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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1879Final
Brussels,9November1973
.\
PROPOSAL FOR A
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproductslistedin
AnnexI(A)and (c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70for
thefishingyear1974
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COK(73)1879Final

VI/2598/73-E
EXPLANATORY KEMOIEAJTDOM
UnderRegulation(EEC)Ho2142/70onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfisheryproducts,aguidepriceistobefixedforeachofthe
productslistedinAnnexIAandCtotheRegulation.Itistobefixedfor
aproductwithgivencommercialcharacteristics andbasedontheaverageof
pricesrecordedonrepresentative wholesalemarketsorinrepresentative
portsduringthethreefishingyearsimmediatelyprecedingthefixingofthe
priceforasignificantproportionofCommunityoutput.
Since1971"theseguidepriceshavebeenfixedbyamethodwhich
hasbeenfoundacceptabletoalloftheMemberStates.Themethodconsists
ofcomparingaverageweightedpricesatrepresentative portsfortwoperiods:
thefirstperiodisthethreeyearsprecedingthefixingofthenewguide
priceswhich,intheabsenceofup-to-datestatistics,reallymeansthelast
twoandahalfyears(e.g.1971-72-73uptoJuly);thesecondisthethree
yearsprecedingthefixingoftheguidepricesforthecurrentyear(e.g.
I97O-7I-72).Theproposedpricesfor1974werearrivedatonthisbasis.
However,asthiscomparisongivesresultsonlyinmathematical
terms,itisonlyastartingpointforelaboratingpriceproposals.Ifthe
priceistofulfilitseconomicfunctionitmustnottakeaccountonlyof
thepastsituationrevealedbythesemathematicalresults.Changeshave
thereforebeenmade.
Sinceitisdifficultforguidepricesto"guide"productionin
amarketwhereallspeciesareinshortsupply,theyhavebeencalculated
aboveallbyreferencetotheireffectindeterminingwithdrawalprices.

Theseproposalsmakeadistinctioninpracticebetweenproducts
(suchasherrings,mackerel,sardinesandanchovies)whicharegenerallyused
bytheprocessingindustiy,andproducts(suchascod,plaiceandhaddock)
whicharegenerallyforhumanconsumption .
Fortheformerproductsacautiouspolicyisproposed,inorder
toensureasfaraspossiblethatCommunityprocessingindustriescanobtain
suppliesofrawmaterialsontermsenablingthemtocompetewithindustriesin
non-member States.
Priceincreases,sometimessubstantial,,areproposedforproducts
fordirecthumanconsumption.
Nevertheless theseincreasesarenotinflationary sincemarket
pricesarehigherthanthewithdrawalprioesderivedfromtheguideprices.
Finally,itshouldbenotedthatthereisaproposaltoabandon
thespecialguidepriceforplaiceinIrelandandthecompensatory amounts.
TheincreaseintheCommunityguidepriceandtheobligationtoalignthe
priceinIrelandmakeitpossibletomakethepriceinthatMemberStatethe
sameastheCommunityprice.
TheobjectofthisRegulationistofixtheguidepricesforthe
1974fishingyearpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)llo2142/70.

Financialeffects
1.Financiallytheeffectsoffixingguidepricesarefeltprimarilywhen
productsarewithdrawnfromthemarketthusgivingentitlementtofinancial
compensation .
Inpresentcircumstances itcanbeexpectedthatthequantities
withdrawnfromthemarketintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedwillchan­
gelittleandwillcertainlynotincrease.Consequently anychangeinexpen­
diturewillgenerallyresultonlyfromthechangeinthepriceforeachpro­
duct,Fromfiguresatpresentavailableexpenditurefor1973isestimated
atsome700000u.a.Forthe1974fishingyearitisestimatedthatthenew
withdrawalprices,derivedfromtheguide,prices,willinvolveexpenditure ,
intheformoffinancialcompensation asprovidedforinArticle10ofRe­
gulation(EEC)NO2142/70,ofsome900000u.a.,althoughthequasi-mathe-
maticalmodeofcalculatingfinancialcompensations meansthattheywill
varyinthesamewayastheguideprices.
Inadditiontotheincreaseof200000u.a.overthe1973figure,
amountswillhavetobepaidtothenewMemberStates.IntheseStates,where
thereisonlyonerecognizedproducers'associationatthemoment,itcanbe
expectedthatotherswillbesetupin1974»whichalso,whentheCommunity
withdrawalpricesystemisapplied,willqualifyforfinancialcompensation .
Theadditional amontpayabletosuchassociations tostabilizetheirmarkets
isestimatedatapproximately 500000u.a.
Inviewofthemethodbywhichtheyarecalculated,exportrefunds
areunlikelytobeaffectedtoanylargeextentbythepricechanges.
2.Asregardsimplementation fromthefinancialpointofview,itshould
berememberedthatuntilNovember1973expenditure,bothactualandforecast,
comestoapprox.35$ofavailablefundsforinterventions andapprox.70$
forrefunds.Therelativelylowpercentageforinterventionislargelythe
resultofthefactthatmarketpricesarestillhigh.

