CELEX: 31976R3127
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3127/76 of 16 December 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3559/73 laying down detailed rules for granting financial compensation and idemnities, fixing the withdrawal price and determining the buying-in price for certain fishery products

23 . 12. 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 353/ 15
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3127/76
                                                      of 16 December 1976
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 3559/73 laying down detailed rules for granting
               financial compensation and indemnities, fixing the withdrawal price and deter­
                                mining the buying-in price for certain fishery products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    mining, in the fishery sector, the landing areas situ­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      ated at a considerable distance from the main centres
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             of consumption in the Community ;
 Economic Community,                                               Whereas it is provided in the second subparagraph of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 that, in
 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organiza­                 order to ensure that producers in landing areas which
 tion of the market in fishery products ('), as amended            are very distant from the main centres of consump­
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/76 (2), and in particular             tion in the Community have access to markets under
 Article 1 1 (5) thereof,                                          satisfactory conditions, the withdrawal prices may be
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3559/73                    multiplied by conversion factors for those areas ;
                                                                   whereas these factors are to be determined in such a
 of 21 December 1 973 (3), as last amended by Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 3371 /75 (4), laid down detailed rules for          way that the differences between the prices thus
 granting financial compensation and indemnities and               converted correspond to the price disparities to be
 for fixing the withdrawal prices ;                                expected in the case of normal production on the
                                                                   basis of the natural conditions of price formation on
 Whereas application of the withdrawal arrangements                the market ; whereas it is necessary to re-determine
 is to 'contribute towards stabilizing the market                  the area for hake ;
 without, however, provoking structural surpluses in
 the Community ; whereas, therefore, appropriate                   Whereas examination of the trend of the market price
 support to all markets must be promoted, bearing in               for mackerel and hake in those areas and therefore the
 mind the differences between the commercial specifi­              price formation to be expected call for the re-fixing of
 cations of the various products landed as between                 the corresponding conversion factors ;
 various markets ; whereas the withdrawal prices must
 furthermore be so fixed that the results of the endea­            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 vours of the producers' organizations in the Member               are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                   ment Committee for Fishery Products,
 States to stabilize prices will not be jeopardized, to the
 extent that they contribute to the attainment of
 Community objectives ;                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3559/73 fixed the
 conversion factors reflecting the average price differ­                                   Article 1
 ence between a product with specific commercial
 specifications and products of the quality immediately            Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 3559/73
 below that of the product taken into consideration ;              are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regu­
                                                                   lation .
 whereas price trends on the Community markets
 require an amendment to the conversion factor for
                                                                                           Article 2
shrimps of size V ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 108/76 of 19                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
January 1 976 (3) laid down general rules for deter­               1977 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 16 December 1976.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 276, 7 . 10 . 1976, p. 5.
(3) OJ  No  L 361 , 29 . 12. 1973, p. 53 .
(«) OJ  No  L 333 , 30 . 12 . 1975, p . 24.
H   OJ  No  L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 45.
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                                                        ANNEX I
                        Products listed in Annex I (A) and (C) to Regulation ( EEC) No 100/76
                                                          Commercial specifications (')                          Conversion
            Species                                                                                                 factor
                                    Freshness category            Size                            Presentation
 Herrings                   All categories                          1                   Whole fish                 0-85
                            All categories                         2                    Whole fish                  0-80
                            All categories                         3                    Whole fish                 0-50
Sardines :
(a) from the Atlantic       Extra , A                              2                    Whole fish                 0-85
                            Extra                                  3                    Whole fish                 0-65
                            Extra
                            A
                                                                 1, 4
                                                                   3
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                i 055
                            A
                            B
                                                                 1, 4
                                                             All sizes
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                        Whole fish              ( 0-35
(b) from the
    Mediterranean           Extra, A                               2                    Whole fish                 0-85
                            Extra                                  3                    Whole fish                 0-70
                            Extra
                            A
                                                                 1, 4
                                                                   3
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                i 0-60
                            A
                            B
                                                                  1,4
                                                             All sizes
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                i 0-45
Redfish (Sebastes marinus)  All categories                   All sizes                  Whole fish                 0-90
Cod                         All categories
                            Extra , A
                                                              1 , 2, 3
                                                              1 , 2, 3
                                                                                        Gutted fish with head
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                i 0-83
                            Extra , A
                            B
                                                                   4                    Gutted fish with head
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                i 0-60
                                                              1 , 2, 3
                            Extra , A                              5                    Gutted fish with head
                            B                                      4                    Gutted fish with head  )   0-55
                            Extra, A                               4                    Whole fish
                            B
                            B
                                                                   5
                                                                   4
                                                                                        Gutted fish with head
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                               i   0-40
                            All categories                         5                    Whole fish                 0-30
Saithe                      All categories
                            Extra , A
                                                              1 , 2, 3                  Gutted fish with head
                                                                                        Whole fish
                                                                                                                f 0-90
                                                              1 , 2, 3
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                                                 Commercial specifications (')
                                                                                                                Conversion
           Species                                                                                                factor
                           Freshness category            Size                            Presentation
Saithe
(cont'd)
                    Extra, A
                    B
                                                          4
                                                     1 , 2, 3
                                                                               Gutted fish with head
                                                                               Whole fish                    J 0-75
                    B                                     4                    Gutted fish with head              0-55
                    All categories                        4                    Whole fish                         0-40
Haddock             Extra, A
                    All categories
                                                         1, 2
                                                     1 , 2, 3
                                                                               Whole fish
                                                                               Gutted fish with head         j 0-80
                    Extra, A                               4                   Gutted fish with head              0-70
                    B                                     4                    Gutted fish with head         \
                    Extra , A                           3, 4                   Whole fish                    i 0-50
                    B                                1 , 2, 3                  Whole fish
                    B                                     4                    Whole fish                         0-40
Whiting             All categories                       1, 2                  Gutted fish with head         )
                    Extra, A                               3                   Gutted fish with head         >    0-72
                    Extra, A                             1, 2                  Whole fish                    )
                    B
                    Extra, A
                                                           3
                                                           3
                                                                               Gutted fish with head
                                                                               Whole fish                    I 0-65
                                                                               Gutted fish with head          x
                    Extra, A                               4
                    B                                 1 , 2, 3                 Whole fish                    ! 0-55
                    Extra, A                               4                   Whole fish                     >
                    B                                      4                   Gutted fish with head              0-40
                    B                                      4                   Whole fish                         0-30
Mackerel            Extra                                                      Whole fish                     \
                                                      1 , 2, 3                                               /
                    A                                 1 , 2, 3                 Whole fish in original boxes  (    0-85
                   •A                                    1, 2                  Whole fish                    (
                    B                                      1                   Whole fish                    )
                    B
                    A
                                                           2
                                                           3
                                                                               Whole fish
                                                                               Whole fish
                                                                                                             I 0-75
                    B
                    A
                                                           3
                                                           4
                                                                               Whole fish
                                                                               Whole fish in original boxes  j 0-70
                    All categories                         4                   Whole fish                         0-40
Anchovies           Extra , A                              2                   Whole fish                         0-85
                    Extra
                    A
                                                         1, 3
                                                           1
                                                                               Whole fish
                                                                               Whole fish                    j 0-70
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                                                                                   Commercial specifications (')
                                                                                                                                           Conversion
                  Species
                                                    Freshness category                       Size                            Presentation     factor
Anchovies
(cont 'd)                                  A
                                            B
                                                                                               3
                                                                                                1                 Whole fish
                                                                                                                  Whole fish              j 0-60
                                           B                                                 2, 3                 Whole fish                  0-45
 Plaice                                    All categories                                 1 , 2, 3                Gutted fish with head       0-80
                                           Extra, A                                            4                  Gutted fish with head       0-69
                                           B
                                           All categories
                                                                                               4
                                                                                        All sizes
                                                                                                                  Gutted fish with head
                                                                                                                  Whole fish              j 0-59
 Hake                                      All categories                                    1, 2                 Gutted fish with head      0-85
                                           All categories                                      3                  Gutted fish with head      0-76
                                           All categories                                     4                   Gutted fish with head      0-60
Shrimps of the                 genus
Crangon sp.p.                              A, B                                                1                  Simply boiled in water.    0-65
                                           A, B                                               2                   Simply boiled in water     0-20
( l ) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 100/76 .
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                                                       ANNEX II
                                                                                                Conversion
                    Species                               Landing areas                           factor
             Herring        1 . All coastal areas of and islands off Great Britain , north of a
                                line from Fleetwood (west coast of England) to Hartlepool
                                (east coast of England) ; with the exception of the Isle of Man   0-80
                            2. Coastal areas and islands north of a line from Loop Head to
                                Wicklow Head in Ireland                                           0-93
             Mackerel       3 . Coastal areas of and islands off Ireland, Northern Ireland and
                                 the counties of Cornwall and Devon in England                    0-80
                            4. Western, northern and north-eastern coastal areas of Scotland
                                to Aberdeen and the islands to the west and north of these
                                areas                                                             0-55
             Whiting        5 . Coastal areas of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the coastal area
                                of Great Britain from Whitehaven in England to Wick in
                                north-eastern Scotland and the islands to the west and north
                                of these areas ; with the exception of the Isle of Man            0-85
             Sardines       6. Coastal areas of and islands off the counties of Cornwall and
             (Atlantic)         Devon in England                                                  0-44
             Hake           7 . All coastal areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland                0-70