COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3874/91 of 16 December 1991 fixing the guaranteed minimum price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules on the granting of compensatory indemnities in respect of sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 provides for the granting of a compensatory indemnity for producers of Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 who sell their products at a price below a guaranteed minimum price;

Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the guaranteed minimum price is to be the same as the withdrawal price in force in the year preceding accession, corrected in accordance with any adjustment applicable to the guide price for the following fishing year;

Whereas the guide prices for the 1992 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/91 (3);

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 guaranteed minimum provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 shall be as follows for the 1992 fishing year:

(in ECU/tonne)

Whole fish Size Extra, A B 1 254 162 2 254 162 3 392 162 4 254 162

The freshness, size and presentation categories shall be those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (4).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 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 297, 9. 11. 1985, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1987, p. 6. (3) OJ No L 338, 10. 12. 1991, p. 4. (4) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.