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'COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(73)1861final
Brussels,8November1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No166/71,layingdown
commonmarketingstandardsforshrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p,
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1861final

EXPLANATORY M5MORAKDQM
Proposal foraRegulation toamend Regulation (EEC)Fo166/71laying down
common marketing standards forshrimps sfthegenus Crangon sp.p ,
Under theabove-mentioned Regulation ,small Size Category 2shrimps maynot
bemarketed forhuman consumption .With regard tothesituation ofthemar­
ketinitsoountryj onedelegation hadpressed fortheaddition ofarider that
temporary exceptions could bemade where necessary toensure supplies to
certain areas oftheCommunity .This exception hasfinally been extended to
all Ilenber States .
Having regard totheshortage ofsupply ofshrimps intheCommunity }the
prohibition enmarketing small shrimps cannolonger bemaintained .This
Regulation isdesigned toremove theprohibition and toallow small Size
Category 2shrimps tobemarketed .
Ontheadoption oftheprovision for themaking ofexceptions totheabove
mentioned prohibition theCouncil nonetheless stressed that financial compen­
sation forSize Category 2shrimps oould begranted cnly insofarassuch
compensation does netencourage production ofshrimps ofthut size *
TheCommission 'sdepartments will take into account tneneed not toencourage
theoatoh ofsmall shrimps when theEA.GGF iscompensating producers' organi­
zations c
Theproblem cfimproving thestructure inthis sector ismuch more complex ?
itsaimshould betoprevent catching andlanding small shrimps inorder to
conserve stocks .
This Regulation hasnofinancial implications .

Proposal ofa
REGULATION (EEC)OPTH3COUSCIL
of' -
amending Council Regulation (EEC)Nol66/71f1eying do-.«i .common
marketing standards for shrimps ofthegenus CraJWn sp.pc
.1 . -
THECOUNCIL' OFTHEEUROPEAN COKJNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Econoinio Community ?
* . r•- - . ,1 'Having regard toCounoil Regulation (ESC)No2142/70of20October 1970 on
thecommon organization ofthemarket infishery products ,aslast amended
2
"byRegulation (EEC)No ,andinparticular Article 2(3)thereof ?
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
Whereas inRegulation No166/71^of26January 1971 ?aslastamended "bythe
Actconcerning theConditions ofAccession and theAdjustments tothe
Treaties ^,theCouncil laiddowncommon marketing standards forshrimps of
thegenus Crangon sp.p.j . ,
*
Whereas these standards were adopted atatime when thesupjly oflarge
shrimps wasnormal andwhen small shrimps were landed on'avary large scales
whereas this situation ledtoa"ban ,without exception ,onthemarketing of
small shrimps forhuman consumption ?
Whereas landings ofSize Category 13k?imps arenolonger sufficient tomeet
demand sjwhereas itdoes notappear that this situation will change inthe
near futures whereas ,consequently ,Size Category 2scrimps mayhemarketed for
human consumption ?
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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:OJNoL236 ,27.10.1970 ,p.5.
:OJNoL
•fOJNoL23,29.1.1971 »p.3.4OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.14.

Article 1
Article 3ofRegulation (EEC)No166/71isreplaced "bythefollowing s
Ml.Theshrimps referred toinArticle 1which form part ofCommunity
catohes way "bemarketed forhuman consumption within theCommunity
only ifthey comply with theprovisions ofthis Regulation .
2*Theprovisions ofthis Regulation shall not ,however ,apply tosmall
quantities ofshrimps disposed of "byinshore fishermen direct to
retailers andconsumers *
3.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofparagraph 2shall beadopted in
accordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 29ofRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70."
/Lrtiole 2
Thesecond sub-paragraph ofArticle 7(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No166/71is
deleted .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1974-
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
'Done atBrussels ,
Por theCouncil
The President