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29.1.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL23/15
REGULATION (EEC)No172/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of26January1971
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingcompensationtoproducersoftunnyforthe
canningindustry
adjustedtotheparticularspeciesandpresentation
adoptedasreferencebasesforfixingtheCommunity
producerprice;
"Whereastheeffectsofafallinimportpricesmaybe
measured,ontheonehand,byreferencetothe
averagelevelofimportpriceswhichwouldresult
fromapplicationtotheratesofdutyoftheCommon
CustomsTariffand,ontheotherhand,byreference
totheleveloftheCommunityproducerpricewhich
isrepresentative ofanormalmarketsituation,
allowancebeingmadeforthenormalrangeofprice
fluctuations ;
Whereasthesituationonthetunnymarketchanges
considerablyaccordingtothepatternoflandingsby
Communityfishermenandtoactualimporting
opportunities whichinturnlargelydependon
catchesbyexportingthirdcountries;whereasthe
marketsituationmustthereforebereviewedeach
monthwithaviewtothegrantingofcompensation ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70of20October1970onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,1and
inparticularArticle15(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle15(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70providesthatcompensationshallbegranted
ifnecessarytoCommunityproducersoftunnyin
respectofthetunnyintendedforthecanning
industry;whereasthismeasureisintendedtooffset
anydisadvantages whichthesystemapplicableto
importsmightpresentforCommunityproducers;
whereas,sinceCommunityproductionoftunnyis
inadequateandtheapplicationoftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutieshasbeensuspendedsothat
conditionsofsupplycomparabletothoserulingin
exportingthirdcountriescanbemaintainedforfood
processingindustriesusingtheseproducts;whereas,
consequently ,afallintheimportpricecould
constituteadirect'threattoproducers'incomes;
Whereastheextenttowhichthisthreatmaterialises
canbeassessedbyreferencetoaCommunityprice
levelwhichisrepresentative ofanormalmarket
situation;whereastheCommunityproducerprice
mustthereforebefixedpriortotheopeningofthe
fishingyearforaproductwithgivencommercial
specifications ;
Whereasthedifferentspeciesoftunnyintendedfor
thecanningindustryandfishedforinthe
Communitycontributesimultaneously andawhole
totheformationofthemarketpricesforCommunity
produce;whereastheproducerpricesactually
recordedforeachofthesevarietiesmustthereforebeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
FortheproductslistedintheAnnextheCommunity
producerpricereferredtoinArticle15(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70.shallbefixedbefore
thebeginningofthefishingyearfortheentirefishing
yearorforeachoftheperiodsintowhichthefishing
yearissubdivided.Thispriceshallapplyto
yellow-finnedtunnypresented'whole',weighingnot
morethan10kgeach.
Thefishingyearfortunnyshallbeginon1January
andendon31Decembereachyear;thesubdivision
referredtointheprecedingparagraphmaybemade
accordingtospecies.
Article2
1OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnexan
averageCommunitymarketpriceshallbeestablished

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eachmonthonthebasisoftheweightedaverageof
themeanmonthlypricesrecordedforeachproduct,
suchaveragebeingadjustedforanydifferencesin
speciesorpresentationbyreferencetothespeciesand
presentationforwhichtheCommunityproducer
pricehasbeenfixed.andtheaveragequarterlyCommunitymarketprice.
Itshallbegrantedinrespectofallquantitiesoftunny
deliveredtothefoodpreservingindustryduringthe
three-monthperiodforwhichpriceshavebeen
recorded.Itmaynot,however,exceedafixed
amountrepresenting20%ofthereferenceprice
applicableduringthissameperiod.
2.Thecompensation shallbepaidonapplication
bytheproducer.Article3
Article5ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnexthe
compensation referredtoinArticle15(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70shallbegrantedto
Communityproducersoftunnyif,atthesametime:
(a)theaveragequarterlyCommunitymarketprice
fortheproductinquestion,calculatedonthe
basisofthemeanmonthlypricesreferredtoin
Article2,islessthan95%oftheCommunity
producerprice;
(b)theentrypricereferredtoinArticle18(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70forthissame
productorfortheproductusedtofixthe
Communityproducerprice,increasedwhere
appropriatebythecountervailing chargelevied
onit,calculatedforthesameperiodor,failing
this,forthelastperiodforwhichpriceswere
recorded,isnotmorethan110%ofthereference
price.Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle29ofRegulation
(EEC)No2142/70:
—detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Regulationand,inparticular,rulesconcerningthe
adjustmentsreferredtoinArticle2whichareto
bemadetotheweightedaverageofmean
monthlyprices;
—thelevelofthecompensation .
Article6
Article4ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
1..Thecompensation shallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheCommunityproducerpriceItshallapplyfrom1February1971.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyandirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26January1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.PONS
ANNEX
Yellow-finnedtunny Neothynnusalbacora(Thunnusalbacares)
Long-finnedtunny (Thunnusalalunga)
Blue-finnedtunny * (Thunnusthyn'nus)
Big-eyedtunny,Patudo Parathynnusobesus(Parathynnusmacropterus )
Skipjack,Listao 'Euthynnuspelamys(Katsuwonuspelamys)
Littletunny (Euthynnusallcttaratus)