CELEX: 31974R3141
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3141/74 of the Council of 9 December 1974 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 for the 1975 fishing year

14. 12. 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 334/ 1
                                                                 I
                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3141 /74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 9 December 1974
              fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to
                               Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 for the 1975 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         involves an increase in prices by comparison with
COMMUNITIES,                                                        those valid for the current fishing year ; whereas in
                                                                    the absence of complete information concerning price
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              trends for each fishery product with given commercial
 Economic Community ;                                               specifications consideration should be given in the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        case of most products, to the relationship between the
2142/70 (^ of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­                  average weighted market prices recorded ' when the
ization of the market in fishery products, as last                  guide prices were fixed for the previous fishing year
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2682/74 (2), and in                  for these products, and the average weighted market
particular Article 8 (4) thereof ;                                  prices now current,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
"Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 provides that a guide price shall be fixed each year for
each of the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to
                                                                                            Article 1
 that Regulation at a level which will help to stabilize
 market prices without leading to the formation of
 structural surpluses within the Community ;                        The guide prices applicable until 31 December 1975
                                                                    for the products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regu­
Whereas the guide prices for the fishery products                   lation (EEC) No 2142/70 and the products to which
 listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation (EEC) No               they relate are hereby fixed in the Annex hereto.
 2142/70 for the 1974 fishing year were fixed by Regu­
 lation (EEC) No 3395/73 (3), as amended by Regula­
                                                                                            Article 2
 tion (EEC) No 2518 /74 (4) ;
 Whereas the application of the criteria aforesaid                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January *
 defined in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70                 1975 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 9 December 1974.
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                  Ch . BONNET
 (') OJ No  L 236,  27. 10 . 1970, p. 5 .
 (2) OJ No  L 288 , 25. 10 . 1974, p. 3 .
 (J) OJ No  L 349,  19 . 12. 1973, p. 1 .
 (4  OJ No  L 270 , 5. 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
                                                                             Commercial specifications (')                    Guide price
                       Species                            Freshness                                                         (in u. a. /metric
                                                                               Size                        Presentation           ton)
                                                           category
  1 . Herrings                                                 A                  1          Whole fish                           206
  2. Sardines (Clupus pilchardus
       Walbaum) :
       ( a ) Atlantic                                       Extra                 2          Whole fish                           440
       ( b) Mediterranean                                   Extra                 2          Whole fish                           249
   3 . Redfish (Sebastes marinus)                              A                  2          Whole fish                           427
  4 . Cod                                                      B                  2          Gutted fish with head        )
                                                              or                                                                   465
                                                               A                  3          Gutted fish with head        )
  5 . Saithe                                                   B                  2          Gutted fish with head        )
                                                              or                                                                   273
                                                               A                  3          Gutted fish with head        j
  6 . Haddock                                                  A                  2          Whole fish                   )
                                                              or                                                                   347
                                                               A                  3          Gutted fish with head        )
  7. Whiting                             ^                     A                  2          Gutted fish with head                 380
  8 . Mackerel                                              Extra                 2          Whole fish                   )
                                                              or                                                          V        210
                                                               A                  2          Whole fish in original boxes )
  9 . Anchovies                                             Extra                 2          Whole fish                            411
10 . Plaice                                                    A                  3          Gutted fish with head                 435
11 . Shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p .                       A                  1          Simply boiled in water                897
(') The freshness categories , sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70.