-.4-
Theproposedappropriations for1974amounttoonemillionu.a.
forrefundsandtwomillionforallmeasuresinthisfield.Bearinginmind
thattheamountofexpenditureincurredinthenewMemberStatesin1974
dependstoalargeextentonwhethernewproducers'associations aresetup
andthatitisdifficulttoforecastquantitiesinthissector,theabove-
mentionedfinancialeffectsoftheproposedregulationarenotsuchasto
necessitate changes ,inthe1974"budgetnorinthefiguresinthemultiannual
forecasts.
Itshouldbenotedthatthe1974fishingyearrunsfrom
1Januaryto31December1974«Thefinancialeffectsofthisproposalwill
thereforebefeltentirelyinthe1974financialyear(BudgetoftheEuro-.
peanCommunities,Chapter71')•

. '• '?.?PROPOSAÍ .OPA - .*
.ÊBGUkATKST (EEC),OP-®B-00ULÎGIL
fixing theguide prices forThefishery products listed -in
Annex I(A)and (c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70forthe
fishing year 1974
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ?
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2142/70^"of20Ootober 1970on
thecommon organisation ofthemarket infishery produots ,aslast amended
Λ
byregulation (EEC)No220/73»andinparticular Article 8(4)ofthatRe­
gulation .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Article 8(l)®fRegulation (ESC)No2142/70provides that aguide
price shall befixed each year foreach «ftheproducts listed inAnnex I(A)
and (C)tothat Regulation atalevel which will help tostabilise market
prices without leading totheformation ofstructural surpluses within the
Community ?
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No2709/72of19December 1972"\amended by
Regulation (EEC)No2825/72^,fixed guide prices forthefishery products
listed inAnnei I(l)and (C)ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70forthefishing
year 1973 ?
Whereas theapplication ofthecriteria aforesaid defined inArticle 8(l)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70involves anincrease inprices bycomparison
with those valid forthecurrent fishing year 5whereas intheabsence ofcer­
tain information concerning price trends foreach fishery product with given
commercial characteristics consideration should begiven ,inthecase ofmost
products ,totherelationship between theaverage weighted market prices
which were taken into account when theguide prices were fixed fortheprevious
fishing year forthese products ,andtheaverage weighted market prices now
current .
•••/»••
1OJNoL236,27.10.1970 ,p.5.
2OJNoL27r1.2.1973 »P.1.
JOJNoL291,28.12.1972 ,p.7.4OJNoL298,31.12.1972 ,p.15.

Whereas forIreland ahigher gaide price had "been fixed than theprice
operative intheether Member States "byRegulatien (EEC)Ne2825/72;whereas
theincrease oftheCommunity guide price andtheobligation ofalignment of
theprice operative inthenewMember State make itpossible toestablish
thelatter price attheCommunity level .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION !

Artici21
Theguidepricesapplicableuntil31December1974fortheproductslisted
inAnnexI(A)and(c)cfRegulation(EEC)NO2142/70~andtheproducts-to
whichtheyrelatearefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceen1January1974*
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretysaiddirectlyapplicablein
allKsiaberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Productsr
Species Freshness j
[category |Size,Présentation
1.Herrings |A!
I1iwholefish
2.Sardines(du-
puspilchardus
'Jalbaum): i
*v __ i(a)Atlantic Extra 2!
îwholefish
(b)Mediterra­
nean iExtra2Iwholefish
3.Redfish(Sebas­
tesmarinus) AI
2iiwholefish
4.Cod B
cr
A2j
3j!guttedfishwithhead
ι
Iguttedfishwithhead
5.Coalfish|B
Ior
IAi
2 !
I
3 ;jguttedfishwithhead
|guttedfishwithhead
4.HaddockI
A|
or |
A iI
2
3wholefish
guttedfishwithhead
7.Whitingi
iA2jguttedfishwithhead
8.Mackerel Extra
or
ia
I2
2(wholefishmoriginal
(boxes
!wholefish
9.Anchovies Extra 2wholefish
10.Plaice 3\
îguttedfishwithhead
11.Shrimpsofthe
genus(Crangon
sp.p.)!.
iI
!
îi
*)
i
t
1simplyboiledmwater
!Guide
price
(inu.a./t)
196
399
234
370
392
217
288
329
200
383
345
885
Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentation aredefinedpurauantto
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No2142/70*