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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3166/82

of 22 November 1982

amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish

THE COUNCIL 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), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that common marketing standards may be determined for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation or for groups of those products;

Whereas ling and dogfish (Squalus acanthias and Scyliorhinus spp.) were included in the price system provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;

Whereas the standardization of these products is of particular importance for the proper functioning of the price system; whereas common marketing standards should therefore be fixed for these three products;

Whereas, when the common marketing standards for the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 are laid down, account should be taken of the Community's interest in conserving fishing grounds as much as possible; whereas fish which are not of a minimum size expressed by weight should therefore not be marketed for human consumption: whereas therefore Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 273/81 (3), should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 3

Marketing standards are hereby laid down for the following species of saltwater fish falling within subheading ex 03.01 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, with the exception of fish which is live, frozen or in pieces:

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Sardines (Sardina pilchardus)

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

(Scyliorhinus spp.)

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

Cod (Gadus morrhua)

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)

Ling (Molva spp.)

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Hake (Merluccius merluccius).'

2. Annex B shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1983.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 1982.

For the Council

The President

U. ELLEMANN-JENSEN

(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 29.

(3) OJ No L 30, 30. 1. 1981, p. 1.

ANNEX

'ANNEX B

SIZING (1)

1.2.3 // // // 1.2,3 // // // // Herring // 1.2.3 // // kg/fish // number of fish to kg // // // // Size 1 // 0;125 and over // 8 or less // Size 2 // from 0;085 up to but excluding 0;125 // from 9 to 11 // Size 3 // (a) from 0;050 up to but excluding 0;085 // from 12 to 20 // // (b) from 0;033 up to but excluding 0;085 for Baltic herring // from 12 to 30 // // // 1.2,3 // // // // Sardines // 1.2.3 // // kg/fish // number of fish to kg // // // // Size 1 // 0;100 and over // 10 or less // Size 2 // from 0;055 up to but excluding 0;100 // from 11 to 18 // Size 3 // from 0;031 up to but excluding 0;055 // from 19 to 32 // Size 4 // (a) from 0;015 up to but excluding 0;031 // from 33 to 67 // // (b) from 0;011 up to but excluding 0;031 for Mediterranean sardines // from 33 to 91 // // // 1.2,3 // // // // Dogfish // 1.2.3 // // Scyliorhinus spp. kg/fish // Squalus acanthias kg/fish // // // // Size 1 // 2 and over // 2;2 and over // Size 2 // from 1 up to but excluding 2 // from 1 up to but excluding 2;2 // Size 3 // from 0;5 up to but excluding 1 // from 0;7 up to but excluding 1 // // // // // // // // Redfish // Cod // // kg/fish // kg/fish // // // // Size 1 // 2 and over // 7 and over // Size 2 // from 0;6 up to but excluding 2 // from 4 up to but excluding 7 // Size 3 // from 0;35 up to but excluding 0;6 // from 2 up to but excluding 4 // Size 4 // - // from 1 up to but excluding 2 // Size 5 // - // from 0;3 sizes applicable in each region must be respected.

// 1.2.3 // // // // // Saithe // Cod // // kg/fish // kg/fish // // // // Size 1 // 5 and over // 1 and over // Size 2 // from 3 up to but excluding 5 // from 0;4 up to but excluding 1 // Size 3 // from 1;5 up to but excluding 3 // from 0;25 up to but excluding 0;4 // Size 4 // from 0;3 up to but excluding 1;5 // from 0;17 up to but excluding 0;25 // // // // // // // // Whiting // Ling // // kg/fish // kg/fish // // // // Size 1 // 0;5 and over // 5 and over // Size 2 // from 0;35 up to but excluding 0;5 // from 2;5 up to but excluding 5 // Size 3 // from 0;2 up to but excluding 0;35 // from 0;5 up to but excluding 2;5 // Size 4 // from 0;11 up to but excluding 0;2 // - // // //

1.2 // // // // Mackerel // // kg/fish // // // Size 1 // 0;5 and over // Size 2 // from 0;2 up to but excluding 0;5 // Size 3 // (a) from 0;1 up to but excluding 0;2 // // (b) from 0;08 up to but excluding 0;2 for Mediterranean mackerel // // 1.2,3 // // // // Anchovies // 1.2.3 // // kg/fish // number of fish to kg // // // // Size 1 // 0;033 and over // 30 or less // Size 2 // from 0;020 up to but excluding 0;033 // from 31 to 50 // Size 3 // 0;012 up to but excluding 0;020 // from 51 to 83 // Size 4 // 0;008 up to but excluding 0;012 // from 84 to 125 // // // // // // // // Plaice // Hake // // kg/fish // kg/fish // // // // Size 1 // 0;6 and over // 1;2 and over // Size 2 // from 0;4 up to but excluding 0;6 // from 0;6 up to but excluding 1;2 // Size 3 // from 0;3 up to but excluding 0;4 // (a) from 0;2 up to but excluding 0;6 // // // (b) from 0;15 up to but excluding 0;6 for Mediterranean Hake // Size 4 // from 0;15 up to but excluding 0;3 // -' // // // up to but excluding 1 // // //

(1) (a) The minimum sizes expressed in weight laid down in this Annex shall also be regarded as being respected if the fish comply with the minimum biological sizes expressed in terms of length in the technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources. (b) In any case, the minimum biological