30. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 330/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3599/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing the guaranteed minimum price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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('), amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (3, and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 provides for the granting of a compensatory indemnity for producers of Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus in the Community as constituted at 31 January 1986 who sell their products at a price below a guaranteed minimum price ; Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the guaranteed minimum price is to be the same as the withdrawal price in force in the year preced- ing accession, corrected in accordance with any adjust- ment applicable to the guide price for the following fishing year; . Whereas the guide prices for the 1994 fishing year were “fixed for the products in question by Council Regulation (EC) No 3353/93(); 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 The guaranteed minimum provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 shall be as follows for the 1994 fishing year: (ECU/tonne) Whole fish Size Extra, A B 1 24t 156 2 241 156 3 372 156 4 241 156 The freshness, size and presentation categories shall be those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (*). . Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1993. () OJ No L 297, 9. 11. 1985, p. 1. ) O] No L 373, 31. 12. 1987, p. 6. () OJ No L 301, 8. 12. 1993, p. 1. For the Commission Yannis PALEOKRASSAS Member of the Commission () OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.