CELEX: 31973R3560
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3560/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 fixing reference prices for fishery products for 1974

29 . 12. 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 361 / 61
                           REGULATION (EEC) No 3560/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                   of 21 December 1973
                               fixing reference prices for fishery products for 1974
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas the reference prices for the products listed in
COMMUNITIES,                                                     Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 must be
                                                                 derived from the guide prices therefor and fixed by
                                                                 reference to the price level at which intervention
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            measures in respect of these products become appli­
Economic Community ;                                             cable ; whereas the reference prices for these products
                                                                 should therefore be fixed at 85 % of the guide prices
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     fixed for the 1974 fishing year by Council Regulation
2142/70 (') of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­              (EEC) No 3398 /73 (4) of 11 December 1 973 ;
ization of the market in fishery products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 59/73 (2), and in              Whereas, for the products listed in Annex IV ( B) to
particular the first subparagraph of Article 18 (6)              Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70, reference prices are
thereof ;
                                                                 determined on the basis of the reference price for the
                                                                 fresh product ;
Whereas Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
2142/70 provides, inter alia, for the fixing each year           Whereas the situation on the Community import
of reference prices valid in the Community for the               market for frozen mackerel as mentioned in Annex IV
products listed in Annexes I (A) and (C), II and IV ( B)
                                                                 (B) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70, and in particular
to that Regulation ;
                                                                 the fact that frozen mackerel may be used in place of
                                                                 fresh mackerel may make it necessary to take
Whereas Article 18 (2) of the Regulation aforesaid               measures to protect Community producers ; whereas
provides that for the products listed in Annex I (A) or          the reference price for that product should therefore
(C) thereto such prize is to be equal to not less than           be the same as that for fresh mackerel .
60 % and not more than 90 % of the guide price ;
                                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas the guide prices for the fishery products                are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No             ment Committee for Fishery Products,
2142/70 were fixed for the 1974 fishing year by
Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3395/73 (3 ) of 1 1
December 1 973 ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas it is essential to fix reference prices if appro­
priate measures are to be applied to protect Commu­
nity production ; whereas the implementation of such
measures is closely linked with those taken within the
 Community to stabilize markets, in particular by the                                       Art icic 1
application of the system of withdrawal prices, that is
 prices below which producers' organizations will not
                                                                 The reference prices applicable until 31 December
 put up for sale the produce of their members ;
                                                                  1974 for the products listed in Annexes I (A) and (C)
whereas the reference price must be fixed by applying
                                                                  and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70, and for
to the guide price a percentage lying within the limits           frozen mackerel as mentioned in Annex IV (B) to that
 used in applying the withdrawal price ; whereas this
                                                                  Regulation , shall be as shown in the Annex to this
 percentage must be based in particular on the supply
 and demand situation on the market ;
                                                                  Regulation .
 Whereas for these reasons, the withdrawal prices, to
 the extent that these lie within the limits set for this                                   Article 2
 purpose, and otherwise the lower of those limits,
 should be used in determining reference prices ;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                                   1 974.
(') OJ No L 236, 27. 10 . 1970 , p . 5.
(2 ) OJ No L 322, 23 . 11.1 973 , p. 4 .
 (3) OJ No L 349 , 19 . 12. 1973 , p. 1 .                         (4 ) OJ No L 349 , 19 . 12. 1973 , p . 5 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels , 21 December 1973 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                      The President
                                                                 Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                                 /
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                                                              ANNEX
            I. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC)
                                                             No 2142/70
                                                    Products
                                                                                                Reference prices
                                                                                                  (u. a. /100 kg)
               1 . Herrings                                                                              142
              2 . Sardines
                   ( a) Atlantic                                                                         288
                   (b ) Mediterranean                                                                    163
              3 . Redfish                                                                                294
              4. Cod                                                                                     256
              5 . Saithe                                                                                  156
              6 . Haddock                                                                                 165
              7. Whiting                                                                                  189
               8 . Mackerel                                                                               145
               9. Anchovies                                                                               269
             10. Plaice                                                                                   226
             11 . Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p.                                                     488
                    II. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70
                                                                                                 Reference prices
                                                Products                                           (u.a./100 kg)
             1 . Sardines                                                                                 187
             2. Sea bream of the species Dentex dentex and Pagellus                                       534
             3. Squid (Loligo sp.p., Ommastrephes sagittatus, Todarodes sagit­
                  tatus, Illex coindetti)                                                                 963
             4. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma,
                  Sepiola rondeleti                                                                       558
             5 . Octopus                                                                                  404
             III. Reference price for frozen mackerel listed in Annex IV (B) to Regulation (EEC)
                                                             No 2142/70
                                                Products
                                                                                                 Reference prices
                                                                                                   (u. a. /100 kg)
             Mackerel                                                                                     145