Council Regulation (EC) No 2765/98 of 17 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: crustacean, fish, guide price, marketing standard, product quality

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2765/98

of 17 December 1998

fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

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 organisation of the
market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in
particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
provides for a guide price to be fixed annually for each of
the products or groups of products listed in Annex I(A),
(D) and (E) 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

should be increased, maintained or decreased

prices
according to the species for the 1999 fishing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31
December 1999 for the products listed in Annex I(A), (D)
to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the
and (E)
commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President
W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).

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ANNEX

Commercial specifications (1)

Species

Freshness
category

Size

Presentation

Guide price (euro/tonne)

1. Herrings of
harengus

2. Sardines of
pilchardus

the species Clupea

Extra, A

the species Sardina

Extra

3. Picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Extra, A

4. Catshanks (Scyliorhinus spp.)

Extra, A

5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua

7. Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

8. Haddock (Melanogrammus

aeglefinus)

9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

A

A
or
A

A
or
A

A
or
A

A
or
A

1

3

2

1

2

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

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

10. Ling (Molva spp.)

Extra, A

1, 2

Gutted fish with head

11. Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus

12. Mackerel of the species Scomber

japonicus

13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

14. Plaice

(Pleuronectes platessa)

15. Hake of

the species Merluccius

merluccius

Extra
or
A

Extra
or
A

Extra

A
or

A

A

16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)

Extra, A

17. Ray’s bream (Brama spp.)

18. Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

Extra, A

Extra, A

Extra, A

1

2

1

2

2

2

3

1

1, 2

1

2, 3

2, 3

Whole fish

Whole fish

Whole fish

Whole fish

Whole fish

Gutted fish with head

Gutted fish with head

Gutted fish with head

Whole fish, gutted fish
with head

Whole fish

Whole, or gutted with
head
Without head

270

531

1 047

806

1 143

1 506

770

1 026

893

1 150

294

301

1 191

3 659

2 335

1 800

2 717

5 613

1. 1. 1999 to
30. 4. 1999:

1. 5. 1999 to
31. 12. 1999:

1 042

1 434

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Species

Commercial specifications (1)

Freshness
category

Size

Presentation

Guide price (euro/tonne)

19. Shrimps of the species Crangon

crangon

20. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)

21. Norway lobster (Nephrops norve-

gicus)

A

—

E, A
E, A

22. Dab (Limanda limanda)

23. Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Extra, A

Extra, A

24. Albacore

or

longfinned

tuna

Extra, A

(Thunnus alalunga)

1

1

1, 2
2

1

1

1

1

Simply boiled in water

Whole

Whole
Tails

Gutted fish with head

Gutted fish with head

Whole fish

Gutted fish with head

25. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and

Extra, A

1, 2

Whole

Rossia macrosoma)

26. Sole (Solea spp.)

27. Deep-water
Borealis)

prawns

(Pandalus

Extra, A

2, 3

Gutted fish with head

A

A

1

1

Simply boiled in water

Fresh or chilled

(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92.

2 358

1 749

5 232
4 345

932

558

2 145

2 452

1 605

6 453

6 387

1 673