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( 1 ) OJ NO L 236 , 27 . 10 . 1970 , P . 5 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 118 , 8 . 5 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 118 , 8 . 5 . 1975 , P . 2 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 361 , 29 . 12 . 1973 , P . 53 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 357 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1242/75 OF THE COMMISSION OF 15 MAY 1975 SUPPLEMENTING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 AS REGARDS HAKE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2142/70 ( 1 ) OF 20 OCTOBER 1970 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1182/75 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 ( 5 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICE FOR HAKE ( MERCLUCCIUS SPP . ) VALID UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1975 WAS FIXED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1183/75 OF 5 MAY 1975 ( 3 ) ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3323/74 ( 5 ) , LAID DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITIES , AND FOR FIXING THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE AND DETERMINING THE BUYING IN PRICE FOR CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE WITHDRAWAL ARRANGEMENTS IS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS STABILIZING THE MARKET WITHOUT , HOWEVER , PROVOKING STRUCTURAL SURPLUSES IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , APPROPRIATE SUPPORT TO ALL MARKETS MUST BE PROMOTED , BEARING IN MIND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS LANDED AS BETWEEN VARIOUS MARKETS , WHEREAS THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE MUST FURTHERMORE BE SO FIXED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE ENDEAVOURS OF THE PRODUCERS " ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MEMBER STATES TO STABILIZE PRICES WILL NOT BE JEOPARDIZED , TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING , IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX FOR HAKE A SINGLE PERCENTAGE OF THE GUIDE PRICE AND A COEFFICIENT REFLECTING THE AVERAGE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRODUCT ITSELF ON THE BASIS OF ITS COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCTS OF IMMEDIATELY INFERIOR QUALITY ; WHEREAS THE COEFFICIENT CAN ALSO BE USED TO CALCULATE THE INDEMNITY AND FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR HAKE WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET ;

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

ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

( SEE O.J . NO L 125 OF 16 . 5 . 75 )

ARTICLE 2

ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

" PRODUCT * %

HAKE * 75 "

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 MAY 1975 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P.J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION