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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)196 final .
Brussels ,30April 1976
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down general rules forgranting compensation toproducers
oftunny forthecanning industry
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
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CGM(76 )196final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 16ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No100/76ontheorganisation
ofmarkets inthefishery products sector allows forthegranting of .
compensation ,ifnecessary ,toCommunity tunny producers fortunny
intended forindustrial purposes .Since thegeneral rules ,established
byRegulation (EEC)NoIO9/76onthegranting ofcompensation have
been shown tobeineffective ,itisnecessary tocancel this rules
andtoreplace them with amore efficient system .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down general rules forgranting compensation toproducers
oftunny forthecanning industry
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community , '
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NOIOO/76of19January 1976
(1)onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery products ,andin
particular Article 16(5)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 16(l)ofRegulation (EEC)NoIOO/76provides that
compensation maybegranted ifnecessary toCommunity producers oftunny
inrespect oftunny intended forthecanning industry ;whereas this
measure isintended tooffset anydisadvantages which thesystem applicable
toimports might present forCommunity producers }whereas ,since Community
production oftunny isinadequate ,theapplication oftheCommon Customs
Tariff duties hasbeen suspended sothat conditions ofsupply comparable to
those ruling inexporting third countries canbemaintained forfood
"processing industries using these products jwhereas ,consequently ,afall
intheimport price could constitute adirect threat toproducers' incomes ;
Whereas the extent towhich this threat materializes canbeassessed by
reference toaCommunity price level which isrepresentative ofanormal
market situation andwhereas theCommunity producer price oftunny must
therefore befixed prior totheopening ofthefishing year foraproduct
with given commercial specifications ;
Whereas thedifferent species oftunny intended forthecanning industry and
fished forintheCommunity contribute simultaneously andasawhole tothe
formation ofthemarket prices forCommunity produce andwhereas theproducer
prices actually recorded foreach ofthespecies must therefore beadjusted to
theparticular species andpresentation adopted asthebasis forfixing the
Community producer price ; /
fyOJNoL20,28.1.1976 ,p.1.

Whereastheeffectsofafallinimportpricesmaybemeasured,onthe
onehand,"byreferencetotheaveragelevelofimportpriceswhichwould
resultfromapplicationoftheratesofdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
and,ontheother,"byreferencetotheleveloftheCommunityproducerprice
whichisrepresentative ofanormalmarketsituation,allowance "beingmade
forthenormalrangeofpricefluctuations ;
Whereasthesituationonthetunnymarketchangesconsiderably according
tothepatternoflandings "byCommunityfishermenandtoactualimport
opportunities whichinturnlargelydependoncatches "byexportingthird
countriesandwhereasthemarketsituationmusttherefore "bereviewedeach
monthwithaviewtothegrantingofcompensation j
Whereasthegeneralrulesforgrantingcompensation toproducersoftunny
forthecanningindustrylaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No109/76
of19January1976^^;haveprovedineffective;whereasthesaidRegulation
shouldtherefore "berepealedandreplacedbyamoreeffectivesystembetter
adaptedtowardsproductionandthemarketsituation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
FortheproductslistedintheAnnex,theCommunityproducerpricereferred
toinArticle16(4)ofRegulation(EEC)NOIOO/76shallbefixedbeforethe
beginningofthefishingyearfortheentirefishingyearorforeachofthe
periodsinto"whichthefishingyearissubdivided ,.Thispriceshallapplyto
yellows-finned tunnypresented'whole1,weighinglessthan10kgeach#
Thefishingyearfortunnyshallbeginon1Januaryandendon31December
eachyear;thesubdivisionreferredtointhepreoedingparagraphmaybe
madeaccordingtospecies*
Article2
ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnex,anaverageCommunitymarket
priceshallbeestablished eachmonthonthebasisoftheweightedaverage
ofthemeanmonthlypricesrecordedforeachproduct,suchaveragebeing
adjustedforanydifferencesinspeciesorpresentation byreferencetothe
speciesandpresentation forwhichtheCommunityproducerpricehasbeen
fixed. /•/•
^0JNoL20,28.1.1976.p.46.

Article3
ForeachoftheproductslistedintheAnnexthecompensation referredtoin
Article16(l)ofRegulation(EEC)NoIOO/76shall"begrantedtoCommunity
producersoftunnyif,atthesametime,theaveragequarterlyCommunity
marketpriceandtheentrypricereferredtoinArticle19(3)ofthesaid
RegulationforthissameproductoffortheproductusedtofixtheCommunity
producerprice,increasedwhereappropriate bythecountervailing charge
leviedonit,calculatedforthesameperiodor,failingthisforthelast
periodforwhichpriceswererecorded,arelessthan90$oftheCommunity '
producerprice.
Article4
Compensation shallhegrantedonlyifanexaminationrevealsthatthesituation
recordedontheCommunitymarketistheconsequence ofthelevelofworldmarket
pricesfortunnyandthatadropintheCommunitymarketpriceisnotcausedhyan
abnormal,increaseinthequantitiesproduced.
Article5
Thecompensation shallnotexceedthedifference "betweentheCommunityproducer
priceandthepriceactuallyappliedbytheCommunityproducerforallthe
quantitiesoftunnydeliveredtothecanningindustryduringthethree-month
periodforwhichpriceshavebeenrecorded.Itmaynot,however,exceedthe
differencebetweentheCommunityproducerpriceandtheaveragequarterly
Communitymarketprice.
Article6
Thecompensationshallbepaidonapplication bytheproducer.
Article7
Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article32ofRegulation(EEC)NoIOO/76;
-detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationand,inparticular,roles
concerningtheadjustmentsreferredtoinArtisl'a2whicharetobemadeto
theweightedaverageofmeanmonthlyprices:
-thelevelofthecompensation.

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Article8
CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO109/76OF19January1976isherebyrepealed#
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentirelyanddirectlyapplicableinall7
MemberStates*
BoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil

ANNEX
Yellow-finned tunny
Long-finned tunny
Blue-finned tunny
Big-eyedtunny,Patudo
Skipjack,Listao
Littletunny(Neothynnusalbacora,Thunnusal'bacares)
(Thunnusalalunga)
(Thunnusthynnus)
(Parathynnus o*besus,Parathynnusmacropterus)
(Euthynnuspelamis,Katsuwonuspelamis)
(Euthynnusalletteratus )

FINANCIAL STATEMENTAnnextoDoc.
Date26.4.76
1,Unaoftheftidgetconcerned:.+• 'Article7119otherfisheryintervent 10ns
2#TitleoftheactionzProposalforaCouncilRegulationlayingdowngeneralrulesfor;j
grantingcompensationtoproducersoftunnyforthecanningindustj
3.Legalbasis:Article16(5)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NoIOO/76
Objectivesoftheaction.layingdownofgeneralrulesonthegrantingof
compensationtoproducersoftunnyintendedforthecanning
industry
5.0Costoftheaction
chargetotheECBudget
chargetothenationaladninistrations
chargetoothernationalsectorsduringthecaopaign
0currentexercise(75)followingexercls8{77]
5.1MiinatedcostsYear.1277..Year..137.8Year19.7.9..
5.2MethodofcalculationInconsideration ofthepastandpresentmarketpricesin
question,itispossibletoassumethecostsofthemeasure
tohenil.Inthetheoreticalcaseofthere"beingintervention
themechanismlaiddown"bytheregulationwilllimitcoststo
amaximumof500.000ua..(onthe"basisof10.000t).(see
alsodoc.COM(75)finalorR.2910/75)
6.1PossibTrftnancing bj^creditswrittenintotherelativechapterofthecurrentBudget .'
Yes Ntr–
6.2Possiblefinancingbytransfersbgtseen-thapîéri^MhTwrren^ijdger "_
––Yes No
6.3Necessityforasupplementary Budget.Yes No
6.4Creditstobewrittenintofuturebudgets
Consents: