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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 343 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 34 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1276/80

OF 27 MAY 1980

ALTERING CERTAIN REFERENCE PRICES FOR 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 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 THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR 1980 WERE FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3052/79 ( 3 );

WHEREAS SINCE THAT LAST FIXING OF REFERENCE PRICES A SITUATION HAS ARISEN WHICH THREATENS THE STABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY MARKETS ;

WHEREAS , FOR SOME TIME , REFERENCE PRICES FOR FROZEN PRODUCTS HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH THOSE FOR FRESH PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE INCREASE IN PROCESSING AND ENERGY COSTS HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ; WHEREAS , AS A RESULT , THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED NO LONGER REFLECT INTERVENTION PRICE LEVELS ON THE COMMUNITY MARKETS AND THEREFORE PRODUCTS CAN BE IMPORTED AT PRICES BELOW THOSE AT WHICH A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING PRODUCERS ' ORGANIZATION CAN FULFIL ITS ROLE AS A NORMAL SUPPLIER ;

WHEREAS THIS EXCEPTIONAL AND UNFORESEEABLE SITUATION REQUIRES URGENT REMEDIAL MEASURES TO RESTORE NORMAL MARKET STABILITY , AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ADJUST REFERENCE PRICES FOR CERTAIN FROZEN PRODUCTS ;

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

PART III OF THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3052/79 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' III . REFERENCE PRICES FOR FROZEN PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX IV ( B ) TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 :

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PRODUCTS // PRESENTATION // REFERENCE PRICE ( ECU/TONNE ) //

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1 . COD // WHOLE // 648 //

// FILLETS // 1 508 //

2 . SAITHE // WHOLE // 439 //

// FILLETS // 904 //

3 . HADDOCK // WHOLE // 514 //

// FILLETS // 1 292 //

4 . REDFISH ( SEBASTES MARINUS ) // WHOLE // 624 //

// FILLETS // 1 219 //

5 . MACKEREL // WHOLE // 301 //

// FILLETS // 585 //

6 . HAKE ( MERLUCCIUS SPP ) // WHOLE // 533 //

// FILLETS // 867 ' //

ARTICLE 2

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 , 27 MAY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT