Council Regulation (EC) No 2746/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2746/1999
of 17 December 1999
fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each fishing year for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E to that Regulation;
(2) According to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 2000 fishing year;
(3) The fishing year begins on 1 January 2000 for the products covered by this Regulation; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam,