Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3898/92 of 23 December 1992 fixing the compensatory allowance for Mediterranean sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus

COMMISSION REGULATION  (EEC) No 3898/92
of 23 December 1992
fixing the compensatory allowance for Mediterranean sardines  of the species Sardina pilchardus
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules  on the granting of compensatory indemnities in respect of sardines  of the species Sardina  pilchardus (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87  (2), and in particular Article 4  thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the granting of the  compensatory allowance is to be limited to sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of the  Mediterranean of sizes 3 and 4 and freshness categories E and A, as defined in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 103/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or  chilled products  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 33/89  (4);
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the allowance is to be equal to  the difference between the withdrawal price for sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of the  Atlantic of the size in question, applicable in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985,  and the withdrawal price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of size 2  applicable in the new Member States;
Whereas the withdrawal prices for the 1993 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3892/92  (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Fishery Products,