CELEX: 51991PC0433(03)
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 for the 1992 fishing year

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                            C0M(91) 433 final
                                                            Brussels, 4 November 1991
                                            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 1992 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 1992 fishing         year
                                            Proposal for a
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
               fixing   the Community producer       price   for tuna intended        for
                  the industrial   manufacture      of products    falling      within
sw&                        CN code 1604 for      the 1992 fishing       year
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 ---pagebreak---                                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The purpose         of this       Regulation          is to fix the guide prices                         for 1992 for
the products          in Annex 1(A),              (D) and (E) of Regulation                        (EEC) No 3796/81
on the common organization                     of the market             in fishery            products.             Article
10 of that           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
three     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 1992 has
been     based       on a comparison                between         the average              of prices            recorded
between       1989 and the first                six months of 1991 and that                          for the          period
beween 1988 and 1990, which was used as a basis                                           for fixing         the       guide
prices      for    1991.
Generally         speaking        white       fish       production            is     appreciably           lower        and
withdrawals         virtually       negligible.             This drop in production                     appears      to be
mainly      due to the fact            that white fish             is becoming            rarer     and this       too is
causing       a substantial         increase         in the average             of         prices.
In view of these price                movements,          the Commission              proposes        an increase          of
1 - 4 % in the prices                        of various            species         of white           fish    with        the
exception        of cat shark              (difference           between          the guide          price      and       the
average price          ; high level          of          withdrawals).
An assessment           of the market             situation         and foreseeable               developments            for
pelagic        species       is further            complicated            in particular                by       production
levels      that fluctuate          from one year to the next :
a)      Herring : the withdrawal's                     increase,        the drop in the prices                   and the
        increasing          difference          between         the guide            price        and the          average
        market price allow for a reduction                           of the guide price of 5 %.
b)      Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) : it                         is proposed            to reduce slightly                the
        guide price           in order          to bring          it closer            to the average               market
        price.
c)      Anchovy prices            dare lower but withdrawals                          are negligible            and the
        considerable           difference          between         guide prices              and average            market
        prices     allow for an increase                  of 1 %.
d)      Mediterranean           sardines         : in view of the artificial                           nature     of the
        increase       in accordance            with the guide lines                    set out in the               report
        on sardines          (COM 87 219 final               of 7 August 87) it is proposed                             that
        the guide price for this product be reduced by 1 % in order not to
       have a worse effect                on the compeititveness                    of the canning               industry.
 ---pagebreak---       Atlantic sardines : in view of the too important gap between the
      guide price and the average market price, it is proposed to reduce
      the guide price by 1 %, out with the price          alignment scheme
      provided for by the Act of Accession.
Among the new species       included in the Community system of storage
premium as a result of the Act of Accession, the Commission proposes a
substantial decrease in the price for nephrops (tails)    species for which
the gap between average market price and guide price has widened
considerably over the last few years - and a slight decrease for edible
crab.
Consequently, it    is proposed  that:
      the guide prices      for cat shark, mackerel, Atlantic       sardine,
      Mediterranean sardine and edible crab be reduced by 1 %, that for
      herring by 5 % and that for nephrops (tails)   by 10 % /
      the 1991 guide prices for Spanish mackerel,      raysbream and whole
      nephrops be maintained in 1992 ;
- the guide prices    be increased  :
   -  by  1 % for anchovies, monkfish, megrim, dogfish and whiting
   -  by 2  % for ling, saithe, redfish, plaice and hake
   -  by  3 % for cod
   -  by 4  % for haddock
   -  by  5 % for  shrimps
 ---pagebreak---                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                           of
                             fixing         the    guide      prices        for     the    fishery            products
            listed       in Annex I (A),                  (D) and        (E) of Regulation                (EEC) No           3796/81
                                                   for     the     1992 fishing              year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having      regard       to    the    Treaty         establishing             the    European         Economic           Community,
Haying      regard        to    Council         Regulation             (EEC) No 3796/81                of    29 December            1981
on the       common organization                    of     the     market       in    fishery        products(l),             as      last
amended        by    Regulation             (EEC)      No 3571/90(2),                and     in   particular           Article          10
 (3)       thereof,
Having      regard       to the       proposal           from      the        Commission,
Whereas        Article        10     (1)      and      (2)     of    Regulation             (EEC)      No 3796/81               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
Community          ; whereas          that       level       must       also      help      support       producers'              income
and at      the     same time         take       account        of consumers'              interest         ;
Whereas       the     guide      price       shall       be based         on the       average        of prices         as        defined
in    Article        10    (2)     of     that      Regulation            and     on an assessment                of         production
and demand prospects                   ;
Whereas         the     application              of      the      criteria          laid       down      in     Article          10     of
Regulation           (EEC)      No 3796/81             and referred              to    above      involves         for     the      1992
fishing        year     an     increase           for      certain         products          and    the      stabilization              or
decrease         of   prices        for      others        compared         with      prices       applicable          during          the
current       fishing        year      ;
(1)    OJ N° L 379,           31.12.1981,             p.    1.                                                                         .
(2)   OJ N° L 353,            17.12.1990,             p.    10.                                                                      Q
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas     in accordance         with    Articles       169 and 356 of           the   Act    of Accession,      a
seventh      approximation         of   guide     prices       must     take    place     on 1 January         1992
for   Atlantic     sardines       of the      species        Sardina      pilchardus        ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION S
                                                        Article      1
The guide      prices     for    the    fishing      year      from    1 January       to    31 December       1992
for   the    products     listed      in    Annex      I  (A),     (D)    and    (E)   to    Regulation      (EEC)
No 3796/81      and the      categories         to which        they   relate      are   fixed    in   the   Annex
hereto.
                                                        Article      2
This    Regulation     shall      enter     into    force      on 1 January          1992.
This    Regulation      shall      be binding         in   its    entirety       and directly             applicable
in all    Member        States.
Done at Brussels,                                                              For the        Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                       ANNEX
                                              Commercial specifications (1)
                                                                                        Guide price
               Species               Freshness     Size           Presentation          (ECU/tonne)
                                     category
1. Herrings of the species         Extra, A                 Whole fish                     251
   Clupea harengus
2. Sardines of the species
   Sardine pilchardus
   a) Atlantic :
      - Member States other than
        Spain and Portugal         Extra                    Whole fish                     466
      - Spain, Portugal            Extra                    Whole fish                     405
   b) Mediterranean                Extra                    Whole fish                     453
3. Picked dogfish                                           Whole fish                     877
   (Squalus acanthias)             Extra, A                 Gutted fish with head
4. Catshanks   (Scyliorhinus spp.)                  1       Whole fish                     757
                                   Extra, A
                                                            Gutted fish with head
5. Redfish   (Sebastes spp.)                        2                                      923
                                                            Whole fish
6. Cod of the species Gadus        A                2
   aorhua                          or                       Gutted fish with head
                                                    3                                    1 303
                                   A
                                                            Gutted fish with head
7. Coalfish   (Pollachius virens)  A                2
                                   ou                       Gutted fish with head
                                   A                3                                      666
                                                            Gutted fish with head
8. Haddock (Melanogrammus          A                2
   aeglefinus)                     or                       Gutted fish, with head
                                   A                                                       957
                                                    3
                                                            Gutted fish, with head
9. Whiting (Nerlangius aerlangus)  A                2
                                   or                       Gutted fish, with head         822
                                   A                3
                                                            Gutted fish, with head
10. Ling   (Molva spp.)            Extra, A         1, 2                                   955
                                                            Gutted fish, with head
11. Mackerel of the species        Extra            1
    Scomber scombrus                 or                     Whole fish                     261
                                      A             2
                                                            Whole fish
12. Mackerel of the species        Extra            1
    Scomber japonicus                or                     Whole fish                     322
                                      A             2
                                                            Whole fish
13. Anchovies   (Engraulis spp.)   Extra            2                                      940
                                                            Whole fish
14. Plaice                         A                2                              From 1 January     ) ^gg
    (Pleuronectes platessa)        or                       Gutted fish, with head to 30 April 1992   )
                                   A                3                              From 1 May         )1 074
                                                            Gutted fish, with head to 31 December 1992)
                                                                                                r.
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Commercial specifications (1)
                                                                                            Guide price
                Species                Freshness      Size          Presentation            (ECU/tonne)
                                       category
 15. Hake of the species
     Merluccius merluceius           A                 1      Gutted fish with head          3 073
 16. Megrim   (Lepidorhombus spp.)   Extra, A          1, 2   Whole fish,or gutted fish      1 922
                                                              with head
 17. Ray's bream (Brama spp.)        Extra, A          1      Whole fish                     1 557
 18. Monkfish   (Lophius spp.)       Extra, A          2, 3   Whole, or gutted with head       2 159
                                     Extra, A          2, 3   Without head                   5 081
 19. Shrimps of the species
     Crangon crangon                 A                 1      Simply boiled in water         1 718
 20. Edible crab   (Cancer pagurus)                    1      Whole                          1 482
 21. Norway lobster                  E. A              1. 2   Whole                          4 392
     (Nephrops norvegicus)
                                     E, A              2      Tails                          7 736
(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
    No 3796/81
 ---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 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 1992 fishing                year     for
sardines,    sea bream, cuttlefish        and for       Illex.
For the species Loligo patagonica,             although the drop in catches and in                       stocks,
the continued weakness in prices              reflect     the crisis     which has been               affecting
this market for two years.
Concerning     octopus,    prices    are increasing     and the market        situation        is     steady.
In these circumstances,          for the 1992 fishing year, the Commission proposes                          for
these two last        species     to adjust     the guide prices          to the long-term               market
trends and thus reduce significantly                  Community guide price              for the         Loligo
patagonica,     and to increase it for           octopus.
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 ---pagebreak---                                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                                   /
                                                                              Of
     fixing      the    guide       prices         for     the     fishery        products         listed       in Annex II          to
                   Regulation              (EEC) No 3796/81                  for    the    1992 fishing             year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having       regard       to     the     Treaty        establishing              the    European         Economic         Community,
Having       regard        to     Council        Regulation               (EEC) No 3796/81                of   29 December           1981
 on the       common organization                     of     the     market        in    fishery        productsf*),          as      last
 amended       by    Regulation              (EEC) No 3571/90(2),                       and    in     particular         Article        15
 (5),
Having       regard       to     the     proposal          from       the        Commission,
Whereas        Article          15      (1)     of      Regulation             (EEC)      No 3796/81           provides         that      a
 guide     price      shall        be fixed           annually          for     each     of   the     products        or groups          of
products        listed        in Annex          II     to    that      Regulation           ;
Whereas,        according            to     the     data      available           at   present         concerning        prices         for
 the    products        in     question          and the          criteria         laid      down in        Article      10 of        that
Regulation,            these        prices          should         be      increased,          maintained           and        decreased
according         to    the     species         for      the     1992 fishing               year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     Article         1
The      guide     prices         for      the     fishing          year       1 January         to     31 December         1992       for
 the    products         listed          in    Annex        II     to     Regulation           (EEC)       No 3796/81         and      the
categories          to which          they      relate         are     fixed      in    the    Annex          hereto.
                                                                     Article         2
This      Regulation          shall        enter       into      force        on 1 January             1992.
This      Regulation          shall         be binding             in    its     entirety         and     directly            applicable
in    all   Member            States.
Done at Brussels,                                                                             For      the      Council
(1) OJ No L 379,                31.12.1981,             p.     1.
(2) OJ No L 353,                17.12.1990,             p.      10.
 ---pagebreak---                                                     ANNEX
                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
         Group of products                         Commercial specifications                        Guide price
1. Sardines of the species     Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products
   Sardina pilchardus                                                                                    388
2. Sea-bream (Dentex dentex    Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products
   and Paget lus spp.)                                                                                 1 362
3. Squid of the species Loligo Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same
   patagonica                  products                                                                  825
4. Squid                       Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same
    (Ommastraphes sagittatus)  products                                                                  806
5. IIlex argentinus            Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same
                               products                                                                  808
6. Cuttlefish of the species   Frozen, in original packages containing the same products
   Sepia officinalis, Rossia
   macrosoma and Sepiola
   rondeletti                                                                                          1 639
7. Octopus (Octopus spp.)      Frozen, in original packages containing the same products               1 374
 ---pagebreak---                                         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 on
representative         wholesale    markets or in representative         ports during the
three fishing         years immediately      preceding    the year for which the          price
is     fixed.
There has been an appreciable                  reduction     in the average        Community
production       price over the past 3 years.           The same is true for the            first
6 months of 1991 ; the price of Albacore weighing more than 10 kg has
gradually      fallen    on the community market, especially          from april of last
year,     reflecting       the situation      on the international       market on which
Albacore is in plentiful           supply and prices are        dropping.
In these circumstances,           the Commission proposes that the Community tuna
production price be reduced by 16 % for the 1992 fishing                     year.
                                                                                         •' I
 ---pagebreak---                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (BBC) No
                                                                       of
            fixing      the     Community         producer          price      for     tuna      intended          for
                the   industrial         manufacture              of products           falling             within
                             CN code       1604 for          the     1992 fishing               year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having       regard         to      the      Treaty           establishing               the        European            Economic
 Community,
 Having    regard      to Council         Regulation             (EEC) No 3796/81                 of 29 December              1981
 on   the    common       organization              of     the      market        in     fishery         products(^)               as
                                                                                     2
 last     amended       by      Regulation            (EEC)       No      3571/90( ),              and     in           particular
Article      17 (3)           thereof,
Having     regard      to    the    proposal         from      the         Commission,
Whereas      Article        17    (1 ) of       Regulation             (EEC) No 3796/81                 provides         that       a
Community         producer        price        shall         be     fixed       for       tunas        (of     the        genus
 Thunnus     ) , skipjack           or   stripe-bellied                 bonito           [Euthynnus                (Katsuwonus)
pelamis]         and    other       species         of     the      genus       Euthynnus            intended         for        the
industrial        manufacture          of products             falling        within        CN code        1604     ;
Whereas,       on the     basis       of   the     criteria          laid     down in Article                17 (2)      of      the
abovementioned          Regulation,            the     price       for     the   1992 fishing              year     should        be
decreased,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                               Article        1
The     Community        producer         price         for      the      fishing         year       1 January            to     31
December        1992    for      tunas       (of      the      genus        Thunnus),           skipjack        or          stripe-
bellied      bonito       [Euthynnus            (Katsuwonus)             pelamis)             and    other      species           of
the    genus     Euthynnus         for    the     industrial            manufacture              of   products              falling
within     CN code         1604      and     the      category          to     which       it     relates       are        hereby
fixed    as follows          :
(1)   OJ No L 379,          31.12.1981,           p.      1.
(2)   OJ No L 353,          17.12.1990,           p.      10.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
        Product                Commercial    specifications          Guide price
Yellowfin tunas             Whole, weighing more than 10 kg
 (Thunnus albacares)        each                                             966
                                                Article    2
          This Regulation   shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.
          This Regulation shall be binding   in its    entirety and directly     applicable
          in all Member States.
          Done at   Brussels,                                   For the Council
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