DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON THE LANDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN MEMBER STATES ( PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION )
Date: 1989-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, fishery product, quantity of fish landed

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(89) 98 final 

Brussels, 11 May  1989 

Draft 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

on the submission  of data on  the  landings of  fishery 

products  in Member  States 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

JUSTIFICATION 

&>r> JV  f 

Article  31  of  Council  Regulation  L  3796/81  (1)  concerning  the 
organisation  of  the  market  for  fishery  products  establishes  the 
principal  of  the  flow  of  information  between  the  Commission  and 
the  Member  States  for  the  management  of  the  market.  Regulations 
3140/82  (2),  3598/83  (3)  and  3599/83  (4) contain  details  of  the 
data  required:  they are essentially  short-term  indicators  of the 
market  situation  for specific  products.  However,  for  longer-term 
planning  of  the market,  global  data  on  the quantity  and  value  of 
total  landings  in  the  Member  States  are  required.  Although  such 
data  are  collected  by  the  national  authorities  they  are  poorly 
harmonised  at  the  Community  level  and  there  is  no  established 
procedure  for their  transmission  to the  Commission. 

The present  proposal  establishes  standards  for  the  statistics and 
provides  for the data  to be  transmitted  to the  Commission. 

1)  OJ No 
2)  OJ No 
3)  OJ No 
4)  OJ No 

L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 1. 
L 331, 26.11.1982, p. 7. 
L 357, 21.12.1983, p. 17. 
L 357, 21.12.1981, p. 22. 

Draft 

COUNCIL  REGULATION 

(EEC) 

on 

t he  s u b m i s s i on  of  d a ta  on 

t he 

l a n d i n gs  of 

f i s h e ry 

p r o d u c ts 

in  Member  S t a t e s. 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

H a v i ng 
Economic  Community,  and  in  p a r t i c u l ar  A r t i c le  213  t h e r e o f, 

e s t a b l i s h i ng 

t he  T r e a ty 

r e g a rd 

t he 

to 

E u r o p e an 

Having  regard  to  the  d r a ft  Regulation  submitted  by  the  Commission, 

H a v i ng  r e g a rd 

to 

t he  o p i n i on  of 

t he  E u r o p e an  P a r l i a m e n t, 

t he  management  of 

in 
p r o d u c t s, 
(EEC)  No  3 7 9 6 / 81  ( 1 ), 
l a st  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3468/88  ( 2 ),  would  be  enhanced 
l a n d i n gs 

W h e r e as 
as  p r o v i d ed 
as 
by  t he  e x i s t e n ce  of  harmonized  Community  s t a t i s t i cs  on  t o t al 
of  f i s h e ry  p r o d u c t s, 

t he  m a r k et 
in  C o u n c il  R e g u l a t i on 

f i s h e ry 

f or 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Each  Member  S t a te 
the  q u a n t i ty  and  v a l ue  of  f i s h e ry  p r o d u c ts 
month  in  t h at  Member  S t a t e. 

s u b m it 

s h a ll 

to 

t he  C o m m i s s i on  d a ta  on 
landed 

in  each  c a l e n d ar 

The data to be submitted by each Member State shall be of 
two types: 

Article  2 

provisional  monthly  data  on quantities and 

values  covering  at  least  90%  of  total landings of 
each species, to be submitted within two months of the end 
of the month covered, 

final monthly data on the quantities and values 

of  total landings of each species, to be submitted within 
six months of the end of the month covered. 

Article  ? 

The 

f i s h e ry  p r o d u c ts 

1 . 
r e q u i r ed  u n d er  A r t i c l es  1  and  2  a re  given  in  Annex  1.  However, 
Member  States  may  also  submit  data  f or  additional 
fishery  products. 

f or  w h i ch  d a ta 

s u b m i s s i o ns 

a re 

individually-identified 

2. 
v a l u e, 
t he 
of 

D e f i n i t i o ns 

to  be  u s ed 

f or 

t he  u n i ts  of  w e i g ht 

and 

t he  d e s t i n a t i on 
l a n d i n gs  a re  g i v en 

and  p r e s e n t a t i on  of 
in  Annex  2. 

t he  p r o d u c ts  and  the  nationality 

(1)  OJ  No  I  379,  29.12.1981,  p.  1. 
(2>  OJ  No  L  305,  10.11.1988,  p.  1. 

1 

3.  The  list  of  p r o d u c ts  in  Annex  1  and  the  d e f i n i t i o ns  in 
Annex  2  may  be  amended  in  a c c o r d a n ce  w i th  the  p r o c e d u re 
laid  down  in  A r t i c le  5. 

Article 

4 

1 .  Member  S t a t es  shall  submit  the  d a ta  to  the  C o m m i s s i on 
under  the  p r o v i s i o ns  of  A r t i c l es  1  and  2  in  the  form  shown 
in  Annex  3. 

2. 
The  data  may  be  submitted  on  m a g n e t ic  m e d i u m,  the 
format  of  such  s u b m i s s i o ns  being  agreed  b e t w e en  the  M e m b er 
State  and  the  C o m m i s s i o n. 

Article 

5. 

1.  Uhere  the  p r o c e d u re  laid  down  in  this  A r t i c le  ir  to  be 

followed,  the  c h a i r m an  shall  refer  the  m a t t er  to  the 

Standing  C o m m i t t ee  on  A g r i c u l t u r al  S t a t i s t i c s,  h e r e i n a f t er 

referred  to  as 

the  ' C o m m i t t e e *,  either  on  his  own 

initiative  or  at  the  request  of  the  r e p r e s e n t a t i ve  of  a 

Member  S t a t e. 

2. 

The  r e p r e s e n t a t i ve  of  the  C o m m i s s i on 

shall  submit  to 

the  Committee  a  draft  of  the  m e a s u r es  to  be  taken. 

The 

Committee  shall  give  its  opinion  on  the  draft  within  a 

time  limit  which  the  Chairman  may  lay  down  a c c o r d i ng  to 

the  urgency  of  the  m a t t p r,  if  n e c e s s a ry  by  taking  a  v o t e. 

3. 

The  opinion  Khr.11  ho  recorded  in  the  m i n u t e s. 

In 

a d d i t i o n,  each  Member  State  shall  h a ve  the  right  to  ask  to 

have  Its  position  recorded  in  the  m i n u t e s. 

A 

The  CO'iifflL'i.'iion  shall  take  the  u t m o st  a c c o u nt  of  the 

opinion  del Ivered  by  the  C o m m i t t e e. 

It  shall  inform  the 

C o m m i t t ee  of  the  m a n n er  in  which  its  o p i n i on  has  been 

taken  into  a c c o u n t. 

Article 6 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that of 
its publication  in the Official  Journal  of the European  Communities. 

It shall  apply with  effect  from  1 January 1990. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its entirety  and directly  appli 
cable  in all Member  States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

List  of  fishery  products  for  which  data  submissions  are 

required. 

ANNEX  1. 

Species 

CDZ  Cods  Gadus  morhua, 

Boreogadus 

soi  da,  Gadus  ogac 

HAD  Haddock 

ftel  anogrammus 

aeglef 

inus 

POK  Saithe  (Coalfish) 

Pollachius 
virens 

HKE  Hake 

fterluccius 

s p p. 

UHG  Whiting 

tterlangius 

merlangus 

LNZ  L i n gs 

ftolva 

s p p. 

POL  P o l l a ck 

Pollachius 

pollochius 

Presentation 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

BIB  P o u t i ng 

Trisopterus 

luscus 

Fresh 

NOP  Norway  pout 

UHB  Blue whiting 

Trisopterus 
esmarkii 

Micromesistius 
poutassou 

Fresh 

Fresh 

PLE  Plaice  Pleuronectes 

platessa 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Species 

SOL  Sole  Solea 

vulgaris 

MEG  Megrim 

Lepidorhombus 
whiffiagonis 

DAB  Dab  Limonda 

limonda 

LEH  Lemon sole  nicrostomus 

kitt 

RED  Redfishes  Sebostes  spp. 

HNZ  Monkfishes  Lophius  spp. 

Presentation 

Fresh whole 
Fresh gutted 
Frozen unfilleted 
Frozen fillets 

Fresh 
Frozen unfilleted 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 
Fresh 
Frozen unfilleted 
Frozen fillets 

Fresh whole 
Fresh tails 
Frozen tails 

BOZ  Bogue  Boops  spp. 

