CELEX: 51994PC0470(01)
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           COM(94) 470 final
                                                           Brussels, 04.11.1994
                                       Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
           fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to
                  Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
                                       Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of
                  Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
                                       Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
        fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial
                   manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604
                                 for the 1995 fishing year
                              (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                             Proposal for a
                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to
      Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery products
provides that, for each of the products listed in Annex II, a guide price is to 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 market price trends and the level of the guide prices for frozen products
suggests that the guide prices should be kept at their current level in the 1995 fishing year
for octopus, squid (IHex) and shrimps (Penaeidae).
Prices for sea bream and especially hake have been falling, as have those for deepwater rose
shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris).
In these circumstances the Commission proposes to adjust the Community guide prices to the
long-term market trends and thus reduce the price for hake by 6%, for sea bream by 3% and
for shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) by 1% for the 1995 fishing year.
On the other hand, since the prices for squid (Loligo) and cuttlefish have risen substantially
mainly in the first half of 1994, the guide price should be increased by 3%.
 ---pagebreak---                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No                 /
                                                            of
                     fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to
                           Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization
of the market in fishery and aquaculture products ', as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/932, and in
particular Article 9 (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 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 9 (2),of that Regulation, these prices should be maintained and decreased
according to the species for the 1995 fishing year,
Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the
agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92?, as
            »(» No L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
            201 No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1.
                 3
                       OJNoL387, 28.12.1992, p. 1.
                                                        3
 ---pagebreak--- amended             by      R e g u l a t i o n        (EC)        No      3 5 2 8/9 34,           and i
particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result, they should enter into force in that year;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                              Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1995 for the products listed in Annex II
Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Ann
hereto.
                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1994.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                            For the Council
                4
                     Œ No L 320,22.12.1993, p. 32.
 ---pagebreak---                                             ANNEX
                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
              GROUP OF PRODUCTS                                     COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS                              GUIDE PRICE
1. Sea-bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)          Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same   1252
                                                       products
2. Squid of the species Loligo    patagonica            Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same  914
                                                       products
3. Squid     (Ommastrephes sagittatus)                  Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same  796
                                                       products
4. Elex argentinus                                      Frozen, not cleaned, in original packages containing the same  7S0
                                                       products
5. Cuttlefish of the species Sepia officinalis, Rossia  Frozen, in original packages containing the same products     1583
 macrosoma and Sepiola rondeletti
6. Octopus (Octopus spp.)                              Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      1408
7. Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius           Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      1511
hippoglossoides)
8. Whole hake of the genus Merluccius spp.             Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      1078
9. Fillets of hake of the genus Merluccius spp.        Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      1359
10. - Prawns of the species Parapenaeus                Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      4838
longirostris
 -Other species of the family Penaeidae                Frozen, in original packages containing the same products      6483
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposa] for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of
               Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Ihe purpose of this Regulation is to fix the guide prices for 1995 for the products in Annex
1(A), (D) and (E) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of
the market infisheryand aquaculture products. Article 9 of that Regulation states that a guide
price for each of these products is to 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. 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 1995 has been based on a
comparison between the average of prices recorded between 1992 and thefirstsix months of
 1994 and that for the period between 1991 and 1993, which was used as a basis for fixing
the guide prices for 1994. Information concerning Finland, Norway and Sweden has been
included where it is available.
Generally speaking the crisis in the fishing industry is continuing to affect the majority of
species.
White fish production, which has beenrising,especially in thefirsthalf of 1994, has not been
accompanied by a significant recovery of prices, even though prices for flat fish have risen
in the short term.
In view of the long-term trend of prices, the Commission proposes a reduction of 1-6% in the
prices for various species of white fish, with the exception of dogfish, megrim, monkfish, sole
and flounder, for which it recommends no change or a slight rise (whole monkfish).
Production of pelagic species (six months in 1994) seems to be stabilizing at the level for last
year but withdrawals are rising (herring) or continue to be at very high levels (Spanish
mackerel, Atlantic sardine).
In addition to marketing problems, for these species, as well as for albacore, the difference
between the average market price and the guide market price has become excessive and the
Commission is therefore recommending price cuts of 4% to 5%.
