Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organization of the market in fishery products
Official Journal L 020 , 28/01/1976 P. 0001 - 0018
Greek special edition: Chapter 04 Volume 1 P. 0043
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 100/76
OF 19 JANUARY 1976
ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS SINCE THEIR ADOPTION THE BASIC PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN AMENDED A NUMBER OF TIMES ; WHEREAS , BY REASON OF THEIR NUMBER , THEIR COMPLEXITY AND THEIR DISPERSAL AMONG VARIOUS OFFICIAL JOURNALS , THESE TEXTS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE AND THUS LACK THE CLARITY WHICH SHOULD BE AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF ALL LEGISLATION ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSOLIDATED IN A SINGLE TEXT ;
WHEREAS THE OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON MARKET IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ; AND WHEREAS THE LATTER MUST INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS , WHICH MAY TAKE VARIOUS FORMS DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS THE FISHING INDUSTRY IS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF CERTAIN COASTAL REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THAT INDUSTRY PROVIDES A MAJOR PART OF THE INCOME OF FISHERMEN IN THESE REGIONS ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO ENCOURAGE RATIONAL MARKETING OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AND TO ENSURE MARKET STABILITY BY APPROPRIATE MEASURES ;
WHEREAS ONE OF THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IS THE APPLICATION OF COMMON MARKETING STANDARDS TO THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE STANDARDS SHOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF KEEPING PRODUCTS OF UNSATISFACTORY QUALITY OFF THE MARKET AND FACILITATING TRADE RELATIONS BASED ON FAIR COMPETITION , THUS HELPING TO IMPROVE THE PROFITABILITY OF PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE STANDARDS CALLS FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THEM ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD THEREFORE BE MADE FOR SUCH INSPECTION ;
WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE PROVISION UNDER THE RULES REGULATING