PIC  Picarel  Splcara 

l=ttaena)  spp 

CGZ  Conger eels  Conger  spp. 

GUX  Gurnards 

Triglidae 

NUL  Mullets 

ftugilidae 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

HER  Herring 

Clupea 

harengus 

Fresh 
Frozen unfilleted 
Frozen fillets 

PIL  Sardine  Sordino 

pilchardus 

ANE  Anchovy  Engraulis  spp. 

SPR  Sprat  Sprottus 

sprattus 

ALB  Albacore  Thunnus 

alalunga 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Species 

Presentation 

YFT  Yellowfin  tuna 

Thunnua 

SKJ  Skipjack  tuna 

albocares 

Katsuwonus 
pelami 

s 

BET  Big-eye  tuna  Thunnus  obesus 

TUN  Other Tunas 

Thunnini 

MAC  Atlantic  mackerel 

Scomber 

scombrus 

MAZ  Other  mackerels 

Scomber  Japonlcus, 
S. 

oustralasicus 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

JAX  Horse mackerels  Trachurus  spp  Fresh 

Frozen 

SRX  Skates & rays  Raj 

iformes 

DGZ  Dogfishes  Sgualus 

Scyliorhinus 

acanthias, 
spp. 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

NEP  Norway  lobster 

Nephrops 

norvegicus 

CNZ  Shrimps  Crangon  spp 

PDZ  Prawns 

Pandalidae 

CRE  Edible crab  Cancer 

pagurus 

SQC  Common  squids  Loligo  spp 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  tails 
Frozen  tails 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen,  cleaned 
Frozen, not  cleaned 

Spec i es. 

Presentation 

SQX  Shortfin & flying  squids 

Todarodes 
Illex  spp. 

sagittus, 

OMZ  Squids  (Other)  Omnastrephidae 

OCZ  Octopuses  Octopus 

spp. 

Fresh 
Frozen,  cleaned 
Frozen, not cleaned 

Fresh 
Frozen,  cleaned 
Frozen, not cleaned 

Fresh 
Frozen 

CTL  Cuttlefishes  Sepia 

officinalis* 

Rossla  macrosoma, 
Sepiolo  rondeleti 

Fresh 
Frozen 

^o 

ANNEX  2. 

Definitions  to be used  in the submission  of data on 
landings of fishery  products. 

Units 

Height: The  weight  recorded  should  be  the weight  of  the 
The  data  should  include  all 
product  as  landed. 
quantities  sold  either  by  auction  or by  other  means of 
commercialisation. 

The  weight  should  be  recorded  in  tonnes  with  one  place 
of decimals. 

Value: 
The  value  should  be  recorded  in  national 
currency  and  should  be the value  at  first  sale  excluding 
value-added  tax.  For  products  not  submitted  for  formal 
auction  an  estimate  of  the  value  should  be  made  (from, 
where  possible,  the  value  of  a  similar  product  on  the 
auction  at that  time.) 

Destination 

Human  consumption:  Included  here are all products which 
are  sold  at  first  sales  for  human  consumption  or  which 
are  landed  under  contract  or  other  agreement  for  human 
consumption. 
Excluded  are  quantities  originally 
destined  for  human  consumption  but  which,  at  the  moment 
of  first  sale,  due  to  market  conditions,  hygiene 
regulations  or  similar  causes,  are  withdrawn  from  the 
market  for human  consumption. 

Industrial  uses: 
Included  here  are  all  products 
specifically  landed  for reduction  to meal  and  oil  or for 
consumption  by  animals  plus  quantities  which,  although 
originally  destined  for human  consumption,  are  not  sold 
for this purpose  at  first  sale. 

Presentation 
Fillets 

are  strips  of  flesh  cut  parallel  to  the 
central  bone  of  the  fish  and  from  which  fins,  main  bones 
and  sometimes  belly  flap  have  been  removed,  presented 
without  or with  skin  (then  scaled). 

Whole  fish refers  to ungutted  fish. 

CIeaned  refers  to  squids  where  the  arms,  head  and 

internal  organs have been  removed  from  the body. 

Frozen  fish  are  fish  that  have  been  subjected  to 
freezing  in  a manner  to preserve  the  inherent  qualitty  of 
the  fish  by  reducing  the  average  temperature  to  -18°C  or 
lower and which are then kept  at a temperature of  -18°C or 
lower. 

-11 

Fresh.  fish, are  fish  that  have  not  been  preserved, 
cured,  frozen  or  otherwise  treated  other  than  chilled. 
They are generally  presented  whole or gutted. 

Nationality : 

The  data  are  to  include  all  products  landed  in  national 
ports  regardless  of  the  nationality  of  the  vessels  making 
the  landings. The  reporting  Member  State  is not  required, 
under  the  provisions  of  this  Regulation,  to  report  the 
landings  of  its  vessels  in ports  other  than  the  national 
ports. 

National  vessels  are  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  or 
registered  in the reporting  Member  State. 

Other  EC  vessels  are  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  or 
registered  in  EC  Member  States  other  than  the  reporting 
Member  State. 

Foreign  vessels  are  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  or 
registered  in a non-EC  country. 

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ANNEX  3. 

Format  for the  submission  of data under the provisions  of Articles  1 and 2 

LANDING  STATISTICS 

Provisional  / Final  data 

Landings  for  the month  of 

19.*  ".".?•• 

Country  ........... 

Species 

National  vessels 

Other && vessel* 

Foreign vessels 

Quaatityj  Value 

Quantity 

Value 

1 — 

• 

'• 

• ., 

> 

-

: 

Quantity 

Value 

FOR HUMAN  CONSUMPTH 
Cods  (CDZ) 

)N: 

Fresh whole 
Fresh gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Haddock  (HAD) 
Fresh whole 
Fresh gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Saithe  (POK) 
Fresh whole 
Fresh gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Hake  (HKE) 

Fresh whole 
Fresh gutted 
Frozen unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Whiting  (WHG) 
Fresh whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Lings  (LNZ) 

Fresh whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Pollack  (POL) 
Fresh whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  unfilleted 
Frozen  fillets 

Plaice  (PLE) 
Fresh whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen whole 
Frozen  fillets 

Annex  3  (continued) 

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Species 

National  vessels 

Other  EC  vessels 

Foreign  vessels 

Quantity  Value 

Quantity  Value 

Quantity 

Value 

: : . * : : :: 

: : : : : : :: 

Sole  (SOL) 

Fresh  whole 
Fresh  gutted 
Frozen  whole 
Frozen  fillets 

Megrim  (MEG) 

Fresh 
Frozen 
Dab  (DAB) 
Fresh 
Frozen 

Lemon  sole  (LEM) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Redfishes  (RED) 

Fresh 
Frozen  whole 
Frozen  fillets 
Monkfishes  (MNZ) 
Fresh  whole 
Fresh  tails 
Frozen  tails 

Bogues  (BOZ) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Picarels  (PIC) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Conger  eels  (CGZ) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Gurnards  (GUX) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Mullets  ( M UD 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Herring  (HER) 

Fresh. 
Frozen  whole 
Frozen  fillets 

Sardine  (PIL) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Anchovy  (ANE) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Annex  3 (continued) 

Species 

National vessels 

Other  EC vessels 

Foreign vessels 

Quantity 

Value 

Quantity  Value 

Quantity  Value 

Albacore  (ALB) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Yellowfin  tuna  (YFT 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Skipjack  tuna  (SKJ) 

Bigeye  tuna  (BET) 

* 

Other tunas  (TUN) 

Atlantic mackerel (1 

4AC) 

Other mackerels (MAi 

:) 

Horse mackerels (JA! 

o 

Skates  & rays  (SRX) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Dogfishes  (DGZ) 

Norway  lobster  (NEP 

Fresh whole 
Fresh tails 
Frozen tails 

Shrimps  (CNZ) 

Prawns  (PDZ) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Annex 3 (continued) 

AS 

Species 

National  vessels 

Other  EC vessels 

Foreign  vessels 

Quantity 

Value 

Quantity! Value 

Quantity  Value 

Edible crab  (CRE) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Common  squids  (SQC) 

uids (SQ: 
:) 
1 

Fresh 
Frozen  clean 
Frozen  not  clean 
Shortfin & Flying s< 

Fresh 
Frozen clean 
Frozen not  clean 
Squids  (otherHOMZ) 

Fresh 
Frozen  clean 
Frozen  not  clean 

Octopuses  (OCZ) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Cuttlefishes  (CTL) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

*Other fish  (FIN) 

Fresh 
Frozen 

*Other molluscs  (MOL 

*Other crustaceans ( 

Fresh 
Frozen 

Fresh 
Frozen 

CRU) 
1 
1 

" 

i 

* Facultative  items in the submission of provisional data. 

