No L 332/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 11. 82 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 establi‘shing 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 ('), 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 Scyli- orthinus 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 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 273/81 (3, should be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: Article 3 Marketing standards are hereby laid down for the following species of saltwater fish falling within subheading ex 03.01 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, with the exception of fish which is live, frozen or in pieces : Herring (Clupea harengus) Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) {Scyliorhinus spp.) Redfish (Sebastes spp.) Cod (Gadus morrhua) Saithe (Pollachius virens) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Whiting (Merlangus merlangus) Ling (Molva spp.) Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Hake (Merluccius merluccius) ’ 2. Annex B shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1983. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1982. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. %) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 29. ) OJ No L 30, 30. 1. 1981, p. 1. For the Council The President “U. ELLEMANN-JENSEN