Commission Regulation (EC) No 2795/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1999 fishing year (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, fixing of prices, reference price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2795/98

of 22 December 1998

fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1999 fishing year

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

thereof may be taken, and fixed taking
Article 16(1)
account of the situation on the market in those products;

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
in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last
market
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (2), and in
particular the first subparagraph of Articles 22(6) and
23(5) thereof,

Whereas Article 22(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
provides, among other things, for reference prices valid
for the Community to be fixed each year, by product
category, for the products specified in Annexes I, II, III,
IV(B) and V to that Regulation, subject to the consultation
procedures laid down for certain products within the
framework of the GATT;

Whereas Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
allows, inter alia, the fixing of reference prices for the
products referred to in Annex IV(A) before the beginning
of each marketing year;

Whereas Article 22(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92
provides that the reference price for the products speci-
fied in Annex I(A),
(D) and (E) thereto must be equal,
respectively, to the withdrawal and selling prices fixed in
accordance with Article 11(1) and Article 13 thereof;

Whereas the reference prices for the fishes of the species
Thunnus and Euthynnus, specified in Annex III to Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3759/92 are based on the weighted
average of the free-at-frontier prices recorded on the most
representative markets in the Member States during the
three preceding years;

Whereas for the carp and salmon referred to in Annex
IV(A) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, reference prices
are fixed on the basis of the average of the producer prices
recorded during the three years preceding the date on
which the reference price is fixed for a product with
commercial characteristics as set out
in Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2210/93 (4), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 843/95 (5);

Whereas, for the frozen and salted products specified in
Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for which no
reference price is fixed for the fresh product, the reference
prices are determined on the basis of the reference price
applied to a commercially similar fresh product; however,
given the quantities of certain frozen and salted products
and the conditions governing their importation, it does
not appear necessary to fix a reference price for such
products in the immediate future;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fishery Products,

Whereas Community withdrawal and selling prices for
the products concerned were fixed for the 1999 fishing
year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2794/98 (3);

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas, the reference prices for the products specified in
Annexes I(B) and (C) and IV(B) to Regulation (EEC) No
3759/92 are determined on the basis of the average of the
reference prices for the fresh product, account being
taken of the processing costs and of the need to ensure a
price relationship in keeping with the market situation;

Whereas the reference prices for the products specified in
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 must be
derived from their guide prices by reference to the price
level at which the intervention measures provided for in

Article 1

The reference prices for the 1999 fishing year for the
products specified in Annexes I, II, III, IV(A) and (B) and
V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 shall be as shown in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15.
(3) See page 42 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ L 197, 6. 8. 1993, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 85, 19. 4. 1995, p. 13.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Commission
Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

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1. Reference prices of products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

ANNEX

Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish wih head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Reference price (EUR/tonne)

Herring of the species
Clupea harengus
ex 0302 40 05, ex 0302 40 10 and
ex 0302 40 98

Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus
ex 0302 61 10

Dogfish
(Squalus acanthias)
0302 65 20

Dogfish
(Scyliorhinus spp.)
0302 65 50

Redfish
(Sebastes spp.)
0302 69 31 and 0302 69 33

Cod of the species
Gadus morhua
0302 50 10

Coalfish
(Pollachius virens)
0302 63 00

Haddock
(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
0302 62 00

Whiting
(Merlangius merlangus)
0302 69 41

Ling (Molva spp.)
0302 69 45

Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus
ex 0302 64 05, ex 0302 64 10 and
ex 0302 64 98

Spanish mackerel of the species
Scomber japonicus
ex 0302 64 05, ex 0302 64 10 and
ex 0302 64 98

1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3
4

1
2
3

1
2
3

1
2
3

1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

1
2
3

1
2
3

1
2
3
4

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

628
536
293

516
516
355

0
0
0

1 084
1 084
1 024
807
566

554
554
548
468

739
739
632
534

593
572
536
364

782
764
690

0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

461
377
209

387
387
258

0
0
0

1 024
1 024
843
554
325

554
554
548
320

657
657
534
435

557
536
436
243

598
580
506

0
0
0

0
0
0
0

126
195
184
115
218

271
339
384
248

628
536
293

484
451
290

926
926
782

783
783
602
458
337

431
431
425
234

575
575
443
369

450
429
393
264

644
626
552

212
207
202

230
230
190
141

126
195
184
115
218

167
167
167
167

419
335
168

322
322
148

926
926
782

602
602
482
325
217

431
431
425
172

492
492
304
246

307
286
164
143

460
442
368

200
187
175

203
190
154
87

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Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish wih head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Reference price (EUR/tonne)

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
0302 69 55

Plaice
(Pleuronectes platessa)
0302 22 00:

