Council Regulation (EC) No 2746/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year
23. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/23 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2746/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3) 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), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof, The fishing year begins on 1 January 2000 for the products covered by this Regulation; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the Euro- pean Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Whereas: (1) (2) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed for each fishing year for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E to that Regulation; According to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 2000 fishing year; Article 1 The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2000 for the products listed in Annex I, parts A, D and E to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999. For the Council The President K. HEMILÄ (1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15). L 331/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 1999 ANNEX Species Commercial specifications (1) Freshness category Size Presentation Guide price (EUR/tonne) 1. Herrings of the species Clupea harengus Extra, A 2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus Extra 3. Picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Extra, A 4. Catshanks (Scyliorhinus spp. ) Extra, A 5. Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) 6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua 7. Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) A A or A A or A A or A A or A 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Whole fish Whole fish Whole fish Gutted fish with head Whole fish Gutted fish with head Whole fish Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head 10. Ling (Molva spp. ) Extra, A 1, 2 Gutted fish with head 11. Makreel of the species Scomber scombrus 12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus 13. Anchovies (Engraulis spp. ) 14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius Extra or A Extra or A Extra A or A A 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 Whole fish Whole fish Whole fish Whole fish Whole fish Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head 1. 1. 2000 — 30. 4. 2000 1. 5. 2000 — 31. 12. 2000 16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp. ) Extra, A 1, 2 Whole fish 17. Rays' bream (Brama spp. ) Extra, A 1 Whole fish 18. Monkfish (Lophius spp. ) Extra, A Extra, A 2, 3 2, 3 Whole, or gutted with head Without head 261 542 1 068 814 1 154 1 529 782 1 036 902 1 173 287 301 1 185 3 732 2 358 1 836 2 771 5 725 1 052 1 448 23. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/25 Species 19. Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon 20. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) 21. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) 22. Dab (Limanda limanda) 23. Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 24. Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Freshness category A — E, A E, A Extra, A Extra, A Extra, A Commercial specifications (1) Size 1 1 1, 2 2 1 1 1 1 Presentation Simply boiled in water Whole fish Whole fish Tails Gutted fish with head Gutted fish with head Whole fish Gutted fish with head 25. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macro- Extra, A 1, 2 Whole soma) 26. Sole (Solea spp. ) Extra, A 2, 3 Gutted fish with head 27. Deep-water prawns (Pandalus Borealis) A A 1 1 Simply boiled in water Fresh or chilled (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentation are defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. Guide price (EUR/tonne) 2 405 1 749 5 284 4 345 932 558 2 145 2 452 1 605 6 453 6 387 1 690