L 351/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.12.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2350/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing the amount of private storage aid for certain fishery products in the 2003 fishing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Fishery Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products ('), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the appli- cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of private storage aid for certain fishery products (%), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Whereas: (1)  The aid must not exceed the sum of technical and finan- cial costs recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question. (2)  To discourage long-term storage, to shorten payment times and to reduce the burden of controls, private storage aid should be paid in one instalment only. Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 For the 2003 fishing year the amount of private storage aid for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/ 2000 shall be as follows: — first month: EUR 185/tonne, — second month: EUR 0ftonne. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002. () OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. () OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 30. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission