NoL61/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.73
REGULATION (EEC)No645/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of2March1973
determininglandingareasforfisheryproductswhichareverydistantfromthemain
centresofconsumptionintheCommunityandfixingthewithdrawalprices,referredto
inArticle10(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70,whicharetobeappliedinthose
areas
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,specialstructuralsituationofcertainareaswhich
mayaffectadverselythenormalmarketforpro­
duction,thestructureofsupplyanddemandand,
inparticular,theconditionsinwhichabalanced
supplytoCommunitymarketsmaybeensured;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereasthequalityconversionfactorsabovemen­
tionedshouldbedeterminedinsuchamannerthat
differencesbetweenthepricesconvertedcorrespond
withpricevariationsestimated,undernormal
conditionsofproduction,onthebasisofthenatural
developmentofmarketprices;whereastothisend
thefollowingqualityconversionfactorsshouldbe
used,theirnumericalordercorresponding tothat
oftheareaslistedintheAnnextothisRegulation :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(*)of20October1970onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfisheryproductsas
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No220/73(2),
andinparticularArticle10(5)thereof;
1.0-41
2.0-63
3.0-63
4.0-68
5.0-45Whereas,inordertoensurethatproducersin
landingareaswhichareverydistantfromthemain
centresofconsumption intheCommunityhave
accesstomarketsundersatisfactoryconditions,the
withdrawalpricereferredtointhefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle10(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70
maybemultipliedbyqualityconversionfactorsfor
theseareas;whereas,theinformationavailableto
theCommissionontheoutletsforfisheryproducts
leadstotheconclusionthatthissystemofadjusted
withdrawalpricesshouldbeadoptedforsome
productsandforsomeareasintheCommunity ;
whereashavingregardtothelackofexperiencein
thesemattersitisappropriatetolimittheduration
ofvalidityofthepresentRegulationtotheyear
1973;Whereasthequalityconversionfactorsshouldbe
appliedwithoutprejudicetofactorsdifferentiating
withdrawalpricesaccordingtocommercialspecifi­
cations;
Whereasthelandingareaswhichareverydistant
fromthemaincentresofconsumption intheCom­
munityshouldbedeterminedandthewithdrawal
pricestobeappliedineachareashouldbefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation/
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforFisheryProducts;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No135/73(3)
of15January1973layingdowngeneralrulesfor
determininglandingareasforfisheryproducts
whichareverydistantfromthemaincentresof
consumption intheCommunityprovidesthatthese
landingareasshallbedeterminedtakingaccount
ofdistancesbetweenlandingareasandthemain
centresofconsumption intheCommunity ,specific
conditionsaffectingtransportwhichmayhinder
accesstomarketsundersatisfactoryconditions,theHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
(*)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(2)OfNoL27,1.2.1973,p.I.
(3)OJNoL18,23.1.1973,p.I.Thelandingareaswhichareverydistantfromthe
maincentresofconsumptionwithinthemeaning

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•ofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle10(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70,thewithdrawalprices
tobeappliedintheseareas,andtheproductsto
whichtheyreferarelistedintheAnnextothis
Regulation .Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonrheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1February1973
until31December1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirecdyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Commercialcharacteristics (')
Species LandingareasWithdrawal
Price
u.a./tFreshness
categorySize Presentation
Herring 1
2
358
55
48Allcategories
Allcategories
Allcategories
Allcategories
Allcategories
Allcategories
Allcategories
AllcategoriesWhole
Whole
Whole
Other
Whole
Whole
Whole
Other(1)Allcoastalareasofandislandsoff
Ireland,NorthernIrelandandGreat
BritainnorthofalinefromLoop­
head(westcoastofIreland)through
WicklowHead(eastcoastofIreland)
andFleetwood (westcoastofEng­
land)toBerwick-on-Tweed (east
coastofEngland);withtheexcep­
tionoftheIsleofMan.
(2)Coastalareasandislandssouthof
alinefromLoopheadtoWicklow
HeadinIrelandandthecoastalareas
ofWales.Allsizes
1
2
3
Allsizes89
84
74
Mackerel (3)Coastalareasofandislandsoff
Ireland,NorthernIrelandandthe
countiesofDevonandCornwallin
GreatBritain.91
81Extra
A
A
B
B
A
B
Extra
A
A,B
Allcategories1,2,3
1,2,3
1,2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4Whole
Wholein
originalboxes
Whole
Whole
Whole
Whole
Whole
Whole
Wholein
originalboxes
Whole
Other75
59
Allsizes

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Landingareas"Withdrawal
Price
u.a./t
(4)CoastalareasofIreland,Northern
Ireland,thecoastalareafromWhite­
haventoWickinNorthEastern
Scotlandandtheislandstothenorth
andwestoftheseareas;withthe
exceptionoftheIsleofMan.112
101
86Commercialcharacteristics .¡!)
Species Freshness
categorySize Presentation
Whiting Extra,A,B 1,2Gutted
withhead
Extra,A 3Gutted
withhead
Extra,A 1,2Whole
B 3Gutted
withhead
Extra,A 3Whole
Extra,A 4Gutted
withhead
B 1,2,3Whole
Extra,A 4Whole
B 4Gutted
withhead
B 4Whole
Allcategories Al!sizesOther
Sardines
(Atlantic)Extra,A 2Whole
Extra 3
Extra 1,4Whole
A 3Whole
A 1,4Whole
B AllsizesWhole
Allcategories AllsizesOther63
(5)Coastalareasofandislandsoffthe
countiesofDevonandCornwallin
GreatBritain.Whole128
98
83
52
f1)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentation arethosedefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70.