CELEX: 51983PC0630
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Date: 1983-10-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (D) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing year#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing year#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the canning industry for the 1984 fishing year (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM (8 3 ) 630 final
                                           Brussels, 20 October 1 9 8 3
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
      fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
      Annex I (A) and (D) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the
      1984 fishing year
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
      fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in
      Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing
      year
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
      fixing the Community producer price for tuna     intended for the
      canning industry for the 1984 fishing year
           (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM (83) 630 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The aim of this R e g u l a t i o n is to fix for 1984 the gu i d e p r ic es for the pr o d u c t s
listed in Annex I (A) and (D) to R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common
o r g a n i z a t i o n of the ma rk et in f i sh ery p r o d uct s.                     A r t i c l e 10 of the R e g u l a t i o n
p r o v i d e s that a gu id e pr i c e is to be fi xe d for each of th es e p r o d u c t s for
each f i s h i n g ye ar on the basis of the a v e r a g e of p r ic es r e co rde d for a
s i g n i f i c a n t p r o p o r t i o n of Co m m u n i t y o u tp ut and a p r o d u c t with gi v e n co mm ercial
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s on r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w h o l e s a l e m a r k e t s or in r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
ports d u r i n g the th re e f i s h i n g ye ar s i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g the ye ar for which
the pr i c e is fixed.                  In fi x i n g the price, ac c o u n t is al so to be ta ke n of
p r o d u c t i o n and d e m a n d p r o s p e c t s and of ot h e r cr i t e r i a r e la tin g to the
s t a b i l i z a t i o n of ma r k e t pr i c e s , the supp ort of pr od uce rs ' in come and
consumers' in te res ts .
The s t a r t i n g po in t of the p r o c e d u r e for fi xi ng pr i c e s for 1984 was a c o m p a r i s o n
of the a v e r a g e of p r i c e s re f e r r e d to ab ov e re c o r d e d d u r i n g the p e r i o d from 1981
to 1983 (1983 : 6 mont hs) wi th that for the p e r i o d from 19 80 to 1982, the
 latter h a v i n g be e n us e d to fix the gu i d e pr ic e for 1983.
A c c o u n t is t a k e n in the gu i d e p r i c e s p r o p o s e d for 19 84 of the h e t e r o g e n e o u s
c h a r a c t e r of the m a r k e t and of the r e l a t i v e d e g r a d a t i o n of the s i t u a t i o n f o r
some sp e c i e s , d u r i n g th e s e last mo nths.
 It is p r o p o s e d t h e r e f o r e :
- to p r o l o n g in 1984, for h e r r i n g , the g u i d e p r i c e v a l i d fo 1983>
- to in c r e a s e the g u i d e p r i c e from, d e p e n d i n g on the s p ec ies , 1 to 6 % for the
    other products.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                      Proposal for a
                                              C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (E E C ) N o                            $3
                                                                    of
                   f i x in g t h e g u i d e p r i c e s f o r t h e f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s li s t e d i n A n n e x I (A) a n d (D ) of
                                      R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) N o 3796/81 f o r t h e 198A f i s h i n g y e a r
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                                referred to above involves for the                 fishing year an
COMMUNITIES.                                                                               increase for certain products an d th e stabilization of
                                                                                           prices for others com pared with prices applicable
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      du rin g the cu rren t fishing y e a r ; whereas, in view of
E conom ic C om m un ity ,                                                                 the seasonal variations in the characteristics of plaice,
                                                                                           th e guide price should be increased from 1 May 1984;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N o                                              whereas, in the absence of certain inform ation co n cer­
3796/81 of 29 D ecem b er 1981 o n the c o m m o n                                         n in g price trends for each fishery pro duct with given
organization of the market in fishery products ('), and                                    com m ercial characteristics, consideration should be
in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,                                                      given to the relationship between th e average weighted
                                                                                           m a rk et prices recorded when th e guide prices were
H aving regard to the proposal from th e C o m m issio n,                                  fixed for the previous fishing year for these products,
                                                                                           and the average weighted m a rk et prices now current,
W hereas Article 10 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) N o
3796/81 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for
each of the products listed in A n n e x I (A) and (D) to                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
that Regulation at a level w hich will h elp to stabilize
market price and avoid the fo rm ation of surpluses in                                                                      Article I
the C o m m u n i t y ; whereas that level m u st also help
su p po rt producers’ in co m e and at th e sam e tim e take                                T h e guide prices for the fishing year from 1 Janu ary to
account of co n su m ers’ in t e r e s t ;                                                  31 D e c e m b e r 1984 for the products listed in A nnex I
                                                                                            (A) and (D) to Regulation (EEC) N o 3796/81 and the
W hereas the guide price shall be based on the average                                      categories to w hich th ey relate are fixed in the A nnex
of prices as defined in Article 10 (2) of that Regulation                                   hereto.
