CELEX: 51987PC0528
Language: en
Date: 1987-10-29
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1988 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 1988 fishing year#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the canning industry for the 1988 fishing year#(submitted by the Commission)

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                                     Proposai for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I(A ), ( D )
      and ( E ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796 / 81 for the 1988 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 1988 fishing year
                                     Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the canning
                        industry for the 1988 fishing year
                           ( submitted by the Commission )
C0M(87 ) 528 final
 ---pagebreak---                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The purpose of this Regulation is to fix the guide prices for 1988 for the
products in Annex I ( A ), ( D ) and ( E ) of Regulation ( EEC ) N° 3796/81 on the
common organization of the market in fishery products . Art . 10 of this
Regulation states that a guide price for each of these products shall be fixed
for each fishing year on the basis of the average of prices recorded for a
significant proportion of Community output and a product with given commercial
characteristics on representative wholesale markets or in representative ports
during the t hree fishing years immediately preceding the year for which the
price is fixed .
In fixing the price , account is also taken of the production and demand
prospects and other criteria relating to the stabilization of market prices ,
support for producers' incomes and consumers' interests .
As in previous years , the procedure for fixing the prices for 1988 has been
based on a comparison between the average of prices recorded between 1985 and
the first six months of 1987 and that for the period beween 1984 and 1986 , which
was used as a basis for fixing the guide prices for 1987 .
Generally speaking , the Community market for white fish has balanced out at a
relatively high price level , mainly due to the limited volume of total supply in
relation to market requirements , and was not changed substantially from last
year . In view of the substantial differences between the average market prices
and the guide prices for most of the species concerned and in order to ensure
better price regulation , it would appear appropriate to adjust the guide prices
to the actual market situation by means of a small increase .
The trend in production , withdrawals and prices has been much the same for each
of the species of white fish ( a drop in production and withdrawals ; increase in
prices with the exception of dogfish ).
The market situation for pelagic species is moderate to bad for Atlantic
sardines , mackerel and herring . Prices for these species have dropped , normally
accompanied by an increase in withdrawals . The Commission is proposing a
substantial drop in the guide price for herring in view of the biological
prospects for 1988 , price trends in recent years and the fact that the guide
price is not in keeping with a market which is in a situation of structural
surplus .  The Council must adopt other measures to improve this sector .        In view
of the state of stocks and production prospects the drop for other pelagic
species in particular , mackerel is lower than for herring .
 ---pagebreak--- In line with the undertaking it made in 1986 , the Commission is proposing that a
separate guide price be fixed for Spanish mackerel ( scomber japonicus ) as
distinct from mackerel ( scomber    scombrus ).
Finally , it should be noted that no changes can be proposed for the new products
covered by the Community price arrangements under the Act of Accession ( Megrim ,
Ray 's bream , monkfish ) and for those products qualifying for storage aid ( edible
crabs , Norway lobsters ) because of the very fragmentary information transmitted
by the Member States .
It is accordingly proposed s
- that the guide price for herring be reduced by 10% , the guide price for
   mackerel by 5% , the guide price for dogfish by 2% and the guide price for
   Atlantic sardine by 1% ( after harmonization of prices );
- to maintain the 1987 guide prices for shrimp , megrim , Ray 's bream , monkfish ,
   edible crab , nephrops , Mediterranean sardine and hake ;
-  to increase the guide price for redfish , cod , saithe , ling , haddock , whiting
   and plaice by 1% .
 ---pagebreak---                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E)
                              of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1988 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas, in the absence of certain information concer¬
                                                               ning price trends for each fishery product with given
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          commercial characteristic, consideration should be given
Economic Community,
                                                               to the relationship between the average weighted market
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81           prices recorded when the guide prices were fixed for the
of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the          previous fishing year for these products, and the average
market in fishery products (‘), as amended by the 1985         weighted market prices recorded currently ;
Act of Accession, and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
                                                               Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             Act ol Accession, a third approximation of guide prices
Whereas Article 10 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No        must take' place on 1 January 1988for Atlantic sardines
                                                               and anchovies,
3796/8 1 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each
of the products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of the
Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize market
prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the             HAS ADOfTED THIS REGULATION :
Community ; whereas that . level must also help support
producers’ income and at the same time take account of
consumers’ interest ;                                                                    Article 1
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of
prices as defined in Article 10 (2) of that Regulation and     The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31
on an assessment of production and demand prospects ;          December 1988for the products listed in Annex I (A), (D)
                                                               and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the catego¬
Whereas the application of the criteria laid down in           ries to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and referred
to above involves for the 1988 fishing year an increase for
certain products and the stabilization or decrease of prices                             Artide 2
for others compared with prices applicable during the
current fishing year ;                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
                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
                                                 Commercial specifications Ç )
                   Species                                                                        Guide price
                                     Freshness                                                   ( ECU/tonnc )
                                                    Size                 Presentation
                                     category
                                                                                                        273
  1 . Herrings                       Extra, A         1        Whole fish
 2. Sardines
      (a) Atlantic
          – Member States other than
