NoL20/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.76
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No109/76
of19January1976
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingcompensation toproducersoftunnyforthe
canningindustry
Whereastheeffectsofafallinimportpricesmaybe
measured,ontheonehand,byreferencetothe
averagelevelofimportpriceswhichwouldresult
fromapplicationtotheratesofdutyoftheCommon
CustomsTariffand,ontheotherhand,byreference
totheleveloftheCommunityproducerpricewhich
isrepresentative ofanormalmarketsituation,
allowancebeingmadeforthenormalrangeofprice
fluctuations ;
Whereasthesituationonthetunnymarketchanges
considerablyaccordingtothepatternoflandingsby
Communityfishermenandtoactualimporting
opportunities whichinturnlargelydependon
catchesbyexportingthirdcountries;whereasthe
marketsituationmustthereforebereviewedeach
monthwithaviewtothegrantingofcompensation ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
100/76of19January1976onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts(1),
andinparticularArticle16(5)thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
100/76providesthatcompensation shallbe
grantedifnecessarytoCommunityproducersof
tunnyinrespectofthetunnyintendedforthe
canningindustry;whereasthismeasureisintended
rooffsetanydisadvantages whichthesystem
applicabletoimportsmightpresentforCommunity
producers;whereas,sinceCommunityproductionof
tunnyisinadequateandtheapplicationofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutieshasbeensuspended
sothatconditionsofsupplycomparabletothose
rulinginexportingthirdcountriescanbemaintained
forfoodprocessingindustriesusingtheseproducts;
whereas,consequently ,afallintheimportprice
couldconstituteadirectthreattoproducers'
incomes;
Whereastheextenttowhichthisthreatmaterializes
canbeassessedbyreferencetoaCommunityprice
levelwhichisrepresentative ofanormalmarket
situation;whereastheCommunityproducerprice
mustthereforebefixedpriortotheopeningofthe
fishingyearforaproductwithgivencommercial
specifications ;
Whereasthedifferentspeciesoftunnyintendedfor
thecanningindustryandfishedforinthe
Communitycontributesimultaneously andasa
wholetotheformationofthemarketpricesfor
Communityproduce;whereastheproducerprices
actuallyrecordedforeachofthesevarietiesmust
thereforebeadjustedtotheparticularspeciesand
presentationadoptedasreferencebasesforfixingthe
Communityproducerprice;FortheproductslistedintheAnnextheCommunity
producerpricereferredtoinArticle16(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No100/76shallbefixedbefore
thebeginningofthefishingyearfortheentire
fishingyearorforeachoftheperiodsintowhichthe
fishingyearissubdivided .Thispriceshallapplyto
yellow-finned tunnypresented'whole',weighing
notmorethan10kgeach.
Thefishingyearfortunnyshallbeginon1January
andendon31Decembereachyear;thesubdivision
referredtointheprecedingparagraphmaybemade
accordingtospecies.
Article2
ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnexan
averageCommunitymarketpriceshallbeestablished
eachmonthonthebasisoftheweightedaverageof
themeanmonthlypricesrecordedfor.eachproduct,
suchaveragebeingadjustedforanydifferencesin (')Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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speciesorpresentationbyreferencetothespecies
andpresentationforwhichtheCommunityproducer
pricehasbeenfixed.beenrecorded.Itmaynot,however,exceedafixed
amountrepresenting20%ofthereferenceprice
applicableduringthissameperiod.
2.Thecompensation shallbepaidonapplication
bytheproducer. Article3
Article5
Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle32ofRegulation
(EEC)No100/76:
—detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Regulationand,inparticular,rulesconcerning
theadjustmentsreferredtoinArticle2whichare
tobemadetotheweightedaverageofmean
monthlyprices;ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnexthe
compensation referredtoinArticle16(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No100/76shallbegrantedto
Communityproducersoftunnyif,atthesametime:
(a)theaveragequarterlyCommunitymarketprice
fortheproductinquestion,calculatedonthe
basisofthemeanmonthlypricesreferredtoin
Article2,islessthan95%oftheCommunity
producerprice;
(b)theentrypricereferredtoinArticle19(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No100/76forthissame
productorfortheproductusedtofixthe
Communityproducerprice,increasedwhere
appropriatebythecountervailing chargelevied
onit,calculatedforthesameperiodor,failing
this,forthelastperiodforwhichpriceswere
recorded,isnotmorethan110%ofthe
referenceprice.—thelevelofthecompensation .
Article6
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No172/71of26
January1971layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
compensation toproducersoftunnyforthecanning
industry(1),isherebyrepealed.
2.ReferencestotheRegulationrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph 1shallbeconstruedasreferencesto
thisRegulation .Article4
Article71.Thecompensation shallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheCommunityproducerprice
andtheaveragequarterlyCommunitymarketprice.
Itshallbegrantedinrespectofallquantitiesof
tunnydeliveredtothefoodpreservingindustry
duringthethree-monthperiodforwhichpriceshaveThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19January1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS
HOJNoL23,29.1.1971,p.15.
ANNEX
(Neothynnusalbacora,Thunnusalbacares)
(Thunnusalalunga)Yellow-finned tunny
Long-finnedtunny
Blue-finnedtunny
Big-eyedtunny,Patudo
Skipjack,Listao
Littletunny(Thunnusthynnus)
(Parathynnusobesus,Parathynnusmacropterus )
(Euthynnuspelamis,Katsuwonuspelamis)
(Euthynnusalletteratus )