Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 2002 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Date: 2001-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aquaculture, common organisation of markets, fishery product, guide price, producer price

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 07.11.2001
COM(2001) 640 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for the 2002 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Article  18  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  104/2000  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  markets  in
fishery and aquaculture products requires a  guide price  to be  fixed  for  each  of  the  products
listed in Annex I and each of the products and groups of products listed in Annex II thereto,
on  the  basis  of  the  average  of  prices  recorded  for  a  significant  proportion  of  Community
output on wholesale markets or in ports during the three fishing years immediately preceding
the year for which the price is fixed.

When fixing those prices, account is also taken of trends in production and demand and other
factors such  as  the  need  to ensure  stable market prices  and  support producers’  incomes  and
the interests of consumers.

Compared with the period 1998-2000, average prices for white fish continued to rise steadily
over  the  period  1999-2001,  with  increases  between  +1%  and  +26%,  with  the  exception  of
prices  for  hake,  saithe,  plaice  and  spotted  dogfish.  During  the  first  half  of  2001,  prices  for
white  fish  other  than  hake,  spotted  dogfish,  megrim,  and  whole  monkfish  were  higher  than
during the same period the previous year. In the light of this favourable market situation, the
Commission is proposing an increase in the guide prices of between 1% and 2.5% for most
species of white fish, with the exception of spotted dogfish. It is proposed to maintain current
prices for hake, megrim and flounder.

The  market  situation  for  pelagic  species  has  improved  considerably,  with  price  increases  in
the period 1999-2001 between 4% and 64% higher than over the period 1998-2000. Most of
these increases were confirmed and even amplified in the first six months of 2001.

The  Commission  is  therefore  proposing  to  increase  the  guide  price  for  these  species,  by
between + 1% (anchovy) and + 3% (herring, mackerel).

As regards the other species in Annex I, in particular crustaceans, the recent market situation
has  been  less  favourable,  with  the  exception  of  shrimps.  The  Commission  is  therefore
proposing to maintain current guide prices for most of these species.

Prices  for  frozen  products  listed  in  Annex  II  have  tended  to  increase  on  the  international
markets,  with  the  exception  of  hake,  cuttlefish  and  octopus  for  which  the  Commission  is
proposing either to maintain the current price (hake) or to reduce the guide price (cuttlefish,
octopus).

In  addition,  Article  26  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  104/2000  requires  a  Community
producer  price  to  be  fixed  for  tuna  intended  for  the  canning  industry,  relating  to  a  product
with  given  commercial  characteristics  on  the  basis  of  the  average  of  prices  recorded  for  a
significant proportion of Community output on wholesale markets or in ports during the three
fishing years immediately preceding the year for which the price is fixed.

The  average  Community  price  fell  in  1999-2001  compared  with  1998-2000,  although  there
was an improvement in the situation in the first six months of 2001.

The Commission is proposing a 1% reduction in the Community producer price for the 2002
fishing year.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for the 2002 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common
organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products1, and in particular Articles 18(3)
and 26(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

1

2

Article  18(1) of  Regulation (EC) No 104/2000  requires  a  guide price to be fixed  for
each fishing year for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I
and II to that Regulation.

On the basis of the data  currently  available  on the  prices  for  the  products  concerned
and  the  criteria  referred  to  in  Article  18(2)  of  the  above  Regulation,  those  prices
should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2002 fishing year depending on the
species.

Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires a Community producer price
to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation.

Since  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3510/822  fixes  the  conversion  factors
applicable to different species of tuna, Community producer prices need not be fixed
for all species of tuna listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, but only for
yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares).

On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and
in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2002, the Community producer price for the
2002 fishing year should be reduced,

OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
OJ  L  368,  28.12.1982,  p.  27.  Regulation  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3899/92  (OJ  L  392,
31.12.1992, p. 24).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2002 for the products listed
in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and for the presentations and commercial
categories to which they relate shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

The Community producer price for  yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) for the fishing year
from 1 January to 31 December 2002 is hereby fixed as follows:

(EUR/tonne)

Species

Commercial specifications Community producer price

Yellow-fin  tuna  (Thunnus
albacares)

Whole,  weighing  more
than 10 kg each

1 160

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Article 3

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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ANNEX

Commercial presentation

Guide price
(EUR/tonne)

Whole fish
Whole fish
Whole fish or
Gutted fish with head
Whole fish or
Gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish
Whole fish
Whole fish
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
from 1.1.2002 to 30.4.2002
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
from 1.5.2002 to 31.12.2002
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Whole fish
Gutted fish with head
Whole
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Without head
Simply boiled in water
Simply boiled in water
Fresh or chilled
Whole
Whole
Tails
Whole fish or gutted fish with head
Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products
Frozen, whole, in original packages containing
the same products
Frozen, filleted, in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, in lots or in original packages
containing the same products
Frozen, whole, in original packages containing
the same products

Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products
Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products
Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products
Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products

Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products

Frozen, in original packages containing the
same products
Frozen,  in  original  packages  containing  the
same products

260
558
1101

790

1171
1591
790
1078
925
1214
296
315
1209
1063

1462

3695
2382
937
552
2177
2477
1613
2854
5928
2478
6547
1707
1784
5337
4323
6648
1976

1277

1530

1587

4080

1909

1967

1156

961

831

4119

8061

Annexes

Species
Products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC)
No 104/2000

I

1. Herring of the species Clupea harengus
2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
3. Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

4. Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)

5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua
7. Saithe (Pollachius virens)
8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
10. Ling (Molva spp.)
11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus
12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus
13. Anchovy (Engraulis spp.)
14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius
16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)
17. Dab (Limanda limanda)
18. Common flounder (Platichthys flesus)
19. Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)

20. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)
21. Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

22. Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon
23. Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)

24. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
25. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

26. Sole (Solea spp.)
1. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)

II

2. Hake of the genus Merluccius spp.

3. Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)

4. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

5. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma)
(Sepiola rondeletti)
6. Octopus (Octopus spp.)

7. Squid (Loligo spp.)

8. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus)

9. Illex argentinus

10. Prawn of the family Penaeidae
- Prawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostris

- Other species of the family Penaeidae

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

5.0

5.1

Financial statement

FISH/B/4
DATE: 9.10.2001

APPROPRIATIONS:

BUDGET HEADING:
B1-261
TITLE:
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 2002 fishing year the guide prices for the fishery
products listed in Annexes I and II and the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
LEGAL BASIS:
Articles 18 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
AIM:
Annual fixing of prices and certain aids in the fisheries sector (2002 fishing year)
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

12 MONTH
PERIOD
(EUR million)

FINANCIAL YEAR
2002
(EUR million)
17,2

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
OTHER

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

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:

[n+2]

[n+3]

[n+5]
Measures restricted to the 2002 fishing year
(16.10.2001– 15.10.2002)

[n+4]

- Community withdrawals: EUR 2 million
- Compensatory allowance for tuna: EUR 2.5 million
- Autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs: EUR 2.5 million
- Community carry-overs: EUR 3.7 million
- Private storage aid: EUR 1 million
- Operational programmes: EUR 5.3 million
- Technical assistance: EUR 0.2 million
CAN BE FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDED IN RELEVANT
CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET
CAN BE FUNDED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF CURRENT
BUDGET

6.0

6.1

6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET DE 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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