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CODIFICATION ETTHEFISHINGSECTOR
(Proposalsforregulationssubmittedbythe
CommissiontotheCouncil)
COï:(75)4C2final

AsmEXE RESUME
R.(CEE)n°2142/70du20octobre 1970 ' J.O. n°L236
Modification R(CEE)n62727/71du20.12.1971 J.0.n°L236
Acte relatif aux conditions d'adhésion etaux
adaptations destraités .J.0.n°L73du27.3 .
1972 ,p.14.
'220/73du31.1.1973 J.O. n°L27
3159/73du19.11.1973 J.O. n°L322
1555/74du17.6.1974 J.O. n°L167
2682/74du21.10 .1974 J.O. n°L288
1182/75du5.5.1975 J.O. n°L118
R.(CEE)n°2141/70du20.10.1970 J.O. n°L236
R.(CEE)n°1315/71du21.6.1971 J.O. n°L139
R,(CEE)n°1705/71du26.7.1971 J.O. n°L176
R.(CEE)n°1706/71du26.7.1971 J.O. n°L176
R.(CES)n°3609/7jdu27.12.1973 J.O. n°L365
H.(CEE)n°347/75du10.2.1975 J.O. n°L40
R.(CEE)n°346/75du10.2.1975 J.O. n°L40
R.(CEE)n°1183/75du5.5.1975 J.O. n°L118
R.(CEE)n°2455/70du30.11.1970 J.O. n°L264
Modification R.(CEE)n°1032/71du25.5.1971 J.O. n°L116
R.(CEE)n°166/71du26.1.1971 J.O. n°L23
Modification R.(CEE)n°1082/71du25.5.19Ï1 J.O. n°L116
acte relatif aux conditions d'adhésion etaux
adaptations destraités .J.O. n°L73du
.27.3.1973 ,P.14
n.(CES)he3400/73du11,12.1973 J.0.n°L349
R.(CEE)n°170/71du26.1.1971 J.O. n°L23
Modifications :Rectificatif J.O. n°L57
du10.3.1971 »P.30(article 4)
version française

R.(CEE)n°490/72du7.3.1972 J.O.n°L59
R.(CEE)n8171/71du26.1.1971;; •J.O.n°L23
R.(CEE)n°3144/74du9.12.1974 ,...J.O.n°L334
R.(CEE)n®3141/74du9.12.1974 J.O.n°L334
R.(CEE)n°173/71du26.1.1971 J.0.n°L23
R.(CEE)n°135/73du15.1.1973 .J.O.n°L13
R.(CEE)n°3142/74du9.12,1974 J.O.n°L334
R.(CEE)n°172/71du26.1.1971 J.O.n°L23
R.(CEE)n°3143/74du9.12.1974' ...." .J.O.n°L334
R.(CEE)n°165/71du26.1.1971 J.O.n°L23

EXPLAH ATORY UOTE
This series ofagricultural acts relating tosector offishery products
constitutes thefifth set -ofCommission proposals -consolidating the
secondary agricultural legislation oftheCouncil .
Itisdesigned torespond tothedesire oftheCouncil ,expressed most '
recently inaresolution of26November 1974 »inviting theCommission
tosubmit proposals forconsolidation toit.
Themethod adopted forthis consolidation isthat used inrespect of
theprevious series ofacts .

V1/445
REGULATION (SEC)Fo OFTHECOUNCIL
of ,v.■ ...-•
onthecommon organization ofthomarket in
fishery products ?v. , ......
THECOUITCIL OPTHEHIR0ITSA1T cbl®UHITIES , '' ' '" ' "
Having regard -totheTreaty establishing the -.European Economic Community ,,-And
inparticular Articles 42and43thereof ; •. . * ,> •
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard ,totheOpinion ofthe ..European Parliament j -
Whereas since their adoption the "basic provisions concerning thoorganization
ofthemarket infishery products have been amende 1anumber cftimes ;whereas f
byreason oftheir number ,their complexity andtheir dispersal among ,various
Official Journals ,these texts aredifficult touseandthus lack theclarity
which should beanessential feature ofalllegislation ;whereas they should
therefore beconsolidated inasingle text ;
Whereas theoperation anddevelopment ofthecommon market inagricultural
products must beaccompanied bytheestablishment ofacommon agricultural policy ;
andwhereas thelatter must include inparticular acommon organization of
agricultural markets ,which maytake various forms depending ontheproducts
concerned ;
Whereas thefishing industry isofspecial importance totheagricultural
economy ofcertain costal regions oftheCommunity ;whereas that industry provides
amajor part oftheincome offishermen inthese regions ;whereas itis
therefore advisable toencourage rational marketing offishery products and
toensure market stability byappropriate measures ;
Whereas oneofthesteps tobetaken toimplement thecommon organization ofthe
market istheapplication ofcommon marketing standards tothoproducts concerned ;
whereas application ofthose standards should have theeffect ofkeeping
products ofunsatisfactory quality offthomarket andfacilitating trade
relations based onfair competition ,thus helping toimprove theprofitability of
production ;

Whereas "theapplication ofthese standards calls fortheinspection ofthe
,» '' ■ , - ' * '* 'products subjefct to'them ;whereas provasionshould therefore hemade forsuch
inspection ;
Whereas itisdesirable tomake provision under therules regulating themarket
formeasures which would make itpossible toadjust supply tomarket
requirements andtoguarantee ,asfaraspossible ,afair income toproducers ;
whereas ,given thespecial features ofthemarket infishery products ,the
"formation ofproducers' organizations whose -members would bebound bycertain
rules,' notably in .thematter ofproduction andmarketing ,would contribute to
theattainment 'bf ^these objectives ; • v -
Whereas itisdesirable toadopt provisions tofacilitate theformation and
operation ofthese organizations andtheinvestment entailed inapplying their
common rules ;whereas tothis endMember States should beallowed tomake
aidavailable tothem ,this aidbeing partly financed bytheConpunity ;whereas
however ,theamount' ofthis aidshould belimited ;whereas itshould also be
temporary anddegressive ,sothat thefinancial responsibility ofproducers will
gradually increase ; '
Whereas inorder tocope with market situations which ,inthecase ofcertain
fishery products ofspecial importance toproducers *incomes ,arelikely to
lead toprices which might cause disturbances ontheCommunity .makret ,aguide
price which isrepresentative ofproduction areas intheCommunity andwhich
will beused todetermine price levels forintervention onthe .market must be
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fixed foreach ofthese products ;
Whereas ,inorder tostabilise prices ,producers *organizations should beable
tointervene onthemarket ,notably byapplying awithdrawal price below which
their members *products arewithdrawn from themarket ;.
Whereas itisappropriate inspecific cases andunder certain conditions to
support theactivities ofproducers *organisations byproviding financial
compensation forquantities withdrawn Jfrom themarket ;
.Whereas itisadvisable ,.inorder toavoid -aslump insardine
andanchovy prices ,.that sardines .andanchovies ..ofCommunity
origin conforming tocommon marketing standards ..should be
bought inbyagencies designated forthis purpose byMember
States ;

Whereas ,where prices forcertain frozen products chow adefinite tendency
todecline ,provision should bemade topermit thegranting ofprivat <
storage aidtoproducers for such products originating intheCommunity ;
Whereas afall inimport prices fortunny forthecanning industry might
threaten the income level ofCommunity producers ofthis product ;whereas
provision should therefore bemade forcompensation tobegranted tothese
producers ,when necessary ;
Whereas ,inorder toenable thenecessary steps tobetaken to
make producers' organisations financially responsible for the
operation oftheintervention system ,provision should bemade
for an examination indue course ofthe different forms taken
bytheintervention system ;
Whereas ,inorder toprevent disturbances onCoranu /rty markets
action should betaken with regard toabnormally p_.x^d imports
ofcertain products from third countries ;
Whereas ,formost products ,thesystem thus introduced will make itpcr-r'.bl
toabolish allquantitative restrictions attheexternal fro *,tier ofthe
Community and toapply only theduties under theCommon C.*"sTari:?f ?
this machinery might prove inadequate inexceptional circr *:'•--"os;wh .%
asnot toleave theCommunity market without defence again ; ■ ';.t-r.-v.iv -.o
may arise insuch cases after theimport barriers which cxif .- ■-viouoly'.v.
been removed ,theCommunity should beenabled totake allnecessary measures
without delay ;
Whereas ,however ,itisintheCommunity interest that application ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties should betotally suspended forcertain products ;whe :>
since Community production ofherring andtunny isinadequate ,conditions of
supply comparable tothose ruling inexporting third countries should be
maintained forfood processing industries using these products soasnot
to -hinder their development inthecontext ofinternational conditions of
competition ;whereas anydisadvantages which this system might present for
Community tunny producers could beoffset bypayment oftheindemnities
envisaged forthis purpose ;whereas forsocial reasons themaintenance of
traditional supplies ofbasic foodstuffs ,such assalted anddried cod ,
isalso justified ; .

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Whereas itisnotyetpossible toestablish ttonammity import arrsm^rcaacata for
certain products ;whereas itisnecessary inthese circumstances toallow
Member States tomaintain forthose products thequantitative restrictions
which result from their national arrangements ;
Whereas ^inaddition tothesystem described above ,andtotheextent necessary
foritsproper working ,provision should bemade forregulating or,when the
situation onthemarket sorequires ,prohibiting theuseofinward processing
arrangements ;whereas itisalso desirable that refunds should besofixed
that Community rawmaterials used byprocessing industries intheCommunity
with aview toexport arenotplaced atadisadvantage byinward processing
arrangements that would encourage theindustries concerned to
give preference torawmaterials imported from third' countries ;
Whereas itisnecessary toprevent competition "between Community
undertakings being distorted onexternal markets ;whereas equ^l
conditions ofcompetition must therefore beestablished bythe ;
introduction ofaCommunity system which would provide forthe­
^optional granting ofrefunds onexports tothird countries tothe
extent necessary tosafeguard Community participation ininter­
national trade intheproducts concerned where these exports areofeconomic importance 5
Whereas thelevying ofanycustoms duty orcharge having equivalent effect
andtheapplication ofanyquantitative restriction ormeasure having
equivalent effect areprohibited intheinternal trade oftheCommunity
by ;theprovisions oftheTreaty ;whereas theestablishment ofacommon
organization ofthemarket infishery products also entails theabolition
ofcharges having aneffect equivalent tocustoms duties andquantitative
restrictions ormeasures having equivalent effect which have formed an -integral
part ofnationals-organizations ofthemarkets infishery products-j
whereas theCouncil Decision of20December 1969 ontheminimum price system
will cease toapply tofishery products from thedate onwhich measures for
thecommon organization ofthemarket inthese products areapplied ;
Whereas theestablishment ofasingle market based ,onacommon price system
would bejeopardised bythegranting ofcertain aids ;whereas ,therefore ,the
provisions oftheTreaty whereby aids granted byMember States canbe
examine ^andthose which areincompatible with the ,common market prohibited ,
should bemade toapply tothefishing industry ;..,

Imereas thetransition from thesystem nowinforce tothat established
bythis Regulation should beeffected assmoothly aspossible ;whereas
certain transitional measures mayprove necessary tothis end ;whereas
provision should therefore bemade topermit th$adoption ofsuch
transitional measures ;
Whereas thecommon organisation ofthemarket infishery products must take
appropriate account ,atthesame time ,oftheobjectives atoutinArticles 39
and 110oftheTreaty ;
Whereas' implementation ofthis "common organisation "riiust also .take account
of'the fact that it 'isintheCommunity interest t<5preserve 1*''fish'inj grounds
asfaraspossible ; _ • .> • . ■ -
Whereas ,inorder to -facilitate implementation oftheproposed measures ,a
procedure should be .provided for :establishing close cor -operatibn between
Member States andtheCommission within aManagement Committee ;
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION : '
•- ■ .... •-"V ••• X. i•*
Article 1
1.Acommon organisation ofthemarket infishery products shall beestablish
comprising aprice andtrading system andcommon rules oncompetition .
2.This organisation shall cover thefollowing products :
CCTheading No Description ofgoods '·
(a)03.01 Pish ,fresh (live ordead ),chilled orfrozen
(b).03.02 Fish ,dried ,salted orinbrine ;smoked fish ,whether or
notcooked before orduring thesmoking process ;
(c)03.03 Crustaceans andmolluscs ,whether inshell ornot ,fresh
(live ordead ),chilled ,¿rozen ,salted ,inbrine or
dried ;crustaceans ,inshell ,simply boiled inwater
(d)05.15 Animal products notelsewhere specified orincluded ;dead
animals ofChapter 1orChapter 3»unfit forhuman consump -
tion
A.Fish ,crustaceans andmolluscs

CCTheading No Description ofgoods
(e)16.04 Prepared orpreserved fish ,including caviar andcaviar
substituts
(f)16.05 Crustaceans andmolluscs ,prepared orpreserved
(g)23.01 Flours andmeals ,ofmeat ,offals ,fish ,crustaceans
ormolluscs ,unfit forhuman consumption ;greaves
B.Flours andmeals offish ,crustaceans ormolluscs
TITLE I
Marketing standards
Article 2
1.Common marketing standards and .th,e .scope ofsuch standards maybe
determined fortheproducts listed inArticle 1orgroups ofthese products ,
These standards maycover inparticular' classification byquality ,size or
vrcight ,andpacking ,presentation andlabelling .
2.When standards have been adopted ,theproducts towhich they .,apply may
notbedisplayed forsale ,offered forsale ,sold orotherwise marketed
unless they conform tothese standards ,subject tospecial rules .which may
beadopted fortrade with third countries . ' .. •
3»Thestandards andgeneral rules fortheir .application ,including the
special rules referred toinparagraph 2,shall be ,-adopted bytheCouncil
acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission .,
Article 3 ... .
Decisions toadjust thecommon marketing standards ,to -"take account of -the
requirements ofproduction techniques shall betaken inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 32.
Article 4
1.Products forwhich common marketing standards have been adopted shall
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This inspection naytake place atailmarketing stages and&uring "trafi^port .
2.Member States shall take allappropriate measures topenalise infringements
oftheprovisions .ofArticle 2.
.3.Notlater than onemonth after theentry into force ofeach marketing
standard ,Member States shall notify theother Member States andtheCommission
ofthename andaddress ofthebodies entrusted with theinspection ofeach
product orgroup ofproducts for vrhich the standard inquestion hasbeen auoptod .
"4".Detailed rules for tlieapplication ofparagraph 1shall' boadopted asnecessary
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32,account being taken
inparticular oftheneed toensure co-ordination ofthework oftheinspection
bodies anduniformity intheinterpretation andapplication ofcommon marketing
standards .
TITLE II •
Producers' organizations
Article 5
1.Forthepurpose ofthis Regulation ,'producers' organisation *means any
recognized organization orassociation ofsuch organizations ,established on
producers' owninitiative forthepurpose oftaking such measures aswill ensure
that fishing iscarried outalong rational lines andthat conditions forthe
sale oftheir products arc improved .
These measures ,.which shall bedesigned inparticular topromote implementation
offishing plans ,concentration ofsupply andregularisation ofprices ,shall
require members :
-todispose theorganization oftheir total output oftheproduct
orproducts inrespect ofwhich they aremembers ;theorganization
may decide that this requirement can bewaived ifproducts are
disposed ofinaccordance with common rules established in
advance ;
-toapply ,with regard toproduction andmarketing ,rules which have been
adopted bytheorganization with theparticular aimofimproving product
quality andadapting thevolume ofsupplyto market requirements .
2.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
shall adopt general conditions andrules fortheapplication ofthis Article .

