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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM( 8 3) 630 final
Brussels, 20 October 1 9 8 3
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in  
Annex I (A) and (D) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the  
1984 fishing year
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in  
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing  
year
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the  
canning industry for the 1984 fishing year
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) 630 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The aim of this Regulation is to fix for 1984 the guide prices for the products  
listed in Annex I (A) and (D) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common  
organization of the market in fishery products. Article 10 of the Regulation  
provides that a guide price is to be fixed for each of these products for  
each fishing year on the basis of the average of prices recorded for a  
significant proportion of Community output and a product with given commercial  
characteristics on representative wholesale markets or in representative  
ports during the three fishing years immediately preceding the year for which  
the price is fixed. In fixing the price, account is also to be taken of  
production and demand prospects and of other criteria relating to the  
stabilization of market prices, the support of producers' income and  
consumers' interests.
The starting point of the procedure for fixing prices for 1984 was a comparison  
of the average of prices referred to above recorded during the period from 1981  
to 1983 (1983 :  6 months) with that for the period from 1980 to 1982, the  
latter having been used to fix the guide price for 1983.
Account is taken in the guide prices proposed for 1984 of the heterogeneous  
character of the market and of the relative degradation of the situation for 
some species, during these last months.
It is proposed therefore :
- to prolong in 1984, for herring, the guide price valid fo 1983>
- to increase the guide price from, depending on the species, 1 to 6 % for the  
other products.

Proposal for a
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC) N o  $ 3  
of
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in A nnex I (A) and (D) of 
Regulation (EEC) N o  3796/81 for the 198A  fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common 
organization of the market in fishery products ('), and 
in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 10 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 
3796/81 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for 
each of the products listed in Annex I  (A) and (D) to 
that Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize 
market price and avoid the formation of surpluses in 
the Community; whereas that level must also help 
support producers’  income and at the same time take 
account of consumers’  interest;
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average 
of prices as defined in Article 10 (2) of that Regulation 
and on an assessment of production and demand 
prospects;
Whereas the application of the criteria laid down in 
Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The Presidentreferred to above involves for the fishing year an 
increase for certain products and the stabilization of 
prices for others compared with prices applicable 
during the current fishing year;  whereas, in view of 
the seasonal variations in the characteristics of plaice, 
the guide price should be increased from 1  May 1984; 
whereas, in the absence of certain information concer­
ning price trends for each fishery product with given 
commercial characteristics, consideration should be 
given to the relationship between the average weighted 
market prices recorded when the guide prices were 
fixed for the previous fishing year for these products, 
and the average weighted market prices now current,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article I
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1  January to 
31 December 1984 for the products listed in Annex I  
(A) and (D) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the 
categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex 
hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January 
1984. '
(') OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.

AN N EX
SpeciesCommercial specifications (')
Freshness
categorySize PresentationGuide price  
(ECU per tonne)
1. Herrings
2. Sardines (Sardina 
pilchardus):
(a) Atlantic
(b) Mediterranean
3. Dogfish (Squalus 
acanthias)
4. Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)
5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
6. Cod
7. Saithc
8. Haddock
9. Whiting
10. Ling
11. Mackerel
12. Anchovies
13. Plaice
14. Hake (Merluccius 
merluccius)
15. Shrimps of the genus 
Crangon crangonExtra, A
Extra
Extra
Extra, A 
Extra, A
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
or
A
Extra, A
Extra
or
A
Extra
A
or
A
A
A1
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
1,  2 
1
2
2
2
3
2
!Whole fish
Whole fish 
Whole fish
Whole fish
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish
' Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish 
Whole fish
Whole fish
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head
Gutted fish with head 
Simply boiled in water336
542
424
836
806
782
1 043
606
788
731
867
277
534
\ 1  > " u a r Y i 8 c 4
? 30 April708
\ 1  May to )j 31 December 1984 ^ 958
2 316
1 401
(') The freshness categories, sizes and presentation arc defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 -

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common organization of the market in  
fishery products provides that a guide price is to be fixed for each  
of the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation based on the  
average of prices recorded for a significant proportion of Community  
output and a product with given commercial characteristics on representative  
wholesale markets or in representative ports during the three fishing  
years immediately preceding the year for which the price is fixed.
An examination of price trends for the products in question indicates that  
the guide prices should be increased for certain products and maintained  
for others, at their current level, for the 1984 fishing year.