Annex  3 (continued) 

1i 

Species 

National  vessels 

Other  EC vessels 

Foreign  vessels 

Quantity 

Value 

Quantity 

Value 

Quantity  Value 

FOR  INDUSTRIAL  USES 

Cods  (CDZ) 
Haddock  (HAD) 
Saithe  (POK) 
Whiting  (WHG) 
Pouting  (BIB) 
Norway  pout  (NOP) 
Blue whiting  (WHB) 
Herring  (HER) 
Sprat  (SPR) 
*Oth«r species 

• 

-

• 

: • •' 

• 

: j 

• 

• 

-

•  ".. 

Facultative  items in the submission of arovisiaaal data, 

1* 

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FICHE  FINANCIERS  concernant: 
Le  règlement  du  Conseil  relatif  à  l'envoi  de  statistique  sur 
les  débarquements  de  produits  de  la  pèche  dans  les  Etats 
Membres. 

1. Ligne  budgétaire: 
relatives 
programmes 
l'accompagnant  des  politiques  communautaires 

poste:  761  intitulé:  Actions 
(ou 

statistiques 

sectoriels 

aux 

76 

Base  juridique: 
2. 
Article  213  du  Traité 

Règlement  du  Conseil  L3796/81  et 

3.  Classification:  Dépense  non  obligatoire 

4:  Objectifs  de  la  mesure  et  description  de  l'action: 
Créer  l'information  statistique  pour  aider  la  gestion  du 
marché  des  produits  de  la  pèche.  Etablissement  de  l'envoi 
des  données  (déjà  existant  dans  les  Etats  membres)  a 
l'Eurostat  et  le  traitement  de  ces  données. 

5.  Mode  de  calcul 
5.1  Nature  de  1 a  dépense:  Financement  des 
l'Eurostat  pour  la  gestion  des„,s.taitistique 
développement  du  système  informatisé. 
*>.2  Part  du  financement  communautaire:  100* 
5i3> M t o l c ul  : 

actions 
et  le 

de 

Contribution  aux  Etats  membres: 
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Assistance  informatique  i 
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Total 

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100.000 
50.000 

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Incidence  financière  sur  les  crédits  opérationnels 
Echéancier  des  crédits  d'engagement  et  de  paiement 

6. 
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6.2 

Exercice 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994(1) 

CHio  ECU) 
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a. 250 
0 , 250 
0,250 
0,250 

c.p. 
0 , 1 75 
0 , 2 50 
0 , 2 50 
0 , 2 50 
0 , 0 75 

exercices  ultérieurs 

Total 

1,999 

1.999 

Financement  pendant  l'exercice  en  cours:  50.000  ECU 

(Etude  préalable 

B. Observations: 

les  exercices  ultérieurs  sont  a  confirmer. 

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Effect  on Small  and Medium-sized  Enterprises  and Employaient. 

Réf. :  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the  submission  of 
data  on  the  landings  in  fishery  products  in  Member 
States. 

Statistics  on  the  quantities  and  values  of  total  landings  are 
already  collected  by  the  authorities  in  all  Hember  states.  The 
aim  of  this  regulation  is  to  harmonise  the  data  at  Community 
level  and  to  establish  the  procedure  for  the  transmission  of 
these statistics  to the Commission's  services.  As a result, this 
proposed  regulation  will  have  no  effect  whatsoever  on  small  and 
medium  sized  enterprises  or on e«ploy«emt. 

/ 

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COM(89)  98  final 

Draft 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

on the submission of data on the landings of fishery products in Member 
States 

(presented by the  Commission) 

22.6.1989 

Office for  Official  Publications of the  European Communities 
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1989 — 18 pp. — Format:  21.0 *  29.7  cm 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

on the  submission  of  data  on the  landings  of 
fishery  products  in Member  States 

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04 

Catalogue  number:  CB-CO-89-269-EN-C 

ISBN  92-77-51624-0 

€ 

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

22.6.1989