limita COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(93) 215 final 
Brussels, 19 May 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing 
standards for certain fresh or chilled fish 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common 
organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products added, as 
part of the reform of the common organization of the market in those 
products, new species to the lists of eligible products set out in Annexes I 
and VI to the Regulation. 
Common marketing standards must now be laid down for those products, 
allowing them to be harmonized on the Community market and enabling guide 
and withdrawal prices to be set for each market size. 
Furthermore, in order to guarantee consistency between market sizes of 
products, which are expressed by weight, and biological sizes of the species 
concerned, expressed by length, adjustments need to be made in a number of 
cases to the existing standards so as to prevent the risk of uncertainty in 
the application of conservation and market regulation measures. 
These are the aims of this proposal for a Council Regulation amending 
Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for 
certain fresh or chilled fish. 
The proposed Regulation has no impact on the Community budget. 
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proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 
of 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing 
standards for certain fresh or chilled fish 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on 
the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture 
products^1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, in revising certain mechanisms of the 
common organization of the market in fishery products, introduces new 
products which are eligible for the assistance provided for under those 
mechanisms; whereas application of the mechanisms requires the setting of 
common marketing standards for the new products in question; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 of 19 January 1976, as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 33/89(2)t lays down common marketing 
stardards for certain fresh or chilled fish(3), and should therefore be 
amended accordingly to include the new products eligible for assistance; 
Whereas the size standards for certain fishery products provide for minimum 
market sizes expressed by weight; whereas these standards must be fully 
consistent with the minimum biological sizes for the species concerned, 
expressed by length, applicable under Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 
(1) OJ No L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 5, 7.1.1989, p. 18. 
(3) OJ No L 20, 28.1.1976, p. 29. 
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7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation 
of fishery resources(4); whereas, in order to guarantee the necessary 
consistency, adjustments should be made to the minimum market size of 
certain products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 is hereby amended as follows: 
(1) In the title the word "fish" is replaced by "fishery products". 
(2) In Article 3: 
(a) The first sentence is replaced by the following: 
"Marketing standards are hereby laid down for the following 
species of sea fish and cephalopoda falling within CN codes 0302 
and 0307, with the exception of fish meat:". 
(b) The following are added to the list: 
"- Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 
- Sole (Solea spp.) 
- Scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus and Aphanopus carbo) 
- Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)"; 
(c) The following is added to the twenty*seventh indent: 
"and Mediterranean cod (Trisopterus minutus)". 
(3) Annex B is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following L*-.& 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Done at , For the Council 
(4) OJ No L 288, 11.10.1986, p. 1. 
ANNEX 
ANNEX B 
SIZING*1) S 
Herring (Clupea harengus) 
kg/fish nunber of fish to kg 
Size 1 0,125 and over 8 or less 
Size 2 from 0,085 up to but excluding 0,125 from 9 to 11 
Size 3 a) from 0,050 up to but excluding 0,085 from 12 to 20 
b) from 0,036 up to but excluding 0,085 for Baltic Herring from 12 to 27 
Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) 
kg/fish nunber of fish to kg 
Size 1 0,100 and over 10 or less 
Size 2 from 0,055 up to but excluding 0,100 from 11 to 18 
Size 3 from 0,031 up to but excluding 0,055 from 19 to 32 
Size 4 a) from 0,015 up to but excluding 0,031 from 33 to 67 
b) from 0,011 up to but excluding 0,031 for Mediterranean from 33 to 91 
sardines 
Dogfish 
(Scyliorhinus spp.) (Squatus acanthias) 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 2 and over 2,2 and over 
Size 2 from 1 up to but excluding 2 from 1 up to but excluding 2,2 
Size 3 from 0,5 up to but excluding 1 from 0,7 up to but excluding 1 
Redfish (Sebastes spp.) Cod (Gadus morhua) 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 2 and over 7 and over 
Size 2 from 0,6 up to but excluding 2 from 4 up to but excluding 7 
Size 3 from 0,35 up to but excluding 0,6 from 2 up to but excluding 4 
Size 4 - from 1 up to but excluding 2 
Size 5 - from 0,3 up to but excluding 1 
(1) a) The mininun sizes expressed in weight laid down in this Annex shall also be regarded as being respected if the fish 
comply with the mininun biological sizes expressed in terms of length in the technical measures for trv* 
conservation of fishery resources, 
b) In any case, the mininun biological sizes applicables in each region pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 fiust 
be respected. 
G 
Saithe (Pollachius virens) Haddock (Melanograrmus aeglefinus) 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 5 and over 1 and over 
Size 2 from 3 up to but excluding 5 from 0,57 up to but excludingl exclu 
Size 3 from 1,5 up to but excluding 3 de 0,3 à 0,57 exclu 
Size 4 from 0,3 up to but excluding 1,5 de 0,17 à 0,3 exclu 
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Ling (Molva spp.) 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 0,5 and over 5 and over 
Size 2 from 0,35 up to but excluding 0,5 from 2,5 up to but excluding 5 
Size 3 from 0,25 up to but excluding 0,35 from 1,5 up to but excluding 2,5 
Size 4 from 0,11 up to but excluding 0,25 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 
Size 4 Mackerel (Sconber scombrus and Sconber japonicus) 
kg/fish 
0,5 and over 
from 0,25 up to but excluding 0,5 
from 0,14 up to but excluding 0,25 
from 0,05 up to but excluding 0,14 nunber of fish per 25 kg 
50 or less 
51 to 100 
101 to 175 
176 to 500 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 
Size 4 kg/fish 
0,033 and over 
from 0,020 up to but excluding 0,033 
from 0,012 up to but excluding 0,020 
from 0,008 up to but excluding 0,012 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) 
nunber of fish to kg 
30 or less 
31 to 50 
51 to 83 
84 to 125 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 
Size 4 
Size 5 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 
kg/fish 
0,6 and over 
from 0,4 up to but excluding 0,6 
from 0,3 up to but excluding 0,4 
from 0,15 up to but excluding 0,3 Hake (Merluccius merluccius) 
kg/fish 
2,5 and over 
from 1,2 up to but excluding 2,5 
from 0,6 up to but excluding 1,2 
from 0,28 up to but excluding 0,6 
from 0,2 up to but excluding 0,28 
from 0,15 up to but excluding 0,28 in case of 
Mediterranean hake 
Megrim (lepidorhombus spp.) Ray's bream (Srarra spp.) 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 0,45 and over 0,80 and over 
Size 2 from 0,25 up to but excluding 0,45 from 0,20 up to but excluding 0,80 
Size 3 from 0,20 up to but excluding 0,25 
Size 4 a) from 0,11 up to but excluding 0,20 
b) from 0,050 up to but excluding 0,20 in the 
case of Mediterranean megrim 
Monkfish (Lophius spp.) 
whole, gutted without heads 
kg/fish kg/fish 
Size 1 10 and over 3,75 and over 
Size 2 from 6 up to but excluding 10 from 2 up to but excluding 3,75 
Size 3 from 3 up to but excluding 6 from 1 up to but excluding 2 
Size 4 from 1 up to but excluding 3 from 0,5 up to but excluding 1 
Size 5 from 0,5 up to but excluding 1 from 0,2 up to but excluding 0,5 
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Size 1 
Size 2 
Si/e 5 
Size 4 
Size 5 Dab 
(Limanda limunda) 
kg/fish 
0,25 and over 
from 0,13 up to but 
excluding 0,25 Lemon sole 
(Microstomas Kitt) 
kg/fish 
0,6 and over 
from 0,35 up to but exclu­
ding 0,6 
from 0,18 up to but exi lu-
ding 0,35 Albacore 
(Thumus alalunga) 
kg/fish 
4 and over 
from 1,5 up to but exclu­
ding 4 Blucfin tuna 
(Thunnus thymus) 
kg/fish 
70 and over 
from 50 up to but excluding 70 
(run 25 n> to but »*x< ' luding Si) 
from 10 up to but excluding 25 
from 6,4 up to but excluding 10 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 
Size 4 Bigeye tuna 
(Thunnus obesus) 
kg/fish 
10 and over 
from 3,2 up to but 
excluding 10 Pollack 
(Pollachius pollachius) 
kg/fish 
5 and over 
from 2,5 up to but exclu­
ding 5 
from 1,5 up to but exclu­
ding 2,5 
from 0,265 up to but 
excluding 1,5 Bue whiting 
(Micromesistius poutassou 
or Gadus poutassou) 
Number of fish to kg 
7 or less 
from 8 to 14 
from 15 to 25 
from 26 to 50 Pout 
(Trisopterus luscus) and 
Mediterranean cod 
(Trisopterus minutus) 
kg/fish 
0,35 and over 
from 0,25 up to but excluding 
0,35 
from 0,125 up to but excluding 
0,25 
from 0,05 up to but excluding 
0,125 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 Bogue 
(Boops boops) 
Number of fish to kg 
5 or less 
6 to 31 
32 to 70 PicareI 
(Maena smaris) 
Nunber of fish to kg 
20 or less 
21 to 40 
41 to 90 Conger 
(Conger conger) 
kg/fish 
7 and over 
From 5 up to but excluding 7 
From 0,5 up to but excluding 5 
Gurnard (Trigla spp.) 
Red gurnard Other gurnards 
Size 1 1 kg and over 0,25 and over 
Size 2 From 0,4 up to but excluding 1 kg From 0,2 up to but excluding 0,25 
Size 3 From 0,2 up to but excluding 0,4 
Size 3 0,06 to 0,2 
Horse mackerel 
(Trachurus spp.) Mullet 
(MugiI spp.) Skate 
(Raja spp.) Skate (wings) 
kg/fish kg/fish kg/fish kg/wings 
Size 1 
Size 2 0,6 and over 
From 0,4 up to but 
excluding 0,6 
Size 3 from 0,2 up to but 
excluding 0,4 
a)Size 4 From 0,12 up to but 
excluding 0,2 
Size 5 From 0,02 up to but 
excluding 0,12 
b)Size 4 From 0,08 up to but 
excluding 0,2 
Size 5 From 0,02 up tu but 
excluding 0,08 
Mediterranean 1 and over 
From 0,5 up to but 
excluding 1 
From 0,2 up to but 
excluding 0,5 
From 0,1 up to but 
excluding 0,2 5 and over 
From 3 up to but 
excluding 5 
From 1 up to but 
excluding 3 
From 0,3 up to but 
excluding 1 3 and over 
From 0,5 up to but 
excluding 3 
Size 1 
Size 2 Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 
(kg/fish) 
more than 0,3 
from 0,2 5 t;o 0,3 
Sole (Solea spp. ) 
(kg/fish) 
Size 1 0,5 and over 
Size 2 from 0,35 up to but excluding 0,5 
Size 3 from 0,25 up to but excluding 0,35 
Size 4 from 0,17 up to but excluding 0,25 
Size 5 from 0,14 up to but excluding 0,17 
Size 1 
Size 2 
Size 3 
Size 4 Scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus,Aphanopus carbo) 
(kg/fish) 
3 and over 
from 2 up to but excluding 3 
from 1 up to but excluding 2 
from 0,5 up to but excluding 1 
Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis,Rossia macrosoma) 
(kg/item) 
Size 1 0,5 and over 
Size 2 from 0,3 up to but excluding 0,5 
Size 3 from 0,1 up to but excluding 0,3 

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