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Brussels, 24 10.1995 
COM(95) 496 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1996 fishing year 
(presented by the Commission) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1996 fishing year 
(presented by the Commission) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products 
falling within CN code 1604 for the 1996 fishing year 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The purpose of this Regulation is to fix the guide prices for 1996 for the products in Annex 1(A), (D) and (E) 
to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishety and aquaculture 
products. Article 9 of that Regulation states that a guide price for each of these products is to be fixed for each 
fishing year on the basis of the average of prices recorded for a significant proportion of Community output and 
a product with given commercial characteristics on representative wholesale markets or in representative ports 
during the three fishing years immediately preceding the year for which the price is fixed. Account is also a Tcen 
of the production and demand prospects and other criteria relating to the stabilization of market prices, sup--"rt 
for producers' incomes and consumers' interests. 
As in previous years, the procedure for fixing the prices for 1996 has been based on a comparison between the 
average of prices recorded between 1993 and the first six months of 1995 and that for the period between 1992 
and 1994, which was used as a basis for fixing the guide prices for 1995. 
The reduction in white fish prices recorded between 1993 and 1995 fluctuated between -3% and -15% for most 
species but prices have been generally higher in the first half of 1995 than in the first half of 1994, with the 
exception of haddock, whiting and hake. 
In view of the long-term trend in prices, the Commission proposes a reduction of 1-4% in the prices for various 
species of white fish, with the exception of dogfish, cardinalfish, monkfish, sole and flounder, for which it 
recommends no change; for redfish, plaice and dab the Commission proposes an increase of 1-2%. 
With regard to pelagic species, the price variation between 1993 and 1995 (by comparison with 1992-94) was 
between -13% and +1%, but the difference is even more marked when the first half of 1995 is compared with 
the same period in 1994: -20% to -f-2%. Since the gap between the average market prices and the guide prices 
for those species and for albacore remains too high, the price reduction proposed is greater than for the white 
fish: between -6% and -2%. 
The Commission is proposing no change for the other species, prawns, Norway lobster, crabs and cuttlefish, 
with the exception of Norway lobster tails, for which a price in relation to the actual market price should be 
set, and boiled Northern prawns, for which the recently fixed price should be adjusted (-1%). 
It is proposed therefore: 
to lower the guide price for herring by 5 %, for sardine by %, for dogfish by 1 %, for cod by 3 %, for 
saithe by 2%, for haddock by 4%, for whiting by 4%, for ling by 1 %, for mackerel by 5%, for Spanish 
mackerel by 6%, for anchovy by 2%, for hake by 2%, for megrim by 2%, for long-finned tuna by 5% 
and for boiled Northern prawn by 1 % ; 
to maintain in 1996 the guide prices applicable in 1995 for dogfish, cardinalfish, monkfish, common 
shrimp, edible crab, whole Norway lobster, flounder, sole and fresh Northern prawn; 
to raise the guide price for plaice and cuttlefish by 1% and for redfish and dab by 2%; 
to fix the guide price for Norway lobster tails at ECU 4 347/tonne. 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1996 fishing year 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common 
organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products \ as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 3318/94 2, and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 9 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed 
for each of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of the Regulation at a level which will help 
to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community ; whereas that level 
must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of consumers' interest ; 
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 9 (2) of that 
Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects ; 
Whereas the application of these criteria involves for the 1996 fishing year, an increase for certain 
products and the stabilization or decrease of prices for others compared with prices applicable during the 
current fishing year ; 
^JNoLSSS, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
2OJ No L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1996 for the products listed in 
Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they 
relate are fixed in the Annex hereto. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
ANNEX 
Species Commercial specifications (') 
Freshness 
category Size Presentation Guide price 
(ECU/tonne) 
1. Herrings of the species 
Clupea harangua Extra, A Whole fish 278 
2. Sardines of the species 
Sardina pilchardus Extra Whole fish 488 
3. Picked dogfish 
(Squalus acanthias) Extra, A Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 1046 
4. Catshanks (Scyliorhinus 
spp•) Extra, A Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 790 
5. Redfish (Sebaates spp.) Whole fish 121 
6. Cod of the species Gadus 
morhua A 
or 
A Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 1491 
7. Coalfish (Pollachius 
virens) A 
or 
A Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 762 
8. Haddock (Melanogrammus 
aeglefinus) A 
or 
A Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 1041 
9. Whiting (Merlangius 
merlangus) A 
or 
A Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 883 
10. Ling (Molva spp.) Extra, A 1. 2 Gutted fish with head 1117 
11. Mackerel of the species 
Scomber scombrus Extra 
or 
A Whole fish 
Whole fish 272 
12. Mackerel of the species 
Scomber japonicus Extra 
or 
A Whole fish 
Whole fish 322 
13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) Extra Whole fish 1145 
14. Plaice 
(Pleuronectes platessa) A 
or 
A Gutted fi3h with head 
Gutted fish with head 1.1.1996 } 
-30.4.1996 } 978 
1.5.1996 { 
- 31.12.1996{ 1345 
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15. Hake of the species 
Merlucciua merlucclus 
16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus 
epp.) 
17. Ray's bream (Brama spp.) 
18. Monkfish (Lophius spp.) 
19. Shrimps of the species 
Crangon crangon 
20. Edible crab (Cancer 
pagurus) 
21. Norway lobster 
(Nephrops norvegicus) 
22. Dab 
(Limanda limanda) 
23. Flounder 
(Platichthys flesus) 
24. Albacore or longfinned tuna 
(Thunnus alalunga) 
25. Cuttlefish 
(Sepia officinalis and 
Rossia macrosoma) 
26. Sole 
(Solea spp.) 
27. Deep-water prawns (Pandalus 
Borealis) A 
Extia, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
A 
-
E, A 
E, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
A 
A l 
J , 2 
1 
2, 3 
2, 3 
1 
1 
1, 2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1, 2 
1 
1 Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish, gutted fish 
with head 
Whole fish 
Whole, or gutted with 
head 
Without head 
Simply boiled in water 
Whole 
Whole 
Tails 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 
Whole 
Gutted fish with head 
Simply boiled in water 
Fresh or chilled 3697 
2312 
1764 
2677 
5449 
2110 
1767 
5129 
4347 
915 
542 
2039 
2379 
1598 
6022 
6138 
1690 | 
(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 
NO 3759/92 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery products 
provides that, for each of the products listed in Annex II, a guide price is to be fixed for a 
product with given commercial characteristics on the basis of the average of prices recorded 
for a significant proportion of Community output on representative wholesale markets or in 
representative ports during the three fishing years immediately preceding the year for which 
the price is fixed. 
Examination of the market price trends and the level of the guide prices for frozen products 
suggests that the guide prices applicable in 1995 to sea bream, hake, Illex and Loligo squid 
and deepwater rose shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris) should be reduced. 
In these circumstances the Commission proposes to adjust the Community guide prices to the 
long-term market trends and thus reduce the price for hake by 3%, for sea bream by 3%, for 
Illex squid by 1 %, for Loligo squid by 2% and for shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) by 4% 
for the 1996 fishing year. 
On the other hand, since prices for octopus, cuttlefish, shrimps (other Penaeidae) and 
Greenland halibut have risen substantially mainly in the first half of 1995, their guide prices 
should be increased by 3%, 2%, 2% and 2% respectively. 
1 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No / 
of 
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1996 fishing year 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization 
of the market in fishery and aquaculture products ', as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3318/942, and in 
particular Article 9 (3), 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed annually 
for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation ; 
Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the 
criteria laid down in Article 9 (2),of that Regulation, these prices should be maintained and decreased 
according to the species for the 1996 fishing year, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
'OJNoLSSS, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
2OJ No L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15. 
1 
Article I 
The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1996 for the products listed in Annex II to 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex 
hereto. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on I January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
ANNI-X 
(l-X'll/lonnc) 
GROUP OF PRODUCTS COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE PRICK 
1. Sea-bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.) Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same 1481 
products 
2. Squid of the species Loligo patagonica Frozen, nol cleaned, in original packages containing the same 1091 
products 
3. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus) Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same 961 
products 
4. Illex argentinus Frozen, nol cleaned, in original packages containing the same 906 
products 
5. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia officinalis, Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1949 
Rossia macrosoma and Sepiola rondeletli 
6. Octopus (Octopus spp.) Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1769 
7. Lesser or Greenland halibut (Rcinhardtius Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1880 
hippoglossoidcs) 
8. Whole hake of the genus Merluccius spp. Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1289 
9. Fillets of hake of the genus Merluccius spp. Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1626 
10. - Prawns of the species Parapenaeus Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 5608 
longirostris 
- Other species of the family Pcnacidac F'rozcn, in original packages containing the same products 7985 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery products 
provides that, for tuna intended for use by the canning industry, a Community producer price 
is to be fixed for a product with given commercial characteristics on the basis of the average 
of prices recorded for a significant proportion of Community output on representative 
wholesale markets or in representative ports during the three fishing years immediately 
preceding the year for which the price is fixed. 
The trend in the average Community producer price has shown a recovery in prices recorded 
over the last three years, confirmed during the first six months of 1995 
However, given that the increase has simply brought the average market price up to the level 
of Community producer prices, the Commission proposes for the 1996 fishing year to 
maintain the Community producer price for tuna at the same level as for 1995. 
\v 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products 
falling within CN code 1604 for the 1996 fishing year 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization 
of the market in fishery and aquaculture products1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/942, and in 
particular Article 17(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a Community producer price should be 
fixed for tuna (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis] 
and other species of the genus Euthynnus intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within 
CN code 1604; 
Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 9(2) and in Article 
17(1) of the abovementioned Regulation, the price for the 1996 fishing year should be maintained, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
OJNoL388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
OJ No L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15. 
K 
Article 1 
The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1996 for tuna (of the genus 
Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis] and other species of the genus 
Euthynnus for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 and the commercial category 
to which it relates is hereby fixed as follows : 
(ECU/tonne) 
Species Commercial specifications Community producer 
price 
; 
Yellowfin tuna (Thunmos Whok, weighing more 1217 
albacares) than 10 kg each 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on I January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in aFl Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
DATE: 
BUDGET HEADING: B 1-261 APPROPRIATIONS: 
TITLE: Three proposals for Council Regulations fixing the guide prices for fishery products (Annex I, A, D and E, 
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92) and the Community producer price for tuna (Annex III) 
LEGAL BASIS: Articles 9 and 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 
AIMS OF PROJECT: Annual fixing of prices in the fisheries sector (1996 fishing year) 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS 
million ecu CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
million ecu FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(96) 
million ecu 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 
5.1. REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL 35 
1997 1998 1999 2000 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE measure restricted to the 1996 fishing year (16.10.95-15.10.96) 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CMO BUDGET: 
- Community and autonomous withdrawals and carry-forwards: Ei^CU 23 million 
- Compensatory allowance for tuna: ECU 7 million 
- Private storage aid: ECU 2 million 
- Balance from liquidation of compensatory allowance for sardines: E:CU 3 million 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
6.1. 
6.2. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? 
IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? NO 
6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES 
OBSERVATIONS: Since this is a price fixing meaure the impact on expenditure is indirect. The expenditure in question will 
largely depend on developments in the market situation and on quantities landed. 
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