COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(94) 470 final 
Brussels, 04.11.1994 
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 1995 fishing year 
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 1995 fishing year 
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 1995 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 1995 fishing year 
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 should be kept at their current level in the 1995 fishing year 
for octopus, squid (IHex) and shrimps (Penaeidae). 
Prices for sea bream and especially hake have been falling, as have those for deepwater rose 
shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris). 
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 6%, for sea bream by 3% and 
for shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) by 1% for the 1995 fishing year. 
On the other hand, since the prices for squid (Loligo) and cuttlefish have risen substantially 
mainly in the first half of 1994, the guide price should be increased by 3%. 
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 1995 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 1891/932, 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 1995 fishing year, 
Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the 
agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92?, as 
»(» No L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
201 No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1. 
3 OJNoL387, 28.12.1992, p. 1. 
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amended by Regulation (EC) No 3 5 2 8/9 34, and i 
particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result, they should enter into force in that year; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1995 for the products listed in Annex II 
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Ann 
hereto. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1994. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
4 Œ No L 320,22.12.1993, p. 32. 
ANNEX 
(ECU/tonne) 
GROUP OF PRODUCTS COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE PRICE 
1. Sea-bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.) Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same 1252 
products 
2. Squid of the species Loligo patagonica Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same 914 
products 
3. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus) Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same 796 
products 
4. Elex argentinus Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same 7S0 
products 
5. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia officinalis, Rossia Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1583 
macrosoma and Sepiola rondeletti 
6. Octopus (Octopus spp.) Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1408 
7. Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1511 
hippoglossoides) 
8. Whole hake of the genus Merluccius spp. Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1078 
9. Fillets of hake of the genus Merluccius spp. Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 1359 
10. - Prawns of the species Parapenaeus Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 4838 
longirostris 
-Other species of the family Penaeidae Frozen, in original packages containing the same products 6483 
Proposa] 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 1995 fishing year 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Ihe purpose of this Regulation is to fix the guide prices for 1995 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 fishery 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 taken of the production and demand prospects and other criteria relating 
to the stabilization of market prices, support for producers' incomes and consumers' interests. 
As in previous years, the procedure for fixing the prices for 1995 has been based on a 
comparison between the average of prices recorded between 1992 and the first six months of 
1994 and that for the period between 1991 and 1993, which was used as a basis for fixing 
the guide prices for 1994. Information concerning Finland, Norway and Sweden has been 
included where it is available. 
Generally speaking the crisis in the fishing industry is continuing to affect the majority of 
species. 
White fish production, which has been rising, especially in the first half of 1994, has not been 
accompanied by a significant recovery of prices, even though prices for flat fish have risen 
in the short term. 
In view of the long-term trend of prices, the Commission proposes a reduction of 1-6% in the 
prices for various species of white fish, with the exception of dogfish, megrim, monkfish, sole 
and flounder, for which it recommends no change or a slight rise (whole monkfish). 
Production of pelagic species (six months in 1994) seems to be stabilizing at the level for last 
year but withdrawals are rising (herring) or continue to be at very high levels (Spanish 
mackerel, Atlantic sardine). 
In addition to marketing problems, for these species, as well as for albacore, the difference 
between the average market price and the guide market price has become excessive and the 
Commission is therefore recommending price cuts of 4% to 5%. 
Among the species included by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal in the Community 
storage aid scheme, the Commission is recommending a substantial price cut for Norway 
lobster tails (for which the difference between the average market price and the guide price 
has widened appreciably in recent years). 
It is proposed therefore: 
to lower the guide price for large spotted dogfish by 6%, for redfish by 2%, for cod 
by 3%, for saithe, haddock and whiting by 4%, for ling by 2%, for herring and sardine 
by 5%, for mackerel by 1%, for Spanish mackerel by 5%, for Ray's bream by 2%, for 
Norway lobster tails by 10% and for albacore tuna by 4%; 
to maintain in 1995 the guide prices applicable in 1994 for picked dogfish, anchovy, 
plaice, hake, megrim, monkfish tails, edible crab, whole Norway lobster, flounder and 
sole; 
to raise by 1% the guide price applicable in 1994 for whole monkfish and cuttlefish. 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EQ 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 1995 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 l, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
1891/93 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 1995 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 ; 
'01^1.388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
K^ No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1. 
B 
Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the Act of Accession, a tenth approximation of 
guide prices must take place on 1 January 1995 for Atlantic sardines of the species Sanfina pilchardus , 
Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the 
agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/923, as 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528Z934, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result, 
they should enter into force in that year; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1995 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 the 31 December 1994. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
OJNoL387, 28.12.1992, p. 1. 
OJNoL320, 22.12.1993, p. 32. 
PWEX 
Species 
1. Herrings of the species 
Clupea harengus 
2. Sardines of the species 
Sardina pilchardus 
3. Picked dogfish 
(Squalus acanthias) 
4. Catshanks (Scyliorhlnus 
spp.) 
5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.) 
6. Cod of the species Gadus 
morhua 
7. Coalfish (Pollachius 
virens) 
8. Haddock (Melanogranmus 
aeglefinus) 
9. Wh 11. I ng (Merlangius 
merlangu8) 
10. Ling (Molva spp.) 
11. Mackerel of the species 
Scomber scotribrus 
12. Mackerel of the species 
Scomber japonicus 
13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) 
14. Plaice 
(Pleuronectes platessa) Commercial specifications (') 
Freshness 
category 
Extra, A 
Extra 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
A 
A 
or 
A 
A 
or 
A 
A 
or 
A 
A. 
or 
A 
Extra, A 
Extra 
or 
A 
Extra 
or 
A 
Extra 
A 
or 
A' Size 
1 
3 
1 
2 
2 
3 
2 
3 
2 
3 
2 
3 
1, 2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 Presentation 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 
Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head . 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Whole fish 
Gutted fish with head 
Gutted fish with head Guide price 
(ECU/tonne) 
235 
408 
*) 875 
) 647 
910 
) 1247 
) 631 
) 879 
) 747 
934 
) 237 
)284 
957 
1.1.1995 } 
- 30.4.1995 }802 
1.5.1995 { 
- 31.12:i995{ 1103 
15. Hake of the species 
Merluccius merluccius 
K>. Mofjrim (Lepidorhonbus 
spp.) 
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.) 1 A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
A 
-
E, A 
E, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 
Extra, A 1 
1, 2 
1 
2, 3 
2, 3 
1 
1 
1, 2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1, 2 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 fish 
Gutted fish with head 3124 
1954 
1461 
2217 
4513 
1730 
1463 
4248 
5566 
743 
449 
1723 
2011 
1310 
4987 
(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 3759/92 
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 1995 fishing year 
Mou 
LXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Regulation (KI^C) 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 lor 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 of the average Community producer price has shown a recover}' of prices recorded 
over the last three years, confirmed during the first six months of 1994. 
In view of the difference between the Community producer price and the average market 
price, the Commission is proposing, however, to lower the producer price for tuna by 3% for 
the 1995 fishing year. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EQ No 
of 
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling 
within CN code 1604 for the 1995 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 1891/932, and in 
particular Article 17 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 17 (') of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a Community producer price shall 
be fixed for tunas (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 Article 17 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the price 
for the 1995 fishing year should be decreased, 
Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the 
agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/9?, as 
'QJ No L388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
201 No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1. 
3 OJ No L 387, 28.12.1992, p. 1. 
•13 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 352S/934, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result, they 
should enter into force in that year, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
llie Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1995 for tunas (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 are hereby fixed as follows : 
(ECU/tonne) 
Product Commercial specifications Guide price 
Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus Whole, weighing more than 10 978 
albacares) kg each 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1994. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
OJ No L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 32. 
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FINANCIAL STA'PEMENT 
DA 
I.BUlXiEl IlllADING: H I -261 APPROPRIATIONS: 
2. TITLE : Ihrcc proposals for Council Regulations llxing the guide prices for fishery prcxlucLs (Annexe 1(A), (D) and (D'and Annex II to Regulation (EEC) 
No 3759/92 and the Community producer price for tuna (Annex III) 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Articles 9 and 17 of Regulation (EI3Q No 3759/92 
4. AIMS 
5. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE 
5.0. EXPliNDITURE 
- CI IARCIIED IT) F£ BUDGIT 
* NATIONAL AimiORini-S 
SIRECEIPFS 1994 1995 
33 Mio Ecus 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ISTIMATED REVENUE Measure applicable for the 1995 fishing year (16.10.94 - 15.10.95) only. 
5.2. METHOD OF CAI£ULATION : 
- Community and autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs: l-XZU 17 million 
- Compensation for tuna: ECU 9 million 
- Private storage aid: IXTJ 2 million 
- Compensatory allowance for sardines: IXJU 5 million 
6.0. FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET 
6.1. FINANCING K)SSIBLE BY TRANSFER BI-TWEICN CHAPTERS OF CURRI-NT BUDGEf 
6.2. NECIÙSSIIY FOR A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NO 
6.3. CREDITS 10 BE WRITTEN INTO FURTURE BUDGETS YES 
COMMENT : Since this measure involves the fixing of prices, its impact on expenditure is indirect, the expenditure in qestion being heavily dependent 
on market developments and landings. 
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