Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 2003 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Date: 2002-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, common price policy, fishery produce, fishery product, guide price, producer price

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 20.11.2002
COM(2002) 640 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for the 2003 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for
certain fishery products pursuant 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.
The  calculation  is  made  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 1999-2001, average prices for white fish continued to rise steadily
over the period 2000-2002, with increases of between +1% and +8% for most species. During
the first half of 2002, prices for white fish were generally higher than during the same period
of the previous year. In the light of this favourable market situation, the Commission proposes
increases in the guide prices for most species of white fish of between 1% and 2.5%, with the
exception  of  spotted  dogfish,  haddock,  plaice  and  dab.  It  is  proposed  maintaining  current
prices for common flounder, monkfish without head and sole.

The  market  situation  for  pelagic  species  has  improved  considerably,  with  price  increases  in
the period 2000-2002 between 3% and 33% and even 80% for Spanish mackerel higher than
over the period 1999-2001. Most of these increases were confirmed in the first six months of
2002.  The  Commission  therefore  proposes  increases  in  the  guide  price  for  these  species  of
between + 1% (sardines) and + 3% (herring).

As regards the other species in Annex I, in particular crustaceans, the recent market situation
has been less favourable. The Commission therefore proposes minor variations or maintaining
current guide prices for these species.

Prices  for  frozen  products  listed  in  Annex  II  have  tended  to  increase  on  the  international
markets with the exception of whole hake and swordfish, for which the Commission proposes
reductions of - 1% and – 1.5%, respectively.

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. The calculation is made
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 rose in the period 2000-2002 compared with 1999-2001. This
trend was confirmed in the first six months of 2002. In the light of this market situation, the
Commission proposes a 1% increase  in  the  Community  producer  price  for  the  2003  fishing
year.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for the 2003 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for
certain fishery products pursuant 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 Article 18(3)
and Article 26(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 18(1) and Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provide that a guide
price and a Community producer price should be fixed for each fishing year in order to
determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.

Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the guide price to be fixed 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 Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide
prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2003 fishing year depending
on the species.

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OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

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(4)

Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the Community producer price
to  be  fixed  for  each  of  the  products  listed  in  Annex  III  to  that  Regulation.  It  is,
however,  sufficient  to  establish  the  Community  producer  price  for  only  one  of  the
products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 since the prices for the
other  products  may  be  calculated  by  means  of  the  conversion  factors  established  by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/822.

(5)

On the basis of the  criteria  laid  down  in  the  first  and  second  indent  of  Article  18(2)
and in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Community producer price
for the 2003 fishing year should be increased,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2003, the guide prices as provided  for in
Article  18(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  104/2000  shall  be  as  set  out  in  the  Annex  I  to  this
Regulation.

Article 2

For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2003, the Community producer prices as
provided for in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex II to
this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

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

2

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

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ANNEX I

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
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

268
567
1112

782

1189
1631
802
1062
952
1226
303
321
1209
1052

1447

3750
2406
918
552
2221
2502
1637
2897
5928
2478
6612
1690
1766
5337
4366
6648
1996

1264

1530

1635

4019

1986

2047

1156

961

848

4160

7982

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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ANNEX II

Species

Commercial specifications

Products listed in Annex III to
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

Community producer price
(EUR/tonne)

Yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each

1 184

The Community producer prices for the other products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC)
No 104/2000 shall be determined by means of the conversion factors referred to in Regulation
(EEC) No 3510/82.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

5.0

5.1

Financial statement

FISH/B/4
DATE: 16.10.2002

APPROPRIATIONS:

BUDGET HEADING:
B1-261
TITLE:
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 2003 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 (2003 fishing year)
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

12 MONTH
PERIOD
(EUR million)

FINANCIAL YEAR
2003
(EUR million)
14,45

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 2003 fishing year
(16.10.2002– 15.10.2003)

[n+4]

- Community withdrawals: EUR 2 million
- Compensatory allowance for tuna: EUR 2 million
- Autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs: EUR 2 million
- Community carry-overs: EUR 2,5 million
- Private storage aid: EUR 0,5 million
- Operational programmes: EUR 5,3 million
- Technical assistance: EUR 0,15 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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