of the products listed in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81

1.2.3,6Conversion

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish, with head ( 1 )

Whole fish ( 1 )

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Herrings of the species Clupea harengus

1

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,85 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,80

0,80 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,50

0,50 // // // // // //

Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus

1

0,00

0,00

0,55

0,35 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,55

0,35 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,35 //

4

0,00

0,00

0,55

0,35 // // // // // //

Dogfish ( Squalus acanthias )

1

0,75

0,55

0,71

0,50 //

2

0,64

0,45

0,60

0,40 //

3

0,35

0,25

0,30

0,20 // // // // // //

Dogfish ( Scyliorhinus spp .)

1

0,80

0,60

0,75

0,50 //

2

0,80

0,60

0,70

0,50 //

3

0,55

0,40

0,45

0,25 // // // // // //

Redfish ( Sebastes spp .)

1

0,00

0,00

0,90

0,90 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,90

0,90 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,76

0,76 // // // // // //

1.2.3,6Conversion

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish, with head ( 1 )

Whole fish ( 1 )

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

1

0,90

0,85

0,65

0,50 //

2

0,90

0,85

0,65

0,50 //

3

0,85

0,70

0,50

0,40 //

4

0,67

0,46

0,38

0,27 //

5

0,47

0,27

0,28

0,18 // // // // // //

Coalfish ( Pollachius virens )

1

0,90

0,90

0,70

0,70 //

2

0,90

0,90

0,70

0,70 //

3

0,89

0,89

0,69

0,69 //

4

0,72

0,52

0,38

0,28 // // // // // //

Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )

1

0,90

0,80

0,70

0,60 //

2

0,90

0,80

0,70

0,60 //

3

0,77

0,65

0,54

0,37 //

4

0,71

0,58

0,53

0,37 // // // // // //

Whiting ( Merlangus merlangus )

1

0,80

0,75

0,60

0,40 //

2

0,80

0,75

0,60

0,40 //

3

0,76

0,61

0,55

0,23 //

4

0,55

0,37

0,40

0,23 // // // // // //

Ling ( Molva spp .)

1

0,85

0,65

0,70

0,50 //

2

0,83

0,63

0,68

0,48 //

3

0,75

0,55

0,60

0,40 // // // // // //

Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus

1

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,85 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,75 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,70 // // // // // //

Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus

1

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,75 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,70 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,70

0,57 //

4

0,00

0,00

0,55

0,40 // // // // // //

Anchovies ( Engraulis spp .)

1

0,00

0,00

0,80

0,45 //

2

0,00

0,00

0,85

0,45 //

3

0,00

0,00

0,70

0,45 //

4

0,00

0,00

0,29

0,29 // // // // // //

Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa )

1

0,90

0,85

0,49

0,49 //

2

0,90

0,85

0,49

0,49 //

3

0,85

0,80

0,49

0,49 //

4

0,65

0,60

0,46

0,46 // // // // // //

Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius

1

1,00

0,94

0,79

0,73 //

2

0,76

0,71

0,59

0,54 //

3

0,75

0,70

0,58

0,53 //

4

0,64

0,59

0,50

0,41 //

5

0,60

0,55

0,47

0,38 // // // // // //

Megrim ( Lepidorhombus spp .)

1

0,85

0,65

0,80

0,60 //

2

0,75

0,55

0,70

0,50 //

3

0,70

0,50

0,65

0,45 //

4

0,45

0,25

0,40

0,20 // // // // // //

Rays' bream ( Brama spp .)

1

0,85

0,65

0,80

0,60 //

2

0,60

0,40

0,55

0,35 // // // // // //

1.2.3,6Conversion

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Whole fish or gutted, with head ( 1 )

Fish without head ( 1 )

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Monkfish ( Lophius spp .)