                                                                                                        503
              Spain and Portugal       Extra         3         Whole fish
          – Spain, Portugal            Extra         3         Whole fish                              355
      (b) Mediterranean                Extra   .     3         Whole fish                               464
 3 . Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)     Extra, A
                                                      * !      Whole fish
                                                               Gutted fish with head  i                 861
 4. Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp )      Extra, A
                                                      * 1      Whole fish
                                                               Gutted fish with head  i                782
  5. Redfish                             A            2        Whole fish                              880
  6. Cod                                 A            2        Gutted fish with head  )
                                         or
                                                                                      i              1 230
                                         A            3        Gutted fish with head  )
 7. Saithe                               A            2        Gutted fish with head  )
                                         or                                           >                655
                                         A            3        Gutted fish with head  )
  8 . Haddock                            A            2        Gutted fish with head  }
                                         or                                           )                877
                                         A            3        Gutted fish with head  )
  9 . Whiting                            A            2        Gutted fish with head  )
                                         or                                           >                 799
                                         A            3        Gutted fish with head  )
10 . Ling                            Extra, A       1, 2       Gutted fish with head                    920
1 1 . Mackerel                         Extra           1       Whole fish              )
                                         or
                                                                                       S                269
                                         A            2        Whole fish              )
12 . Spanish mackerel                Extra or        1          Whole fish                              320
                                          A          2          Whole fish
3 . Anchovies
      – Member States other
                                       Extra          2        Whole fish                                769
          than Spain
      – Spain                          Extra          2        Whole fish                             1 025
      Plaice                             A            2        Gutted fish with head
                                                                                      f 1 January to      )      774
                                                                                      ( 30 April 1988 \
                                                                                      ( 1 May to            )  i o55
                                         A            3        Gutted fish with head
                                                                                      f 31 December 1988¡
       Hake                              A            1        Gutted fish with head                  2 900
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Commercial specifications (')
                  Species                                                                                     Guide price
                                            Freshness                                                        (ECU/tonne)
                                                            Size                 Presentation
                                            category
  16 .Megrim                                Extra, A        1, 2       Whole fish, gutted fish
                                                                       with head                                  1 850
  17 .Ray's bream                           Extra, A          1        Whole fish                                 1 500
18 . Monkfish                               Extra, A        2, 3       Whole, gutted, with head                   2 100
                                            Extra A         2, 3       Without head                                5 040
19 - Shrimps of the genus Crangon
      crangon                                   A             1        Simply boiled in water                     1 545
20 . Edible crab                               –              1        Whole                                      1 500
21 - Norway lobster                           E, A          1, 2       Whole                                      4 400
                                              E, A            2        Tails                                    10 600
 (') The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 .
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   || "-Tien : Three proposals for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price for fishery
   l| products ( Annex I , A, D; Annex II of Regulation ( EEC ) ‘n° 3796 / 81 ) and the price for
   j; the Community production of tuna ( Annex III ).
  D                      3ASis : Articles 10 , 15 and 17 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 3796 / 81
  f-:---
  | cuscrim   yi-'ar ) .
                                i Annual establishment of prices in the fisheries sector ( 1988 marketing
        N - : " A:.· ci AI. COIISEO'IUÍCE                      FOR THE KARJCETINO TEAR   CURRENT FijiABCl AL TEAR   FOLLOW NO FINANCIAL TEA*
        r .r r-_xî Γ.τατι,ΉΕ                                                                   (     )                     (  88 )
              - CHARCED TO THE EC BUDCET
                MHUW^I NTER VENTI ONS )
                                                                                                                      33,5 MECUS
                tunnumnunnu
                IlinraMtfifllHBUUU«·
       y.I RECEï FTS
              -'■'»Ti RESOURCES OF TÜE EC
                ( l.t'.Vl ES / OJSTOI S DUTI ES )                                                       -
              -NATIONAL
                                                              TEAR .                     TEAR .                     TEAR .
                   FLURI ANNUAL FATTLBIN OF EX PENDI TURE
                HMBMUMfHflMttftMf                             Measure limited to the 1988 marketing year                      1.1 –31 . 12 . 88j
       j.i XETiiOD OF CALCULATION
                                     The budgetary impact of the price proposals will only vary marginally from the
                                     options used for the preparation of the first draft for the 1988 budget .
      6.C .- ;NAJ. - ;NC POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OP CURRENT BUDGET T
      '••l FINANCING POSSIBLE at TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF CURRENT BUDGET 7
                                                                                                                              IfffB
     '■•J NE;.-;;:;iTf FOR A SUPPL&SCTARI BUDGET 7                                                                            nt'No
     •:.3              rs TO BE WRITTISV INTO FUTURE BUDGETS 7
                                                                                                                               *»/Я
     v.j.'OEN.o i since this involves the establishment of prices , the impact on expenditure is
       indirect .                This expenditure depends considerably on the market situation and the
      quantities landed .
