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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3729/81

of 21 December 1981

fixing reference prices for tunny intended for the canning industry applicable until 31 December 1982

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 3443/80 (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) to that Regulation;

Whereas reference prices for tunny intended for use by the canning industry were fixed for the 1981 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 278/81 (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 1982 shall be as follows:

1.2,4 // // // // Reference prices (ECU/tonne) // // 1.2.3.4 // Product // Whole // Gilled and gatted // Other // // // // // Yellow-finned tunny weighing not more than 10 kilograms each // 652 // 743 // 809 // Yellow-finned tunny weighting over 10 kilograms each // 717 // 817 // 889 // Long-finned tunny weighing not more than 10 kilograms each // 1 042 // 1 190 // 1 295 // Long-finned tunny weighing over 10 kilograms each // 816 // 930 // 1 011 // Other species of tunny // 457 // 520 // 567 // // // //

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1981.

For the Commission

Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 359, 31. 12. 1980, p. 13.

(3) OJ No L 30, 2. 2. 1981, p. 18.