CELEX: 31973R3400
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3400/73 of the Council of 11 December 1973 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 166/71 laying down common market standards for shrimps of the genus 'Crangon' sp.p.

No L 349 / 8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           19 . 12 . 73
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 3400/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 11 December 1973
             amending Council Regulation ( EEC) No 166/71 laying down common
                           marketing standards for shrimps of the genus ' Crangon' sp.p.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                             Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                 The following shall be substituted for Article 3 of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          Regulation (EEC) No 166/71 ;
2142/70 (') of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­                       ' 1 . The shrimps referred to in Article 1 which
ization of the market in fishery products, as last                        form part of Community catches may be marketed
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3159/73 (2), and in                        for human consumption within the Community
particular Article 2 (3) thereof ;                                        only if they comply with this Regulation .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                       2.    The provisions of this Regulation shall not,
Whereas in Regulation No 166/71 (3) as last amended                       however, apply to small quantities of shrimps
by the Act (4) concerning the Conditions of Accession                     disposed of by inshore fishermen direct to retailers
                                                                          and consumers .
and the Adjustments to the Treaties, the Council laid
down common marketing standards for shrimps of                            3.    Detailed rules for the application of para­
the genus 'Crangon' sp.p . ;                                              graph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the
Whereas these standards were adopted at a time when                        procedure laid down in Article 29 of Regulation
the supply of large shrimps was normal and when                             EEC) No 2142/70 .'
small shrimps were landed on a very large scale ;
whereas this situation had led to a ban , with certain                                       Article 2
exceptions, on the marketing of Size Category 2
shrimps for human consumption ;                                       The second subparagraph of Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regula­
                                                                      tion ( EEC) No 166/71 is hereby deleted .
Whereas landings of Size Category 1 shrimps are no
longer sufficient to meet demand ; whereas it does not                                        A rticle 3
appear that this situation will change in the near
future ; whereas, consequently, this ban should be                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
lifted,                                                               1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 1 1 December 1 973 .
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                 lb FREDERIKSEN
(')  OJ No L 236, 27 . 10 . 1970 ,   p. .5 .
(-') OJ No L 322, 23 . 11 . 1973 ,   p. 4.
(3 ) OJ No L 23 , 29 . 1 . 1971 , p. 3.
(4 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p.   14 .