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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 361 , 29 . 12 . 1973 , P . 53 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 125 , 15 . 5 . 1975 , P . 17 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 23 , 29 . 1 . 1971 , P . 17 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 18 , 23 . 1 . 1973 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3371/75 OF THE COMMISSION OF 23 DECEMBER 1975 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITIES , FIXING THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE AND DETERMINING THE BUYING-IN PRICE FOR CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS

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 ARTICLES 10 ( 5 ) AND 11 ( 5 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/75 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1242/75 ( 4 ) , LAID DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITIES AND FOR FIXING THE WITHDRAWAL PRICES AND DETERMINING THE BUYING-IN PRICES 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 PRICES 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 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 FIXED THE CONVERSION FACTORS REFLECTING THE AVERAGE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRODUCT WITH SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCTS OF THE QUALITY IMMEDIATELY BELOW THAT OF THE PRODUCT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ; WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THAT DIFFERENCE , CERTAIN CONVERSION FACTORS RELATING TO SMALL SIZES SHOULD BE AMENDED IN RESPECT OF MOST OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS LANDED BY PRODUCERS' ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ADAPT SUPPLY MORE CLOSELY TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR REMOVING FROM THE SYSTEM OF WITHDRAWAL PRICES CERTAIN PRESENTATIONS WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO MARKET FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 173/71 ( 5 ) OF 26 JANUARY 1971 LAID DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE GUIDE PRICE TO BE USED TO CALCULATE THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE FOR CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE FISHING OF HADDOCK AND THE STRUCTURE OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY ON THE MARKETS IN THAT PRODUCT , THE PERCENTAGE OF THE GUIDE PRICE USED IN CALCULATING THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE FOR THE SPECIES IN QUESTION SHOULD BE CHANGED ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 135/73 ( 6 ) OF 15 JANUARY 1973 LAID DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR DETERMINING , IN THE FISHERY SECTOR , THE LANDING AREAS SITUATED AT A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN CENTRES OF CONSUMPTION IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 10 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2142/70 THAT , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCERS IN LANDING AREAS WHICH ARE VERY DISTANT FROM THE MAIN CENTRES OF CONSUMPTION IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO MARKETS UNDER SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS , THE WITHDRAWAL PRICES MAY BE MULTIPLIED BY CONVERSION FACTORS FOR THOSE AREAS ; WHEREAS THESE CONVERSION FACTORS ARE SO FIXED THAT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PRICES CONVERTED CORRESPOND TO THE PRICE VARIATIONS EXPECTED IN THE CASE OF NORMAL PRODUCTION ON THE BASIS OF THE NATURAL CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF MARKET PRICES ;

WHEREAS EXAMINATION OF THE TREND OF THE MARKET PRICE FOR HERRINGS , MACKEREL , SARDINES AND WHITINGS IN THOSE AREAS AND THEREFORE THE PRICE FORMATION TO BE EXPECTED CALL FOR THE REDETERMINATION OF CERTAIN AREAS AND THE RE-FIXING OF THE CORRESPONDING CONVERSION FACTORS ; WHEREAS IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO DETERMINE A NEW AREA AND FIX THE CORRESPONDING CONVERSION FACTORS FOR HAKE ;

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

ANNEXES I , II AND III TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3559/73 ARE REPLACED BY ANNEXES I , II AND III TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1976 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 DECEMBER 1975 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

A . BORSCHETTE

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION