COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2764/98 of 17 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides for a guide price to be fixed annually for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;

Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 1999 fishing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1999 for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate shall be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).

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