         Headi ng                                                p.m. Budget 1987                                First draft 1988 budget
         TTÂDÏÏT
               Withdrawals and premium                                      24-. 500 . 000                             20.500.000
               Allowances for sardines
         2 . 4011                Storage aid                                 2.100.000
         3 . 4019               Allowance for tuna                                                                      6.600.000
                                                                             1.100.000
         4.       IM      w       e. t\ »  <                                                                            6.400.ÜGG
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I        TOTAL                                                              27.700.000                                 33.500.000
I
 ---pagebreak--- ^*~a ^~emen^- concerning the impact of certain legislative acts  on small and
medium-sized undertakings and employment
        1.   ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS ARISING FOR UNDERTAKINGS AS A RESULT OF
            APPLICATION OF THE LEGISLATION
                     none
        2.  ADVANTAGES FOR THE UNDERTAKING
            - YES/Bf
            - IF SO , SPECIFY :   The reduction of the guide prices should make
                                  the supply for the processing sector less
                                  expensive .
       3.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERTAKING
            ( additional costs )
            - И1/ЧО
            - IF SO , SPECIFY :
       4 . EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT         ma intains employment .
       5.  WAS THERE PRIOR CONSULTATINO WITH EMPLOYERS AND UNION
            REPRESENTATIVES ?
           - BII /NO
           - OPINION OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES
       6.   IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE , LESS RESTRICTIVE APPROACH ?
                            NO
 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3796 / 81 on the common organization of the market in fishery
products states that , for each of the products listed in Annex II , a guide price
shall be fixed for a product with given commercial characteristics on the basis
of the average of prices recorded for a significant proportion of Community
output and a product with given commercial characteristics on representative
wholesale markets or in representative ports during the three fishing years
immediately preceding the year for which the price is fixed .
Examination of the price trends for frozen products suggests that the guide
prices should be kept at their current level in the 1988 fishing year for
cuttlefish , octopus , sardines , squid of the species Todarodes and increased for
sea-bream .
The change in prices for squid ( loligo and Illex ) is not significant because the
market has been destabilized by supplies from a non-member country whose fishing
fleet operates under different conditions to that of the Community . Under these
conditions which are not in accordance with the normal rules of competition or
with the objectives of the common organization of the market , the balance of the
Community fleet depending on catches of these species is therefore threatened .
In the immediate future the Commission does not propose to change the guide
prices for these two species in view of the production prospects in the fishing
 ---pagebreak---                                                              ΙΟ
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation
                                        (EEC) No 3796/81 for the 1988 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
                                                               criteria laid down in Article 10^ of that Regulation, these
                                                               prices should be increased ^ maintained
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          according to the species for the 1988 fishing year,
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the
market in fishery products ('), as amended by the 1985
Act of Accession, and in particular Article 15 (5),                                   ■ Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31
Whereas Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81        December i988 for the products listed in Annex II to
provides that a guide price shall be fixed annually for        Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and the categories to which
each of the products or groups of products listed in           they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto .
Annex II to that Regulation ;
                                                                                        Article 2
Whereas, according to the data available at present
concerning prices for the products in question and the         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
               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---                                                                                  U
                                                                                                                     No L .
                                                                ANNEX
                                                                                                                     Guide price
             Group of products                                        Commercia) specifications
                                                                                                                   (ECU per tonne)
1 . Sardines                               Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products            389
2. Sea-bream of the species Denta:         Frozen , in lots or in original packages containing the same products
                                                                                                                        1 274
    dentex and Pagellus spp .
3. Squid (Loligo patagónica)               Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same products     1   260
4. Squid (Todarodes sagittatus)            Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same products        1 151
S. Squid (IIlex illecebrosus)              Frozen , not cleaned, in original packages containing the same products       1 209
6. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia offici¬ Frozen, in original packages containing the same products
    nalis,   Rossia    macrosoma     and
    Sepiola rondeletti                                                                                                   1 594
7. Octopus                                 Frozen, in original packages containing the same products                    1 248
 ---pagebreak---                                           α
                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796 /81 on the common organization of the market in fishery
products states that , for tuna intended for use by the canning industry , a
Commmunity production price shall be fixed for a product with given commercial
characteristics on the basis of the average of prices recorded for a significant
proportion of Community output and a product with given commercial
characteristics on representative wholesale markets or in representative ports
during the three fishing years immediately preceding the year for which the
price is fixed .
Because of the improvement in the international tuna economy in 1987 , the
increased consumption of conserves ,
                       the Commission could propose that the Community tuna
production price be kept at its present level , not withstanding the drop in
prices over the last 3 years .
However , until the initial signs of recoveryare confirmed , the Commission is
proposing a 5% price reduction for Community tuna production for the 1988
fishing year .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   \ 3>
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC)
                 fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the canning industry
                                                 for the 1988 fishing year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas , on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article
                                                                      17 (4) of the abovementioned Regulation, the price for the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               1988 fishing year should be decreased,
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81
 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 market in fishery products ('), as amended by the 1985
 Act of Accession 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 1
 Whereas Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81               January to 31 December 1988 for tuna for the canning
 provides that a Community producer price shall be fixed              industry and the category to which it relates are hereby
 for tuna intended for the canning industry ;                         fixed as follows :
                                                                                                        (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                  Community
                          Product                     Commerciai specifications                  producer price
                       Yellowfin         Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each                      1 264
                                                            Article 2
                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
                 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 .