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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 320 , 15 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/81

OF 20 JANUARY 1981

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 FOR THE 1981 FISHING YEAR

THE COUNCIL 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 3443/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 PROVIDES THAT GUIDE PRICES SHALL BE FIXED FOR EACH OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) THERETO AT A LEVEL WHICH WILL HELP TO STABILIZE MARKET PRICES WITHOUT LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF STRUCTURAL SURPLUSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICES FOR THE SAID PRODUCTS WERE FIXED FOR THE 1980 FISHING YEAR BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2813/79 ( 3 );

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CRITERIA DEFINED IN ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 INVOLVES FOR THE 1981 FISHING YEAR , FOR SOME PRODUCTS AN INCREASE AND FOR OTHER PRODUCTS A STABILIZATION IN PRICES BY COMPARISON WITH THOSE VALID FOR THE CURRENT FISHING YEAR ; WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO VARIATIONS IN THE SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAICE , THE GUIDE PRICE SHOULD BE INCREASED FROM 1 MAY 1981 ; WHEREAS , IN THE ABSENCE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PRICE TRENDS FOR EACH FISHERY PRODUCT WITH GIVEN COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS , CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED MARKET PRICES RECORDED WHEN THE GUIDE PRICES WERE FIXED FOR THE PREVIOUS FISHING YEAR FOR THESE PRODUCTS , AND THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED MARKET PRICES NOW CURRENT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE GUIDE PRICES APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1981 FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( C ) TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 AND THE PRODUCTS TO WHICH THEY RELATE ARE FIXED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 2 FEBRUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

CH . A . VAN DER KLAAUW

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ANNEX

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// COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS ( 1 ) //

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SPECIES // FRESHNESS CATEGORY // SIZE // PRESENTATION // GUIDE PRICE ( ECU/TONNE ) //

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1 . HERRINGS // EXTRA , A // 1 // WHOLE FISH // 329 //

2 . SARDINES ( CLUPEA PICHARDUSWALBAUM ): //

( A ) ATLANTIC // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 511 //

( B ) MEDITERRANEAN // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 377 //

3 . REDFISH ( SEBASTES MARINUS ) // A // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 660 //

4 . COD // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 832 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

5 . SAITHE // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 500 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

6 . HADDOCK // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 662 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

7 . WHITING // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

// OR // // // 608 //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD //

8 . MACKEREL // EXTRA // 1 // WHOLE FISH //

// OR // // // 267 //

// A // 2 // WHOLE FISH //

9 . ANCHOVIES // EXTRA // 2 // WHOLE FISH // 475 //

10 . PLAICE // A OR // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // 2 FEBRUARY708 TO 30 APRIL 1981 : //

// A // 3 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // 1 MAY851 TO 31 DECEMBER 1981 : //

11 . HAKE // A // 2 // GUTTED FISH WITH HEAD // 1 858 //

12 . SHRIMPS OF THE GENUS CRANGON SPP // A // 1 // SIMPLY BOILED IN WATER // 1 246 //

( 1 ) THE FRESHNESS CATEGORIES , SIZES AND PRESENTATION ARE DEFINED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/76 .