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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3469/88

OF 7 NOVEMBER 1988

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2203/82 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE GRANTING OF A CARRY-OVER PREMIUM FOR CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3796/81 OF 29 DECEMBER 1981 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FISHERY PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3468/88 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 6 ) THEREOF,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3796/81 PROVIDES THAT, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A CARRY-OVER PREMIUM MAY BE GRANTED IN RESPECT OF THE PROCESSING AND STORAGE, WITH A VIEW TO HUMAN CONSUMPTION, OF SOME OF THE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE LISTED IN ANNEX I ( A ) AND ( D ) TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION AND WHICH HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET AT THE COMMUNITY WITHDRAWAL PRICE;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2203/82 ( 3 ) LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3940/87 ( 4 ), DETERMINES THE SPECIES WHICH MAY QUALIFY FOR THE CARRY-OVER PREMIUM;

WHEREAS, BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE HERRING AND MACKEREL SECTOR, PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN THAT SECTOR;

WHEREAS THE PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF HERRING AND MACKEREL ARE LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION OF THESE SPECIES AND TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN QUALITIES OF HERRING FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF THE YEAR; WHEREAS IT WOULD APPEAR NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE TWO SPECIES IN THE CARRY-OVER PREMIUM SCHEME;

WHEREAS, THEREFORE, REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2203/82 SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING SPECIES ARE HEREBY ADDED TO THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2203/82 :

1.2.3.4CN CODE

DESCRIPTION

FRESHNESS ( 1 )

PRESENTATION ( 1 ) // // // //

( A ) BEFORE "COD' // // //

EX 0302 40 10 AND EX 0302 40 90

HERRING ( CLUPEA HARENGUS )

E, A

WHOLE

( B ) AFTER "COALFISH' // // //

EX 0302 64 10 AND EX 0302 64 90

MACKEREL ( SCOMBER SCOMBRUS AND SCOMBER JAPONICUS )

E, A

WHOLE // // // //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THAT OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1989 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS, 7 NOVEMBER 1988 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . ROUMELIOTIS

( 1 ) OJ NO L 379, 31 . 12 . 1981, P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 235, 10 . 8 . 1982, P . 4 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 373, 31 . 12 . 1987, P . 6 .

Amendments and corrections
January 1, 1993	See 382R2203
January 1, 1989	Application - See Art 2
November 13, 1988	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3469/88 of 7 November 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2203/82 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for certain fishery products