Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 or the 2000 fishing year
Date: 1999-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, aquaculture, fishery product, producer price, sea fish

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 16.11.1999
COM(1999) 586 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organisation of the market in fishery products
provides that, for tuna intended for 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  years  immediately preceding the  year for
which the price is fixed.

The average Community price has been  increasing during 1997 and 1998 but has suffered a
sharp decline during the first six months of 1999.

Since at the same time the Community producer price is close to the average market price, the
Commission  is proposing a decrease  in  Community  producer  prices  for  tuna  by  2%  for  the
2000 fishing year.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 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 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1)

(2)

(3)

Whereas  Article  17(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3759/92  provides  that  a  Community
producer  price  should  be  fixed  for  each  of  the  products  listed  in  Annex  III  to  that
regulation;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/823 sets down the conversion factors
applicable to  different species  of  tuna;  whereas  it  is  not  therefore  necessary  to  fix  the
Community  producer  price  for  all  species  of  tuna  listed  in  Annex  III  to  Regulation
3759/92 but only for yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) ;

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 Regulation 3759/92, the price  for the 2000 fishing year
should be decreased ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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2

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OJ L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
OJ L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15.
OJ L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27

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Article 1

The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 2000 for yellow-
fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is hereby fixed as follows :

(EURO/tonne)

Species

Commercial specifications

Community producer price

Yellowfin  tuna  (Thunnus
albacares)

Whole, weighing more than
10 kg each

1221

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FISH-A-4

BUDGET HEADING: B1-261

DATE: 26.10.99
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: Annual fixing of prices in the fisheries sector (2000 fishing year)

12 MONTH
PERIOD

(EUR million)

FINANCIAL
YEAR
2000
(EUR million)
14

FOLLOWING
FINANCIAL
YEAR
(EUR million)

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
OTHER

EXPENDITURE
-
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
-
-
REVENUE
-
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
NATIONAL
-

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

5.0

5.1

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:

Measures restricted to the 2000 fishing year (16.10.99-
15.10.2000)

- Community withdrawals :                                Euro  6,0 million
- Compensatory allowance for tuna                    Euro  3,5 million
- Autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs       Euro  2,5 million
- Community carry-overs                                    Euro  1,5 million
- Private storage aid :                                           Euro  0,5 million

6.0

6.1

CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE
RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF
THE CURRENT BUDGET?

6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?
6.3 WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?
OBSERVATIONS:    Since this is a price fixing measure the impact on expenditure is indirect.  The expenditure
in question will largely depend on developments in the market situation and on quantities landed.

NO
YES

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