30. 11. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 338/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3190/82 of 29 November 1982 laying down detailed rules for the extension of certain rules adopted by producers’ organizations in the fisheries sector to non-members THE COMMISSION 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 (*), and in particular Article 7 (8) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1772/82 of 29 June 1982 laying down general rules concerning the extension of certain rules adopted by producers’ organizations in the fisheries sector (3, and in particular the second paragraph of Article § thereof, Whereas it is necessary to define criteria for assessing the degree to which producers’ organizations whose marketing rules it is proposed to extend to non-mem- bers are representative; whereas these criteria must include the proportion of all marketing of the species concerned in the area in question accounted for by the members of the organization and the number of members of the organization ; Whereas a minimum period of application of the rules in question should be fixed in order to maintain a certain stability in the conditions under which fishery products are marketed ; Whereas Member States which intend to give binding force to rules adopted by a producers’ organization are obliged to submit them to the Commission for prior examination ; whereas it is necessary, therefore, to specify what information is to be notified to the Commission ; Whereas it is necessary to publish the rules that are made binding on non-members ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down the implementing rules for the extension to non-members of certain rules adopted () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 197, 6. 7. 1982, p. L. by producers’ organizations, as provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81, hereinafter called the ‘basic Regulation’, Article 2 1. The production and marketing activities of a producers’ organization shall be considered of signifi- cant importance within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1772/82 if, in the area within which it is proposed to extend the marketing rules : (a) marketing by the producers’ organization or by its members of the species to which the rules would apply accounts for more than 75 % overall of the quantities marketed, and (b) the number of fishermen aboard vessels operated by members of the producers’ organization is more than 50 % of the total number of fishermen established in the area to whom the rules which may be extended would apply. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 (a), account shall be taken of quantities marketed during the previous marketing year. 3. For the purpose of calculating the percentage referred to in paragraph 1 (b), fishermen aboard vessels whose overall length is less than or equal to 10 metres shall be taken into account in proportion to the rela- tion between the quantities marketed by such fishermen and the total quantities marketed in the area in question. Article 3 The conditions of the first placing on the market mentioned in the third indent of Article 3 (1) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 1772/82 may include rules on the rational disposal of production in order to stabilize the market. Article ¢4 The minimum period of application of the rules provided for in Article 7 (1) of the basic Regulation shall be 90 days.