Pr*p«oal fer a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /g3 
of
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation 
(EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community,
.Having regard to Council Regulation (E.EC) No 
3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common 
organization of the market in fishery products ('), and 
in particular Article 15 (5) thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 
3796/81 provides that a guide price shall be fixed 
annually for each of the products or groups of 
products listed in Annex II to that Regulation ;
Whereas, according to the data available at present 
concerning prices for the products in question and thecriteria laid down in Article 10 of that Regulation, the 
prices should be increased for certain products and 
maintained for others for the 198A  fishing year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1  January to 
31 December 1984 for the products listed in Annex II 
to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the categories to 
which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January
1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President
(') OJ No L 379. 31. 12. 1981. p. 1.

ANNEX
Group of products Commercial specificationsGuide price 
(ECU per tonne)
1. Sardines
2. Sea-bream of the species 
Dentex dentex ^nd Pageilus 
spp.
3. Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus)
4. Norway lobster (Neph to p s 
norvegicus)
5. Squid (Loligo spp.)
6. Squid (Todarodes sagittatus)
7. Squid (Illex spp.)
8. Cuttlefish of the species 
Sepia officinalis, Rossia 
macrosoma and Sepiola 
rondeletti
9. OctopusFrozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, in original packages containing the 
same products
Frozen, in original packages containing the 
same products
Frozen, in original packages containing the 
same products
Frozen, in original packages containing the 
same products
Frozen, in original packages containing the 
same products389
1 178
615
1 751
2 288
1  129 
1 129
1 503 
1 120

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common organization of the market in  
fishery products provides that a Community producer price is to be fixed  
for tuna intended for the canning industry based on the average of prices  
recorded for a significant proportion of Community output and a product  
with given commercial characteristics on representative wholesale markets  
or in representative ports during the three fishing years immediately  
preceding the year for which the price is fixed.
Taking into consideration the fact that the available data are not sufficient,  
it is proposed to maintain the Community producer price at his present level  
and, if necessary, to come back to this matter, depending on the examination  
of the supplementary pieces of information which could justify any revision.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No Z * 3  
of
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended fo r, the canning industry
for therl984- fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No  
3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common  
organization of the market in fishery products ('), and  
in particular Article 17 (5) thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No  
3796/81 provides that a Community producer priceshall be fixed for tuna intended for the canning  
industry;
Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in  
Article 17 (4) of the abovementioned Regulation, the  
price for the 1914 fishing year should be Mlfttainad,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer price for the fishing year  
from 1  January to 31 December 1984 for tuna for the  
canning industry and the category to which it relates  
are hereby fixed as follows:
Community
Product Commercial specifications p r o d u c e r  price
(ECU per tonne)
A lb acore W hole, weighing m ore th an  1 0  k g each 1  338
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member  
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
•  The President
(') OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.

FINANCIAL STATEM ENT
bats  t 29.9.83
1. budget lins concerned »  Article 401
2. action j Three proposals for Council Regulations fixing the guide prices tor  
fishery products (Annex I (A) and (D)^ Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81  
and the producer price for tuna.
3. legal  b a s is  t  Articles 10, 15 and 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3(y6/81
4. OBJECTIVES I
Annual fixing of prices in the fisheries sector
5. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE 
5.0 EXIENDITUREPOR THE MARKETING TEAS CURRENTgP^HANCIAL TEAR FOLLOWING g^NANCIAL TEAR
-CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
W U f e / l  NTSRVENTIONS )
-w m nw M nnnaN *.
- W B B P I W *— 1 immmmmi ■ ■ ■ ■23,050 29,375
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OP TIE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
-NATIONAL
TEAS........... TE
AR......... ... W 1
B
5.0.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN CF EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OP RECEIPTSMeasure restricted to the 1984 fishing year  
1 January to 31 December 1984
5.2 KETiiOS OP CALCULATION
See comments draft general budget, of the E.C. for the  
financial year 1984, colume 7, p. B/369
6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE KITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OP CURRENT BUDGET TYES/
6.1 FINANCING POSSIBLE BY TRANSFER BET/EEW CHAPTER3 OF CURRENT BUDGET ?
6.2 NECESSITY FOR A SUFPLEES.TAHY BUDGET ?NO
6.3 CREDITS TO BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?YESj
cocoons * Since it is a matt r of fising prices, the impact on expenditure wilt
be indirect. The expenditure in question is heavily dependent on developments in  
the market and the quantities lanced. V