and on an assessment of p roduction and d e m a n d
p r o s p e c ts ;                                                                                                          Article 2
W hereas the application of the criteria laid down in                                       T h is Regulation shall en ter into force on 1 January
Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) N o 3796/81 and                                               1984. '
                   T h is Regulation shall be b in d in g in its entirety and directly applicable in all M em ber
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                              For the Council
                                                                                                               The President
 (') OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                                                              ANNEX
                                                  Commercial specifications (')
                 Species                                                                                 Guide price
                                     Freshness                                                        (ECU per tonne)
                                                     Size                 Presentation
                                     category
    1. Herrings                      Extra, A          1         Whole fish                                         336
   2. Sardines (Sardina
       pilchardus):
       (a) Atlantic                    Extra          3          Whole fish                                         542
       (b) Mediterranean               Extra          3          Whole fish                                         424
   3. Dogfish (Squalus                                           Whole fish
                                     Extra, A         2                                                             836
       acanthias)                                                Gutted fish with head
   4. Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)                                Whole fish
                                     Extra, A          1                                                            806
                                                                 Gutted fish with head
   5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)            A             2         Whole fish                                         782
   6. Cod                                A            2        ' Gutted fish with head
                                        or                                                                        1 043
                                         A            3          Gutted fish with head
   7. Saithc                             A            2          Gutted fish with head
                                        or
                                         A            3          Gutted fish with head                              606
   8. Haddock                           A             2         Gutted fish with head
                                        or                                                                          788
                                        A             3         Gutted fish with head
   9. Whiting                                         2         Gutted fish with head
                                        or                                                                          731
                                        A             3         Gutted fish with head
 10. Ling                           Extra, A          ,
                                                    1 2         Gutted fish with head                               867
 11. Mackerel                         Extra           1         Whole fish
                                        or                                                                          277
                                        A             2         Whole fish
 12. Anchovies                        Extra           2         Whole fish                                          534
 13. Plaice                             A             2         Gutted fish with head      \ 1 > " u a rY i 8 c 4         708
                                                                                           ? 30 April
                                        or
                                        A             3
                                                                                           \ 1 May to                   )
                                                                Gutted fish with head
                                                                                           j 31 December          1984  ^ 958
 14. Hake (Merluccius
      merluccius)                       A             2         Gutted fish with head                             2 316
 15. Shrimps of the       genus
      Crangon crangon                   A             !         Simply boiled in water                            1 401
(') The freshness categories, sizes and presentation arc defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 -
 ---pagebreak---                                                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3796/81 on the co m m o n o r g a n i z a t i o n of the ma rk et in
f i sh ery p r o d u c t s p r o v i d e s that a       gu i d e       pr i c e is to be fixed for each
of the p r o d u c t s listed in An ne x II to that R e g u l a t i o n ba se d on the
av e r a g e of pr i c e s r e co rde d for a s i g n i f i c a n t p r o p o r t i o n of Co m m u n i t y
output and a p r o d u c t with g i v e n c o m m e r c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s on r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
w h o l e s a l e m a r k e t s or in r e p r e s e n t a t i v e po r t s d u r i n g the th re e f i sh ing
years i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g the ye ar for wh ic h the pr ic e is fixed.
An e x a m i n a t i o n of price t r e n d s for the p r o d u c t s in q u e s t i o n i n d i cat es           that
the guide pr i c e s sh ou ld be i n c r e a s e d for ce r t a i n p r o d u c t s and m a i n t a i n e d
for ot h e r s , at th ei r c u rr ent level, for the 19 84 f i s h i n g year.
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Pr*p«oal fer a
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                     /g3
                                               of
               fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation
                                   (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1984 fishing year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  criteria laid down in Article 10 of that Regulation, the
 COMMUNITIES.                                                 prices should be increased for certain products and
                                                              maintained for others for the 198A fishing year,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
.Having regard to Council Regulation (E.EC) No                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common
 organization of the market in fishery products ('), and                              Article 1
 in particular Article 15 (5) thereof.
                                                              The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,           31 December 1984 for the products listed in Annex II
                                                              to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the categories to
 Whereas    Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No
 3796/81   provides that a guide price shall be fixed         which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
 annually   for each of the products or groups of
 products  listed in Annex II to that Regulation ;                                    Article 2
 Whereas, according to the data available at present          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
 concerning prices for the products in question and the        1984.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels,
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
 (') OJ No L 379. 31. 12. 1981. p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX
                                                                                    Guide price
         Group of products                     Commercial specifications
                                                                                  (ECU per tonne)
1. Sardines                        Frozen,   in lots or in original packages
                                   containing the same products                          389
2. Sea-bream of the species        Frozen,   in lots or in original      packages
   Dentex dentex ^nd Pageilus      containing the same products
   spp.                                                                                1 178
3. Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus)   Frozen,    in lots or in original packages
                                   containing the same products                           615
4. Norway lobster (Neph      tops  Frozen,   in lots or in original packages
   norvegicus)                     containing the same products                        1 751
5. Squid (Loligo spp.)             Frozen, in original packages containing the
                                   same products                                       2 288
6. Squid (Todarodes sagittatus)    Frozen, in original packages containing the
                                   same products                                       1 129
7. Squid (Illex spp.)              Frozen, in original packages containing the
                                   same products                                       1 129
8. Cuttlefish of the       species Frozen, in original packages containing the
   Sepia     officinalis,   Rossia same products
   macrosoma        and    Sepiola
   rondeletti                                                                           1 503
9. Octopus                         Frozen, in original packages containing the
                                   same products                                        1 120
 ---pagebreak---                                                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3796/81 on the co m m o n o r g a n i z a t i o n of the m a rk et in
f i sh ery p r o d u c t s p r o v i d e s that a C o m m u n i t y p r o d u c e r p r i c e is to be fixed
for tuna i n t e n d e d for the ca n n i n g i n d u s t r y b a s e d on the a v e r a g e of prices
reco rde d for a s i g n i f i c a n t p r o p o r t i o n of C o m m u n i t y o u t p u t and a pr oduct
wi th g i v e n c o m m e r c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s on r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w h o l e s a l e ma r k e t s
or in r e p r e s e n t a t i v e po r t s d u r i n g the th r e e f i s h i n g            ye a r s i m m e d i a t e l y
p r e c e d i n g the ye ar for               wh i c h the pr i c e        is fixed.
