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( 1 ) OJ NO L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 347 , 12 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 348 , 30 . 12 . 1977 , P . 43 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3003/78

OF 18 DECEMBER 1978

FIXING REFERENCE PRICES FOR TUNNY INTENDED FOR THE CANNING INDUSTRY FOR THE 1979 FISHING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 OF 19 JANUARY 1976 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2903/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 19 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 PROVIDES FOR THE FIXING EACH YEAR OF REFERENCE PRICES VALID IN THE COMMUNITY INTER ALIA FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX III ( A ) THERETO ;

WHEREAS REFERENCE PRICES FOR TUNNY INTENDED FOR USE BY THE CANNING INDUSTRY WERE FIXED FOR THE 1978 FISHING YEAR BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2958/77 OF 23 DECEMBER 1977 ( 3 );

WHEREAS THE FOURTH AND FIFTH SUBPARAGRAPHS OF ARTICLE 19 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 LAY DOWN CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN FIXING REFERENCE PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX III ( A );

WHEREAS IT FOLLOWS FROM APPLYING THESE CRITERIA THAT THE REFERENCE PRICES IN QUESTION SHOULD BE AS SET OUT IN THIS REGULATION ;

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

THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR TUNNY , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN , FOR INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 16.04 ( SUBHEADING 03.01 B I C ) 1 ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 31 DECEMBER 1979 SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

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// REFERENCE PRICES ( UNIT OF ACCOUNT/TONNE ) //

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PRODUCT // WHOLE // GILLED AND GUTTED // OTHER //

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YELLOW-FINNED TUNNY WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 10 KILOGRAMS EACH // 450 // 513 // 558 //

YELLOW-FINNED TUNNY WEIGHING OVER 10 KILOGRAMS EACH // 495 // 564 // 614 //

LONG-FINNED TUNNY WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 10 KILOGRAMS EACH // 720 // 821 // 893 //

LONG-FINNED TUNNY WEIGHING OVER 10 KILOGRAMS EACH // 563 // 642 // 698 //

OTHER SPECIES OF TUNNY // 315 // 359 // 391 //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT