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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)626final
Brussels,9November1979
Proposalfora
,COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproductslistedin
AnnexI(A)and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76forthe
1980fishingyear
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguidepricesforfisheryproductslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No100/76forthe1980fishing
year
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
\:■
fixingtheintervention pricesforfre?frorchilledsardines
andanchoviesforthe1980/Ashing A
year
Proposalfora\,...
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
: V..fixingtheCommunity ,producerpricefor"tunny;intended
thecanningindustryforthe1980fishing^^*.^\. ,/"X-X
■si-?-a
.^;.y
intendedfor
(submitted bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0MC79-)626final
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepresentregulationisintendedtofixguidancepricesforproducts
listedinannexI,AandCofRegulation (EEC)No100/76onthecommon
organization-of«t.hemarketinthefisheryproductssectorfor1980.
Article9ofthisregulationallowsforthefixingofaguidepricefor
eachoftheproductswhichisestablishedforeachfishingseasononthe
basisoftheaveragepriceonthewholesalemarketorrepresentative port
duringthethreefishingseasonspreceedingthefixingofthepricefora.
significantproportionoftheCommunityoutputforaproductofdefined
marketcharacteristics . '
Thestartingpointinthepricef.ixingprocedurefor1980hasbeenthe
comparisonofthemeanofthepricessetoutbelowestablishedduringthe
period1977/1979(1979:sixmonths)andthatoftheperiod1976/1978,the
latterhavingbeenthebaseforfixingtheguidepricefor1979.
Theguidepriceproposed -for1980takesintoaccounttheveryvolatileand
sensitivemarketsituationforfisheryproducts.Whilelandingpricesstayed
generallyatarelativelyhighlevelatthebeginningoftheyear,there
hasbeenamarkedtendencyforaloweringofpricesinrecentmonths,a
tendencywhichexceededthenormalseasonalfall.Theeffectsoftheguide
pricesfor1980onthelevelofwithdrawalpricesandthedesiredrelation­
shipofthesepriceswithregardtothelowestpricesontheCommunitymarket
havebeencorrespondingly takenintoaccountwithregardtothistendency.
«
Giventhissituation,itisproposedthattheguidepricesforherring,
Mediterranean sardinesandmackerelfor1979beretainedfor.1980andto.
allowforacertainsmallincreaseinguidepricefrom1-6%,according
tospecies,formostoftheotherproducts.
Atthesametime,takingaccountofthedevelopment ofthemarketforthe'
Atlanticsardine,areductionof4%intheguidepriceisproposed.With
regardtotheanchovy,itisnecessarytoallowforareductionofthe
guidepriceof7.5%followingafurtherdiminutionof1979marketprices
accompanied bysubstantial withdrawals.
Inordertoavoidcertainanomalieswhichoccurredonthe1979market,it
isnecessarytotakemeasurestoadjustcertainmarketingnorms,inparti­
cularthoseforredfishandanchovy.TheCommissionwillshortlysubmita
proposalmodifyingitsNovember1976proposalsbyvirtueofArticle149of
theTreaty.Thesemodifiednormsshouldenter,intoforceatthesametime
astheguideprices! v

REGULATION (EEC) OFTHECOUNCIL .
OT ;
fixingtheguidepricesforthefisheryproductslistedin
AnnexI(A),.and(C)toRegulation (EEC)No100/76.forthe
198Cfishingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard"tothe"Treatyestablishing~~the EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC),No100/76(1)of19January1976
' "]onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No'2903/78(2),andinparticularArticle9(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76providesthataguide
priceshallbefixedeachyearforeachoftheproductslistedinAnnexI
(A)and(C)tothatRegulation atalevelwhichwillhelptostabilize
marketpriceswithoutleadingtotheformationofstructural surpluses
withintheCommunity; ...
Whereastheguidepricesforthesaidproductswerefixedforthe1979
fishingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No2904/79(3);
Whereastheapplication ofthecriteria'definedinArticle,9ofRegulation (E
No100/76andsetoutaboveinvolves,forthe1980fishingyear,forsome
,products anincrease,andforotherproductsadecreaseinpricesby
comparison withthosevalidforthecurrentfishingyear;whereasinthe.
absenceof.certaininformation ,concerningpricetrendsforeachfishery
productwithgivencommercialspecifications ,consideration shouldbegiven
totherelationship betweentheaverageweightedmarketpricesrecordedwhen
theguidepriceswerefixedforthepreviousfishingyearfortheseproducts,_
andtheaverageweightedmarketpricesnowcurrent; .~
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)O.J.NoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)O.J.NoL347,12.12.1978,p.1.
(3)O.J.NoL347,12.12.1978,p.2.

Article 1
Theguidepricesapplicableuntil31December1980fortheproductslisted
inAnnexI(A)andv(,ptoRegulation (EEC)No100/76andtheproductsto'
whichtheyrelateareherebyfixedintheAnnexhereto.
Artiele2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January19S0.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels/ FortheCouncil

ANNEX
SpeclesCommercialspécifications (1)
Freshness
categorySizePrésentationGuideprlce
<ECU/Metricton)
1.Herrings
2.Sardines Clupea
pilchardus
WaLbaum":
(a)Atlantic
(b)Mediterranean
3.Redfish(Sebastes
marinus)
4.CodExtra.A
5*Salthe
6.Haddock
7.Uhltlng
8.Mackerel
_ )
)
9.Anchovies
10.Plaice ^
11.Hake
12.Shrimpsofthe
!genusCrangon
sp.p.•Ν
Extra
Extra
A
.or
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
A
or
A
Extra
or
A
Extra
A
or
A.wholefish
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2wholefish
wholef1sh
wholefish
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead -
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
wholefish
wholefish
wholefish
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
guttedfish
withhead
simplybo1led
1nwater313
511
370
629
|756
445
593
585
261
475
715•from1.1.1980
'to31.3.1980
766from1.4.1Ç;:Q
to31.12.19S0
1.689
1.246
<1)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentation aredefinedtoArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No100/76

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UnderRegulation (EEC)No100/76onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aguidepriceistobefixedfor
eachoftheproductsListedinAnnexIItotheRegulation.Itisto'
befixedforaproductwithgivencommercialcharacteristics and
basedontheaverageofpricesrecordedonrepresentative wholesale
marketsorinrepresentative portsduringthethreefishingyears
immediatelyprecedingthefixingofthepriceforasignificant
proportionoftheCommunityoutput.
Examinationofthedevelopmentofpricesfortheproducts
inquestionshowsthatforcertainproductstheguidepriceshould
beincreaseandfortheothersitshouldbemaintainedforthe1980
fishingyear.
*

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)"
•• ' ' »!
fixingtheguidepricesforfisheryproductslisted
inAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No100/76forthe
, 1980fishingyear -
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
0
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No100/76.of19January1976on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts "(1),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2903/78(2),andinparticularArticle1A(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle14(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76providesthataguide
priceshallbefixedannuallyforeachoftheproductsorgroupsofproducts
listedinAnnexIItothatRegulation;
Whereastheguidepricesforthesaidproductswerefixedforthe1979
fishingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No2905/78(3);
Whereasgiventhedataavailableatpresentconcerningpricesfortheproducts
inquestion,itisnecessarytoincreasethesepricesforcertainproducts
andto.faintai"themforothersforithe1980fishingyear-
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)0JNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1,
(2)0JNoL347,12.12,1978,p.i.
(3)0JNoL347,12.12.1978,p.4.

Article 1
Theguidepricesapplicableuntil31December198(5Torproductslisted
inAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No100/76andtheproductstowhichthey
*Ν
relateareherebyfixedintheAnnexhereto.
Artiele2
\
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. ^
DoneatBrussels/ FortheCouncil

/
ANNEX
"■ I
Croupofproduct*
•*\CommercialiprcifirttiontGutd«prxr
ECU/tonne
Sardines Frozen,inlotsorinoriginalpackages
containingthesameproducts 381
Sea-breamofthespecies
DcntcxdentexandPagellusFrozen,inlotsorinoriginalpackages'
containingthesameproducts 949/P
Squid(Loligospp) Frozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingthe
sameproducts1.851
».Squid(Ommastrephes sagit-
talus,Todarodessagittatus,illex
*PP>Frozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingihtf
sameproducts 875
)- 1
*CuttlefishofthespeciesSepia
officinalis,Kossiamacrosoma
andSepiolarqndelettiFrozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingthe
sameproductsI • 1
I ,
1.286 ;
«Oaopus
■■'''■■' I
IFrozen,inoriginalpackagescontainingthe
sameproduct* 949
» r • V- 1. •,
•■/■■■■ :V;'''\ '

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UnderRegulation (EEC)No100/76onthecommonorganization infishery
products,the.intervention priceforfreshorchilledsardinesand
anchoviesisfixedaridthisintervention pricecanbefixedatalevel
ofbetween35and45%oftheguidepriceaccordingtotheproduction
characteristics andthecharacteroft'heparticular marketforeach
product.
Thepresentregulationisintendedtofixtheintervention pricein
conformitywiththedispositions ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.
ThepresentproposalreflectstheCouncildeclaration relatingtothe
leveloftheseprices.TheCouncilinvitestheCommissiontotakeinto
consideration ,atthesubmission oftheproposalrelatingtointervention
prices,theimportance whichisattachedtotheneedforthesepricesto
beneartheupper'limitofthebracketshowninArticle9,paragraph 3"'
(ofR/2129/70(AGRI691)of20October1970)..

