Commission Regulation (EC) No 2794/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (Text with EEA relevance)
L 347/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2794/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (2), and in particular Article 11(3) and Article 13 thereof, Whereas Article 11(1) and Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provide that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed respectively, in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) are to be fixed by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount equal to at least 70 % but not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price; Whereas changes in production and marketing structures in the Community make it necessary to alter the basis for calculating the withdrawal and the sale prices in the Community as compared with those of the preceding fishing year; Whereas Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that the withdrawal price may be multiplied by conversion factors in landing areas which are very distant from main centres of consumption in the Community; Whereas the guide prices for the 1999 fishing year were fixed for all the products in question by Council Regula- tion (EC) No 2765/98 (3); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, Article 1 The percentages of the guide price which are used as a basis for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices shall be as shown in Annex I for the prod- ucts concerned. Article 2 The conversion factors which are used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the prod- ucts listed, respectively, in Annex I(A) and (D) and in Annex I(E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, shall be as shown in Annex II. Article 3 The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 1999 fishing year and the products to which they refer, shall be as shown in Annex III. Article 4 The withdrawal prices applicable for the 1999 fishing year in the landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the prod- ucts to which those prices relate, shall be as shown in Annex IV. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998. For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15. (3) OJ L 346, 22. 12. 1998, p. 8. 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/43 ANNEX I Percentage of guide price used in calculating withdrawal or sale prices Product Herrings of the species Clupea harengus Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp. ) Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) Cod of the species Gadus morhua Coalfish (Pollachius virens) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Ling (Molva spp. ) Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus Anchovies (Engraulis spp. ) Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp. ) Ray’s bream (Brama spp. ) Monkfish (Lophius spp. ) Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon and deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis) Crabs of the species (Cancer pagurus) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Dab (Limanda limanda) Flounder (Platichthys flesus) Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) Sole (Solea spp. ) % 85 85 80 80 90 80 80 80 80 80 85 90 85 83 90 80 80 85 90 90 90 83 83 90 80 83 Conversion factor of the products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 ANNEX II Species Size (1) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Conversion Herring of the species Clupea harengus Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp. ) Extra, A (1) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,75 0,64 0,35 0,80 0,80 0,55 B (1) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,55 0,45 0,25 0,60 0,60 0,40 Extra, A (1) 0,55 0,85 0,80 0,50 0,95 0,60 0,75 0,85 0,55 0,75 0,64 0,35 0,75 0,70 0,45 B (1) 0,55 0,85 0,80 0,50 0,95 0,37 0,37 0,37 0,37 0,50 0,40 0,20 0,50 0,50 0,23 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 L 347/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 Species Size (1) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Conversion Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) Cod of the species Gadus morhua Coalfish (Pollachius virens) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Ling (Molva spp. ) Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus Anchovies (Engraulis spp. ) Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp. ) Extra, A (1) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,90 0,90 0,85 0,67 0,47 0,90 0,90 0,89 0,76 0,90 0,90 0,77 0,65 0,83 0,80 0,75 0,51 0,85 0,83 0,75 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,90 0,90 0,87 0,68 1,00 0,76 0,75 0,62 0,58 0,85 0,75 0,68 0,43 B (1) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,85 0,85 0,70 0,46 0,27 0,90 0,90 0,89 0,52 0,80 0,80 0,65 0,53 0,78 0,75 0,61 0,34 0,65 0,63 0,55 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,85 0,85 0,80 0,60 0,94 0,71 0,70 0,57 0,53 0,65 0,55 0,48 0,23 Extra, A (1) 0,90 0,90 0,76 0,65 0,65 0,50 0,38 0,28 0,70 0,70 0,69 0,38 0,70 0,70 0,54 0,45 0,63 0,60 0,55 0,37 0,70 0,68 0,60 0,85 0,83 0,81 0,85 0,85 0,70 0,52 0,80 0,85 0,70 0,29 0,49 0,49 0,49 0,46 0,79 0,59 0,58 0,48 0,45 0,80 0,70 0,61 0,36 B (1) 0,90 0,90 0,76 0,50 0,50 0,40 0,27 0,18 0,70 0,70 0,69 0,28 0,60 0,60 0,37 0,30 0,43 0,40 0,23 0,20 0,50 0,48 0,40 0,80 0,75 0,70 0,75 0,70 0,57 0,32 0,45 0,45 0,45 0,29 0,49 0,49 0,49 0,46 0,73 0,54 0,53 0,39 0,36 0,60 0,50 0,41 0,16 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/45 Species Size (1) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Conversion Ray’s bream (Brama spp. ) Dab (Limanda limanda) Flounder (Platichthys flesus) Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) Monkfish (Lophius spp. ) Shrimps of crangon the genus Crangon Deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis) Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 Extra, A (1) 0,85 0,60 0,85 0,65 0,80 0,60 1,00 1,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 B (1) 0,65 0,40 0,75 0,55 0,70 0,50 0,60 0,57 0,00 0,00 0,00 Extra, A (1) 0,80 0,55 0,70 0,50 0,70 0,50 0,90 0,85 0,80 0,80 0,50 B (1) 0,60 0,35 0,55 0,35 0,55 0,35 0,85 0,80 0,60 0,60 0,30 Whole fish or gutted, with head (1) Fish without head (1) Extra, A (1) 0,72 0,92 0,92 0,77 0,42 B (1) 0,52 0,72 0,72 0,57 0,22 Extra, A (1) 0,90 0,85 0,80 0,70 0,50 All presentations B (1) 0,70 0,65 0,60 0,50 0,30 A (1) 0,65 0,30 B (1) 0,55 0,30 Cooked in water Fresh or chilled A (1) 0,85 0,30 B (1) 0,75 0,30 A (1) 0,75 — B (1) 0,60 — Whole (1) 0,80 0,60 Whole (1) Tails (1) E (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) 0,95 0,95 0,85 0,55 0,95 0,65 0,65 0,45 0,68 0,38 0,38 0,25 0,90 0,75 0,55 0,46 0,60 0,40 0,29 0,14 L 347/46 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 Species Size (1) Sole (Solea spp. ) 1 2 3 4 5 Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) 0,90 0,90 0,85 0,70 0,60 B (1) 0,80 0,80 0,75 0,60 0,50 Extra, A (1) 0,70 0,70 0,65 0,50 0,40 B (1) 0,55 0,55 0,50 0,40 0,35 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/47 ANNEX III Withdrawal or sale price in the Community of the products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 Species Size (1) Gutted fish with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Withdrawal price (EUR/t) Herrings of the species Clupea harengus Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp. ) Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) Cod of the species Gadus morhua Coalfish (Pollachius virens) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Ling (Molva spp. ) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 628 536 293 516 516 355 0 0 0 1 084 1 084 1 024 807 566 554 554 548 468 739 739 632 534 593 572 536 364 782 764 690 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 461 377 209 387 387 258 0 0 0 1 024 1 024 843 554 325 554 554 548 320 657 657 534 435 557 536 436 243 598 580 506 126 195 184 115 218 271 339 384 248 628 536 293 484 451 290 926 926 782 783 783 602 458 337 431 431 425 234 575 575 443 369 450 429 393 264 644 626 552 126 195 184 115 218 167 167 167 167 419 335 168 322 322 148 926 926 782 602 602 482 325 217 431 431 425 172 492 492 304 246 307 286 164 143 460 442 368 L 347/48 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 Species Size (1) Gutted fish with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Withdrawal price (EUR/t) Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus Spanish mackerel of Scomber japonicus the species Anchovies (Engraulis spp. ) Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) — 1 January to 30 April 1999 — 1 May to 31 December 1999 Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp. ) Rays’ bream (Brama spp. ) Dab (Limanda limanda) Flounder (Platichthys flesus) Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 778 778 752 588 1 071 1 071 1 035 809 3 293 2 503 2 470 2 042 1 910 1 588 1 401 1 270 803 1 224 864 658 503 371 278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 735 735 692 519 1 012 1 012 952 714 3 096 2 338 2 305 1 877 1 745 1 214 1 027 897 430 936 576 580 425 324 232 2 207 2 207 1 324 1 258 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 207 202 230 230 190 141 810 860 709 294 424 424 424 398 583 583 583 548 2 602 1 943 1 910 1 581 1 482 1 494 1 308 1 139 672 1 152 792 541 387 324 232 1 737 1 641 1 027 1 027 642 200 187 175 203 190 154 87 456 456 456 294 424 424 424 398 583 583 583 548 2 404 1 778 1 745 1 284 1 186 1 121 934 766 299 864 504 425 271 255 162 1 641 1 544 770 770 385 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/49 Species Size (1) Monkfish (Lophius spp. ) Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon Deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis) Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Sole (Solea spp. ) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 Whole or gutted fish, with head (1) Without head (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) 1 663 2 125 2 125 1 778 970 1 201 1 663 1 663 1 316 508 4 294 4 055 3 817 3 340 2 386 All presentations 3 340 3 101 2 863 2 386 1 431 A (1) 1 379 637 B (1) 1 167 637 Cooked in water Fresh or chilled A (1) 4 886 1 724 B (1) 4 311 1 724 A (1) 1 129 — Sale price (EUR/t) B (1) 903 — Whole (1) 1 259 944 Whole (1) Tails (1) E (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) 4 473 4 473 4 002 2 590 4 473 3 061 3 061 2 119 3 202 1 789 1 789 1 177 3 519 2 933 2 151 1 799 2 346 1 564 1 134 547 Gutted fish with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) 4 820 4 820 4 553 3 749 3 214 4 285 4 285 4 017 3 214 2 678 3 749 3 749 3 481 2 678 2 142 2 946 2 946 2 678 2 142 1 875 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. L 347/50 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 ANNEX IV Species Landing area Conversion factor Size (1) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Withdrawal prices (EUR/tonne) Herring of the species Coastal Ireland Clupea harengus areas and islands of areas in the Coastal east of England from Berwick to Dover. Coastal areas of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth including the islands to the west and the north of these regions. Coastal areas of County Down (Northern Ireland) Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus Coastal Ireland areas and islands of Coastal areas and islands of Corn- wall and Devon in the United Kingdom Coastal areas from Portpatrick in south-west Scotland to Wick in north-east Scotland and the islands to the west and north of these areas, coastal areas and islands of Northern Ireland Coastal areas from Wick to Aber- deen in the north-east of Scotland Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Coastal areas from Troon in south- west Scotland to Wick in north- east Scotland and the islands to the west and north of these areas Coastal Ireland areas and islands of Albacore or longfinned Azores and Madeira tuna (Thunnus alalunga) 0,86 0,86 0,92 0,92 0,97 1,00 0,72 0,97 0,48 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 371 1 802 1 778 1 470 1 375 3 194 2 428 2 396 1 980 1 853 1 059 1 059 2 229 1 683 1 660 1 351 1 257 3 003 2 268 2 236 1 821 1 693 636 604 109 168 158 99 109 168 158 99 195 191 186 195 191 186 206 201 196 212 207 202 1 873 1 399 1 375 1 138 1 067 2 524 1 885 1 853 1 533 1 437 834 788 109 168 158 99 109 168 158 99 184 172 161 184 172 161 194 182 170 200 187 175 1 731 1 280 1 257 925 854 2 332 1 725 1 693 1 246 1 150 788 741 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/51 Species Landing area Conversion factor Size (1) Gutted fish, with head (1) Whole fish (1) Withdrawal prices (EUR/tonne) Sardines of the species Canary Islands Sardina pilchardus Coastal areas and islands of the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom Coastal areas on the Atlantic seaboard of Spain (excluding the Canaries) Coastal seaboard of Portugal areas on the Atlantic French coastal Atlantic, North Sea on the the Channel and the areas Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 162 184 119 184 230 261 169 364 298 295 322 80 80 80 80 114 114 114 114 159 — — 159 0,48 0,68 0,95 0,88 0,77 0,95 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92