T a k i n g into c o n s i d e r a t i o n the fact that the a v a i l a b l e d a t a are not su f f i c i e n t ,
it is p r o p o s e d to m a i n t a i n the C o m m u n i t y p r o d u c e r p r i c e at his p r e s e n t level
and, if n e c e s s a r y , to come back to th is m a t t e r , d e p e n d i n g on the e x a m i n a t i o n
of the s u p p l e m e n t a r y p i e c e s of i n f o r m a t i o n wh i c h co u l d j u st ify any revision.
 ---pagebreak---                                                     Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                           Z*3
                                              of
             fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended             fo r , the canning industry
                                            for therl984- fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    shall be fixed for tuna intended for the canning
COMMUNITIES.                                                   industry;
                                                               Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         Article 17 (4) of the abovementioned Regulation, the
Economic Community,                                            price for the 1914 fishing year should be Mlfttainad,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
organization of the market in fishery products ('), and
in particular Article 17 (5) thereof.                                                     Article 1
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,            The Community producer price for the fishing year
                                                               from 1 January to 31 December 1984 for tuna for the
Whereas Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No                  canning industry and the category to which it relates
3796/81 provides that a Community producer price               are hereby fixed as follows:
                                                                                             Community
                      Product                   Commercial specifications                   producer price
                                                                                           (ECU per tonne)
                     Albacore         Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each                     1 338
                                                      Article 2
             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1984.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                          •  The President
(') OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                     FINANCIAL                          STATEMENT
                                                                                                      bats t   29.9.83
1.   budget lins concerned          »       A r t i c l e 401
2. a c t i o n j    Th r e e p r o p o s a l s for Coun cil R e g u l a t i o n s fi x i n g the gu i d e p r ic es tor
 f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s (Annex I (A) and (D)^ Annex II to R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3796/81
 and the p r o d u c e r pr i c e for tuna.
3.   legal b a s is  t       A r t i c l e s 10, 15 and 17 of C o un cil R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3(y6/81
4. OBJECTIVES I
                            An n u a l f i x i n g of pr ic es in the f i s h e r i e s se ctor
5. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE                                  POR THE MARKETING TEAS         CURRENTgP^HANCIAL TEAR   FOLLOWING g^NANCIAL TEAR
5.0 EXIENDITURE
      -CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
        W U f e / l NTSRVENTIONS )
      -wm nwM nnnaN*.                                                                              23,050               29,375
      - W B B P I W *—         1i m m m m m i ■ ■ ■ ■
5.1 RECEIPTS
      -OWN RESOURCES OP TIE EC
        (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
      -NATIONAL
                                                          T E A S ...........            T E A R ......... ...    W 1 B
5.0.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN CF EXPENDITURE
                                                                    M e a s u r e r e s t r i c t e d to the 1984 f i s h i n g year
5.1.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OP RECEIPTS                                   1 J a n u a r y to 31 D e c e m b e r 1984
5.2 KETiiOS OP CALCULATION
                                 See co m m e n t s dr a f t ge n e r a l budget, of the E.C. for the
                                 f i n a n c i a l y e a r 1984, co l u m e 7, p. B / 3 6 9
6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE KITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OP CURRENT BUDGET T                                          YES/
6.1 FINANCING POSSIBLE BY TRANSFER BET/EEW CHAPTER3 OF CURRENT BUDGET ?
6.2 NECESSITY FOR A SUFPLEES.TAHY BUDGET ?                                                                                          NO
6.3 CREDITS TO BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?                                                                                YESj
cocoons *               Si n c e it is a matt r of f i s i n g p r i c e s , the impact on e x p e n d i t u r e wilt
be indirect. The e x p e n d i t u r e in q u e s t i o n is h e a v i l y d e p e n d e n t on d e v e l o p m e n t s in
t h e m arket and the q u a n t i t i e s lanced. V