1

0,72

0,52

0,90

0,70 //

2

0,92

0,72

0,85

0,65 //

3

0,92

0,72

0,80

0,60 //

4

0,77

0,57

0,70

0,50 //

5

0,44

0,24

0,50

0,30

1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // //

1.2.3,4.5,6 // //

A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // //

Shrimps of the genus Crangon

1

0,65

0,55 //

2

0,30

0,30 // // // //

1.2.3,6 // //

Whole ( 1 ) // // //

Crabs of the species Cancer pagurus

1 2

0,80 0,60

1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // //

1.2.3,5.6,7 // //

Whole ( 1 )

Tails ( 1 )

1.2.3.4.5.6.7E

Extra, A

B

Extra, A

B // // // // // // //

Norway lobster ( Nephrops norvegicus )

1

0,95

0,95

0,68

0,85

0,57 //

2

0,95

0,64

0,38

0,61

0,38 //

3

0,63

0,45

0,18

0,36

0,19 //

4

0,23

0,23

0,09

0,30

0,09 // // // // // // //

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

ANNEX III

Withdrawal or sale price in the Community of the products listed in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81

1.2.3,6Withdrawal price ( ECU/tonne )

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish with head

Whole fish

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Herrings of the species Clupea harengus // // // // //

_ 1 January to 31 July 1991 and of 1 October to 31 December 1991

1

0

0

191

191 //

2

0

0

180

180 //

3

0

0

112

112

_ 1 August to 30 September 1991

1 2 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

174 164 102

174 164 102 // // // // // //

Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus from the Atlantic : ( a ) Member States other than Spain and Portugal

1 2 3 4

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

223 223 344 223

142 142 142 142

( b ) Spain and Portugal

1 2 3 4

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

184 184 284 184

117 117 117 117 // // // // // //

1.2.3,6Withdrawal price ( ECU/tonne )

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish with head

Whole fish

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Sardines of the species

1

0

0

214

136

Sardina pilchardus from

2

0

0

214

136

the Mediterranean

3

0

0

331

136 //

4

0

0

214

136 // // // // // //

Dogfish ( Squalus acanthias )

1

521

382

493

347 //

2

444

312

417

278 //

3

243

174

208

139 // // // // // //

Dogfish ( Scyliorhinus spp .)

1

490

367

459

306 //

2

490

367

428

306 //

3

337

245

275

153 // // // // // //

Redfish ( Sebastes spp .)

1

0

0

733

733 //

2

0

0

733

733 //

3

0

0

619

619 // // // // // //

Cod of the species Gadus morhua

1

911

860

658

506 //

2

911

860

658

506 //

3

860

708

506

405 //

4

678

466

385

273 //

5

476

273

283

182 // // // // // //

Coalfish ( Pollachius virens )

1

470

470

366

366 //

2

470

470

366

366 //

3

465

465

360

360 //

4

376

272

199

146 // // // // // //

Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )

1

662

589

515

442 //

2

662

589

515

442 //

3

567

478

397

272 //

4

523

427

390

272 // // // // // //

Whiting ( Merlangus merlangus )

1

521

488

391

260 //

2

521

488

391

260 //

3

495

397

358

150 //

4

358

241

260

150 // // // // // //

Ling ( Molva spp .)

1

636

487

524

374 //

2

622

472

509

359 //

3

562

412

449

300 // // // // // //

Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus

1

0

0

191

191 //

2

0

0

191

168 //

3

0

0

191

157 // // // // // //

Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus

1

0

0

246

217 //

2

0

0

246

203 //

3

0

0

203

165 //

4

0

0

159

116 // // // // // //

Anchovies ( Engraulis spp .) :

1

0

0

633

356 //

2

0

0

673

356 //

3

0

0

554

356 //

4

0

0

229

229 // // // // // //

1.2.3,6Withdrawal price ( ECU/t )

1.2.3,4.5,6Species

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish with head

Whole fish

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa ): // // // // //

_ 1 January to 30 April 1991

1

577

545

314

314 //

2

577

545

314

314 //

3

545

513

314

314 //

4

417

385

295

295

_ 1 May to 31 December 1991

1

787

743

428

428 //

2

787

743

428

428 //

3

743

699

428

428 //

4

568

524

402

402 // // // // // //

Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius

1

2 712

2 549

2 142

1 980 //

2

2 061

1 925

1 600

1 464 //

3

2 034

1 898

1 573

1 437 //

4

1 735

1 600

1 356

1 112 //

5

1 627

1 491

1 274

1 030 // // // // // //

Megrim ( Lepidorhombus spp .)