Article6
1.MemberStatesmaymakeaidavailabletoproducers *organisations established
aftertheentryintoforceofthisRegulationtoencouragetheirformationand
tofacilitatetheiroperation.
Thisaidshallbegrantedduringthethreeyearsimmediatelyfollowing -recogniti
forthefirst,secondandthirdyearthisaidshallnotexceed3f°t2%andifo
respectively ofthevalueofproductionmarketedundertheauspices ofthe
producers *organizationnorshallitexceed60fot40%and20foofthe•-
organisation'sadninistrative expense'sinthefirst,secondandthirdyear
respectively .

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Thevalue ofproduction marketed shall beestablished each year onastandard
basis ,namely :
–members *.average marketed production during thethree calendar years
immediately preceding membership oftheorganisation ;
-average producer prices obtained bythese members over the sane period .
2.During thefive years immediately following thecreation oftheintervention
funds referred toinArticle 7|Member States maymake aidavailable to
producers *organizations ,either directly orthrough credit institutions ,inthe
form ofloans onspecial terms tooover part oftheanticipated cost of
intervention within themeaning of .Article 7«
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3.Theoriginal Member States maycontinue tomake available theaidgranted to
producers' organizations established prior totheentry into force ofthis
Regulation andnewMember States maycontinue tomake available theaidgranted to
producers *organizations established prior tothedate ofaccession ,inorder to
facilitate their adaptation andoperation within theframework ofthemeasures
referred toinArticle 5(l)»provided that theamount andduration ofsuch aid
donot exceed thelimits prescribed inrespect ofaidpayable
under paragraph 1.
4.Theaidreferred tointhis Article shall benotified totheCommission in
areport which Member States shall forward toitattheendofeach financial
year .
5.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
shall ,adopt -general conditions andrule3 fortheapplication ofthis Article .
Article 7
Where aproducers *organization isconsidered toberepresentative ofproduction
andofthemarket inagiven economic area ,exclusive recognition maybegranted
byMember States tothat particular producers *organization .
Producers whoarcnotmembers oftheproducers *organization which hasbeen
granted such recognition ,andwhounload their products within thearea concerned ,
mayberequired byMember States tocomply with :
(a)thecommon production andmarketing rules referred tointhesecond indent
ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 5(l)»

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(b)rulesadopted "bytheorganizationconcernedandrelatingtothewithdrawal
price,wherethelatterisequaltoorhigherthanthepricefixed
pursuanttoArticlell(5)"butdoesnotexceedtheguideprice,andwhere
"itcomplieswiththe.provisionslaid,downpursuanttothethirdsubparagraph
.ofArticle8(l).
■"TITLEIII-
Prices
Article8
1.FortheproductslistedinArticle1,producers'organisations nayfixa
withdrawalprice"belowwhichtheywillnotsellproductssupplied "bytheir
mombers»• 'v.:■<;.,'...+ '
Inthisevent,forquantitieswithdrawnfronthemarket,producers'organisations ;
-•shallgrantanindemnityto■"membersinrespectoftheproductslistedin,
'•AnnexI(A)and(c)whichconformtothestandardsadoptedpursuantto-.;
Articicj2;' • •<; •
»»'4*'. • "v* (
-naygrantanmdennitytonenbersinrespectofotherproductslistedin
Article -1-"butriotinAnnexI(A)or(c).■
ForeachproductlistedinArticle1amaximumlevelforthewithdrawalprice
naytofixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph5*
2.The.disposalofproductsthuswithdrawnfronthenarketmust"bedetermined
"byproducers'organisations insuchawayasnotto.interferewithnormal 4
narketingoftheproductinquestion. ,
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3.Tofinancethesewithdrawalneasures,producers *organizations shallcreate
intervention fundsfedbycontributions assessedonquantitiesofferedforsale
orshall,alternatively ,haverecoursetc5*anequalisation system.'•
4*Producers'organisations shallsupplythe.followinginformationto;the
nationalauthorities ,whoshallcommunicateittotheCommission:
-aslistof"theproductsforwhichtheyintendtooperatethe
systemdescribedinparagraph1; ?
V-theperiodduringwhichwithdrawalpricesaxeapplicable;
-thelevelsofwithdrawalpricesproposedandapplied.

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5.Detailed rules .fortheapplication ofthis Article shall beadopted in
accordance ,with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32. >
Article °
1.Aguide price foreach oftheproducts listed inAnnex I(A)and (c)andan
intervention price forfresh orchilled sardines and anchovies shall befixed
before thebeginning ofthefishing year anddetermined inaccordance with the
provisions ofparagraphs 2and }. -
These prices shall bevalid for thewhole .Community and shall bofix .1fureach
fishing year orforeach oftheperiods into which that year issubdivided ;the
intervention price naybofixed foreach period into which thefishing year can
besubdivided onthebasis ofseasonal price trends .These prices shall befixed
atalevel which contributes tothestabilisation ofmarket prices
without leading totheformation ofstructural surpluses within
the .Community .
2.The guide price shall bebased ontheaverage ofprices recorded on
representative wholesale markets orinrepresentative ports during thethree
fishing years immediately preceding thefixing ofthat price for asignificant
proportion ofConnunity output andshall befixed for aproduct With
given commercial specifications »
3.Theintervention price shall befixed according totheproduction
andmarketing characteristics peculiar toeach product atalevel
lying between 35$and45$oftheguide price .
4.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified' majority onaproposal from the .
Commission ,shall determine thelevel oftheguide prices andintervention
prices referred toinparagraph 1.
Article 10
1.Throughout theperiod during which theguide price isapplicable ,Member
States shall notify theCommission oftheprices recorded onrepresentative
wholesale markets orinrepresentative ports forproducts meeting the
specifications selected forfixing theguide price .
2.Markets andports' inMember States "where -a-significant proportion of
Community output ofagiven prodkdt is .marketed shall be ^regarded as .reprosentati "
within themeaning ofparagraph 1.

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3.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall beadopted ,and
thelist ofrepresentative markets andports referred toinparagraph 2approved ,
inaccordance with the rxrocedure laid down inArticle 32.' ■*
Article 11
1.Member States shall grant financial compensation toproducers *organisations
which intervene pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle 8inrespect oftheproduct £
listed inAnnex X(a) (C}°ncondition :
(a)that thewithdrawal price applied bythese organisations "istheprice
fixed inaccordance with paragraph 45
(b)that products withdrawn conform tothestandards adopted inaccordance with
Article 2; ' ' •* -
(c)that theindemnity granted tomembers inrespect ofquantities withdrawn
from themarket does notexceed theamount resulting from theapplication
tothose quantities ofthewithdrawal price multiplied –inthe case of
products meeting thequality requirements laid down bythecommon marketing
standards forthecategory below that referred toinparagraph 4-'bythe
appropriate quality conversion factor .
2.Financial compensation may begranted only -where products withdrawn from
themarket aredisposed offorpurposes other than human consumption orinsuch
awayasnottointerfere "with normal' marketing oftheproduct inquestion .
3»Thevalue ofthefinancial compensation shall beequal totheamount resulting
from theapplication tothequantities withdrawn of:
-aprice equal to60%oftheguide price ,where thewithdrawal price ismore
than 65fooftheguide price ;
-aprice equal to55$of "theguide price,' where thewithdrawal price isloss
than orequal ..to65$oftheguide .price ;
multiplied bythequality conversion factors referred toinparagraph 4orin
paragraph 1(c)asthecase maybe. '
This amount shall bereduced .bythestandard values ofproducts intended for
•i' i •\
purposes other than human consumption orbynet -receipts froia sale ofproducts
forhuman consumption inaccordance with paragraph 2.Theaforesaid values

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shall "befi;:ed atthebeginning ,ofthefishing year ;thqy shall ,however ,be
changed ifmajor andlasting price variations arerecorded onCommunity
markets .
4.Thevrithdrawal price referred to .inparagraph 1(a)shall befixed for
each product byapplying thequality conversion factor forthecategory immediate
below that -selected forfixing theguide price toanamount equal toatleast
60%butnotmore than 90$of "fineguide price .
Inorder toensure that producers inlanding areas which <rcevery distant from
themain centres ofconsumption intheCommunity have access tomarkets under
satisfactory conditions ,theprice referred tointhepreceding subparagraph
may bemultiplied byconversion factors forthese areas ;these factors shall
-•bedetermined insuch away that thedifferences between theprices thus .-
converted correspond totheprice disparities tobeexpected in "thecase
ofnormal production onthebasis ofnatural conditions ofprice
formation onthe market .
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
•shall adopt general rules fordetermining thepercentage oftheguide price to
be'used incalculating thewithdrawal price ,andfordetermining thelanding
areas referred tointhepreceding subparagraph ..
Onthebasis ofareport bytheCommission ,theCouncil shall examine the
possible consequences ofapplying theconversion factors tothecalculation
offinancial compensation made totake account oftheposition offishermen
invery distant areas .TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ona
proposal from theCommission ,shall adopt thenecessary decisions .
5.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall beadopted yandthe
withdrawal price fixed ,inaccordance with theprooedure laid down inArticle 32.
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Article 12
1.'.Jhere th -;prices forfresh orchilled sardines andanchovies ononeofthe
representative markets orinoneoftherepresentative ports referred toin
Article 10(2 )communicated totheCommission pursuant toArticle 10(l )remain
below theintervention price forthree successive market days ,theCommission
shall forthwith declare that themarket intheproduct concerned
isinastate ofserious crisis .

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2.Upon such declaration theMc®be *St&tos shall rthrough tha -todies .ortiarur-al
orlegal person ^appointed "bythen forthis purpose ,"buyinproducts of
Community origin offered tothen^provided that ;.<■these products meet the
requirements laid .down by "thecommon marketing standards andthat they were not -
withdrawn from themarket pursuant toArticle 8(l). ^
These products shall "bebought in: , .
-attheintervention price multiplied bytheconversion factor forthe
quality category immediately below that selected forfixing theguide
price ,provided that theproducts meet therequirements laid down inthe
common standards forthat category orhigher categories ; • .
-attheintervention price multiplied bytheconversion factor applicable
tocategories below that referred tointhefirst indent ,provided that
theproducts meet therequirements -laid down inthecommon standards for .
those categories . .
3.Products bought inpursuant tothis Article shall ,unless anexception is
made ,beforpurposes .other .than human consumption .
4«Buying-in operations shall besuspended assoon asprices remain equal toor
higher than theintervention price forthree successive market days .The
existence ofsuch asituation shall bedeclared immediately by .
the Commission .
5»Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall beadopted in .
accordance xvith theprocedure laid down inArticle 32.
Article 13
1.TheCommission shall submit totheCouncil areport ontheresults
obtained through theoperation oftheintervention system introduced bythis
Regulation andonmeasures taken byproducers *organisations under Articles 8
and 11. ...
2.Such measures asprove necessary inorder toextend toall
sectors inwhich there isprovision forintervention asystem
ofintervention under which financial responsibility lies with
theproducers *organisations shall beadopted bytheCouncil ,
acting byaqualified majority .

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Articis14
1.Foreach oftheproducts orgroups ofproducts listed in
Annex II,aguide price tobevalid fortheCommunity throughout
theyear there shall befixed each year anddetermined in
accordance with theprovisions ofArticle 9(2).
2.TheMember States shall notify theCommission oftheprices recorded on
representative wholesale markets orinrepresentative ports forproducts or
groups ofproducts meeting thespecifications selected forfixing theguide
price referred toinparagraph 1.
3.Markets andports inMember States where asignificant proportion of
Community output ofagiven product ismarketed shall beconsidered as
representative within themeaning ofparagraph 2.
4»Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall beadopted ,and
the list ofrepresentative markets andports referred toinparagraph 3
approved ,inaccordance with theprocedure ,laid down inArticle 32.
5«TheCouncil ,acting "byaqualified majority onaproposal from the
Commission ,shall fi::theguide price referred toinparagraph 1.
Article 15
1.Where prices fortheproducts ofCommunity origin listed inAnnex IIforon*
oftherepresentative markets orports referred toinArticle 14(2 )remain
below 85^oftheguide price referred toinArticle 14(l )foraperiod during
which atrend towards adisturbance of.^thc market isapparent ,private storage
aidmaybegranted toproducers ^provided that products conform tomarketing
standards when they areplaced onthemarket again .
2.Private storage aidmaynotexceed actual storage costs andinterest charges
3»Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article ,inparticular the
amount andduration ofprivate storage aidandconditions forwithdrawal from
ν
storage ,shall beadopted in ...accordance ,with theprocedure lead downm
Article 32. ■5 ...
Article 16
1.Compensation shall begranted ifnecessary toCommunity producers oftunny
inrespect ofthetunny specified inAnnex III (A)intended forthecanning
industry .

2.Member States shall notify theConcussion oftheaverage prices recorded
each month onrepresentative wholesale markets orinrepresentative ports
fortheproducts ofCommunity origin referred toinparagraph 1with given
commercial specifications .
3.Markets andports inMember States where asignificant proportion of
Community output oftunny ismarketed shall "beconsidered asrepresentative
within themeaning ofparagraph 2.
4. .ACommunity producer price shall "befixed fortheproducts referred toin
paragraph 1.This shall hebased ontheaverage ofprices recorded ^in
respect of .asignificant proportion ofCommunity output paidfor
aproduct with given commercial characteristics onrepresentative
wholesale markets orinrepresentative ports during thethree
fishing years immediately preceding thefixing ofthat price .
5.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from the
Commission ,shall adopt general rules forgranting thecompensation provided
forinparagraph 1andshall fixtheCommunity producer price
referred toinparagraph 4.
6.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofparagraphs shall beadopted ,andthe
list ofrepresentative markets andports referred toinparagraph 3
approved ,inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32.
Article 17 ,-
TheCommon Customs Tariff duties applicable totheproducts listed inthetable
below shall betotally suspended asfollows !
CCTheading No ' -ν·.,.Description ofgoods
03.01 ΒI(a)2 Herring ,from 16June to14February
03.01 ΒX(b),2 Sprats ,from 16June to14February
03.01 ΒI(c)1 Tunny fortheindustrial manufacture ofproducts
falling within heading No.16.04
03.02 AX(b) Cod
03.02 AII(a) Fillets ofcod ; - '

TITLE IV
,Trade with third countries
Article 18
1.Thegeneral rules for theinterpretation oftheCommon Customs Tariff "
andthespecial rules foritsapplication shall apply tothetariff classificati
ofproducts covered "bythis Regulation ;thetariff nomenclature resulting
from theapplication ofthiB Regulation ,ajidinpartioular tliat
satoutinAnnex V,shall beincorporated in ttheCommon Customs
Tariff .
2.'Save asotherwise provided inthis Regulation ^orwhere derogation therefrom
isdeoided bytheCouncil acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from
theCommission ,thefollowing shall beprohibited :
-thelevying ofanycharge having aneffect equivalent toacustoms duty ;
-theapplication ofanyquantitative restriction .
3.Until such time asCommunity arrangements forimports oftheproducts
specified inAnnex IV(c)areimplemented ,Member States meyretain inrespect
ofthese products thequantitative restrictions inrelation tothird countries
applicable when this Regulation enters into force .
Article 19
1.Reference prices valid fortheCommunity shall befixed each year forthe
products specified inAnnexes I,II,III (A)andIV(B)toobviate disturbances
caused bysupplies from third .countries atabnormal prices or *-
under such conditions aswould jeopardise thestabilisation
measures referred toinArticles 11j12and'16.
2.Thereference price fortheproducts specified inAnnex I(A)and (c)shall
beequal toapercentage oftheguido price which shall liewithin themargins
setoutinArticle ll(4 ).
Thereference price fortheproducts specified inAnnexes ;I(B)andIV.(B)
shp,ll bedetermined onthebasis ofthereference jprice forthefresh product .

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Hiereference price fortheproducts specified inAnnex IIshall bederived
from theguide price referred toinArticle 14(l)byreference 16the '
price level specified (InArticle 15(l)atwhich theintervention
measures therein provided formay "betaken .
Thereference price forthetunny specified inAnnex III .(A)intended foruse
"bythecanning industry shall bebased ontheweighted average oftheprices
recorded onthemost representative import markets .orinthemost ,.
representative ports ofimport intheMember States during thethree years
immediately preceding thedate onwhich thereference price isfixed ,reduced
byanamount equal toanycustoms duties andcharges levied ontheproducts ,
andbythecost oftransporting theproduct used forfixing theCommunity
producer price from these markets orports toCommunity frontier crossing
points .
Theconversion factors setoutinAnnex III (B)and (c)shall beapplied to
thevarious types oftunny andtothevarious forms ofpresentation .
3.Fortheproducts ,specified inAnnexes I,IIandIV(B)there shall beestablished an .entry price
based onthe loxtfest prices recorded for oneandthe same marketing stage
onrepresentative import markets orinrepresentative ports ofimport ,reduced
byanamount equal toanycustoms duties andcharges levied onthese products
andbythecost oftransporting liieproduct from these markets orports to
Community frontier crossing points .
TheCommission shall ,onthebasis ofinformation supplied byMember States
ordata gathered bytheCommission itself ,regularly follavr ,inrespect of
each exporting country ,thetrend onthemost representative import
markets orinthemost representative ports ofimport ofthe
Member States ofprices forproducts imported from third
countries .
Theentry price fortheproducts specified inAnnex :III (A)shall bebased on
thewe^ited average ofprices actually recorded onimport markets orports of
import intheCommunity during aperiod oftime which issufficiently indicative
ofthe trend ofthe market .
4.Where theentry price foragiven product imported from anythird country
islower than thereference price ,then : '
(a)inthecase oftheproducts specified inAnnexes I(A)(with
theexception ofproducts No.1,I(C),IIandTV"(B),
imports ofthat product maybesuspended orrestricted to
specified qualities ,forms ofpresentation orenduses :

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inthecase oftheproducts specified inAnnexes I(A)(1)
and (B)andIII (A),imports ofthat product maybesubjected
toacountervailing charge ,provided that this complies with
theGAIT rules on "binding# .However ,where imports atentr~ r
prices lower than thereference price arefrom certain
countries only .orofacertain species only ,thecounter­
vailing charge shall belevied only onimports from these
countries orofthose species .
Thecountervailing charge shall beequal tothedifference "between thereference
price and .theentry price .This charge ,which shall bethesane forallMember
States ,shall beadded tothecustoms duties applicable .
Thesuspension orrestriction ofimports shall not ,however ,apply tothird
countries which undertake onspecified terms torespect andwhich 11
dosoinpractice intheir deliveries totheCommunity .
6.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article ,inparticular the -level
ofthereference prices andthemeasures tosuspend orrestrict imports ,shall
beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32.
Decisions tointroduce ,alter orwithdraw thecounter vailing charge shall be
taken inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32.
Intheintervals between periodic meetings oftheManagement Committee ,these
measures andthose concerning thesuspension orrestriction ofimports shall
beadopted bytheCommission .Inthis event ,they shall remain valid until any
measures adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32enter
into force .
Article 20
1.Inorder toobviate disturbances caused byaupplies from third countries at
abnormally lowprices ,reference prices forcarp asspecified inAnnex IV(A)
maybefixed before thebeginning ofeach marketing year .These prices may
befixed atdifferent levels during periods tobedetermined within
each marketing year according toseasonal fluctuations inprices .
2.Thereference prices referred toinparagraph 1shall befixed onthebasis
oftheaverage oftheproducer prices recorded during thethree years preceding
j - •
thedate onwhich thereference price isfixed foraproduct with given
commercial specifications intherepresentative production ;zones ofthe
Community . '-

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3.Ifthefree-at-frontier price valid ,foraconsignment ofanormal
commercial quantity ofcarp ofspecified provenance islower than the
reference price ,imports ofthat product from thethird country in
question nay "besubject toacountervailing charge equal tothedifference -
between thereference price andthefree-at-frontierprice plus thecustoms
duty actually levied .TheCommission shall follow regularly "thetrend
ofthefree-at-frontier prices ofproducts imported from each of
the third countries concerned .
4.Tiecountervailing charge provided forinparagraph 3shall not ,however ,
"becharged inthecase ofthird countries which arewilling andable to
guarantee tha^when carp originating inandooning from their territory is
imported into theCommunity ,,theprice plus thecustoms duty actually levied
will notbeless than the .reference price andthat deflections oftrade
will beavoided ..
5.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article ,inparticular the
level ofthereference prices ,shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 32.Decisions tointroduce ,alter orwithdraw the
countervailing charg ^ortoadmit aparticular third country tothe
benefit oftheprovisions ofparagraph 4,shall "betaken in
accordance with the .same procedure .
Article 21
1.Totheextent necessary fortheproper working ofthecommon organization
ofthemarket infishery products ,theCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority
onaproposal from theCommission ,mayincertain-cases prohibit ,inwhole
orinpart ,theuseqfinward processing arrangements inrespect oftheproducts
specified inArticle 1(2),(a),(b)and (0)where these areintended £rthe
manufacture oftheproducts specified in .Article 1(2)(b),(c),(e)and (f).
2.Thequantity ofrawmaterial which ,under inward processing arrangements ,
isnotsubject tocustoms duty oracharge ,having' equivalent effect must
correspond tothe conditions under which theprocessing operation in
question isactually to "beeffected .

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iur-t:clc22 ■
1.If,byreasonofimportsorexports,theCommunitymarketinoneormore
oftheproductsspecifiedinArticlel(2)experiencesoristhreatenedwith
seriousdisturbances whichmayendangertheobjectivesofArticle39ofthe
Treaty,,appropriate measuresmaybeappliedintradewiththirdcountries
untilsuchdisturbance orthreatofdisturbance hasceased.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptdetailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisparagraphanddefine
thecasesinwhichandthelimitswithinwhichMemberStatesmaytake .interim
protectivemeasures.
2.Ifthesituationmentionedinparagraph 1arises,theCommissionshall,at
therequestofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,adoptthenecessary
measures;themeasuresshallbecommunicated totheMemberStatesandshallbe
immediatelyapplicable.IftheCommissionreceivesarequestfromaMember
State,itshalltakeadecisionthereonwithintwenty-fourhoursfollowing
receiptoftherequest.
3.ThemeasuresadoptedbytheCommission maybereferredtotheCouncilbyany
MemberStatewithinthreeworkingdaysfollowing'thedayonwhichtheywere
communicated .TheCouncilshallmeetwithoutdelay.Itmay,actingby
aqualifiedmajority,amendorrepealthfc'measuresinquestion.
Article23
1.Totheextent-necessarytoenableeconomically importantexportsofthe
productsspecifiedinArticlel(2)tobeeffectedonthebasisofpricesfor
thoseproductsontheworldmarket,thedifferencebetweenthesepricesand
priceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan'exportrefund.
2.TherefundshallbethesaneforthewhclcCommunity.Itmaybevaried
accordingtodestination.Therefundshallbegrantedonapplication bythe
partyconcerned.
3.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission,shalladoptgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds.

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4«Refunds shall "befixed atregular internals inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 32.Where necessary theCommission may ,atthe
request ofaHeraterState oronitsowninitiative ,alter therefunds inthe
intervening period .
5«Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis .Article shall beadopted in
accordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 32.
TITLE V
General provisions
Article 24
1.Theprovisions oftheRegulations onthefinancing ofthecommon
>v
agricultural policy shall apply tothemarket intheproducts specified m
Article lwith effect from' thedate onwhich thesystem ;provided for
bythis Regulation begins ,toapply .
.2.Fifty percent oftheaids granted "bytheMember States under Article 6(l)
shall hereimbursed bytheGuidance Section oftheEuropean Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund .
TheCouncil ,acting -by'a'qualified majority onaproposal from the .Commission ,
shall adopt detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis paragraph .
t * •~4
Article 25
1.Products specified inArticle 1which aremanufactured or
obtained from products notcoming within theterms ofArticle .9(2)
orArticle 10(1 )oftheTreaty shall notbeadmitted tofree
circulation within theCommunity . ... .....,
2.Without prejudice toother Community provisions ,theMember States shall
take thenecessary steps toensure that allfishing vessels flying theflag
of'one'of'theMember States shall enjoy equal access toports andfirst-stage
marketing installations together with allassociated equipment andtechnical
installations .
Article 26
Subject toany .protfision$ to .thecontrary adopted pursuant to -Articles 42
and43of "theTreaty ,"Articles ;92,93and94 theTreaty .shall ,ppply "to
production ofand'trale intheproducts specified inArticle 1.

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Article 27
Where aprice rise exceeding oneoftheguide prices referred toin
Articles 9(l)and14(l )ortheCommunity producer price referred toin
Article 16(4)byapercentage still to "bedetermined isrecorded onthe
Community market andwhere this situation islikely topersist and is
disturbing orthreatens todisturb the ,market ,appropriate measures mcybe
taken toremedy thesituation .
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TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
shall adopt general rules for theapplication ofthis Article .
Article 28
Forfrozen products ,theCouncil ,acting inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 43(2 )ofthe ..EEC /Treaty ,shall ,tothefullest .extent
necessary ,adopt appropriate provisions toavoid unstable prices andunequal
conditions ofcompetition between fish frozen onboard avessel aild fish ,
frozen 011land .TheCouncil ,acting inaccordance with "the sriie
procedure ,shall also adopt appropriate measures toremedy any
difficulties which may arise with regard tostability ofsupply .
Article 29
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified Clajority onaproposal from theCommission ,
mayamend theAnnexes hereto andalter thepercentages specified in
Articles 9,<11and15.
Article 30
Member States and the Commission shall communicate toeach other the
information necessary for tlisimplementation ofthis Regulation ,
Rules for thecommunication anddistribution ofsuch information
shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 32.
Article 31
1.There ishereby setupaManagement Committee forFishery
^Products (hereinafter called 'the Committee 1)*consisting of
representatives oftheMember States with arepresentative of
the Commission asChairman .

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V.• J*
2.WithintheCommittee,thevotesofMemberStatesshallbeweightedin
accordancewithArticle148(2)oftheTreaty>TheChairmanshallnotvote.
Article32
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,the
Chairmenshallrefer,themattertotheCommitteeeitheronhiaowninitiative
orsfttherequestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.■
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmitadraftofthemeasures
to<betaken...TheCommitteeshalldeliverits.Opiniononsuch-measures
withina;tie«limittobesetbytheChairman'accordingto'theurgencyof
thequestionsunder*consideration .■An-Opinion'shallbeadoptedbya.-
majority?offorty-onevbtes.•" ""v-.\?.?■< ?'»
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhichshallapplyimmediately.However,
ifthesemeasuresarenotinaccordancewith-theOpinionoftheCommittee,
thoyshallforthwithbecommunicated bytheCommissiontotheCouncil.In
thateventtheCommissionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasuresfornot
morethanonemonthfromthedateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytalceadifferentdecision
withinonemonth.
Article33
' A
TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestionreferredtoitbyitsChairman
eitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState.
Article34
Shouldtransitional measuresbenecessarytofacilitatethetransitionfrom
thesystematpresentinforceineachMe&berState .tothesystemestablished
bythisRegulation,inparticularifthe;introduction ofthenewsystem'
givesrisetosubstantialdifficultiesinrespectofcertainproducts,such
measuresshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article32.Theyshallbeapplicablefornotmorethanoneyearfromthe
dateonwhichthisRegulationbeginstoapply.

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iirticlc 35
This Regulation shall besoapplied that appropriate account istaken ,at
the same tine ,oftheobjectives setoutmArticles 39and110ofthoIteaty .
Article 36
ofthemarket infishery products ,aslast amended byRegulation (lIEC)No.
2)1182/75'V hereby repealed .
2.preferences totheRegulation repealed byparagraph 1shall "be
treated asreferences tothis Regulation .References tothe •
Articles ofthat Regulation shall becorrelated with theArticles
ofthis Regulation inaccordance with the table set out inAnnex VI.1.Regulation (EEC)Wo.2142/70*"''' of20October 1970onthecommon organization
.article 37
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States . • •
Done at .Brussels For the Council
The President
rGJNoL23o ,27Octobor 1970 ,p»5
OJNoL118 ..8May1975 , 1 •

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ΛΗΚΕΧ :I.
A.Freshorchilledproductsfallingwithinsub-heading Ho.jex03.01BI
1.Herring
2.Sardines
3.Eedfich(Sebastesnarinus)
4-Cod
5-Coalfish
6.Haddock
7-Whiting
8.Mackerel
9.Anchovics
10.Plaice
11.Hake(merlucciusspp.)
B.Frozenproductsfalling -withinsub-heading Ho.ex03.01BI(a)
Herring
C.ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p.rf!rech,chilledorsimply "boiledin
water,fallingwithinsub-heading ITo.03*03AIV("b)1

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AMEXII
Frozenproductsfalling "withinsub-headingITo.'ex03.01BI
-Sardines
–Seabreamof-thespeciesDentexdentexandPagcllus
Frozenproductsfallingwithin .re.'headingNo.ex03.03
-Squid(Loligosp.p.,Onmastrephesspgittatus,.Todarodessagittatus,
Illexcoindetti)
-CuttlefishofthespeciesSepiaofficinalis,RossiamacrosomaendSepiola
rondeleti
–Octopus

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AÎC3EX III
Tunny ,fresh ,chilled ,orfrozen ,fortheindustrial manufacture ofproducts
falling within heading No16.04(sub-heading No.03«01 BI(c)l)
A.Ailspecies oftunny
B.Conversion factors applicable tothevarious species oftunny
Conversion factor
Yellow-finned tunny : weighing notmore than
100kgeach (l) 1
,weighing more than
100kgeach (l) 1.10
Long-finned tunny 1.25
! '' ' * »
I ,■■■■■
Cther species ; • 0.70
C.Conversion factors inrespect ofthedifferent forms of ••
presentation for feach ofthespecies setoutinSection B
1.Whole t 1
2.Gilled andgutted 1.14
3.Other (forexample ,'heads off*) 1.24

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AOTEXIV
A.Freshfchilledorfrozenproducts
Sub-heading Ho.03.01AI(a) "Tirout '1'"
Sub-heading No.03.01AIIICarp ''''
B.Frozenproducts
Subheading No.ex03.01BI
Sub-heading Ho.ex03.01BII(b)and
Sub-heading Ho..ex16.04GI. .Cod
Coalfish
Haddock
Redfish(Sebastesmarinus)
Mackerel
Hako(merlucciusspp.)
C.Preparedorpreservedfish
Sub-heading Bo.16.04D Sardines ;-
Sub-heading Ho.16.04E Tunny
(l)Referencestoweightapplytowholeproducts.

