Council Regulation (EEC) No 3166/82 of 22 November 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3166/82
of 22 November 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that common marketing standards may be determined for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation or for groups of those products;
Whereas ling and dogfish (Squalus acanthias and Scyliorhinus spp.) were included in the price system provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;
Whereas the standardization of these products is of particular importance for the proper functioning of the price system; whereas common marketing standards should therefore be fixed for these three products;
Whereas, when the common marketing standards for the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 are laid down, account should be taken of the Community's interest in conserving fishing grounds as much as possible; whereas fish which are not of a minimum size expressed by weight should therefore not be marketed for human consumption: whereas therefore Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 273/81 (3), should be amended,