1

1 294

990

1 218

913 //

2

1 142

837

1 066

761 //

3

1 066

761

990

685 //

4

685

381

609

304 // // // // // //

Rays' bream ( Brama spp .)

1

1 059

810

996

747 //

2

747

498

685

436 // // // // // //

1.2.3,4.5,6 // //

Whole or gutted fish, with head

Without head

1.2.3.4.5.6Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // //

Monkfish ( Lophius spp .)

1

1 308

945

3 849

2 993 //

2

1 672

1 308

3 635

2 780 //

3

1 672

1 308

3 421

2 566 //

4

1 399

1 036

2 993

2 138 //

5

800

436

2 138

1 283 // // // // // //

1.2.3,4.5,6 // //

A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Shrimps of the genus

1

957

810

Crangon

2

442

442 // // // //

1.2.3,6 // //

Sale prices ( ECU/tonne ) Whole ( 1 ) // // //

Edible crabs ( Cancer pagurus )

1

1 078 //

2

808

1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // //

1.2.3,5.6,7 // //

Whole

Tails

1.2.3.4.5.6.7E ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // // //

Norway lobster ( Nephrops norvegicus )

1

3 755

3 755

2 688

6 575

4 409 //

2

3 755

2 530

1 502

4 719

2 939 //

3

2 490

1 779

712

2 785

1 470 //

4

909

909

356

2 321

696 // // // // // // //

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

ANNEX IV

1.2.3.4.5,8Withdrawal prices ( ECU/tonne )

1.2.3.4.5,6.7,8Species

Landing area

Conversion factor

Size ( 1 )

Gutted fish, with head

Whole fish

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 )

Extra, A ( 1 )

B ( 1 ) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // //

Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus

Coastal areas and islands of Ireland

0,79

1 2 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

151 151 151

151 133 124 // // // // // // // // //

Coastal areas and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

0,82

1 2 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

156 156 156

156 138 129 // // // // // // // // //

Coastal areas from Portpatrick in south-west Scotland to Wick in north-east Scotland and the islands to the west and north of these areas, coastal areas and islands of Northern Ireland

0,88

1 2 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

168 168 168

168 148 138 // // // // // // // // //

Coastal areas from Wick to Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland

0,94

1 2 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

179 179 179

179 158 148 // // // // // // // //

Sardines from sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus from the Atlantic

Coastal areas and islands of the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

0,62

1 2 3 4

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

138 138 213 138

88 88 88 88 // // // // // // // // //

Coastal areas of the Atlantic of Spain and Portugal

0,65

3

0

0

185

_ // // // // // // // //

Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius

Coastal areas from Troon in south-west Scotland to Wick in north-east Scotland and the islands to the west and north of these areas

0,63

1 2 3 4 5

1 708 1 298 1 281 1 093 1 025

1 606 1 213 1 196 1 008 940

1 350 1 008 991 854 803

1 247 923 905 700 649 // // // // // // // // //

Coastal areas and islands of Ireland

0,86

1 2 3 4 5

2 332 1 772 1 749 1 493 1 399

2 192 1 656 1 632 1 376 1 283

1 842 1 376 1 353 1 166 1 096

1 702 1 259 1 236 956 886 // // // // // // // //

1.2.3.4.5,8 // // // //

Selling prices ( ECU/tonne )

1.2.3.4.5,8Edible crabs ( Cancer pagurus )

Coastal areas and islands of Ireland and the United Kingdom

0,96 0,96

1 2

1 035 776

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