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
■fixingtheintervention pricesforfreshorchilledsardinesand
o ».
anchoviesforthe1980fishingyear
. •••vK,•- n •.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, •
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No100/76of19January1976
onthecommonorganisation ofthemarketinfisheryproducts(1),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2903/78(2),andinparticularArticle
9(4)thereof, , \
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, 1
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76providesthat
intervention pricesshouldbefixedforfreshorchilledsardinesand
anchoviesatalevel,.which-wi'll.helptostabilizemarketprices
withoutleadingtotheformationofstructuralsurplusesintheCommunity;
WhereasArticle9(3)ofthesameRegulationprovidesthattheinter­
ventionpriceshouldbefixedatalevelbetween35%and45%oftheguide
pricedependingontheproductionandmarketingcharacteristics peculiar
toeachproduct;
■ , • \
WhereastheguidepricesforfisheryproductslistedinAnnexI(A)and
(C)toRegulation (£EC)No100/76havebeenfixedforthe1980fishing
yearbyRegulation (EEC)No/79(3);
(1)0JNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)0JNoL347,12.12.197S,p.1.
(3)"0JNoL '

-2-
Whereasgiventhepresentstateofinformation onthemarketsituation
fortheproductsinquestionandtheabsenceofanyexperiencein
relationtopurchasesontheopenmarketoftheseproducts,theinter­
ventionpricesstiouJ.d^be.fixedatalevelsuchastoensuremaximum
supportofthemarket,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theintervention pricesapplicableuntil31December1980forfresh
«
orchilledsardinesandanchoviesandtheproductstowhichthey
relateareherebyfixedasfollows:
SpeciesCommercialspécifications (1)ι »Intervention
price
(ECU/tonne)
ιFreshness
categoryι
SizePrésentation
1.Sardines
a)Atlantic Extra 2wholefish 230
b)Mediterra-
Inean Extra 2wholefish 167
2.Anchovies Extra 2wholefish 214
(1)Thefreshnesscategories,sizesandpresentation aredefinedpursuant
toArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inall.!Jie-.berSt3tes.
I
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UnderRegulation (EEC),No100/76onthecommonorganization ofthemarket\*
infisheryproducts/acommunityproductionpricefortunnyintendedfor:
canningis,fixed,andthispricecanbefixedforaproductdefinedby
itsmarketcharacteristics onthebaseofthemeanofthewholesalemarket,
pricesorintherepresentative portsduringthethreefishingseasons
precedingthefixingofthispriceandforasignificantpartofthe
Communityproduction..
Itisproposedtomakeaslightincreasempriceforthe1980fishingyear.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC?
fixingtheCommunityproducerpricefortunnyintended
'forthecanningindustryforthe1980fishingyear*
i
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity­
*
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No100/76of19January1976
onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2903/78(2),andinparticularArticle16(5)
thereof.,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76providesthata
Communityproducerpriceshallbefixedfortunnyintendedforthe
canningindustry; ' ^,
WhereastheCommunityproducerpricefortunnyintendedforthecanning
industrywasfixedforthe1979fishingye^rbyRegulation (EEC)
No2907/78(3).
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriteriadefinedinArticle16(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No.100/76,>thepriceforthe1980fishingyear
shouldbeincreasedslightly.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)0JNoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.
(2)0JNoL347,12.12.1978,p.1.
(3)0JNoL347,12.12.1978,p.7.

-2-
Article 1
TheCommunityproducerpriceapplicableuntil31December1980for
tunny/ ,forthecanningindustryandtheproducttowhich
itrelatesareHerebyfixedasfollows:
-_
j !Commercial
IProduct Ispecifications
A !..I' ICommunity j
producerprice;
<inECU/tonne)i
ι ι
,Yellow-finned tunny|Whole,notweighing
! !morethan10kgeach
» i i
J 1 1915
i–
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1980..
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMBNT
Date:30.10.1979
1.BUDGETHEADING:Art.881 APPROBIATIONS :
2TITLE•FourPr°P°sal-s'orCouncilRegulationsfixingtheguidepriceforfisheryproducts(AnnexI(AandC);AnnexII),productionprice(tunny)andinter­
ventionpricesforsardinesandanchoviesforthefishingseason1980.
3.LEGALBASIS:Articles9,14and16ofReg.(EEC)No100/76oftheCouncil
4.AIMSOFPROJECT:
Annualfixingofpricesinthefisheriessector.
S.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
S.OEXPENDITURE-CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDGET
Mirynas/INTERVENTIONS )
-HATiQIlAbflClMmmQfTT
5.1RECEIPTS-OWNRESptfffCES OFTHEEC
UE>i£s/CUST0MSDUTIES)PERIODOF12MONTHS
1)CURRENTFINANCIAL YEAR
i 2FOLLOWI^FINANCIALYEAR
1)
S.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
S.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTSMeasurelimitedto
1.1-31.11980season
.1980
5.2METHODOFCALCULATION
6.0CANTHEPROJECTBEFINANCED FROMAPPROBATIONS ENTEREDINTHERELEVANT CHAPTEROFTHECURRENTBUDGET?
YES/NM
6.1
£@3831
6.2ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETBENECESSARY ?
SEH/N0
6.3WILLFUTUREBUDGETAPPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
YES/FIE
OBSERVATIONS :1)Concerningthefixingofprices,theincidenceofexpensesisindirect
Theexpensesconcerned-withdrawalorpurchasing measuresandcompensation-arei
stronglydependant onthedevelopment ofthemarketsituationandconsequently,th(
quantities landed.Thecreditswereofalevelof20Meuain1979.The1980credit !
allowedforinArticle881oftheBudgetproposalof22Meuaarethereforeofaisufficientorder. ■I