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,AÎTOEXV
NEWMlIENCLAftjRE 'FORCkAPTES"3ANDHEADING •Bo";"T>5tty ,G*THE"COMMONCUSTOMS
TARIEF
CCTheading
No Description ofgoods
03.01Pish,ftesh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
A.Freshwaterfish:
.I.Troutandothersalmonidae :
(a)Trout
00Salmon
(c)lakewhitefish
(d)Other
II.jEels:
III.Carp
..IV.Other
B.Saltwaterfish:
I.Whole,headlessorinpieces:
(a)Herring:
1.Prom15FebruarytoI5June:
(aa)Freshorchilled
(bb)Frozen
-, 2.PromΙόJunetoI4February:
(aa)Preshorchilled
•,(bb)Frozen
0»)Sprats:
1.Prom15Februaryto15June
2.ΛFrom16JunetoI4February
■(c)Tunny;.
1.Fortheindustrialmanufactureofproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo.16.04(a):
(a)Entryunderthis.sub–headingissubjecttocompliancewithconditions
to"bedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

COT3i';:*iciing'
KoEescriptionofgoods
tàmia
03.01
#>'•
(cont.)(aa)ïlhole:
•-\%.-•>>,'-,**'+■i-v
II.Yellow-finnéd tunny:
(aaa)Weighingnotmore-than
10kgeach
(b"bb)Other
'22#Long-finned tunny
33.Other
t
(bb)Gilledandgutted:
11.Yellow-fimied :
(aaajWeighingnptmorethan
,.10kg;each
it
(bbb)Other;
22.Long-finned tunny
t33•Other
(cc)Other(forexample,'headsoff*):
11.Yellow-finned tunny:
(aaa)Weighingnotmorethan
100kgeach
(bbb)Other
22,Long-finned tunny
::33*Other
2.Other
4*
(d)Sardines(ClupeapilchardusWalbaum):
1.Freshorchilled
2.Frozen ' ?
(e)liogfîsh
(f)Redfish(Sebastesmarinus):
:"1*Freshor-chilled •
21.Frozen

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CCTheading No
03.01 cont .Description ofgoods
(g)Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris ,Eippoglossus
reiniiardtius )
(h)Cod(Gadus morrhua orGadus callarías ):
1.Fresh orchilled
2.Frozen
(j)Coalfish (Pollachius virens orGadus virens ):
1.Fresh orchilled
2.Frozen
(k)Haddock :
1.Fresh orchilled -; .
2.Frozen
.(l)Whiting (Merlangus merlangus ):
1.Fresh orchilled
2.Frozen
(m)Mackerel :
1.From 15February to15June :
(aa)Fresh orchilled
(bb)Frozen
2.From 16June to14February :
(aa)Fresh orchilled
(bb)Frozen
(n)Anchovies (Sngraulis sp.p):
1.Fresh orchilled
2.Frozen
(o)Plaice :
1,Fresh orchilled
2.Frozen ;
'(P)Seabream ofthespecies Dentex dentex and
Pagellus :
1.Fresh Torchilled
2.Frozen
(q)Other

Vs-/.i'rosnorchilled
(cjS^rozen: '
X.Ofcod(Gadusmo-rhuaorGaduscallarias)
2.Ofcoalfish(Pol'.U-tchiusvirensor
Gadusvirena)
3»Ofhaddock
Ofredfish(Se"bas*f;esmarinus)
5»Oftunny-
6,Mackeral
7»Other
C.Liversendroes:
Pish,dried^:Sr-,11^«:brinbrine;smokedfish,whetheror
notcookedbeforeorduringthesmoldu?.gprocess:
AmDried,sal';&dinbrine;
I.Whole,.hard'.essorinpieces:
(a)Korrlings
(b)Cod 1•'
(o)jÈrrxch.ovios(Engraulissp.p»)
U) .nalibut(Hippogloe-Tu.3vulgaris)
-(e)S?.l-Sw-n,saltedorinbrine
(f)Cthsr
II.Fillets:
(a)C:?cod., ,
(b)Ofsaltedorinbrdue
(c/OxorGreenlandibirfc(Hippoglossus
•relj^wrUiius),saltedorin"brine
(a)eti-'v- **
i
B.Smoked,vrhr?rcrnotcookedbeforeorduringthe
smokingpi-o^psy? ,
•''- ι I
I.\Herri.ri.tr :»■'■ !
.II•SalBon |
III.LesserorGreenlandhalibüt(Hippiglossusreinhardtius ;i

CCTheadingNo Description ofgoods
IV.Commonhalibut(Hippoglossusvulgaris)
V.Other
C.:Liversandroes
D.Pishmeal
03.03 Crustaceans andmolluscs,whetherinshellornot,firesh
(liveordead),chilled,frozen,salted,inbrineordried
crustaceans,inshell,simplyboiledinwaters
A.Crustaceans :
I.Crawfish
II.Lobsters(llomarussp.p.)ï
(a)Live
(b)Other:
1.Whole
■·■··'\.. 2.Other
III.Crabsandfreshwatercrayfish
IV.Shrimpsandprawns:
(a)Prawns(Pandalidaesp.p.)
(b)ShrimpsofthegenusCrangonsp.p.:
ΜΛ-«.»-V.. _1.Presh,chilledorsimplyboiledinwater
2.Other
V'*·«·»'.Λ·ι*·>>·"^Λ"?*.«
(c)Other
V.Other(forexample,Norwaylobsters)
B«Molluscs:
I.Oysters:
(a)Europeanflatoystersweighingnotmorethan
40geach
(b)Other
II.Mussels
III.Snails,otherthanseasnails
IV.Other
(a)Frozen:

CCTheadingHo
·ΜΜΜΜΙΜΝΜ·Μη^»Α :
05.15u:-ipi5ic«iofgoods
«KkAa-UtC.ifAA .■g«fvr
...1.id:m
■«·:·. ·.ϊ>%Λ-
■-OBana&tr.£phes -sagittatug_and..•-
Loligosp.p
("fcb)Othei*
2.Cuttlefishofthespeci.esSepiaofficinalis,
LossiaiaacrosomaandSepiolarondeleti
3.Ocxcrms
4<>Other r
(t>)Oyhor:.
1.Srrn5d(QmmastrephessegittatusandLoligo
2.Other.
Animalprochicf .nnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded;dead
animalsofOLr^-iei-iorChapter3,unfitforhuman
consumption' ;
A.Fish.ci-TjTiaceans andmolluscs:
I»Fis'.ialu.n^thof6cmorlessandshrimps
andpyrxtiK,dried j
II.Other''&) V"|
B.Other
(a)SeeAnnexIIItotheCommon0".;<veva3T-^riff

Azmsx vi
Correlation table
Article 7 - Article .8
7a ' 7
8 9
v9 10
10 11
11 12
12 13
13 ' 14
14 15
15 16
16 17
17 18
18 19
18a ' 20
19 ... 21
.20 22
. .21 . 23
22 - 24
23 25
24 26
25 27
25a 28
-26 29
27 30
28 31
29 - 32
30 33
31 34
32 35

Proposalforconsolidation ofRegulation (BEC)NO2141/73
TheCommissionproposestheCouncilthat,aspartoftheconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncilrelatingtofisheryproducts,itshouldalsoproceedtoadoptthetext
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2141/70of£0October1970layingdownacommon
structuralpolicyforthefishingindustry(l).
Thisconsolidation involvescertainadaptations 'ofaformalnaturewhichareshown
"belowinasimplifiedform,andwhichshould "beinterpretedintothetext.
Référencés
4thcitation
article15Formertext
HavingregardtotheOpinionofthe
EuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee
thetestofarticle15shall "be
replacedby:Nowte:ct
1.Council -Regulation(ESC)
No.2141/70of20October
1970layingdownacommon
structuralpolicyforthe
fishingindustry(l),is
herebyrepealed.
2.Allreferences tothe
Regulationrepealedby
virtueofparagraph 1
shallbetreatedas
references -tothis
Regulation ."
Article16
–■■mm,m»■1
ThisRegulationshallenter
intoforceon
(1)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,P-1

iropoEal forconsolidation ofCouncil Iiegulation (ESC )
■■: lío1315/71 - .■ '
TheCommission proposes theCouncil that ,aspart oftheconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncil relating tofishery products ,itshould also proceed toado .,t-the
text toCouncil Regulation (EEC)ITo1315/71of21June 1971 onimports into the
Community offishery products originating inTurkey (l).
This consolidation involves certain adaptations ofaformal nature which are shown
below inasimplified form ,andwhich should beinterpreted into thetext .
References Former te::t New text
1.Council Regulation \.EEC '•
No1315/71of21June 1971
onimports into the
Community offishery product
originating inTurkey (l),
ishereby repealed .
2.All references tothe
Regulation repealed by
virtue ofparagraph 1
shall betreated as
references tothis
-Regulation . •
Article 5
.This Regulation shall enter
into force onarticle 4 The text ofarticle 4shall be
replaced by:
(1)QJNoL139 ,25.6,1971 ,p.,1

REGULATION (EEC )Ho .. OPTHECOUNCIL
of
concerning imports into theCommunity offishery -
products originating inMorocco
THECOUNCIL OFTHE .EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas implementation ofthecommon fishery policy hasrendered
null andvoid the system provided forinAnnex 2totheAgreement
establishing anAssociation "between theEuropean Economic
■Community and theKingdom ofMorocco ;whereas theCommunity must ,
pursuant toArticle 10 (2)ofthat Annex ,take account ofthe
interest ofMorocco when establishing thecommon organization of
themarket infishery products :
. ■ • . -* ■ .
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No ^of
onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery products
established asystem oftrade with third countries based onthe
application oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;whereas itispossible
for theCommunity tomeet itsobligations with regard toMorocco
bygranting that country considerable tariff concessions which can
goasfar asexemption from duty forproducts falling within *
Chapter 3oftheCommon Customs Tariff ; ■- f
Whereas Regulation (EEC)No ^defined Community
arrangement forimports ofcarp from Morocco :whereas sinceV
1)Seepage ofthis Officiai Journal

such arrangements have notyet "been defined forimports of
trout andprepared orpreserved sardines andtunny from third
countries ,thedefinition of .arrangements applicable toimports
ofthesaid products originating inMorocco should bedeferred ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theproducts listed inArticle 1(2)(a),(b),(c),(d)and (g)
ofRegulation (EEC )No ,with theexception oftrout and
carp falling respectively within subheadings 03.01 AI(a)and
03.01 AIIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff originating inMorocco ,
shall "beimported into theCommunity free ofcustoms duty .
Article 2
Theproducts listed inArticle 1(2)(e)and (f)ofRegulation
(EEC )Ho ,with theexception ofprepared orpreserved
sardines andtunny falling respectively within subheadings
16.04 Dand16.04 EoftheCommon Customs Tariff originating in
Morocco ,shall beimported into theCommunity atcustoms duties
equal to30$oftheCommon Customs Tariff duties applicable .
Article 3
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No1705/71 of26.july 1971 concerning
imports into theCommunity offishery products originating
inMorocco ishereby repealed .
2.References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
are tobeunderstood toapply tothis Regulation .
1)OJNoL176 ,5.8.1971 ,p.2

-3-
''.w Article 4*
This ,Regulation shall enter into force on ,. ■
This Regulation shall be "binding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States . .*
Done atMussels ,
For the Council
The 'President ...

REGULATION (EEC )Nor
'OPTHE COUNCIL
■Of j;.■ ■
concerning imports into theCommunity offishery
products originating inTunisia
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission :
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;1
Whereas implementation ofthecommon fishery policy hasrendered
null ,andvoid thesystem provided forinAnnex 2tothe
Agreement establishing anAssociation between theEuropean
Economic Community and theTunisian Republic ;whereas the '
Community must ,pursuant toArticle 10 (2)ofthat Annex ,take
account oftheinterests ofTunisia when establishing thecommon
organization ofthemarket infishery products ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)ITo ^of
onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery products
established asystem oftrade with third countries based onthe
application oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;whereas itispossible
fortheCommunity tomeet itsobligations with regard toTunisia "
bygranting that country considerable tariff concessions which can
goasfar asexemption from duty forproducts falling within
Chapter 3oftheCommon Customs Tariff :
V/hereas Regulation (EEC )No /75defined Community
arrangements forimports ofcarp from Tunisia ;whereas ,sinooii;' .:!
1See page ofthis Officiai Journal ,

-2-
such arrangements have notyetbeen defined forimports of
trout andprepared orpreserved sardines and tunny from third
countries ,thedefinition ofarrangements applicable toimports
oftlicsaid products originating inTunisia should bedeferred ;
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theproducts listed inArticle 1(2)(a), (b),(c), (d)and (g)
ofRegulation (EEC )No ,with theexception oftrout
andcarp falling respectively within subheading 03.01 AI(a)
and 03.01 AIII oftheCommon Customs Tariff originating in
Tunisia ,shall beimported into theCommunity free ofcustoms
duty .
Article 2
Theproducts listed inArticle 1(2)(e)and (f)ofRegulation
(EEC )No ,with theexception ofprepared orpreserved '
sardines and tunny falling respectively within subheadings
16,04 Dand16.04 E,oftheCommon Customs Tariff originating'
inTunisia ,shall beimported into theCommunity atcustoms
duties equal to30f°oftheCommon Customs Tariff duties applicable .
Article 3
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No1706/71of26July 1971 concerning
imports into theCommunity offishery products originating in
Tunisia ishereby repealed .
2.References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
are tobe'understood toapply tothis Regulation ,
1OJNoL176 ,5.8.1971 ,p. .3.

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Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulttion shall bebinding inits entirety and directly
■applicable inallMember States .
Done ,atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

Proposalforconsolidation ofRegulation (EEC)ITo2600/73
TheCommissionproposesthaCouncilthatj,agjpartoftheconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncilrelatingtofisheryproducts,itshouldalsoproceedtoadoptthe
t:c?Co'Eegulation(EEC)Ifo-3^9/73.?7^December1973oncustoms •••
treatmenttobeappliedtocertainfisheryproductsoriginatinginNorway(l).
Thisconsolidation involvesoertainadaptations ofaformalnaturewhichar.eshown
y ■' ' ;'
belowinasimplifiedform,andwhichshouldbeinterpretedintoihetext.
References Formertext Newtext.
article4 Thetextofarticle4shallbe
replacedby: 1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)
ITo3609/73of27December
1973oncustomstreatment
tobeappliedtocertain
fisheryproductsoriginating
inIToruay(l),ishereby
repealed.
2.Allreferencestothe
Regulationrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph 1shallbe
treatedasreferences to
thisRegulation.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenter
intoforceon
(1)0JHoL365,31.12.1973,p.171

REGULATION (ESC )No OFTHE' COUNCIL
of
concerning theimportation into theCommunity of
certain fishery products nriginating inMorocco
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having -^regard :totheOpinion o.f .thq .European Parliament ; ,^... .
Whereas thearrangements fortheimportation into theCommunity
offishery products originating inMorocco laid down by
ΛRegulation (EEC )No ' '' do -notcover trout ,carp ,preserved
sardines ortunny ;vvhereas negotiations areinprogress for the
conclusion ofanew Association Agreement between theEuropean
Economic Community and theKingdom ofMorocco which should
establish special import arrangements for thesaid products ;
Whereas ,pending theentry into force ofthat Agreement ,the
transitional arrangements forimports into theCommunity of : .
certain fishery products originating inMorocco ,whether in
respect ..of .carp ,acid trout .orpreserved ,sardines and ..tunny , -
should therefore beextended until the entry into force ;ofthe
Agreement referred toabove ortintil' 31December 1975 ,whichever
istheearlier ;" "" - 1% '•
Whereas ,having regard totlieprovisions oftheActofAccession ,
theimport arrangements applied by "theMember States tothe
products inquestion ,originating -iii -Morocco.'mus,t not .be,lessr ...
1See page ofthis Official Journal .
/

-2-
favourable than those applied from 1January 1975 tolike products
originating inthird countries'"*-'
HAS ADOPTED THIS .REGULATION : ' .•;. . •
Article 1
Thefollowing products originating inMorocco shall beimported
into theCommunity free ofcustoms duty :
CCT
heading Description ofgoods
No
03.01 Pish ,fresh (live ordead ),chilled or
frozen :
A. .Freshwater fish :
I,Trout and other salmonidae :
■ ■ ·.' ·a).Trout
Article 2 •
T,Member States shall maintain inforce the import arrangements
applied on31January 1972 tothefollowing products originating
inMorocco : - ■' .•' . ' ■
CCT»
heading Decription ofgoods
.No· . ■
16.04 Prepared orpreserved fish ,including caviar
and caviar substitutès :
D.Sardines
■ÉrTunny

2.However ,Member States ,which open tariff quotas under the
arrangements referred toinparagrahp 1mayincrease thequantity
ofsuch o_uotas "bynotmore than 30fo.
3.theimport arrangements applied totheproducts specified
inparagraph 1originating inMorocco shall innocase beless
favourable than those applied tolike products originating in
third countries .
Article 3
Thearrangements provided forinthis Regulation shall apply
for1975 ,until theentry into force ofthenewAssociation
Agreement between theEuropean Economic' Community and the'
Kingdom ofMorocco oruntil 31December 1975 ,whichever isthe
earlier .
Council Regulation (EEC)No347/75^of10February 1975 concerning
theimportation into theCommunity ofcertain fishery products "
originating inMorocco ishereby repealed .
References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1 '
are tobe'understood toapply tothis Regulation .
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States ,
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President
2OJFoL40,14.2.1975 ,p.3.

REGULATION (EEC )Ho OPTHE COUITCIL
of
concerning theimportation into theCommunity of
fishery products originating inTunisia
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ;
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament }
Whereas thearrangements "for theimportation ,into theCommunity
offishery products originating inTunisia laid down by ,
ARegulation (EEC )No donotcover trout ,carp ,preserved
sardines ortunny;'' .•■
V/hereas negotiations aireinprogress for the -conclusion ofa
new Association Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and the .Republic ofTunisia which should establish special import
arrangements forthesaid products ;
V/hereas ,pending theentry into force ofthat Agreement ,the
transitional arrangements forimports into theCommunity of
certain fishery products originating inTunisia ,whether in
respect ofcarp andtrout orpreserved sardines andtunny ,should
beextended until theentry into force oftheAgreement referred
toabove oruntil 31December 1975 ,whichever istheearlier ;
Whereas ,having regard totheprovision oftheActofAccession ,
theimport arrangements applied bytheMember States tothe
1See page ofthis Officiai Journal

products inquestion originating inTunisia must notbe'less
favourable than those applied from 1'January 1975 tolike
products originating inthird countries . ' '"
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
Article 1
Thefollowing products originating inTunisia shall beimported
into theCommunity free ofcustoms duty :
CCT .
heac"ing Description ofgoods
1-]c
03*01 Pish ,fresh (live ordead ),chilled '
orfrozen :
.A.Freshwater fish :
I.Trout and other salmonidae
a)Trout
III .Carp
Article .2
1.Member States shall maintain toforce theimport arrangements
applied on31January 1972 tothefollowing products originating
inTunisia : "••• •
• -CCT ' - ■ • •" - :
heac'lng Description ofgoods
Ko " '
16.04 Prepared orpreserved fish ,including
caviar and caviar substitutes :
D.Sardines
E.Tunny

2.However ,Member States which ,open tariff quotas under the
arrangements referred toi$ ;paragraph "1mayincrease the
quantity ofsuch quotas bynotmore than 30?6 .
3«Theimport arrangements applied totheproducts specified
inparagraph 1originating inTunisia shall innocase beless
favourable than those applied tolike products originating in
third countries .
Article 3
X - '
Thearrangements provided forinthis Regulation shall apply
for1975 ,until theentry into force ofthenewAssociation
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community end the
Republic ofTunisia oruntil 31Eecember 1975 »whichever is
the erxlier .
Council Regulation (EEC)No346/75^of10February 1975
concurring the-'importation into theCommunity ofcertain
fishery products originating inTunisia ishereby repealed .
References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
are tobeunderstood toapply tothis Regulation .
,• Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , ,
••For the Council
•The President
2OJNoX,40,14.2.1975 ,p,t.

Proposal forconsolidation ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No1183/75
TheCommission proposes theCouncil that ,aspart oftheconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncil relating tofishery products ,itshould also proceed toadopt the
text ofCouncil Regulation (I2EC)No1183/75of5I-Iay1975 fixing forthe1975
fishing year aguide price forhake (l).
4.
Theconsolidation involves certain adaptations ofaformal nature which are shown
"below inasimplified form ,andwhich should beinterpreted into thetest .
References Former text Now text
2ndvisa ,1stand
3rdrecital
footnote
article 2article 8
(1)OJHoL236 ,27.10.1970 ,p.5
(2)OJNoL264 .5.12.1970 ,p.1
the text ofarticle 2snail be
replaced "byArticle 9
seepage ofthis
Official Journal
seepage ofthis
Official Journal
1.Council Regulation
(ESC)NOII83/75of5
May 1975 fixing for
thefishing year aguide
price forhake (l)
ishereby rrej>ealed .
2.All references to
theRegulation repealed
byvirtue ofparagraph 1
shall betreated as
references tothis
Regulation .
Article 3
This Regulation shall
enter into forco on
Besides ,references toRegulations which byreason oftheir consolidation stand
repealed shall bereplaced byareference setting outtheir nownumber in
accordance with thefollowing table :
Relevant provisions
2nd visaRefer e^cetobe
replaced
2142/70 20October 1970
aslast amended byRegulation
(3EC)No1182/75
(1)OJNoL118,8.5.1975 ,p.2

Relevantprovisions
•'.«rw•'
IsctasfìattiauL' -'v
2nirecital
3rdrecital »•V
article;1
footnoteRcferencetoterer>laced
2142/70
■•byRegulation(EEC)1T6:1182/75
2142/70-•*•
•''*2142/70-
2455/7030Sovembor .1970
2455/70
(2;seepage1ofthis
OfficialJournal

REGULATION (EEC )'No OFTHECOUNCIL
of ' . '
laying down common marketing standards forcertain --'
fresh orchilled fish
1' ■ ■ :
► f
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ' ■ -
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
: ■ :■ _ · . ■, >„ 1 ■·Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No of
onthecommon organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 2(3)thereof ;.
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No provides that common *
marketing standards may .belaid down ;whereas theapplication
ofsuch standards should help toimprove thequality offish
marketed and thus facilitate their sale ;
Whereas onewayofimproving quality istoprohibit themarketing
forhuman consumption offish which isnotofagiven degre&"4f
freshness ;
Whereas ,inalmost allMember States engaged in :seafishing ,
fish which have been adjudged fitforhuman consumption under
national regulations are offered for sale after grading for size ,
weight ,presentation andother criteria ;whereas fish arealso
graded according todegree offreshness ; ' .-
Y/hereas theadoption ofstandards for certain products has
assumed particular importance inview ofthemeasures onthe
Τ ··
Saepage ofthis Official Journal ,

determination andformation ofprices provided .for .in .Regulation
(EEC )No ;whereas thegrading Either to "carried outat
national level should therefore bestandardized ;
Whereas fish have hitherto -been' graded only before being sold
forthefirst time ,since alarge proportion ofsuoh fish is
immediately filled orotherwj.se processed ;whereas application
ofcommon standards should therefore belimited tothe first
marketing stage intheCommunity ;
Whereas thestandards must apply toallfish intended forhuman
consumption ,including imported fish ,marketed ontheterritory
ofthe .Member States oftheCommunity ;whereas the'limitation
oftheobligation incumbent ontheindustry tofish intended for
human consumption enables aclearer andmore rapid distinction' to
bemade between products which are judged fitforhuman consumption
andwhich ,being used forthat purpose ,aretherefore subject to
grading ,andother prpducts ;whereas this will facilitate both
marketing atthestage where standards areapplied and .thechecking
compliance 'with thes© standards ;whereas itBeems
necessary ,however ,toexclude from thefield ofapplication of
thestandards certain direct sales ofsmall quantities to
retailers orconsumers ;
Whereas' thetenspecies covered bythis Regulation represent'
about SOfoofCommunity production offresh fish and80foofimports
from third countries ;whereas priority should therefore begiven
totheadoption ofstandards forthese species ;
'<•*:,» :f: . ? -■■■:. hr • ■ ■
Whereas freshness isadecisive factor inassessing thequality
offish ;whereas grading bysize isalso essential because ofthe
diversity ofconsumers' buying habits and the'processing methods
normally used ,intheCommunity ;
Whereas thevarying degrees offreshness anddifferences insize
must bemade adequately clear ;whereas itisadvisable therefore
toprovide foralimited ,yetsufficient ,number offreshness and
size categories ; .. "• *•

Whereas there isatpresent noobjective ;method ofassessing the
freshness offish "both rapidly and cheaply ;whereas only
organoleptic examination ,which is,moreover ,inuseintheMember
States ,meets this requirement andconstitutes anacceptable
method ;
Whereas ,inview ofnormal practice inmost Member States ,it
isadvisable that theindustry should grade fish for freshness
and size ;whereas ,with aview inparticular toassessing freshness
byorganoleptic criteria ,provision should bemade for the .
collaboration ofexperts appointed forthis purpose bythe trade ,
organisations concerned ;.
Whereas ,inorder tokeep each other informed ,each Member State
should supply theother Member States and theCommission with a
list ofthenames and addresses ofthe experts and trade
organisations concerned :
Whereas itisessential that fish imported from third countries
should conform toComrmmity standards ;
Whereas theapplication ofCommunity standards tothese fish
means that additional information must begiven onpackages ;
whereas ,however ,this information isnotnecessary inthe case
offish landed intheCommunity from vessels under thesame
conditions asCommunity catches ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
.Article 1 •
For thepurposes ofthis Regulation : -
♦
(a)'marketing' means thefirst offering forsale andthefirst
sale after arrival intheCommunity ; ' -
(b)'lot' means aquantity offish ofthesame spedes which has
been subjected tothesame treatment andwhich mayhave come
from thesame fishing ground andthesame vessel ;

(c)'fishing ground' means *the-'description "usually given bythe
fishing industry .totheplace inwhich the catches have ■
"been made : '
(d)'presentation' means theform inwhich thefish ismarketed ,
such aswhole ,gutted ,headless ,etc .
• • • • ,. .. • .- 1, •• ,
-''v ' ' Article 2- -
1.Fish asOTSesiflsa ii Artidle 3which form part ofCommunity
catches may be for bu;oian consumption v/i'thin the •Community
only ifitcor^iits with theprovisions -ofthis Rs^ulation .
2.Theprovisions ofthis Regulation shall not ,however ,apply
tosmall quantities offish disposed ofbyinshore fishermen
direct toretailers ortoconsumers . ' '< -
3.'Detailed rules for theapplication ofparagraph 2shall be
adopted inaccordance with -theprocedure laid down in -Article 3-2
ofRegulation (EEC )No
:' Article 3
Marketing standards arehereby laid down for the following species
ofsaltwater fish falling within subheading ex03.01 BIofthe
Common Customs TarilJ with theexception offish which islive ,
frozen orinpieces .
Cod (Gadus morrhua )
Coalfish (Pcllachius virens )
Haddock (Melanof^r^ynus aeglefinus )
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus )
'Plaie e ' (Pleuronectes platessa )•"
Redfish (Sebastes marinus ) '
.Mackerel ., (Scomber scombrus ) .
Herring (Clupea harengus )
Sardines (Clupea pilchardus ïïalbaum )
Anchovies ' (Engraulis encrasicholus )

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Article 4
Themarketing standards referred toinArticle 3
comprise :
(a)freshness categories and
(b)size categories .
Article 5
Thefreshness category .ofeach lot shall bedetermined on
thebasis ofthefreshness rating ofthefish and anumber
ofadditional requirements .
Thefreshness rating shall bedefined byreference to .
.thescale set outinAnnex Atothis Regulation ,which
covers the following aspects :
(a)appearance
(b)condition
'(c )smell
Sach part examined shall beawarded marks corresponding to
the freshness criteria indicated inthe scale ,ThS ■
arithmetic mean ofthe marks awarded shall indicate the
freshness rating .
Article 6
1.Onthebasis oftheprovisions ofArticle 5,fish shall
beclassified bylotinFreshness Category' 'Extra' ,■AorB,
Freshness Category *•*Extra 1 ■ •
Thefreshness rating ofthefish inthis category .shall
be2,7andover .Thefish must befree from pressure marks ,
injuries ,blemishes andbaddiscoloration .

-.6-,
Freshness Category A
The freshness rating offish inthis category shall "be2and
over butless than 2.7 .Avery small proportion offish with
slight pressure marks andsuperficial injuries shall be '
tolerated .The fish must befree from blemishes and bad
discoloration . -
Freshness Category B
Thefreshness rating offish inthis category shall be 1and
over but less than 2.Avery small proportion offish with
more serious pressure marks andslight injuries shall be
tolerated .The fish must befree from blemishes and bad
discoloration ,
2.When theproducts arebeing classified byfreshness category
thepresence ofparasites shall also betaken into consideration ,
allowance being made for thetype ofproduct ,1thefishing ground
inwhich itwas caught anditspresentation .
Detailed rules for theapplication ofthis paragraph ?hall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle
32ofRegulation No .Adecision tomake anindication
ofthefishing ground compulsory foreach lotmay betaken in
accordance with thesame procedure .
Article 7
1,Each lotmust contain products ofthesame degree offreshness ,
Asmall lotneed not ,however ,beofuniform freshness ;ifitis
£LOt,thelot .shall beplaced inthelowest freshness category
represented therein .
/
2.Thefreshness category must beclearly andindelibly marked ,
incharacters which areatleast 5cmhigh ,onlabels affixed to
the -lot . ••

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Article 8
1."Fish shall besized byweight orbynumber perkilogramme ,
2.Lots shall beplaced insize categories inaccordance with
thescale set outinAnnex Btothis Regulation ,
3.Each lotmust contain fish ofthe same size ,Asmall lot
need not ,however ,beofuniform size ;ifitisnot ,thelot
shall beplaced inthelowest size category represented therein ,
4»Thesize category andpresentation must beclearly and
indelibly marked ,incharacters which are atleast 5cmhigh ,
onlabels affixed -tothe lot
Article 9
Theindustry shall grade fish for freshness and size in
collaboration with experts designated forthat purpose bythe
trade organizations concerned .
Article 10
Notlater than onemonth before this Regulation begins toapply ,
each Member State shall supply theother Member States and the
Commission with' alist ofthenames andaddresses oftheexperts
cudtrade organizations referred toin'Article 9,/Theother
Member States aiid theCommission shall beinformed ofany "
amendments tothis list , "' ;' ■
Article 11 "
1.Fish asspecified •inArticle 3imported from third
countries maybemarketed intheCommunity SOThuman :consumption
only if: . ■. ■■'-•'/<> ., ' ■ •
(a)itcomplies with theprovisions ofArticles 4,5,6,7and
8:

(b)itis presented inpackages onwhich thefollowing
information isclearly andlegibly marked ;
-country oforigin ,printed inRoman letters which are
atleast 20mmhigh ;
-species offish ;
-présentation ;•
-freshness and size categories ;
-netweight inkgofthefish inthepackage ;
-date ofgrading and date ofdispatch ;.
-name and address ofsender .
2.However ,fish landed inaCommunity port direct from the
fishing grounds from vessels flying theflag ofathird
country andintended formarketing forhuman consumption shall
besubject ,when putonthemarket ,tothesame provisions as
those applicable toCommunity catches .
Article 12
' .1
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No2455/70of30November 19.70
determining common marketing standards forcertain fresh or
chilled .fish ,asamended byRegulation (EEC )No1082/71 ,is
hereby repealed .
2.Allreferences totheRegulation repealed byparagraph 1
shall betreated asreferences tothis Regulation .
1OJNoL264 ,5.12.1970 ,p.1.
2OJNoL116,28.5.1971 ,p.10.

Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall be "binding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

AÏÏTTEX A
FRESHNESS RATIITGS
PAKTS 0F
FISH
INSPECTED
SKIN
FiE
GILLS
FLESH
(cutfrom
abdomen )
COLOUR ALONG
THE VERTEBRAL
COLUMNCRITERIA
Marks
3 : '2 j 1 j 0
APPEARANCE
Bright ,
iridescent
pigmentation ;
nodiscolora -
tion }
aqueous ,
transparent
mucusi
Pigmentation ¡Pigmentation
bright butnotiinthe .process
lustrous ; {ofbecoming
slightly cloudy !discolored and
mucus jdull ;milky
jmucus
1
'Dull pig­
mentation ;
opaque
mucus
Convex
(bulging );
transparent
cornea j
black ,bright
pupilConvex and
slightly
sunken ;
slightly
opalescent
cornea ;black ,
dull pupil.ïFlat ; jConcave inopalescent "jthecentre ;
cornea ; jmilkyopaque pupil |cornea ;
jgrey pupil
i
j
Bright
colour ,no
mucusLess coloured ;
slight traces
ofclear mucusBecoming
discoloured ;
opaque mucus1Yellowish ;
milky mucus
Bluish ,
translucent ,
smooth ,
shining ;no
change in
original
colour ;VelveUy ,waxy ,
dull ;colour
slightly
changedSlightly
opaque-,Opaque
Uncoloured j
I
■' Vi j *
Slightly jPinlc ¿Red
pink i j
! 1
•jOrinamore advanced state ofdecay .

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CRITERIA
Marks
2
APPEARANCE
ORGANS Kidneys and
residues of
other organs
should be
bright red ,
asshould
the blood in­
side the
aorta :Kidneys and
residues of
other organs
should be
dull red ;
blood
becoming
discolouredKidneys ,
residues of'
other organs
and blood
should be
pale redKidneys1
residues of
other organs
and blood
should be
brovmish in
colour
CONDITION
FLESH .Firm and
elastic ;
smooth sur­
faceI
Less elastic Slightly
soft (flaccid )
less elastic ;
waxy (velvety )
:and dull sur­
face
•Soft 1
(flaccid );
scales
easily de-
tached from
skin ,surface
rather
wrinkled ,
inclining to
mealy
VERTEBRAL .;Breaks jSticksCOLUMN 'instead of j
coming away jSticks
slightljrDoes not
stick
PERITONEUM ■' 0+., ' jQ+.T ....- - ··Sticks com- ;Sticks ?Sticks
nletely to | jslightlyDoes not
stick
SMELL · i
i
GILLS , , Seaweed |Nosmell of
SKIN , - -■. jseaweed or
ABDOMINAL ' · .anybad smell
CAVITY } .
• JSlightly
sourSolir^
^Orinamore advanced state ,ofdecay .

ANNEXII
'SIZING
kg/fish
CosÇoalfish 'Haddock Whiting
Size-1»7andover5andover .1and.,over0-5andover
Size2from4uptofrom3upto-from.Or4upfrom0.35uptc
butexclu-.butexclu-butex-butexclu-
yding7.ding5cluding 1:ding0.5
Size3from2uptoFrom1.5'upfrom0.25upfrom0.2up
.butexclu-tobutex-tobutex-tobutex-
ding4.cluding3cluding0.4cluding0,35
Size4from1uptoless .thanlessthanlessthan
tobutex-1.5 0,25 0.2
•·.,·...cluding2
'·-· V' ν·:
Size5lessthan1♦
I
kg/fish
;Plaice . Redfish Mackerel
Size10.6andover 2andover 0,5andover
Size2from0.4upto
butexcluding
0.6lessthan2from0.2upto
excluding0.5but
Size3from0.3upto
butexcluding
0.4from0.1upto
excluding0.2.but
Size4lessthan0.3" lessthan0.1
Size Herring Sardines
kg/fishNumberof
fishtokgkg/fishjNumberof
ïfishtokg
Size10.125and8orless0,060andover!17orless
Size2from0.085up
tobutex-
cluding0,125from9to12from0.040up
tobutex-~'
eluding0.060from18to25
Size3lessthan
0.08513andoverfromO.O3Oup
tobutex-
cluding0.04-0from26to33
Size4
♦*èt'■>>»7"'··.«lessthan
O.O3O34andover.
•f *.ü

Anchovies
kg/fish Number offish tokg
Size 1 0.040 and over 25orless
Size 2 from 0.020 uptobut from 26to50
excluding 0.040
Size 3 less than 0,020 51and over

RLG-ULAxIOIT (EEC )1.0 OFTHE COU "ICIL
of
laying down common marketing standards for shrimps
ofthogenus Crangon sp,p .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing tho European Economic
Community j
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No of
onthe common organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 2(3)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No provides that' common marketing
standards may tola5.d down ;whereas -"'heapplication
ofsuch standards should help toirrove thequality ofshrimps
marketed and thus facilitate their sale ;
Whereas onewayofimproving quality istoprohibit themarketing
for hinjan consumption ofshrimps w'lieh arenot cfagiven degree of
frsshness crofagiven size ;
Whereas virtually all Community shrimps are boiled inwater
immediately after being caught toprevent anydeterioration in
their freshness ;whereas itistherefore advisable asafirst
priority tolay dovm standards for shrimps simply boiled in
water ;
Whereas ,inalmost allMember States engaged insea fishing ,
shrimps wnich have been fitforhuman cons^w.pticn under
national regulations areoffered for sale after grading bysize ;
whereas shrimps are also graded according todegree offreshness :
Ί
See page ofthis Officiai Journal .

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Whereas .theadoption ofstandards for -shrimps has assumed
particular importance inview ofthe .measures onthedetermination
andformation ofprices provided forinRegulation (EEC )No
whereas thegrading hitherto carried outatnational level should
therefore bestandardized ;
Whereas shrimps have hitherto been graded only before being sold
forthefirst time ,since alarge proportion ofsuch shrimps -,is
immediately shelled orotherwise processed ;whereas application
ofcommon standards should therefore belimited tothe first
marketing stage intheCommunity ; • .
Whereas thestandards must apply toallshrimps intended forhuman
consumption ,including imported shrimps marketed onth&territory
oftheMember States oftheCommunity ;whereas thelimitation of
theobligation ,incumbent ontheindustry toshrimps Intended for
human consumption enables aclearer andmore rapid distinction
tobemade between products which are ,judged fit forhuman
consumption andwhich ,being used forthat purpose ,aretherefore
subject tograding ,and .other products ;whereas this will -
facilitate both marketing ,atthestage where ,standards areapplied
and thechecking Gfcompliance with these standards ^•whereas
itseems necessary ,however ,toexclude from thefield of
application ofthestandards certain direct sales ofsmall
quantities toretailers orconsumers ;
Whereas freshness isadecisive factor inassessing thequality
ofshrimps ;whereas grading bysize isalso essential -because .
ofthediversity ofconsumers' buying habits and theprocessing
methods normally used inthe .Community ; ,
Whereas there isatpresent noobjective method ofassessing the
freshness ofshrimps both rapidly andcheaply ;whereas only
organoleptic examination ,which is,moreover ,inuseinthe -
Member States ,meets this requirement andconstitutes anacceptable
method ; .. ..... , , . .

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Whereas ,inview ofnormal practice' inmost Member States ,it
isadvisable that theindustry should grade shrimps forfreshness
andsize ;whereas ,with aview inparticular toassessing
freshness by'organoleptic criteria ,provision should bemade
for thecollaboration ofexperts appointed for this purpose' by
thetrade organizations concerned ;
Whereas' ,-inorder tokeep each other informed ,each Member State
should supply theother Member States and theCommission with a
list ofthenames andaddresses for the experts and trade
organizations concerned ;
Wherfeas it -is"essential that shrimps imported from third countries
should conform toCommunity standards ;
Whereas the'application ofCommunity standards tothese shrimps
means that additional information must begiven onpackages ;
whereas /however ,this information isnotnecessary inthecase
ofshrimps landed ihtheCommunity direct from thefishing grounds
from third country vessels ,-itbeing unders toad ,however ,that
euch shrimps maybemarketed only inaccordance with the
provisions applicable toCommunity catches ;"" """• ' **
HAD ADOPTED 'THIS REGULATION :•,
"Vf.- . . ; • ' ■
Article 1
Marketing standards' arehercV rlaid down forshrimps ofthe genus
Crangoii sp. simply boiled -inwater ,falling within subheading
ex03.03 AIV (b)1ofthe'Common Customs Tariff .
Article 2
For thepurpose ofthis Regulation ;
(a)"marketing 1means thefirst offering forsale andthefirst
sale after arrival intheCommunity ;

(b)'lot' means aquantity ofshrimps packed asa -unit ;...
(c)'packaging' means thetype ofcontainer inwhich the .shrimps
arooffered forsale ,such asboxes ,baskets ,etc .
Article 3
1. Shrimps asspecified' inArticle .1which form part of
Community catches may bemarketed forhuman consumption within
theCommunity only if -they comply with theprovisions ofthis
Regulation * v
2.Theprovisions ofthis Regulation shall not ,however ,apply
tosmall quantities ofshrimps disposed ofbyinshore fishermen
direct toretailers ortoconsumers » .<
3.Detailed rules .for theapplication ofparagraph 2ahall be
adopted .inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle
32ofRegulation (EEC )No
Article 4
Themarketing standards referred toinArticle 1 comprise :
va.-. .V ' *■; . -
* ... ■*..« ^
(a)freshness categories and -i-j.v.:>' •*' : '
(b)sizo categories , ' .,v •• ,•
Article 5 ■:' :.v '
1•Shrimps asspecified in -Article 1shall.' beclassified by
lotinFreshness Categorjr AorB.