Among the species included by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal in the Community
storage aid scheme, the Commission is recommending a substantial price cut for Norway
lobster tails (for which the difference between the average market price and the guide price
has widened appreciably in recent years).
 ---pagebreak--- It is proposed therefore:
        to lower the guide price for large spotted dogfish by 6%, for redfish by 2%, for cod
        by 3%, for saithe, haddock and whiting by 4%, for ling by 2%, for herring and sardine
        by 5%, for mackerel by 1%, for Spanish mackerel by 5%, for Ray's bream by 2%, for
        Norway lobster tails by 10% and for albacore tuna by 4%;
        to maintain in 1995 the guide prices applicable in 1994 for picked dogfish, anchovy,
        plaice, hake, megrim, monkfish tails, edible crab, whole Norway lobster, flounder and
        sole;
        to raise by 1% the guide price applicable in 1994 for whole monkfish and cuttlefish.
 ---pagebreak---                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EQ No
                                                          of
                      fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of
                               Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1995 fishing year
* THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common
  organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products l, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  1891/93 2, and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
  Whereas Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 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 9 (2) of that
  Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects ;
  Whereas the application of these criteria involves for the 1995 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 ;
            ' 0 1 ^ 1 . 3 8 8 , 31.12.1992, p. 1.
           K^ No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1.
                                                             B
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas in accordance with Articles 169 and 356 of the Act of Accession, a tenth approximation of
guide prices must take place on 1 January 1995 for Atlantic sardines of the species Sanfina pilchardus ,
Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the
agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/923, as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528Z934, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result,
they should enter into force in that year;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                Article 1
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1995 for the products listed in
Annex I (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they
relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.
                                                Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 31 December 1994.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                            For the Council
                    OJNoL387, 28.12.1992, p. 1.
                    OJNoL320, 22.12.1993, p. 32.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    PWEX
                                             Commercial specifications (')
               Species                                                                     Guide price
                                     Freshness    Size      Presentation                   (ECU/tonne)
                                     category
1. Herrings of the species         Extra, A       1         Whole fish               235
Clupea harengus
2. Sardines of the species         Extra          3         Whole fish               408
Sardina pilchardus
3. Picked dogfish                  Extra, A                 Whole fish              *) 875
(Squalus acanthias)                                         Gutted fish with head
4. Catshanks     (Scyliorhlnus     Extra, A       1         Whole fish               ) 647
spp.)                                                       Gutted fish with head
5. Redfish     (Sebastes spp.)     A              2         Whole fish               910
6. Cod of the species Gadus        A              2         Gutted fish with head    ) 1247
morhua                             or
                                   A              3         Gutted fish with head
7. Coalfish     (Pollachius        A              2         Gutted fish with head    ) 631
virens)                            or
                                   A              3         Gutted fish with head
8. Haddock (Melanogranmus          A              2         Gutted fish with head    ) 879
aeglefinus)                        or
                                   A              3         Gutted fish with head
9. Wh 11. I ng (Merlangius         A.             2         Gutted fish with head    ) 747
merlangu8)                         or
                                   A              3         Gutted fish with head
10. Ling     (Molva spp.)          Extra, A       1, 2      Gutted fish with head .   934
11. Mackerel of the species        Extra          1         Whole fish               ) 237
Scomber scotribrus                 or
                                   A              2         Whole fish
12. Mackerel of the species        Extra          1         Whole fish               )284
Scomber japonicus                  or
                                   A              2         Whole fish
13. Anchovies     (Engraulis spp.) Extra          2         Whole fish                957
14. Plaice                         A              2         Gutted fish with head    1.1.1995    }
 (Pleuronectes platessa)           or                                                - 30.4.1995 }802
                                   A'             3         Gutted fish with head    1.5.1995    {
                                                                                     - 31.12:i995{ 1103
 ---pagebreak---  15. Hake of the species           A             1         Gutted fish with head     3124
 Merluccius merluccius
 K>. Mofjrim  (Lepidorhonbus       Extra, A      1, 2      Whole fish, gutted fish   1954
 spp.)                                                     with head
 17. Ray's bream (Brama spp.)      Extra, A      1         Whole fish                1461
 18. Monkfish   (Lophius spp.}     Extra, A      2, 3      Whole, or gutted with     2217
                                                           head
                                   Extra, A      2, 3     Without head               4513
 19. Shrimps of the species        A             1         Simply boiled in water    1730
 Crangon crangon
 20. Edible crab   (Cancer         -             1        Whole                      1463
 pagurus)
 21. Norway lobster                E, A          1, 2     Whole                     4248
 (Nephrops norvegicus)
                                   E, A          2        Tails                      5566
 22. Dab                           Extra, A      1        Gutted fish with head       743
 (Limanda limanda)
 23. Flounder                      Extra, A      1        Gutted fish with head     449
 (Platichthys flesus)
 24. Albacore or longfinned tuna   Extra, A      1        Whole fish                 1723
 (Thunnus alalunga)                              1        Gutted fish with head     2011
 25. Cuttlefish                    Extra, A      1, 2     Whole fish                1310
 (Sepia officinalis and
  Rossia macrosoma)
 26. Sole                          Extra, A               Gutted fish with head     4987
 (Solea spp.)                    1
(1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
    No 3759/92
 ---pagebreak---                              Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial
          manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604
                       for the 1995 fishing year
                                         Mou
 ---pagebreak---                              LXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Regulation (KI^C) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery products
provides that, for tuna intended for use by the canning industry, a Community producer price
is to be fixed for a product with given commercial characteristics on the basis of the average
of prices recorded lor 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.
 The trend of the average Community producer price has shown a recover}' of prices recorded
over the last three years, confirmed during the first six months of 1994.
In view of the difference between the Community producer price and the average market
price, the Commission is proposing, however, to lower the producer price for tuna by 3% for
the 1995 fishing year.
                                              12
 ---pagebreak---                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EQ No
                                                                         of
  fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling
                                within CN code 1604 for the 1995 fishing year
> THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization
 of the market in fishery and aquaculture products ', as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/932, and in
 particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 Whereas Article 17 (') of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 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 1995 fishing year should be decreased,
 Whereas the prices or amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are determined in accordance with the
 agrimonetary system applicable in 1994 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/9?, as
              'QJ No L388, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
             201 No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1.
                 3
                       OJ No L 387, 28.12.1992, p. 1.
                                                      •13
 ---pagebreak--- amended by Regulation (EC) No 352S/934, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof; whereas, as a result, they
 should enter into force in that year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
llie Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1995 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 commercial
category to which it relates are hereby fixed as follows :
                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                Product                    Commercial specifications                Guide price
  Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus             Whole, weighing more than 10         978
  albacares)                           kg each
                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1994.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                            For the Council
                      OJ No L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 32.
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 ---pagebreak--- FINANCIAL STA'PEMENT
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I.BUlXiEl IlllADING: H I -261                                                                                  APPROPRIATIONS:
2. TITLE : Ihrcc proposals for Council Regulations llxing the guide prices for fishery prcxlucLs (Annexe 1(A), (D) and (D'and Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
No 3759/92 and the Community producer price for tuna (Annex III)
3. LEGAL BASIS : Articles 9 and 17 of Regulation (EI3Q No 3759/92
4. AIMS
5. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE                                                        1994                            1995
5.0. EXPliNDITURE                                                                                               33 Mio Ecus
            - CI IARCIIED IT) F£ BUDGIT
            * NATIONAL AimiORini-S
SIRECEIPFS
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE                       Measure applicable for the 1995 fishing year (16.10.94 - 15.10.95) only.
5.1.1. ISTIMATED REVENUE
5.2. METHOD OF CAI£ULATION :
 - Community and autonomous withdrawals and carry-overs:             l-XZU 17 million
 - Compensation for tuna:                                             ECU 9 million
  - Private storage aid:                                              IXTJ 2 million
 - Compensatory allowance for sardines:                               IXJU 5 million
6.0. FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET
6.1. FINANCING K)SSIBLE BY TRANSFER BI-TWEICN CHAPTERS OF CURRI-NT BUDGEf
6.2. NECIÙSSIIY FOR A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET                                                                                                NO
 6.3. CREDITS 10 BE WRITTEN INTO FURTURE BUDGETS                                                                                          YES
 COMMENT : Since this measure involves the fixing of prices, its impact on expenditure is indirect, the expenditure in qestion being heavily dependent
  on market developments and landings.
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