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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)696 final
Brussels .28October 1982
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts listedin
AnnexI(A)and(D)ofRegulation (EEC)No3796/81forthe
1983fishingyear
a»
f."». .. .. .fixingtheguideprices
AnnexII}toRegulation
Sort»duSecrétariatProposalfora
^LREGULATION (EEC)
/ILL:19orthefisheryproducts listedin
EC)No3796/81forthe1983fishing
year
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheCommunity producer pricefortunaintendedforthe
canningindustryforthe1983fishingyear
*
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(82)696final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheaimofthisRegulationistofixfor1983theguidepricesfortheproducts
ListedinAnnexI(A)and(D)toRegulation (EEC)No3796/81onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinfisheryproducts.Article10oftheRegulationprovides
thataguidepriceistobefixedforeachoftheseproductsforeachfishingyear
onthebasisoftheaverageofpricesrecordedforasignificantproportionof
Communityoutputandaproductwithgivencommercialcharacteristics onrepresen­
tativewholesalemarketsorinrepresentative portsduringthethreefishingyears
immediatelyprecedingtheyearforwhichthepriceisfixed.Infixingtheprice,
accountisalsotobetakenofproduction anddemandprospectsandofothercri­
teriarelatingtothestabilization ofmarketprices,thesupportofproducers'
incomeandconsumers'interests.
Thestartingpointoftheprocedureforfixingpricesfor1983wasacomparisonof
theaverageofpricesreferredtoaboverecordedduringtheperiodfrom1980to
1982(1982:6months)withthatfortheperiodfrom1979to1981,thelatter
havingbeenusedtofixtheguidepricefor1982.
Accountistakenintheguidepricesproposedfor1983oftheoverallimprovement
ofthefisheriesmarket,marketweaknessesobservedin1981havingcontinuedonly
forsomespecies.Inviewofthattrandaccountwastakenoftheimpactofguide
pricesfor1983onthelevelofwithdrawalpricesandthedesiredrelationship
betweenthelatterandthepricesrecordedonCommunitymarkets.
:"X
Itisproposedtherefore :
-toprolongin1983,forherringandAtlanticsardines,theguidepricesvalid
for1982;
-toincreasetheguidepricefrom,dependingonthespecies,2%to6%forthe
otherproducts.

Proposal
foraCouncilRegulation (EEC)
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproducts listedin
AnnexI(A)and(D)ofRegulation (EEC)No3796/61forthe1983
fishingyear
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoRegulation (EEC)No3796/81of29December 1981onthecommon
1organization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts andinparticular Article 10(3)
thereof.
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle 10(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3796/81provides thataguide
priceshallbefixedforeachoftheproducts listedinAnnexI(A)and(D)tothat
Regulation atalevelwhichwillhelptostabilize marketpriceandavoidthe
formation ofsurpluses intheCommunity ;
Whereasthatlevelmustalsohelpsupportproducers' incomeandatthesametime
takeaccountofconsumers' interest;
Whereastheguidepriceshallbebasedontheaverageofpricesasdefinedin
Article 10(2)oftheRegulation andonanassessment ofproduction anddemand
prospects ;~
Whereas theapplication ofthecriteria laiddowninArticle 10ofRegulation (EEC)
No3796/81andreferred toaboveinvolvesforthe1983fishingyearanincrease
forcertainproducts andthestabilization ofpricesforotherscompared with
pricesapplicable duringthecurrentfishingyear;whereasin.-viewoftheseasonal
variations inthecharacteristics ofplaice,theguidepriceshouldbeincreased
from1May1983;whereas,intheabsenceofcertaininformation concerning price
trendsforeachfisheryproductwithgivencommercial characteristics ,consideration
shouldbegiventotherelationship betweentheaverageweighted marketpricesre­
cordedwhentheguidepriceswerefixedforthepreviousfishingyearforthese
products,andtheaverageweighted marketpricesnowcurrent,
'0JNoL379,31-12.1981,p.1.

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article 1
Theguidepricesforthe1983fishingyearfortheproductsListedinAnnexI(A)
and(D)toRegulation (EEC)No3796/81andtheproductstowhichtheyrelateare
fixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterinforceon1January1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCounciI
ThePresident

ANNEX
(Eat/tonnt)
nc«
?ory
1.Herrings
2.SardinesISardinaPlU
chardus)•
A­
(a)Atlantic
(L)Mediterranean
3.Dogfish(Squalus
acanthias)
4.Dbgfî^h(Scyliorhlnus
y»Kedfish(Sfhjbtt's
§«Cod
7«Saithc
8«Haddoclc
9.Whiting
10.Ling
llMackercl
12.Anchovie»
13.Plaice
H.Hi
œerkr(Merlu
riucciusjCCIus
15.Shrimpsofthegenus
CrangoncrangonEv.fta,A
i'vtr»
Ex'ra
X
Of
A
A
or
\
or
A
A
or
A
Extra
or
A
?fatr*
A
or
A
ACotmerciftlspecification!(')
1Sue Preientation
Wholefish
Wholefish
Wholefish
Wholefish
Guttedfishwithhc.id
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Wholefish
Wholefish
Wholefish
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
Guttedfishwithhead
SimplyboiledinwaterGuideprie*
336
521
wo
800
750
727
952
567
722
677
820
272
500
IJanuaryto.)
30Apni1W\
IMaylo)
31December1983(
2103
1374722
895
(')The?:■shnesscategories,sizespresentationaredefinedpursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No3796/81
xThesefreshnesscategoric-^,sr-ic^andpresentationswillbespecifiedduringtheexaminationoftheseproposals
bytheCourci1.

¥INANC1ALSTÀtSMlSNT
1>ΛΤ?»I
jl.wikct i;o'.v;t.iasDtArticle301
2.ACTIONtThreeproposals forCouncilRegulations fixingtheguidepricesforfishe­
ryproducts (AnnexI(A)and(D);AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No3796/81)andthe
producer pricefortuna.
3.U5GALBASISI...„ .„,. .._ , ..
J=Articles 10>15and17ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3796/81
4»OBJECTIVES 1
Annualfixingofpricesinthefisheries sector
5.FINAHCIAI .COMîïWJUJCB
5.0EXPENDITURE-CIURC2D TO'PKEECBUDCET
(mmmo/iw"IRVLi.'TIo;;s)
-fHfiftrmrnIHHIOHAI.Amn«iem.
-aiiAiiaai)!'oIffimnNATIONAL anoura
5.1RECEIPTS
-OVNR2S0URC3OPT!!EEC
(LEVIET/CUG0..;3DUTIES)
-NATIONALTORTHEΚΛΛΚΕΠΗΟ YEARTORRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
1)
(1)i
ιPCLL0WIH0
L.FINANCI ALTEAS
83)
(1)
YïtAR YEAR TEAR
5.0.1FLURIA.'.'rf'JAl 1>ATTH»OFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1FLURIA.WJA1I'ATTERH OFRECEIPTSMeasurerestricted tothe1983fishingyear
1Januaryto31December 1983
5.»KETiiOD OFCALCl'LATION
' -
6.0FINANCING FOsiI3LEKITHCREDITSINSCRIBED INRELEVANT CHAPTERCFCURRE.VTBUDGET?YES/*
6.1FINAJJCINO POSálBLE BYTRANSFERB^/.'üEHCHAPTERS OFCUR.iOT BUDGET1
6-2Í-'LZ^ZITÍ FORASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ?
.i ''.•«/.NO
c.ìCH.:J:TJ TOlì:-:^ΙΙΙΤΤΏΙINTOFUTURE BUI>J:Í;S ?Τ2Ζ0Λ
Icaourrsi(1)sinceitisamatteroffixingprices,theimpactonexpenditurewillbeindirect .Theexpenditure inquestionisheavilydependent ondevelopments inthemarketandthequantities landed.In1982appropriations amounted to31.75million ECU.Subjecttocertaindoubtsconcerning thebudgetimplications oftheentryintoforceofthenewarrangements fortheorganisation ofmarkets,the1983appropriations of37.05million ECUprovidedforinChapter30oftheproposedbudgetcanbeconsidered adequate .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC)No3796/81onthecommonorganization ofthemarket
infisheryproductsprovidesthatareferencepriceistobefixedfor
eachoftheproductslistedinAnnexIItothatRegulation basedon
theaverageofpricesrecordedforasignificant proportion ofCommu­
nityoutputandaproductwithgivencommercial characteristics on
representative wholesalemarketsorinrepresentative portsduringthe
threefishingyearsimmediately precedingtheyearforwhichtheprice
isfixed.
Anexamination ofpricetrendsfortheproductsinquestionindicates
thattheguidepricesshouldbeincreasedforcerta-inproductsand
maintainedforothers,attheircurrentlevel,forthe1983fishingyear.
\

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproductsListed
inAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No3796/81forthe
*1983fishingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCounciIRegulation (EEC)No3796/81of29December1981on
1....•!thecommonorganization ofthemarketinfisheryproductsandinparticular
Article15(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle15(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3796/81providesthataguide
priceshallbefixedannuallyforeachoftheproductsorgroupsofproducts
listedinAnnexIItothatRegulation;
Whereasaccordingtothedataavailableatpresentconcerningpricesforthe
productsinquestionand-thecriterialaiddowninArticle10ofthatRegu­
lationthepricesshouldbeincreasedforcertainproductsandmaintainedfor
othersforthe1983fishingyear.
v_---
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theguidepricesforthe1983fishingyearfortheproductslistedinAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No3796/81andtheproductstowhichtheyrelatearefixed
intheAnnexhereto.'
1 Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMamber .States.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident.
10JNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.

ANNEX
(ECU/tonne)
(«roiij·(ifproduit* Commertml *pr.ifit¿tiuni;liui.U-prut
1«Sardine· Frozen,inlotsorinoriginalpackages
containingthesameproducts 389
2.Sra-brramofthespeciesDentex
denicxandPagellusSp.p.Fro/en,inlotsorinoriginalpackages
containingthesameproducta1134
3.Ediblecrabs(cancerpagurus)Frozen,inlotsorinoriginalpackages
containingthesaneproducts 575
4,Norwaylobster(Nephrops
norvegicus)Frozen,inlotsorinoriginalpackages
containingthesameproducts 1652
5·Squid(Loligospp) Frozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingthe
sameproducts2118
6.Squid(Todaradessagittatus)
7.Squid(IIlexsp.p.)
8«Cuttle-fishofthespecie·Sepia
offum.ilii,Rossi»macrosoma
andVpiolarondrlctliFrozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingthe»te9inalP30^85Gainingthe
Frozen,inoriginalpackagescontaining (he
sameproducts1065
1065
1459
9.Octopus Prozen,inoriginalpackagesconuiingthe
sameproducts1047
Ν

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC)No3796/81onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinfishery
productsprovidesthataCommunity producerpriceistobefixedfortunaintended
forthecanningindustrybasedontheaverageofpricesrecordedforasignificant
proportion ofCommunity outputandaproductwithgivencommercial characteristics
onrepresentative wholesale marketsorinrepresentative portsduringthethree
fishingyearsimmediately preceding theyearforthewhichthepriceisfixed.
Itisproposed onthebasisofthedataavailable thattheCommunity producer
priceforthe1983fishingyearbemaintained .

Proposal
foraCouncilRegulation (EEC)
fixingtheCommunityproducerpricefortuna
intendedforthecanningindustryforthe1983fishingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3796/81of29December1981onthe
1commonorganization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts,andinparticular
Article17(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,Article17(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No3796/81providesthataCommunity
producerpriceshallbefixedfortunaintendedforthecanningindustry;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninArticle17(A)oftheabove
Regulation,thepriceforthe1983fishingyearshouldbemaintained,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheCommunityproducerpriceforthe1983fishingyearfortunaforthecanning
industryandtheproducttowhichitrelatesareherebyfixedasfollows:
OJNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.
\

(ECU/tome)
Community
Product
VCommrrtialspecification· producerprice
Albacort Whole,norweithin#more(hanIOkg1045
each
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginItsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMeaber
States.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident