COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3658/91 of 16 December 1991 fixing the amount of the private storage aid for squid of the genus Loligo patagonica

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 3571/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2415/89 of 3 August 1989, laying down detailed rules of application for the granting of private storage aid for certain fishery products (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas, the average price for whole squid of the genus Loligo patagonica has, during a significant period, been below 85 % of its guide price;

Whereas this price situation is likely to continue;

Whereas, it is therefore necessary to fix the amount of the private storage aid for the product concerned;

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

1. The private storage aid referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 is granted for the quantities offered for sale during the period 1 January to 30 June 1992, with the reservation that the conditions for the aid to come into operation, as laid down in Article 16 (1) (a) of the said Regulation, are fulfilled during this period.

2. The amount of aid in respect of a maximum storage period of three months is fixed as follows:

Product Amount of the storage aid (ecu/tonne net weight per month) First month Second and third months Squid Loligo patagonica, whole, not cleaned 36 23

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991. For the Commission

Manuel MARÍN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 10. (3) OJ No L 228, 5. 8. 1989, p. 10.