ρ--5~-*
î
FRE3IIKES3 .CATEGORY -A .•••. :f-.•':• ;•.
(a)^Minimum requirements :.. -/-.<•
-theshell must have amoist andshiny surface ;
-theshrimps must fall outseparately when poured from one
7container >totanother :V' . •« -Sr- 'r v*2 >
-the -flesh /must befree from anyforeign odour ;.- .•-r
' 1,
», •
-the shrimps must befree from sand andother foreign
•bodies ; .. ''.• ., .:\...
(b)Appearance ofshrimp with shell ; •'-
-clear reddish-pink in .colour with small white flecks -j
'ipectoral part of..theshell should belight incolour ;
-very incurve d:
(c)Condition offlesh during andafter shelling :
-itshould shell easily with only such losses 'offlesh as
aretechnically unavoidable ; ^ -w -
I
-itshould befirm ,butnottough ;
(d)Fragments :
Occasional fragments ,of .shrimp allowed ?^./?
FRESHNESS CATEGORY B
(a)Minimum requirements :
the saane asforFreshness Category A;

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(b)Appearance ofshrimp with shell :
-ranging incolour from slightly washed-out .reddish-piilk '
tobluish redwith white flecks ;pectoral part ofthe .
shell should belight coloured tending towards grey :
-incurve d;
(c)Condition offlesh during andafter shelling :
■-itshould shell less easily v/ith small losses offlesh ;
-itcan beless firm ,slightly tough ;
(d)Fragments :. ;
small quantity offragments allowed .
2. \7ater content shall also betaken into consideration when
products are being classified ,byfreshness category ..
Detailed rules fortheapplication *ofthis paragraph shall be
adopted inaccordance v/ith theprocedure laid down inArticle 32
ofRegulation (EEC )No
.Article 6 : .
1..Each lot .must contain products ofthesame degree offreshness .
Asmall lotneed not ,,however ,beofuniform freshness ;ifit .
isnot .,thelot shall beplaced inthelowest freshness ,category
represented therein ,
2.Thefreshness category must beclearly andindelibly marked ,
incharacters which are atleast 5cmhigh ,onlabels affixed to
the lot * . .. ;

Article 7
1.Shrimps shall begraded mthefollowing size categories :
Jv....Width of .shell Shrimps ,perkg ,
Size 1 6.8mmand over 620 orless
Size 2 Less than 6,8mm 621 and over
2.Each lotmust contain shrimps ofthe same size .Asmall
lotneed not ,,however .,beofuniform size ;ifitisnot th'elot
shall beplaced inSize Category 2.
3»Thesize category must beclearly andindelibly marked ,in
characters which are atleast 5cmhigh ,onlabels affixed ■to
thelot .
Article 8
Theindustry shall ,grade shrimps forfreshness and .size ,where
necessary incollaboration with experts designated for that
purpose bythetrade organizations concerned .
Article 9
Notlater than onemonth before thesystem laid down bythis
Regulation begins toapply ,each Member State shall supply the
other Member 1States and the Commission with alist ofthe namGS
andaddressed ofthe -experts andtrade organizations referred to
inArticle 8.The -other Member States and theCommission shall
beinformed ofany amendments tothis list ., ~ '-
" •... Article 10'
1.Shrimps asspecified ~inArticle 1imported from third
countries may bemarketed intheCommunity forhuman consumption
only if:

(a)they comply with ,theprovisions ofArticles 4,.5,6and 7;
(b)they arepresented ,inpackages onwhich .the .following
information is ■clearly andlegi .blymarked : , ...
-country oforigin ,printed inRoman letters which areat
least 20mmhigh ;
-one ofthefollowing descriptions :
Crevettes grises . ,
Garnelen ;
Gamberetti grigi
Garnalen
Shrimns .
Hesterener
-freshness category andsize category ;
-netweight inkgoftheshrimps inthepackage ;
-date ofgrading and date ofdispatch ;
-name and address ofsender ,
2,However ,shrimps landed inaCommunity port direct from
thefishing grounds from vessels flying theflag ofathird
country andintended formarketing forhuman consumption shall
besubject ,when putonthemarket ,tothesane provisions as
those applicable toCommunity catches .
Article 11
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No166/71of26JanuaryM971 laying
down common marketing standards -for .,shrimps ofthegenus /
0JNoL23,29.1.1971 ,p.3.

-9-
?Crangon sp.p .,as,,last .amended byRegulation (EEC)No3400/73 »
ishereby repealed . - - .
2.Allreference btotheRegulation repealed "byparagraph 1
shall "betreated asreferences tothis Regulation .
Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into fore on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council "
The President' '
2OJNoI349,19,12.1973 ,p.G,

REGULATION (EEC )ITo OFTHECOUNCI L
• of
ontherecognition ofproducers' organizations
inthefishing industry
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ' ■
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community : '
1Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No of'
'onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery
products ,andinparticular Article 5(2)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas theauthorities oftheMember "State onwhose territory
theproducers 1"'-organisations referred toinArticle 5(1)of"
Regulation Ho have their official headquatere "ai»eina
better position than Community institutions tocheclc that these
organisations fulfil theconditions laid down for their
recognition ; -
Whereas effective concentration ofsupply can beachieved only
bytheformation ofproducer 'sorganisations which operate ona
sufficiently large scale ; ." ' '
Whereas producers 1organi zati'ohs should beprevented from ';
discriminating between' Community producers orgroups ofproducers
ongrounds ofnationality orplace ofestablishment ;whereas
any"discrimination between organizations within oneeconomic area
based onthelocation oftheir headquaters must also beprohibited ;
1Seepage ofthis Official .Journal ,

_2-
7/hereas ,intheinterests of'member producers ,only those forms
ofassociation which are sufficiently integrated should be
encouraged j ••• '■" \ ^ :
Whereas assessment oftheamount ofaid tobegranted raay be
facilitated bythekeeping ofseparate accounts within the
producers 1organizations ;
Whereas under certain national laws aminimum period ofmember -;
ship isrequired ;whereas that should also bemade aCommunity
requirement ,since itislikely tointroduce anelement of
stability ,into theworking ofproducers' organizations ,while
preventing thegranting offinancial support totemporary
organi zations ;
Whereas itisnecessary toensure that noadverse effect is
caused to .theapplication of .national provisions whose purpose
isincertain cases ,toprotect the -organization ,oritscreditors
from the .,financial \conse.quences <ofthedeparture ofmembers or
toprevent members from leaving theorganization inthecourse of
abudget year : :,.••• .
. ... V
Whereas ,inorder toavoid anydistortion ofcompetition inthe
marketing andprocessing offishery ,products ,recognition of
producers' organizations should not -be ,extended to ..activites
which gobeyond thefirst marketing stage ;
Whereas recognition should bewithdrawn when aproducers *
organization nolonger fulfils the -required conditions ;
Whereas ...atthebeginning ?-ofeach year -alist ofthe .organizations
recognized during th.eprevious year 'tod those from' which -
recognition hasbeen withdrawn during thesame period should be
published for theinformation ofMember States andall concerned .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1
1.The 'Iculrer State onwhose territory aproducers'
organisation hasitsofficial headquarters Inaccordance with
that Member State 'slegislation shall "becompetent togrant
andwithdraw recognition ofproducers' organizations within
themeaning ofArticle 5(1)ofRegulation (EEC )ITo
2.Member States shall recognize producers' organizations
applying forrecognition ifthey fulful theconditions listed
inArticle 2and iftheir activities cover one ormore' ofthe
products falling within headings ITos 03.01 to03.03 ofthe
Common Customs i'ariff (excluding products smoked elsewhere than
onfishing vessels ).
Article 2
1.Producers' organizations must ,msofar astheproduct or
products forwhich .they apply forrecognition areconcerned ,
comply with theconditions laid down inArticle 5(1)of
Regulation (EEC )No andwith thefollowing requirements :
(a)they must show that they aresufficiently active economically
(b)faicy must notdiscriminate between Community producers or
groups ofproducers within aneconomic area ,particularly
ongrounds ofnationality orplace ofestablishment ;
(iC). .tliey must have thenecessary legal status under national
legislation ;.
(d)they must include intheir' statutes s
(aa)theobligation tokeep separate accounts forthe
activities forwhich recognition isgranted ;

(bb)provisions toensure that members wishing toleave the
organization are free todosoprovided that they have
•. -iteeis -members ,ofthe .organisation ,for at ?.e*"–;L-'r -seycrrc
:following its .recognition and'provided that they notify
•:..:theorganization oftheir intention atleast oneyear in
advance ._
Theprovision referred toin-(bb)shall apply without prejudice to
national provisions laid ,down bylav/orregulation whose
purpose ismspecific cases to_protect theorganization or
its creditors from ,any financial ,consequences which might
arise from amember 'sdeparture ortoprevent members from
leaving theorganization inthe course of .thebudget year .
i
2.Thefollowing shall beadopted maccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 32ofRegulation (EEC )No
-the subs .tance .oftheobligation referred tointhe first indent
ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 5.(.1.)ofRegulation (EEC )
•No ...which obligation ,shall nothowever ,extend
.1 ' . • »
beyond thefirst marketing stage ;
-thecriteria with which thecommon production andmarketing
rules -referred tointhe second indent ofthe second
subparagraph ofArticle 5(1)ofthat Regulation must comply ;
-theminimum output oftheproduct orgroup ofproducts concerned
of .which theproducers.' organizations must produce evidence in
order tocomply with theoondition setoutinparagraph 1(a).
...v--Article 3
Theprocedure for .thegranting andwithdrawal ofrecognition shall
befixed in -accordance witft the -procedure laid .down .inArticle 32
ofRegulation (EEC )No

Article 4
Recognition ofaproducers organization shall bewithdrawn if
the conditions setout inArticle 2are nolonger fulfilled or
ifrecognition isbased onfalse information ;iftheorganization
obtained orbenefits from recognition byfraudulent means
recognition shall bewithdrawn retroactively .
Article 5
Where aMember State grants orwithdraws recognition ofa
producers' organization ,itshall soinform theCommission within
two months .
Article 6
Atthebeginning ofeach year the Commission shall publish inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities alist oftheproducers
organizations recognized during theprevious year andthose from
which recognition hasbeen withdrawn during the -same period ,,
Article 7
Council Regulation (EEC )No170/71of26January 1971 onthe
recognition ofproducers' organizations inthefishing industry ,
pasamended byRegulation (EEC )ITo490/72 ,ishereby repealed .
Allreferences totheRegulation repealed byparagraph .1shall be
treated asreferences tothis Regulation .
1OJKoL23,29.1.1971 ,p.11.
2OJHoL59,10.3.1972 ,p. .2.

Artide -,8
This Reflation shall enter into force on -■ •
This Regulation shall be -binding initsentirety and ;directly ,
applicable inallMember States . . •
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
\
The -President -

Proposal forconsolidation ofCoi-.ncil Rorulati on(J-C;?To17~','1
Thecommission proposes theCouncil that ,'aspart oftlieconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncil relating tofishery products ,itshould also proceed toadopt the
text ofCouncil Regulation (E2C)STo171/71of26January 197,1 ongranting and
reimbursing aids granted "byMember States toproducers' organisations inthe
fishing industry (l).
This consolidation involves certain adaptations ofaformal nature which are shown
below inasimplified form ,andwhich should beinterpreted into thetext :
References Former text New text
2nd visa
article 6,paragraph 2
footnote 1article 22
article 29 -
OJNoL236 ,27.lO.i97O ,p.5article 24
■.article 3?
seepage ofthis
Official Journal
article 9
1.1.Council Regulation
(EEC)lb171/71of
26January 1971 on
granting and
reimbursing aids granted
byMember States to
producers *organisations
inthefishing
industry ,.(l),-ishereby
repealed .
2.All references
toth£ Regulation
repealed byvirtue
'ofparagraph -1shall
betreated as j
references tothis
Regulation . : *
Article 10
•This Regulation shall
enter into force on
3esides references toRegulations which byreason oftheir consolidation stand
repealed shall bereplaced byareference setting outtheir newnumber inaccordance
with thefollowing table :
Relevant provisions
2nd visa
article 2 " * '
article 3,lstindent
article 3,2ndindent
article 6,paragraph 1article 6,■bara^raph 2Û)OJIFoL23,29.1.1971 ,P.13Reference' tobereplaced '
214£/,*02oOctober 1970 ^
2142/70 "~- ν
214' :/'/O
2142 /70
214</?0
2142/70

' •fixing intervention prices ,fo'r ^fresh orchilled
sardines andanchovies for th&1975 fishing year .
/ -
THECOUNCili OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITES ,- - ■,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ; *'•••- -' ... J,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No "'of
!v:• on .thecommon organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 9(4)thereof ;
'Having ffegard totheproposal from theCommission ;.
Whereas Article 9(1)ofRegulation (EEC )No
provides :,that intervention prices should befixed forfresh or
chilled sardines andanchovies atalevel designed toendure
the'stability ofmarket prices without leading totheformation
ofstructural surpluses intheCommunity ;
Whereas Article 9(3)ofthesame Regulation provides that the
.intervention prices should befixed atalevel between 35$and
45$oftheguide price depending ontheproduction andmarketing
characteristics peculiar toeach product ;
Whereas -theguide prices forfishery products listed inAnnex I(A)
and (C)toRegulation (EEC )ITo have been fixed forthe
1975 fishing year byRegulation (EEC)No /75^;
Whereas ,given thepresent state' -ofinformation "onthemarket
situation fortheproducts inquestion andtheabsence ofany
Seepage
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experience mrelation topurchase' ontheopen market ofthese
products ,theintervention prices should befixed atalevel
such astoensure maximum support ,of-themarket .
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theintervention prices applicable until 31December 1975 for
fresh orchilled sardines and anchovies and theproducts to
which the2r relate arehereby fixed asfollows :
SrceciesPCommercial spécifications (')
|Category ;
:offresh - I SizePrésen­
tationjInterventi on
-,prie e
i(inu.a./
!metric ton)
1,Sardines :
(a)Atlantic Extra
(b)Mediterranean ;Extra2 Whole fish
2 'Whole fish •198
112
2,Anchovies Extra! 2 jWhole fish j 185
"T "*" •■• 1•
()Thecategories offreshness ,size andpresentation arethose
defined inapplication ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC )
'ΛΟ
Article 2
1.Cotmoil Regulation (EEC)No3144/743of9December 1974 fixing
intervention prices forfresh orchilled sardines andanchovies
for the1975 fishing year ishereby repealed .
2.References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraphf
are tobeunderstood toapply tothis Regulation .
OJNoL334 ,14.12.1974 ,p.6.

'JMs F:ogul?,1;ion shall enter into force on ' ' '
This Regulation shall bebinding ini'tsentirety anddirectly -
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,

REGULATION (EEC )No OPTHE COUNCIL
of
fixing theguide prices forthefishery products
listed inAnnex I(A)and .(C)toRegulation ..(EEC )
No for the 1975 fishing year
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No of
onthecommon organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 9(4)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission :
Whereas Article 9(1)ofRegulation (EEC )No
provides that aguide price shall befixed foreach ofthe
products listed inAnnex I(A)and (C)tothat Regulation ata
level v/hich will help tostabilize market prices without leading
totheformation ofstructural surpluses within theCommunity .;
Whereas theapplication ofthe above criteria defined inArticle 9
ofRegulation (EEC )No involves anincrease inprices by
comparison with those valid for the1974 -fishing year ;whereas
intheabsence ofcertain information concerning price trends for
each fishery product with given commercial specifications
consideration should begiven ,inthecase ofmost products ,to
therelationship between the average weighted market prices recorded
when theguide prices were fixed for theprevious fishing ,year for
these products ,and theaverage weighted market prices nowcurrent ,
1„See page ofthis Officiai Journal

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :,.. '
Article 1
The guide prices applicable until 31December 1975 for the
products listed in.Annex I(A)and (C)toRegulation (EEC )
No and the products towhich they relate are hereby -
fixed inthe Annex hereto .
Article 2
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No3141/74of9December 1974
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
Annex I(A)and (C)toRegulation (EEC )No2142/70forthe1975
fishing year ishereby repealed .
2*References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
^are tobeunderstood toapply tothis Regulation *
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall' bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
r' For theCouncil
The President
2OJNo1334 ,14.12.1974 ,p.1

ANNEX '
1■ –
Commercialspécifications ()
Species
!PreshB Prèsen-
ness !Size;tationhprieg(in
ju.a./metric
jton)
1,Herrings A 1Wholefish 206
2.Sardines
(Clupus
pilchardus
V.'albaun)i
\
(a)Atlantic Extra 2Wholefish 440
(b)Mediterranean Extra 2Wholefish ,249
3.Redfish(Sebastes
marinus) ,A2Wholefish- 427'
4.Cod ...t
!Β
I2Guttedfishwithhead)
)
)
Guttedfishwith,head)ior 465
3
■5.Saitlie-· B
or2Guttedfishwithhead)
Guttedfishwithheadj273
A3
6.Haddock A 2Wholefish )
or)
)
Guttedfishwithhead)347
A3
,
7.Whiting A'2Guttedfishwithhead380
8.Mackerel Extra
or
A'2
2Wholefish j
Wholefishinoriginaliboxes )210
9.Anchovies Extra 2Wholefish 411
10.Plaice A3..Guttedfishwithhead "435
11.Shrimpsofthe
genusCrangon
sp.p... A 1I
Simplyboiledinwater :,897
1()Thefreshnesscategories ,sizesandpresentation aredefined
pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No

Proposal forconsolidation ofCouncil Regulation ("3'JJC)I'o17T7"
Crnm ?.ssion proposes theCouncil ,-that ,.as .part of .the ..consolidation ofjail ,acts
oxtheCouncil relating tofishery products ,itshould also proceed toadopt the
textofCouncil Regulation (EEC)Ho173/71of26January 1971 laying down general
rules fordetermining thepercentage oftheglide price to "beused tocalculate the
withdrawal price forcertain fishery products (l).
This consolidation involves certain adaptations ofaformal nature which ,are shown
Mou inasimplified form ,andwhich should beinterpreted into the text:' ■
References Former text New text -
2ndvisa ,article 1
footnote
article 2Jarticle 10
(l)OJiloL236 .27.10.1970 ,p.5
the text ofarticle 2shall be
replaced by:article 11
see .page ofthis
Official Journal
1.Council Regulation
(EEC)Ho173/71of26
January 1971 laying down
general rules on
determining the
percentage ofthe'guide
price tobeused to
calculate the withdrawal
price forcertain fishery
products (l),ishereby
repealed -
2.-All references totrc
Regulation repealed by
virtue ofparagraph 1
shall betreated as
references tothis
Regulation .
■Article 3
this Regulation shall
enter into force on
Besides references toRegulations which byreason oftheir consolidation stand
repealed shall bereplaced byareference setting outtheir newnumber in
accordance irith thefollowing table i '
Relevant provisions
2nd visa
article 1Reference tobereplaced
2142/702oOctober 1970
2142/70
(1)OJHoL23,29.1.1971 ,P.17

Proposalforconsolidation ofRegulation (EEC)Uo135/73
TheCommissionproposestheCouncilthat,aspartoftheconsolidation ofallacts
oftheCouncilrelatingtofisheryproducts,itshouldalsoproceedtoadoptthe
textofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No135/73,of15January1973layingdowngeneral
rulesfordetermining ,inthefisherysector,thelandingareassituatedata
considerable distancefromthemaincentresofconsumptionintheCommunity.
Thisconsolidation involvescertainadaptations ofaformalnaturewhichare
shownbelowinasimplifiedform,andwhichshould "beinterpretedintothetext:
References
2ndvisa,article1
arti&e2Formerte::t
article10(4)
Thetextofarticle2
shallbereplaced "by:Ne;;toxt
Articlell(4)
Ltereplaced "by:CouncilRegulation(EEC")No
135/73of15January1973laying
downgeneralrulesfordetermining
inthefisherysector,the
landingareassituatedata
considerable distancefromthe
maincentresofconsumptionin
theCommunity(l)ishereby
■.repealed.
2.Allreferences tothe'
Regulationsrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph 1shallbetreated
asreferencestothisRegulation.,
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterinto
forceon) ■.'
Besides,referencestoRegulationswhichbyreasonoftheirconsolidation stand
repealedshallbereplacedbyareferencesettingouttheirnewnumberinaccordance
withthefollowingtable: ; ■.."
Relevantprovisions
2ndvisa
lstconsidérant
article1Referencetobereplaced
2142/7020October1970aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexed
totheTreatyconcerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatesto
theEuropeanCommunityand"tothe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,
signedatBrusselson22January
1972,
2142/70
2142/70
(1)OJNoL18,23.1.1973,p.i
i.

REGULATION (EEC )Ho OFTHE 'COUNCIL "
of " •
fixing theguide prices for the fishery products
listed inAnnex IItoRegulation (EEC )No
for (the1975 fishing year
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN CGrSfUNlTIES ,"
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ; . . .. .
Having regard .toCouncil Regulation (EEC )Ho of
on .the common organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 14 (5)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Y/hereas Article 14(1 )ofRegulation (EEC )ITo provides
that aguide price .shall befixed annually for each ofthe
products orgroups ofproducts listed inAnnex IItothat
Regulation :
f....-•
Whereas thedata currently available concerning theprices lead ,
for the products concerned toanincrease intheguide prices
bycomparison with those valid during the1974 fishing year,'
, : f
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
Article 1
•Theguide prices applicable until 31December 1975 for the
products listed inAnnex IItoRegulation (1T3C )No
and theproducts towhich they relate areherby fixed inthe
Annex hereto .
1„See page ofthis Officiai Journal .

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,1.....Council Regulation (EEC )No ,3142/74of9.December 1974 ..
filing theguide prices forfishery products listed inAnnex II
toRegulation (EEC )No2144/70forthe1975 fishing year is
hereby repealed .
2..References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
are tobeunderstood toapply tothis -Regulation .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable •inallMember States ,
Done atBrussels , -
FortheCouncil '
The President
/
2OJNoL334 ,14.-12.1974 ,p.3-

AI7ÏÏEX
Grounofproducts
:
■Conniercialspecifications Guide"orice
(in
u<a./netric
ton)
Sor-lines PVozen,inlotsorinoriginal
packagesconteãningthesarao.
products .243
Sea-breanofthesoecies
DentexdentexanrlPagellusFrozen,inlotsorinoriginal
packagescontainingthesame
products 592
!Srniid(Loligosp>p,,
Canastroihessagittatus,
!Todoroûessagittatus ,liiezcoindetti)Frozen,inlotsorinoriginal
""xackagrscontainingthesame
products 1249
Cuttlefishofthespecias
Sepiaofficinalis ,
Rossiamacrosona and
Sepiolaronr'.eletiEVozen,.inlotsorinoriginal
packagescontainingthesane
products724
Octopus Frozen;inlotsorinoriginal
packagescontainingthosane
products 524

Proposal consolidation ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1?2/71
TheCommission proposes theCouncil that ,aspart ofiheconsolidation ofaliacts of
theCouncil relating tofishery products ,itshould also proceed toadopt thetext
ofCouncil Regulation (E3C)NoI72/7Iof26January 1971 laying down general rules
forgranting compensation toproducers oftunny forthecanning industry (l).
Thisconsolidation involves certain adaptations ofaformal nature which are shown
below inasimplified form ,andwhich should heinterpreted into thetext :
References Former text New text References
2nd visa :1strecital :
article 1;article 3
article 3,undor b)
article 5
footnote
article 6article 15
article 13
article 29article 16
article 19
article 32
1 OJUoL236 ,27.10.1970 ,p.5seepage 6ofthis
Officiai Journal
the text ofarticle 6shall "be
replaced by: 1.Council Regulation
(EEC)No172/71of
26January 1971 laying
■down general rules for
granting compensation
toproducers oftunny
for thecanning industry
(l),ishereby repealed .
1
2.All references to
theRegulation repealed
byvirtue ofparagraph 1
shall betreated as
references tothis
* Regulation .
Article 7
This Regulation shall
enter into force
Besides references toRegulation lfhich byreason oftheir consolidation stand
repealed shall bereplaced byareference setting outtheir newnumber in
accordance with thefollowing table :
Relevant orovisions
2nd visa
lst récital
article 1
article 3
article 3,under b)
article 5Reference tobereplaced
2142/70
2142/70
2142/70
2142/70
2142/70
2142/7020October 1970
(1)OJIToTJ"399.1.1971 ,>15

REGULATION (EEC )No OPTHECOUNCIL
Of ' .
fixing theCommunity producer price for tunny in­
tended for thecanning industry for the1975
fishing year
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having ragard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community :
• > .
■v i• /nn«\*«r . 1Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No > of :
' onthecommon organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 16 (5)thereof :
^ /
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ; : •
Whereas Article 16 (4)ofRegulation (EEC )No
provides that aCommunity producer price shall befixed for the
tunny intended forthe "canning industry ;
Whereas theaverage ofprices recorded for thepast three •
fishing years according tothedetailed rules laid down in <
Article 15 (4)ofRegulation (EEC )No hasincreased ;
whereas therefore anew price for the1975 fishing year should
befixed , ' ; 1 .
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheCommunity producer price applicable until 31December 1975
fortunny intended for thecanning industry and theproduct to
which itrelates arehereby fixed asfollows :
T– ■––See page 01this Officiai Journal ,

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'A .
ProductCommercial ·,
specificationsCommunity
producer price
(inu,á../metrie ton )
Yellow -finne dtunny Y/hole ,notweighing
more than 10kg-
.'•'.657
• , • Article 2 ,
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No3143/74of9December 1974
fixing theCommunity producer price fortunny intended for the
canning industry for the .1975 fishing year ishereby repealed .
2.References totheRegulation repealed pursuant toparagraph 1
are tobeunderstood toapply .tothis Regulation . ,,
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on,, .
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable ,in ,allMember States , . . :
Done atBrussels , . .
For the Council
The President
5OJKoL334 ,14.12.1974 ,p.5.

REGULATION (EEC )No OPTHE COUNCIL
•of
laying down ,general rules forgranting export refunds
onfishery ,products andcriteria forfixing the
amount ofsuch refunds
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,' '" ' '
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community :.
....... „ 1Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No of
onthecommon organization ofthemarket in
fishery products ,andinparticular Article 23(3)thereof ;
..Having ,regard to .theproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Article 23 (1)ofRegulation (EEC )No
allows anexport refund tobefixed ,totheextent necessary
toenable economically important exports oftheproducts' listed
inArticle 1(2)ofthat Regulation tobeeffected ;
Whereas export refunds onproducts subject tothe common
organization ofthemarket infishery products must befixed
inaccordance with certain criteria which would make it
possible tocover thedifference between prices "for those
products within theCommunity and those ruling ininternational
trade ,while respecting thegeneral aims ofthecommon
organization ;whereas tothis end thesupply situation and
prices for those products within theCommunity andprices
rdling ininternational trade must betaken into account ;
whereas provision should bemade forthepossibility ofany
coefficients that maybefixed being taken into account when
theamount oftherefund onfishery products isbeing calculated ;
See page ofthis Official Journal . ,'"'

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Whereas ifprice .trends 'are tobenoted prices must .bedetermined
inaccordance with general principles ;whereas tothis endprices
onthird country markets andincountries ofdestination ,
producer prices recorded inthird countries 'and' free -at-Community -
frontier prices should betaken into account when prices onthe
world market arebeing determined ;whereas prices ruling onthe
representative markets oftheCommunity andprices ruling on
exportation should beused asabasis indeterminging Community
prices ; •'
Whereas provision must bemade forvarying theamount ofthe
refund according tothedestination oftheproducts ,inview of '
thespecial conditions which apply toimports incertain countries
ofdestination ; .
Whereas fish caught byCommunity producers isofCommunity origin
even ifitislanded inports situated outside the customs
territory oftheCommunity ;whereas ,however ,■tomake verification
possible ,refunds should begranted only inrespect offish
landed inports situated within thecustoms territory ofthe-
Community ,asdefined byRegulation (SEC )No1496/68,asamended
bytheAct ofAccession ; '
Whereas toensure Community exporters some stability inthe
amount oftherefund and certainty With regard tothelist of'
products eligible forarefund ,itshould bepossible for the
list and the amounts toremain valid for arelatively long
period ,which would bedetermined inaccordance with normal
trade practice ;
Whereas toavoid distortions ofcompetition between Community >
traders ,theadministrative conditions under which they operate
must beidentical throughout theCommunity ;whereas the^e is'no
justification forgranting arefund where theproducts in
question areimported from third countries andre-exported to'
third countries ;
_' '''*..-
OJIToL73,27.3.1972 ,p.'14.

HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
This Regulation lays down general rules for fixing and granting
export refunds ontheproducts listed inArticle 1(2)of
Regulation (EEC )No
Article 2
Thefollowing shall "betaken into account when refunds arebeing
fixed :
(a)the'existing situation and thefuture trend with regard to":
-prices andavailabilities offishery products onthe .
Conmunity market ;
-prices forfishery products ontheworld market ;
:(b)theaims ofthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery
products ,which are toensure equilibrium and thenatural -
development ofprices and trade onthis market ;
(b)theminimum marketing andtransport costs from Community '
markets toports orother points ofexport intheCommunity ,
:-aswell ascosts incurred inplacing thegoods .onthemarkets
■'of'the countries ofdestination and . : ^
(d)theeconomic significance oftheproposed exports .
..... . Ar'G.içle 3
•1. V/henprices ontheCommunity market arebeing determined ,
account shall betaken oftheruling prices which aremost
favourable from theexportation uoint ofview .

·■τ4ΓΤ.
y
2.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccount,whenpriceson
theworldmarketarebeingdetermined ;
(a)pricesrulingonthemarketsofthemainimportingthird
.-countries ;....... _ ......
(b)producerpricesrecordedinthemainexportingthird
countries;and
(c)free,-at-Community-frontierprices.
Article4
-Wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequirements
ofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary,therefundmaybevaried
accordingtothedestination oftheproductsinquestion.
-Articel5-
Thelistofproductsonwhichanexportrefundisgrantedandthe
amountofsuchrefundshallbefixedatleastonceeverythree
months. ■
Article6 '-■';
NorefundshallbegrantedonproductsofCommunityoriginwhich
arelauded,directfromthefishinggrounds,.inportssituated
outsidethecustomsterritoryoftheCommission..
1.Therefundshallbepaiduponproof;
-thattheproductshavebeenexportedfromtheCommunity,and
-thattheproductsareofCommunityorigin.

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2.Where Article 4applies ,therefund shall bepaid under
theconditions laid down inparagraph 1ofthis Article ,provided
itisproved that theproduct hasreached thedestination for
v/liich the refund was fixed *
Exceptions may bemade tothis rule inaccordance with the
procedure referred toinparagraph 3ofthis Article ,provided that
conditions arelaid down which offer equivalent guarantees .
3.Additional provisions may beadopted inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 32ofRegulation (EEC )No
Article 8
1.Council Regulation (EEC )ITo165/71of26January 1971 laying
down general rules forgranting export refunds onfishery
products andcriteria forfiring theamount ofsuch refunds is
hereby repealed .
2. Allreferences totheEmulation repealed byparagraph A 1
shall betreated asreference *:. >
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
»
Done atBrussels ,
Tor the Council
The President
^OJNoL23,29.1.1971 ,p.1,.