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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 4213/88

OF 21 DECEMBER 1988

ADJUSTING THE COMMON MARKETING STANDARDS FOR NORWAY LOBSTERS ( NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS )

THE COMMISSION 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 3 THEREOF,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 104/76 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3940/87 ( 4 ), LAID DOWN COMMON MARKETING STANDARDS FOR SHRIMPS ( CRANGON CRANGAN ), EDIBLE CRABS ( CANCER PAGURUS ) AND NORWAY LOBSTERS ( NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS ),

WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3796/81, ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED STANDARDS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES IN PRODUCTION AND SALES CONDITION; WHEREAS CHANGES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN PARTICULAR IN THE PRODUCTION CONDITIONS FOR NORWAY LOBSTERS; WHEREAS THE FRESHNESS AND SIZE SCALE FOR THIS PRODUCT SHOULD THEREFORE BE ADJUSTED;

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

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 104/76 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) ( A ):

"HOWEVER, LIVE NORWAY LOBSTERS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED IN FRESHNESS CATEGORY E .'

2 . IN ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) ( C ) THE SECTION HEADED "WHOLE' IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

"WHOLE :

_ SIZE 1 : 20 AND LESS,

_ SIZE 2 : FROM 21 TO 40,

_ SIZE 3 : FROM 41 TO 60,

_ SIZE 4 : MORE THAN 60 ;'.

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1989 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS, 21 DECEMBER 1988 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ANTONIO CARDOSO E CUNHA

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 305, 10 . 11 . 1988, P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, P . 35 .

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