Council Regulation (EC) No 2132/2004 of 6 December 2004 fixing for the 2005 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Council Regulation (EC) No 2132/2004of 6 December 2004fixing for the 2005 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture productsOJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22., and in particular Article 18(3) and Article 26(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1)Article 18(1) and Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provide that a guide price and a Community producer price should be fixed for each fishing year in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.(2)Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the guide price to be fixed for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation.(3)On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria referred to in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2005 fishing year depending on the species.(4)Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 requires the Community producer price to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation. It is, however, sufficient to establish the Community producer price for only one of the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 since the prices for the other products may be calculated by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82OJ L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3899/92 (OJ L 392, 31.12.1992, p. 24)..(5)On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indent of Article 18(2) and in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Community producer price for the 2005 fishing year should be adjusted.(6)Given the urgency of the matter, it is important to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on the European Union,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2005, the guide prices as provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2005, the Community producer prices as provided for in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. HoogervorstANNEX I
AnnexesSpeciesProducts listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000Commercial presentationGuide price(EUR/tonne)
I1.Herring of the species Clupea harengusWhole fish260
2.Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardusWhole fish587
3.Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)Whole fish or gutted fish with head1101
4.Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)Whole fish or gutted fish with head759
5.Redfish (Sebastes spp.)Whole fish1153
6.Cod of the species Gadus morhuaWhole fish or gutted fish with head1615
7.Saithe (Pollachius virens)Whole fish or gutted fish with head751
8.Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)Whole fish or gutted fish with head983
9.Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)Whole fish or gutted fish with head937
10.Ling (Molva spp.)Whole fish or gutted fish with head1196
11.Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrusWhole fish314
12.Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicusWhole fish303
13.Anchovy (Engraulis spp.)Whole fish1270
14.Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)Whole fish or gutted fish with head from 1.1.2005 to 30.4.20051079
Whole fish or gutted fish with head from 1.5.2005 to 31.12.20051499
15.Hake of the species Merluccius merlucciusWhole fish or gutted fish with head3731
16.Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)Whole fish or gutted fish with head2454
17.Dab (Limanda limanda)Whole fish or gutted fish with head877
18.Common flounder (Platichthys flesus)Whole fish or gutted fish with head530
19.Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)Whole fish2242
Gutted fish with head2515
20.Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)Whole1621
21.Monkfish (Lophius spp.)Whole fish or gutted fish with head2853
Without head5869
22.Shrimp of the species Crangon crangonSimply boiled in water2415
23.Nothern prawn (Pandalus borealis)Simply boiled in water6315
Fresh or chilled1606
24.Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)Whole1740
25.Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)Whole5364
Tails4258
26.Sole (Solea spp.)Whole fish or gutted fish with head6613
II1.Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)Frozen, in original packages containing the same products1956
2.Hake of the genus Merluccius spp.Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products1239
Frozen, filleted, in original packages containing the same products1499
3.Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products1602
4.Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products4019
5.Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma) (Sepiola rondeletti)Frozen, in original packages containing the same products1946
6.Octopus (Octopus spp.)Frozen, in original packages containing the same products2140
7.Squid (Loligo spp.)Frozen, in original packages containing the same products1168
8.Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus)Frozen, in original packages containing the same products961
9.Illex argentinusFrozen, in original packages containing the same products861
10.Prawn of the family PenaeidaePrawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostrisFrozen, in original packages containing the same products3995
— Other species of the family PenaeidaeFrozen, in original packages containing the same products8061
ANNEX II
SpeciesProducts listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000Commercial specificationsCommunity producer price(EUR/tonne)
Yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares)Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each1207
The Community producer prices for the other products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be determined by means of the conversion factors referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82.