CELEX: 51973PC1861
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Date: 1973-11-08
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 166/71, laying down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                 PROPOSAL FOR A
                       REGULATION (EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
      amending Council Regulation (EEC ) No 166/71 , laying down
      common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus Crangon sp.p ,
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
      COM(73 ) 1861 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY M5MORAKDQM
Proposal for a Regulation to amend Regulation ( EEC ) Fo 166/71 laying down
common marketing standards for shrimps sf the genus Crangon sp.p ,
Under the above-mentioned Regulation , small Size Category 2 shrimps may not
be marketed for human consumption. With regard to the situation of the mar­
ket in its oountryj one delegation had pressed for the addition of a rider that
temporary exceptions could be made where necessary to ensure supplies to
certain areas of the Community . This exception has finally been extended to
all Ilenber States .
Having regard to the shortage of supply of shrimps in the Community } the
prohibition en marketing small shrimps can no longer be maintained . This
Regulation is designed to remove the prohibition and to allow small Size
Category 2 shrimps to be marketed.
On the adoption of the provision for the making of exceptions to the above
mentioned prohibition the Council nonetheless stressed that financial compen­
sation for Size Category 2 shrimps oould be granted cnly in so far as such
compensation does net encourage production of shrimps of thut size *
The Commission 's departments will take into account tne need not to encourage
the oatoh of small shrimps when the EA.GGF is compensating producers' organi­
zations c
The problem cf improving the structure in this sector is much more complex?
its aim should be to prevent catching and landing small shrimps in order to
conserve stocks .
This Regulation has no financial implications .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal of a
                        REGULATION (EEC ) OP TH3 COUSCIL
                         of'       -
          amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No l66/71 f 1eying do-.«i .common
          marketing standards for shrimps of the genus CraJWn sp . pc
   .1   .                                     -
 THE COUNCIL' OF THE EUROPEAN COKJNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Econoinio Community?
      *            .          r • - -      .             , 1            '
Having regard to Counoil Regulation ( ESC ) No 2142/70 of 20 October 1970 on
 the common organization of the market in fishery products , as last amended
                                  2
"by Regulation (EEC ) No            , and in particular Article 2(3) thereof ?
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission }
Whereas in Regulation No 166/71^ of 26 January 1971 ? as last amended "by the
Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the
Treaties^, the Council laid down common marketing standards for shrimps of
 the genus Crangon sp.p.j .                                                ,
                                                                          *
Whereas these standards were adopted at a time when the supjly of large
 shrimps was normal and when small shrimps were landed on' a vary large scales
whereas this situation led to a "ban , without exception , on the marketing of
 small shrimps for human consumption ?
Whereas landings of Size Category 1 3k?imps are no longer sufficient to meet
 demand sj whereas it does not appear that this situation will change in the
 near futures whereas , consequently , Size Category 2 scrimps may he marketed for
 human consumption?
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                • • «/• V •
 : OJ No L 236 , 27.10.1970 , p . 5 .
 : OJ No L
 •f OJ No L 23 , 29.1.1971 » p. 3 .
 4 OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972 , p. 14.
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article 1
  Article 3 of Regulation (EEC ) No 166/71 is replaced "by the following s
  M l . The shrimps referred to in Article 1 which form part of Community
        catohes way "be marketed for human consumption within the Community
        only if they comply with the provisions of this Regulation .
    2 * The provisions of this Regulation shall not , however , apply to small
        quantities of shrimps disposed of "by inshore fishermen direct to
        retailers and consumers *
    3 . Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be adopted in
        accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29 of Regulation (EEC )
        No 2142/70 ."
                                     /Lrtiole 2
  The second sub-paragraph of Article 7(l ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 166/71 is
  deleted .
                                     Article 3
  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1974-
  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
  all Member States .
' Done at Brussels ,
                                                Por the Council
                                                 The President