— 1 January to 30 April 1999

— 1 May to 31 December 1999

Hake of the species
Merluccius merluccius
ex 0302 69 68

Megrim
(Lepidorhombus spp.)
0302 29 10

Ray’s bream (Brama spp.)
0302 69 75

Dab
(Limanda limanda)
ex 0302 29 90

Flounder
(Platichthys flesus)
ex 0302 29 90

Albacore or longfinned tuna
(Thunnus alalunga)
0302 31 10 and 0302 31 90

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis
and Rossia macrosoma)
ex 0307 41 10

Monkfish (Lophius spp.)
0302 69 81

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3
4

1
2

1
2

1
2

1
2

1
2
3

1
2
3
4
5

0
0
0
0

778
778
752
588

1 071
1 071
1 035
809

3 293
2 503
2 470
2 042
1 910

1 588
1 401
1 270
803

1 224
864

658
503

371
278

0
0
0
0

735
735
692
519

1 012
1 012
952
714

3 096
2 338
2 305
1 877
1 745

1 214
1 027
897
430

936
576

580
425

324
232

2 207
2 207

1 324
1 258

0
0
0

0
0
0

810
860
709
294

424
424
424
398

583
583
583
548

2 602
1 943
1 910
1 581
1 482

1 494
1 308
1 139
672

1 152
792

541
387

324
232

1 737
1 641

1 027
1 027
642

456
456
456
294

424
424
424
398

583
583
583
548

2 404
1 778
1 745
1 284
1 186

1 121
934
766
299

864
504

425
271

255
162

1 641
1 544

770
770
385

Whole or gutted fish
with head (1)

Without head (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

1 663
2 125
2 125
1 778
970

1 201
1 663
1 663
1 316
508

4 294
4 055
3 817
3 340
2 386

3 340
3 101
2 863
2 386
1 431

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Species

Size (1)

All presentations

Shrimps of the species
Crangon crangon
ex 0306 23 31 and ex 0306 23 39

Deep-water prawns
(Pandalus borealis)
ex 0306 23 10

Edible crabs
(Cancer pagurus)
0306 24 30

Norway lobster
(Nephrops norvegicus)
0306 29 30

Sole (Solea spp.)
0302 23 00

A (1)

1 379
637

B (1)

1 167
637

cooked in water

fresh or chilled

A (1)

4 886
1 724

B (1)

4 311
1 724

A (1)

1 129
—

B (1)

903
—

Whole (1)

1 259
944

Whole (1)

Tails (1)

E (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

4 473
4 473
4 002
2 590

4 473
3 061
3 061
2 119

3 202
1 789
1 789
1 177

3 519
2 933
2 151
1 799

2 346
1 564
1 134
547

Gutted fish with head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

Extra, A (1)

B (1)

4 820
4 820
4 553
3 749
3 214

4 285
4 285
4 017
3 214
2 678

3 749
3 749
3 481
2 678
2 142

2 946
2 946
2 678
2 142
1 875

1
2

1
2

1
2

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
5

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

2. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

CN code

Description

Reference prices
(EUR/tonne)

A. Frozen products falling within CN codes 0303 and 0304:

0303 31 10
0303 79 71

Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)
Hake (Merluccius spp.)
Whole fish:

ex 0303 78 10 — with or without head

ex 0304 20 55,
ex 0304 20 58 — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (standard)

Fillets:

— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless
— blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

1 663
1 336

931

1 177
1 372
1 222
1 312
1 387

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CN code

Description

Reference prices
(EUR/tonne)

ex 0304 20 56

Fillets:
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (standard)
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless
— blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

ex 0304 90 47

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

B. Frozen products falling within CN code 0306:

0306 13 40
0306 13 50

Deepwater rose shrimps Parapenaeus longirostris
Shrimps of the genus Penaeus

C. Frozen products falling within CN code 0307:

Squid of the genus Loligo

0307 49 35 — Loligo patagonica:

0307 49 31 — Loligo vulgaris:

0307 49 33 — Loligo pealei:

ex 0307 49 38 — Loligo opalescens:

ex 0307 49 38 — other species:

0307 49 51

Squid
(Ommastrephes sagittatus):

Illex spp.

ex 0307 99 11 — Illex argentinus:

ex 0307 99 11 — Illex illecebrosus:

ex 0307 99 11 — other species:

whole, not cleaned
cleaned

whole, not cleaned
cleaned

whole, not cleaned
cleaned

whole, not cleaned
cleaned

whole, not cleaned
cleaned

whole, not cleaned
tube
cylinder

whole, not cleaned
tube
cylinder

whole, not cleaned
tube
cylinder

whole, not cleaned
tube
cylinder

0307 49 01,
0307 49 18
0307 59 10

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) and sépioles
(Sepiola rondeleti)
Octopus (Octopus spp.)

1 059
1 235
1 100
1 181
1 236

1 162

3 432
6 787

926
1 111

2 314
2 684

1 620
1 851

926
1 111

1 203
1 388

817
1 552
2 328

755
1 434
2 151

755
1 434
2 151

755
1 434
2 151

1 689
1 723

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3. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

Tuna (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) and
other species of the genus Euthynnus, fresh, chilled or frozen, for the industrial manufacture of products
falling within CN code 1604:

Product

Reference prices (EUR/tonne)

Whole

Gilled and
gutted

Other
(for example
‘heads off')

A. Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga), frozen:

0303 41 11, 0303 41 13, 0303 41 19

1 419

1 617

1 758

B. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares):

1. weighing more than 10 kg each (1):

ex 0302 32 10, 0303 42 12, 0303 42 32, 0303 42 52

1 013

1 156

1 256

2. weighing not more than 10 kg each (1):

ex 0302 32 10, 0303 42 18, 0303 42 38, 0303 42 58

790

901

980

C. Lisatos or stripe bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus)

pelamis):

0302 33 10, 0303 43 11, 0303 43 13, 0303 43 19

628

716

779

D. Fish of the genus Thunnus and Euthynnus excluding bluefin
tuna (Thunnus thynnus), fresh or chilled and bigeye tuna
(Parathunnus obesus or Thunnus obesus), fresh or chilled:

ex 0302 39 19, 0302 69 21, ex 0303 49 41, ex 0303 49 43,
ex 0303 49 49, 0303 79 21, 0303 79 23, 0303 79 29

760

866

942

(1) Reference to weight applies to whole products.

4. Reference prices for certain products listed in Annex IV(A) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

Product

Form

Periods from

Reference prices
(EUR/tonne)

Carp falling within CN live, weighing at
code 0301 93 00

800 g

least

1.1. to 31.7.1999

1.8. to 30.11.1999

1.12. to 31.12.1999

Atlantic salmon (Salmo
fresh, chilled or
salar)
frozen falling within CN
codes

ex 0302 12 00,

ex 0303 22 00,

ex 0304 10 13,

ex 0304 20 13

— whole

— gutted

— gutted without head

— fillets

—

—

—

—

1 403

1 700

1 700

3 100

3 444

3 875

4 769

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5. Reference prices for the product listed in Annexes IV(B) and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

Frozen and salted products falling within CN codes 0303 and 0304:

Species

Presentation

Reference prices
(EUR/tonne)

1. Redfish

(Sebastes spp.)
0303 79 35
0303 79 37

0304 20 35
0304 20 37

Whole fish:

— with or without head

Fillets:
— with bones (‘standard')
— boneless
— blocks in immediate packing weighing not

more than 4 kg

ex 0304 90 31

Pieces and other meat

2. Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus
ogac and Gadus macrocephalus)
and fish of the species Boreo-
gadus saida

0303 60 11, 0303 60 19,
0303 60 90, 0303 79 41

Whole fish:

— with or without head

0304 20 21
0304 20 29

Fillets:
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones

(‘standard')

— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless
in immediate packing weghing not
— blocks

more than 4 kg

ex 0304 90 35, ex 0304 90 38,
ex 0304 90 39

Pieces and other meat

3. Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

0303 73 00

Whole fish:
— with or without head

0304 20 31

Fillets:
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones

(‘standard')

— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless
— blocks in immediate packing weighing not

more than 4 kg

ex 0304 90 41

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

942

1 877
2 119

2 241

1 285

1 073

2 380
2 665
2 525
2 886

2 846

1 378

728

1 488
1 639
1 491
1 682

1 717

977

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Species

Presentation

Reference prices
(EUR/tonne)

4. Haddock (Melanogrammus

Whole fish:

aeglefinus)

0303 72 00

0304 20 33

— with or without head

Fillets:
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones

(‘standard')

— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin
— individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless
— blocks in immediate packing weighing not

more than 4 kg

ex 0304 90 45

Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

5. Mackerel of the species Scomber
scombrus and Scomber japonicus
and fish of
the species Orcy-
nopsis unicolor

Whole fish:

0303 74 10
0303 74 11
0303 74 20
0303 79 60
0303 79 61
0303 79 62
0304 20 53
ex 0304 90 97

— with head
— without head

Fillets:
Sides

6. Alaska pollack

(Theragra chalcogramma)

0304 20 85

Fillets:
— interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones

(‘standard')

— interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless

7. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Whole fish, with or without head

0303 79 87

8. Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus
ogac and Gadus macrocephalus)
and fish of the species Borreo-
gadus saida

ex 0305 62 00, 0305 69 10

Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
ex 0305 62 00

Salted fish, not dried or smoked, and fish in brine

: 1,1 kg
‡ 1,1 kg; : 2,1 kg
‡ 2,1 kg
: 1,33 kg
‡ 1,33 kg; : 2,7 kg
‡ 2,7 kg

895

2 220
2 659
2 512
2 739

2 960

1 038

403
445

710
581

1 126
1 298

3 069

2 612
2 869
3 313

1 785
2 107
2 633