CELEX: 51983PC0637
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 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 f o r a
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
 amending R e g u l a t i o n   (EEC) No 1 04/ 76 l a y i n g down common m a r k e t i n g s t a n d a r d s
                           f o r s h r i mp s o f t h e genus " C r a ng o n " s p . p .
                      ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
 C0M(83) 637 f i n a l
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R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 0 4 /7 6 l a y i n g down common m a r k e t i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r
s hr imp s o f t h e genus " C r a n g o n "              sp.p. p ro v id e s ,  in te r a lia      f o r two s i z e
c a t e g o r i e s . There i s ,        h oweve r, no minimum s i z e f o r t h e s m a l l e r o f t h e s e .
E x p e r i e n c e has shown, h ow eve r, t h a t               a minimum s i z e i s       r e q u ir e d , in the
i n t e r e s t s o f p r o p e r management o f t h e market                 i n sh r imp s f o r human con­
s u m p t i o n . The i n t r o d u c t i o n o f such a measure w i l l              h e l p t o ensure g r e a t e r
p rice       s t a b i l i t y and r educe w i t h d r a w a l s f r o m t h e m a r k e t .
Since a number o f                l o c a l m a r k e t s i n t h e Community c u r r e n t l y r e c e i v e mi no r
q u a n t i t i e s of small          s h r i m p s , t h e r e appear t o be g r oun ds f o r making d e r o g a t i
in certain            special       ca ses.
T h i s p r o p o s a l i s e x p e c t e d t o reduce EASGF g u a r a n t e e e x p e n d i t u r e .
 ---pagebreak---                                                            Pro posal f o r a
                                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                amending R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 0 4 /7 6 l a y i n g down common m a r k e t i n g
                 s t a n d a r d s f o r s h r i m p s o f t h e genus " C r a n g o n " s p . p .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g              t h e European Economic Community,
Having r e g a r d t o C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n             (EEC) No 3796/81 o f 29 December 1981 on t h e
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common o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e ma rke t               i n f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s , and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e
2(3)       thereof.
Having r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l f r o m t h e Commi ssion,
Whereas under A r t i c l e                2 o f R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3796/81                  common m a r k e t i n g s t a n d a r d s
may be d e t e r m i n e d f o r t h e p r o d u c t s             lis te d       in A r t i c l e 1 of t h a t R e gulation or f o r
g r o u p s o f t ho se p r o d u c t s ;
Whereas e x p e r i e n c e has shown t h a t                   c e r t a i n minimum r e q u i r e m e n t s sh ou l d be s p e c i f i e d
in     r e s p e c t o f t he f r e s h n e s s c a t e g o r i e s ;
Whereas t h e f i x i n g o f common m a r k e t i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r                     s h r i m p s sh ou l d t a k e acc ou nt
o f t h e need t o e nsure t h a t t h e s i z e s concerned meet market                                       r e q u i r e m e n t s ; whereas
t h e m a r k e t i n g f o r human c o n su m pt i o n o f                s h r i m p s wh ich a r e bel ow a c e r t a i n minimum
s i z e i n t er ms o f s h e l l w i d t h o r s h r i m p s p e r kg s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be p r o h i b i t e d ;
whereas t h e s i z e c a t e g o r i e s f o r             s h r i m p s s h o u l d be a l t e r e d a c c o r d i n g l y ;
Whereas t h e             l a n d i n g , on a g e o g r a p h i c a l l y     lim ited       scale, of        s h ri mp s below t h e
s p e c i f i e d minimum s i z e            may,     i n e x c e p t i o n a l cases t o be d e t e r m i n e d , meet s p e c i f i c
 l o c a l market r e q u i r e m e n t s ;
Whereas C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 0 4 /7 6 2 s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  ' 0J No L 3 79 , 3 1 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 1 , p .             1.
2 0J L           2 0, 28. 1 . 1 9 7 6 , p . 35.
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                                                                A rtic le        1
R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 04 /76 i s                  h er eb y amended as f o l l o w s :
1.   In the t i t l e             and A r t i c l e     1, " s p . p . "      is    r e p l a c e d by " c r a n g o n " .
2.   In A r t i cle 5 ( 1 ) :
     Under t h e heading " F r e s h n e s s C a t e g o r y A"
     -    the       last      in dent of           subp ara gr ap h ( a )          is   r e p l a c e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :
                 t h e s hri mps must be f r e e f ro m s and , mucus and o t h e r f o r e i g n b o d i e s . " ;
     -    the f i r s t         in d en t of         subp ara gr ap h ( b ) i s          r e p l a c e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :
                 b r i g h t b r o w n i s h - r e d v e r g i n g on g r e y ;           the p e c t o r a l p a r t of the s h e l l
                 s ho ul d be p r e d o m i n a n t l y        lig h t     in     co lo ur;"
      Under t h e heading " F r e s h n e s s C a t e g o r y B"
     -    the f i r s t         i n dend o f su bp ar a gr a ph ( b )                is    r e p l a c e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :
                 s l i g h t l y wa shed-out r e d d i s h - b r o w n                    c o l o u r v e r g i n g on b l u i s h - r e d ; t h e
                 p e c t o r a l p a r t of the s h e l l             s h o u l d be p r e d o m i n a n t l y d a r k ; "
3. A r t i c l e        7     is    r e p l a c e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :
      "A rtic le 7
      1.       Shrimps s h a l l be gr ade d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s i z e c a t e g o r i e s :
                                       Wi dt h o f s h e l l                                           Shrimps p e r kg
       Size 1                          6 . 8 mm and o v e r                                          670      or   less
       Size 2                          6 . 5 mm and o v er                                           770      or   less
      2.        The g r a d i n g o f s h r i m p s a c c o r d i n g t o s i z e c a t e g o r y must be done u s i n g
            a sin g le,            c o n t i n u o u s method.
            Lots of            shri mps o f a g i v e n s i z e             c a t e g o r y must n o t         in c lu d e sm a lle r shrimps.
      3.    The s i z e c a t e g o r y must be c l e a r l y and i n d e l i b l y m a rk e d, i n c h a r a c t e r s
             at      l e a s t 5 cm h i g h ,          on l a b e l s a f f i x e d t o t h e           lo t.
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4.     To t h e e x t e n t r e q u i r e d i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e      L oc al s u p p l i e s f o r certain
       c o a s t a l a reas i n t h e Community, d e r o g a t i o n s f r o m t h e minimum s i z e s p e c i f i e d
      i n p a r ag r a ph 1 may be a l l o w e d i n a cc or d an c e w i t h t h e p r o c e d u r e            l a i d down i n
                                                                                         1
      A r t i c l e 33 o f C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n   (EEC) No 3796/81            .
      10J No L 379, 3 1 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 1 , p . 1 . "
                                                             A rtic le    2
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on 1 J a n u a r y 1984.
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g   in    its  e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e in
a l l Member S t a t e s .
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                                 For t h e C o u n c i l
                                                                                           The P r e s i d e n t