Commission Regulation (EC) No 2352/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing the withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2003 fishing year
Date: 2002-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common price policy, fishery product, selling price, withdrawal from the market, withdrawal price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2352/2002

of 20 December 2002

fixing the withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2003 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 products (1), and in particular Article
20(3) and Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Commu-
the
nity withdrawal and selling prices for each of
products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the
basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of
the product by applying the conversion factor for the
product category concerned to an amount not more
than 90 % of the relevant guide price.

Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the with-
drawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in
landing areas which are very distant from main centres
of consumption in the Community.

The guide prices for the 2003 fishing year were fixed for
all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2563/2001 (2).

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

Article 1

The conversion factors used for calculating the Community
withdrawal and selling prices for the 2003 fishing year for the
products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are
set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for
the 2003 fishing year and the products to which they relate are
set out in Annex II.

Article 3

The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2003 fishing year in
landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of
consumption in the Community and the products to which
those prices relate are set out in Annex III.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
(2) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

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Conversion factors for the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

ANNEX I

Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish, with
head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

Conversion factors

Herring of the species
Clupea harengus

Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Cod of the species
Gadus morhua

Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Ling (Molva spp.)

Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus

Spanish mackerel of the species
Scomber japonicus

1
2
3
4a
4b
4c
5
6

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

0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00

0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00

0,60
0,51
0,28

0,64
0,64
0,44

0,00
0,00
0,00

0,72
0,72
0,68
0,54
0,38

0,72
0,72
0,71
0,61

0,72
0,72
0,62
0,52

0,66
0,64
0,60
0,41

0,68
0,66
0,60

0,00
0,00
0,00

0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00

0,47
0,72
0,68
0,43
0,43
0,90
0,80
0,40

0,51
0,64
0,72
0,47

0,60
0,51
0,28

0,60
0,56
0,36

0,81
0,81
0,68

0,52
0,52
0,40
0,30
0,22

0,56
0,56
0,55
0,30

0,56
0,56
0,43
0,36

0,50
0,48
0,44
0,30

0,56
0,54
0,48

0,72
0,71
0,69

0,77
0,77
0,63
0,47

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Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish, with
head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

Conversion factors

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Hake of the species
Merluccius merluccius

Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)

Dab (Limanda limanda)

Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)

Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon

Deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis)

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
3

1
2
3
4
5

1
2

1
2

0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00

0,75
0,75
0,72
0,52

0,90
0,68
0,68
0,56
0,52

0,68
0,60
0,54
0,34

0,71
0,54

0,66
0,50

0,90
0,90

0,00
0,00
0,00

0,68
0,72
0,60
0,25

0,41
0,41
0,41
0,34

0,71
0,53
0,52
0,43
0,41

0,64
0,56
0,49
0,29

0,58
0,42

0,58
0,42

0,81
0,77

0,64
0,64
0,40

Whole fish, or gutted
with head (1)

Fish without head (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

0,61
0,78
0,78
0,65
0,36

0,77
0,72
0,68
0,60
0,43

All presentations

Extra, A (1)

0,59
0,27

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

0,77
0,27

0,68
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Species

Size (1)

Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus)

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

Sole (Solea spp.)

1
2

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
5

Conversion factors

Whole (1)

0,72
0,54

Whole (1)

Tails (1)

E (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

0,86
0,86
0,77
0,50

0,86
0,59
0,59
0,41

0,81
0,68
0,50
0,41

Gutted fish, with
head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

0,75
0,75
0,71
0,58
0,50

0,58
0,58
0,54
0,42
0,33

(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

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Withdrawal and selling prices in the Community of the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

ANNEX II

Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish,
with head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

Withdrawal price (EUR/t)

Herring of the species
Clupea harengus

Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Cod of the species
Gadus morhua

Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Ling (Molva spp.)

Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus

Spanish mackerel of the species
Scomber japonicus

1
2
3
4a
4b
4c
5
6

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
0
0
0

667
567
311

500
500
344

0
0
0

1 174
1 174
1 109
881
620

580
580
572
492

765
765
658
552

628
609
571
390

834
809
736

0
0
0

0
0
0
0

126
193
182
115
115
241
214
107

292
366
412
269

667
567
311

469
438
282

963
963
809

848
848
652
489
359

451
451
443
242

595
595
457
382

476
457
419
286

687
662
588

218
215
209

247
247
202
151

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Species

Size (1)

Gutted fish,
with head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

Withdrawal price (EUR/t)

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
— 1 January to 30 April 2003

— 1 May to 31 December 2003

Hake of the species
Merluccius merluccius

Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)

Dab (Limanda limanda)

Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)

Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

Shrimps of the species
Crangon crangon

Deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis)

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
3

1
2
3
4
5

1
2

1
2

0
0
0
0

797
797
765
553

1 097
1 097
1 053
760

3 375
2 550
2 550
2 100
1 950

1 636
1 444
1 299
818

655
498

364
276

2 252
2 252

0
0
0

826
875
729
304

436
436
436
361

599
599
599
497

2 663
1 988
1 950
1 613
1 538

1 540
1 347
1 179
698

535
388

320
232

1 808
1 719

1 048
1 048
655

Whole fish, gutted fish,
with head (1)

Fish without head (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

1 767
2 260
2 260
1 883
1 043

4 565
4 268
4 031
3 557
2 549

All presentations

Extra, A (1)

1 462
669

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

5 142
1 803

1 149
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Species

Size (1)

Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus)

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

Sole (Solea spp.)

1
2

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
5

Sale price (EUR/t)

Whole (1)

1 272
954

Whole (1)

Tails (1)

E (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

4 590
4 590
4 109
2 669

4 590
3 149
3 149
2 188

3 536
2 969
2 183
1 790

Gutted fish,
with head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

4 986
4 986
4 720
3 856
3 324

3 856
3 856
3 590
2 792
2 194

(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

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Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption

ANNEX III

Species

Landing area

Herring of the species
Clupea harengus

Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

Coastal regions of eastern England from Berwick to Dover
Coastal regions of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth and
the islands located west and north of those regions
Coastal regions of County Down (Northern Ireland)

Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus

Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the
United Kingdom

Hake of the species
Merluccius merluccius

Coastal regions from Troon (in south-western Scotland) to
Wick (in north-eastern Scotland) and the islands located west
and north of those regions

Albacore of longfinned
tuna
(Thunnus alalunga)

Islands of the Azores and Madeira

Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus

Canary Islands

Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the
United Kingdom

Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal

Withdrawal prices (EUR/tonne)

Conversion
factor

Size (1)

Gutted fish, with
head (1)

Whole fish (1)

Extra, A (1)

Extra, A (1)

1
2
3
4a

1
2
3
4a

1
2
3

1
2
3

1
2
3
4
5

1

2

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

2
3

0,90

0,90

0,96

0,95

0,75

0,48

0,48

0,74

0,93
0,81

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

2 531
1 913
1 913
1 575
1 463

1 081

1 081

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0

113
174
164
104

113
174
164
104

209
207
201

207
204
199

1 997
1 491
1 463
1 209
1 153

868

825

140
176
198
129

216
271
305
199

348
342

(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.