COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 07.11.2001
COM(2001) 640 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing for the 2002 fishing ye ar the guide prices for th e fishery products listed in
Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
(presented by the Commission)
2EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 18 of Regulation (EC)  No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in
fishery and aquaculture products requires a guid e price to be fixed for each of the products
listed in Annex I and each of the products a nd groups of products listed in Annex II thereto,
on the basis of the average of prices recorded for a significant proportion of Communityoutput on wholesale markets or in ports during the three fishing years immediately precedingthe year for which the price is fixed.
When fixing those prices, account is also ta ken of trends in produc tion and demand and other
factors such as the need to ensure stable market prices and support producers’ incomes and
the interests of consumers.
Compared with the period 1998-2000, average prices for white fish continued to rise steadily
over the period 1999-2001, with increases betw een +1% and +26%, with the exception of
prices for hake, saithe, plaice and spotted dogf ish. During the first half of 2001, prices for
white fish other than hake, spotted dogfish, megrim, and whole monkfish were higher than
during the same period the previous year. In the light of this favourable market situation, the
Commission is proposing an increase in the guide prices of between 1% and 2.5% for mostspecies of white fish, with the exception of spo tted dogfish. It is proposed to maintain current
prices for hake, megrim and flounder.
The market situation for pelagic species has improved considerably, with price increases in
the period 1999-2001 between 4% and 64% higher than over the period 1998-2000. Most ofthese increases were confirmed and even amplified in the first six months of 2001.
The Commission is therefore proposing to incr ease the guide price for these species, by
between + 1% (anchovy) and + 3% (herring, mackerel).
As regards the other species in Annex I, in particular crustaceans, the recent market situation
has been less favourable, with the exception of shrimps. The Commission is therefore
proposing to maintain current guide prices for most of these species.
Prices for frozen products listed in Annex II have tended to increase on the international
markets, with the exception of hake, cuttle fish and octopus for which the Commission is
proposing either to maintain the current price (h ake) or to reduce the guide price (cuttlefish,
octopus).
In addition, Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires a Community
producer price to be fixed for tuna intended for the canning industry, relating to a product
with given commercial characteristics on the basis of the average of prices recorded for asignificant proportion of Community output on w holesale markets or in ports during the three
fishing years immediately preceding the year for which the price is fixed.
The average Community price fell in 1999-2001 compared with 1998-2000, although there
was an improvement in the situati on in the first six months of 2001.
The Commission is proposing a 1% reduction in  the Community producer price for the 2002
fishing year.
3Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing for the 2002 fishing ye ar the guide prices for th e fishery products listed in
Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No  104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common
organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
1, and in particular Articles 18(3)
and 26(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires a guide price to be fixed for
each fishing year for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I
and II to that Regulation.
(2) On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned
and the criteria referred to in Article 18(2) of the above Regulation, those prices
should be increased, maintained or reduced  for the 2002 fishing year depending on the
species.
(3) Article 26(1) of Regulati on (EC) No 104/2000 requires a Community producer price
to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation.
(4) Since Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82
2 fixes the conversion factors
applicable to different species of tuna, Co mmunity producer prices need not be fixed
for all species of tuna listed in Annex III  to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, but only for
yellow-fin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ).
(5) On the basis of the criteria laid down in th e first and second indents of Article 18(2) and
in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 10 4/2002, the Community producer price for the
2002 fishing year should be reduced,
                                                
1OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
2OJ L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3899/92 (OJ L 392,
31.12.1992, p. 24).
4HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2002 for the products listed
in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and for the presentations and commercialcategories to which they relate shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
The Community producer price for yellow-fin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) for the fishing year
from 1 January to 31 December 2002 is hereby fixed as follows:
(EUR/tonne)
Species Commercial specifications Community producer price
Yellow-fin tuna ( Thunnus
albacares )Whole, weighing more
than 10 kg each1 160
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council
The President
5ANNEX
Annexes Species
Products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC)
No 104/2000Commercial presentation Guide price
(EUR/tonne)
I 1. Herring of the species  Clupea harengus Whole fish 260
2. Sardines of the species  Sardina pilchardus Whole fish 558
3. Dogfish  (Squalus acanthias) Whole fish or
Gutted fish with head1101
4. Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.) Whole fish or
Gutted fish with head790
5. Redfish  (Sebastes spp.) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 1171
6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua Whole fish or gutted fish with head 1591
7. Saithe (Pollachius virens) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 790
8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 1078
9. Whiting  (Merlangius merlangus) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 925
10. Ling (Molva spp.) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 1214
11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus Whole fish 296
12. Mackerel of the species S comber japonicus Whole fish 315
13. Anchovy  (Engraulis spp.) Whole fish 1209
14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Whole fish or gutted fish with head
from 1.1.2002 to 30.4.20021063
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
from 1.5.2002 to 31.12.20021462
15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Whole fish or gutted fish with head 3695
16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 2382
17. Dab (Limanda limanda) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 937
18. Common flounder (Platichthys flesus) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 552
19. Albacore or longfinned tunas  (Thunnus alalunga) Whole fish 2177
Gutted fish with head 2477
20. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) Whole 1613
21. Monkfish (Lophius spp.) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 2854
Without head 5928
22. Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon Simply boiled in water 2478
23. Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Simply boiled in water 6547
Fresh or chilled 1707
24. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) Whole 1784
25. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Whole 5337
Tails 4323
26. Sole (Solea spp.) Whole fish or gutted fish with head 6648
II 1. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products1976
2. Hake of the genus Merluccius spp. Frozen, whole, in original packages containing
the same products1277
Frozen, filleted, in original packages
containing the same products1530
3. Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.) Frozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products1587
4. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Frozen, whole, in original packages containing
the same products4080
5. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma)
(Sepiola rondeletti)Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products1909
6. Octopus (Octopus spp.) Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products1967
7. Squid (Loligo spp.) Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products1156
8. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus) Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products961
9. Illex argentinus Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products831
10. Prawn of the family Penaeidae
- Prawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostris Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products4119
- Other species of the family Penaeidae Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products8061
6Financial statementFISH/B/4
DATE: 9.10.2001
1. BUDGET HEADING:
B1-261APPROPRIATIONS:
2. TITLE:
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 2002 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery
products listed in Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
3. LEGAL BASIS:
Articles 18 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
4. AIM:
Annual fixing of prices and certain aids in the fisheries sector (2002 fishing year)
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 12 MONTH
PERIOD
(EUR million)FINANCIAL YEAR
2002
(EUR million)
5.0 EXPENDITURE
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
-O T H E R17,2
5.1 REVENUE
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)-N A T I O N A L
[n+2] [n+3] [n+4] [n+5]
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUEMeasures restricted to the 2002 fishing year
(16.10.2001– 15.10.2002)
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:
- Community withdrawals: EUR 2 million- Compensatory allowance for tuna: EUR 2.5 million- Autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs: EUR 2.5 million
- Community carry-overs: EUR 3.7 million
- Private storage aid: EUR 1 million- Operational programmes: EUR 5.3 million- Technical assistance: EUR 0.2 million
6.0 CAN BE FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDED IN RELEVANT
CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET
6.1 CAN BE FUNDED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF CURRENT
BUDGET
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET DE NECESSARY? NO
6.3 WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS? YES
OBSERVATIONS:Since this is a price-fixing measure, the impact on expenditure is indirect. The expenditure in question will
largely depend on developments in the market situation and on quantities landed.