Commission Regulation (EC) No 2795/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1999 fishing year (Text with EEA relevance)
L 347/52 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2795/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1999 fishing year (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, thereof may be taken, and fixed taking Article 16(1) account of the situation on the market in those products; 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 in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last market amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Articles 22(6) and 23(5) thereof, Whereas Article 22(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides, among other things, for reference prices valid for the Community to be fixed each year, by product category, for the products specified in Annexes I, II, III, IV(B) and V to that Regulation, subject to the consultation procedures laid down for certain products within the framework of the GATT; Whereas Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 allows, inter alia, the fixing of reference prices for the products referred to in Annex IV(A) before the beginning of each marketing year; Whereas Article 22(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that the reference price for the products speci- fied in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) thereto must be equal, respectively, to the withdrawal and selling prices fixed in accordance with Article 11(1) and Article 13 thereof; Whereas the reference prices for the fishes of the species Thunnus and Euthynnus, specified in Annex III to Regu- lation (EEC) No 3759/92 are based on the weighted average of the free-at-frontier prices recorded on the most representative markets in the Member States during the three preceding years; Whereas for the carp and salmon referred to in Annex IV(A) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, reference prices are fixed on the basis of the average of the producer prices recorded during the three years preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed for a product with commercial characteristics as set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2210/93 (4), as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 843/95 (5); Whereas, for the frozen and salted products specified in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for which no reference price is fixed for the fresh product, the reference prices are determined on the basis of the reference price applied to a commercially similar fresh product; however, given the quantities of certain frozen and salted products and the conditions governing their importation, it does not appear necessary to fix a reference price for such products in the immediate future; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, Whereas Community withdrawal and selling prices for the products concerned were fixed for the 1999 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2794/98 (3); HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Whereas, the reference prices for the products specified in Annexes I(B) and (C) and IV(B) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 are determined on the basis of the average of the reference prices for the fresh product, account being taken of the processing costs and of the need to ensure a price relationship in keeping with the market situation; Whereas the reference prices for the products specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 must be derived from their guide prices by reference to the price level at which the intervention measures provided for in Article 1 The reference prices for the 1999 fishing year for the products specified in Annexes I, II, III, IV(A) and (B) and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 shall be as shown in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. (1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15. (3) See page 42 of this Official Journal. (4) OJ L 197, 6. 8. 1993, p. 8. (5) OJ L 85, 19. 4. 1995, p. 13. 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/53 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 L 347/54 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 1. Reference prices of products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 ANNEX Species Size (1) Gutted fish wih head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Reference price (EUR/tonne) Herring of the species Clupea harengus ex 0302 40 05, ex 0302 40 10 and ex 0302 40 98 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus ex 0302 61 10 Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) 0302 65 20 Dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp. ) 0302 65 50 Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) 0302 69 31 and 0302 69 33 Cod of the species Gadus morhua 0302 50 10 Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 0302 63 00 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 0302 62 00 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) 0302 69 41 Ling (Molva spp. ) 0302 69 45 Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus ex 0302 64 05, ex 0302 64 10 and ex 0302 64 98 Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus ex 0302 64 05, ex 0302 64 10 and ex 0302 64 98 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 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 195 184 115 218 271 339 384 248 628 536 293 484 451 290 926 926 782 783 783 602 458 337 431 431 425 234 575 575 443 369 450 429 393 264 644 626 552 212 207 202 230 230 190 141 126 195 184 115 218 167 167 167 167 419 335 168 322 322 148 926 926 782 602 602 482 325 217 431 431 425 172 492 492 304 246 307 286 164 143 460 442 368 200 187 175 203 190 154 87 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/55 Species Size (1) Gutted fish wih head (1) Whole fish (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Extra, A (1) B (1) Reference price (EUR/tonne) Anchovies (Engraulis spp. ) 0302 69 55 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 0302 22 00: — 1 January to 30 April 1999 — 1 May to 31 December 1999 Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius ex 0302 69 68 Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp. ) 0302 29 10 Ray’s bream (Brama spp. ) 0302 69 75 Dab (Limanda limanda) ex 0302 29 90 Flounder (Platichthys flesus) ex 0302 29 90 Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) 0302 31 10 and 0302 31 90 Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) ex 0307 41 10 Monkfish (Lophius spp. ) 0302 69 81 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 1 2 3 4 5 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 0 735 735 692 519 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 0 810 860 709 294 424 424 424 398 583 583 583 548 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 1 027 642 456 456 456 294 424 424 424 398 583 583 583 548 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 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 3 340 3 101 2 863 2 386 1 431 L 347/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 Species Size (1) All presentations Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon ex 0306 23 31 and ex 0306 23 39 Deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis) ex 0306 23 10 Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) 0306 24 30 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) 0306 29 30 Sole (Solea spp. ) 0302 23 00 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 — 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 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 (1) The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. 2. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 CN code Description Reference prices (EUR/tonne) A. Frozen products falling within CN codes 0303 and 0304: 0303 31 10 0303 79 71 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp. ) Hake (Merluccius spp. ) Whole fish: ex 0303 78 10 — with or without head ex 0304 20 55, ex 0304 20 58 — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (standard) Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless — individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin — individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless — blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg 1 663 1 336 931 1 177 1 372 1 222 1 312 1 387 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/57 CN code Description Reference prices (EUR/tonne) ex 0304 20 56 Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (standard) — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless — individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin — individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless — blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg ex 0304 90 47 Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks B. Frozen products falling within CN code 0306: 0306 13 40 0306 13 50 Deepwater rose shrimps Parapenaeus longirostris Shrimps of the genus Penaeus C. Frozen products falling within CN code 0307: Squid of the genus Loligo 0307 49 35 — Loligo patagonica: 0307 49 31 — Loligo vulgaris: 0307 49 33 — Loligo pealei: ex 0307 49 38 — Loligo opalescens: ex 0307 49 38 — other species: 0307 49 51 Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus): Illex spp. ex 0307 99 11 — Illex argentinus: ex 0307 99 11 — Illex illecebrosus: ex 0307 99 11 — other species: whole, not cleaned cleaned whole, not cleaned cleaned whole, not cleaned cleaned whole, not cleaned cleaned whole, not cleaned cleaned whole, not cleaned tube cylinder whole, not cleaned tube cylinder whole, not cleaned tube cylinder whole, not cleaned tube cylinder 0307 49 01, 0307 49 18 0307 59 10 Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) and sépioles (Sepiola rondeleti) Octopus (Octopus spp. ) 1 059 1 235 1 100 1 181 1 236 1 162 3 432 6 787 926 1 111 2 314 2 684 1 620 1 851 926 1 111 1 203 1 388 817 1 552 2 328 755 1 434 2 151 755 1 434 2 151 755 1 434 2 151 1 689 1 723 L 347/58 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 3. Reference prices for the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 Tuna (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) and other species of the genus Euthynnus, fresh, chilled or frozen, for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604: Product Reference prices (EUR/tonne) Whole Gilled and gutted Other (for example ‘heads off') A. Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga), frozen: 0303 41 11, 0303 41 13, 0303 41 19 1 419 1 617 1 758 B. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares): 1. weighing more than 10 kg each (1): ex 0302 32 10, 0303 42 12, 0303 42 32, 0303 42 52 1 013 1 156 1 256 2. weighing not more than 10 kg each (1): ex 0302 32 10, 0303 42 18, 0303 42 38, 0303 42 58 790 901 980 C. Lisatos or stripe bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis): 0302 33 10, 0303 43 11, 0303 43 13, 0303 43 19 628 716 779 D. Fish of the genus Thunnus and Euthynnus excluding bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), fresh or chilled and bigeye tuna (Parathunnus obesus or Thunnus obesus), fresh or chilled: ex 0302 39 19, 0302 69 21, ex 0303 49 41, ex 0303 49 43, ex 0303 49 49, 0303 79 21, 0303 79 23, 0303 79 29 760 866 942 (1) Reference to weight applies to whole products. 4. Reference prices for certain products listed in Annex IV(A) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 Product Form Periods from Reference prices (EUR/tonne) Carp falling within CN live, weighing at code 0301 93 00 800 g least 1. 1. to 31. 7. 1999 1. 8. to 30. 11. 1999 1. 12. to 31. 12. 1999 Atlantic salmon (Salmo fresh, chilled or salar) frozen falling within CN codes ex 0302 12 00, ex 0303 22 00, ex 0304 10 13, ex 0304 20 13 — whole — gutted — gutted without head — fillets — — — — 1 403 1 700 1 700 3 100 3 444 3 875 4 769 23. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 347/59 5. Reference prices for the product listed in Annexes IV(B) and V to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 Frozen and salted products falling within CN codes 0303 and 0304: Species Presentation Reference prices (EUR/tonne) 1. Redfish (Sebastes spp. ) 0303 79 35 0303 79 37 0304 20 35 0304 20 37 Whole fish: — with or without head Fillets: — with bones (‘standard') — boneless — blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg ex 0304 90 31 Pieces and other meat 2. Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac and Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreo- gadus saida 0303 60 11, 0303 60 19, 0303 60 90, 0303 79 41 Whole fish: — with or without head 0304 20 21 0304 20 29 Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard') — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless — individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin — individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless in immediate packing weghing not — blocks more than 4 kg ex 0304 90 35, ex 0304 90 38, ex 0304 90 39 Pieces and other meat 3. Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 0303 73 00 Whole fish: — with or without head 0304 20 31 Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard') — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless — individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin — individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless — blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg ex 0304 90 41 Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks 942 1 877 2 119 2 241 1 285 1 073 2 380 2 665 2 525 2 886 2 846 1 378 728 1 488 1 639 1 491 1 682 1 717 977 L 347/60 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 98 Species Presentation Reference prices (EUR/tonne) 4. Haddock (Melanogrammus Whole fish: aeglefinus) 0303 72 00 0304 20 33 — with or without head Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard') — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless — individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin — individual or fully interleaved fillets, skinless — blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg ex 0304 90 45 Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks 5. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus and fish of the species Orcy- nopsis unicolor Whole fish: 0303 74 10 0303 74 11 0303 74 20 0303 79 60 0303 79 61 0303 79 62 0304 20 53 ex 0304 90 97 — with head — without head Fillets: Sides 6. Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) 0304 20 85 Fillets: — interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard') — interleaved or in industrial blocks, boneless 7. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Whole fish, with or without head 0303 79 87 8. Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac and Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Borreo- gadus saida ex 0305 62 00, 0305 69 10 Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) ex 0305 62 00 Salted fish, not dried or smoked, and fish in brine : 1,1 kg ‡ 1,1 kg; : 2,1 kg ‡ 2,1 kg : 1,33 kg ‡ 1,33 kg; : 2,7 kg ‡ 2,7 kg 895 2 220 2 659 2 512 2 739 2 960 1 038 403 445 710 581 1 126 1 298 3 069 2 612 2 869 3 313 1 785 2 107 2 633