# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2004 of 28 December 2004 fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2005 fishing year

EU Regulation No 2258/2004 · adopted 28 December 2004

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2004 of 28 December 2004 fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2005 fishing year

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2258/pdf/eur_20042258_adopted_en.pdf; Revised version (31 December 2004) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2258/pdf/eur_20042258_2004-12-31_en.pdf; Correction slip (1 February 2005) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2258/pdf/eurcs_20042258_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2004
of 28 December 2004
fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2005 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 products, and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Community withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of the product by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price.
(2)
The withdrawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community. The guide prices for the 2005 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2132/2004 .
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 

The conversion factors used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the 2005 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

## 2 

The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2005 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.

## 3 

The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2005 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Community and the products to which those prices relate are set out in Annex III.

## 4 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.

## Signature

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

## Annex I 

Conversion factors for the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Species
Size
Conversion factors
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Herring of the species Clupea harengus
1
0,0
0,47
2
0,0
0,72
3
0,0
0,68
4a
0,0
0,43
4b
0,0
0,43
4c
0,0
0,9
5
0,0
0,8
6
0,0
0,4
7a
0,0
0,4
7b
0,0
0,36
8
0,0
0,3
Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
1
0,0
0,51
2
0,0
0,64
3
0,0
0,72
4
0,0
0,47
Dogfish Squalus acanthias
1
0,6
0,6
2
0,51
0,51
3
0,28
0,28
Dogfish Scyliorhinus spp.
1
0,64
0,6
2
0,64
0,56
3
0,44
0,36
Redfish Sebastes spp.
1
0,0
0,81
2
0,0
0,81
3
0,0
0,68
Cod of the species Gadus morhua
1
0,72
0,52
2
0,72
0,52
3
0,68
0,4
4
0,54
0,3
5
0,38
0,22
Coalfish Pollachius virens
1
0,72
0,56
2
0,72
0,56
3
0,71
0,55
4
0,61
0,3
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
1
0,72
0,56
2
0,72
0,56
3
0,62
0,43
4
0,52
0,36
Whiting Merlangius merlangus
1
0,66
0,5
2
0,64
0,48
3
0,6
0,44
4
0,41
0,3
Ling Molva spp.
1
0,68
0,56
2
0,66
0,54
3
0,6
0,48
Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus
1
0,0
0,72
2
0,0
0,71
3
0,0
0,69
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
Species
Size
Conversion factor
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus
1
0,0
0,77
2
0,0
0,77
3
0,0
0,63
4
0,0
0,47
Anchovies Engraulis spp.
1
0,0
0,68
2
0,0
0,72
3
0,0
0,6
4
0,0
0,25
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa
1
0,75
0,41
2
0,75
0,41
3
0,72
0,41
4
0,52
0,34
Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius
1
0,9
0,71
2
0,68
0,53
3
0,68
0,52
4
0,56
0,43
5
0,52
0,41
Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.
1
0,68
0,64
2
0,6
0,56
3
0,54
0,49
4
0,34
0,29
Dab Limanda limanda
1
0,71
0,58
2
0,54
0,42
Flounder Platichthys flesus
1
0,66
0,58
2
0,5
0,42
Albacore or longfinned tuna Thunnus alalunga
1
0,9
0,81
2
0,9
0,77
Cuttlefishes Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma
1
0,0
0,64
2
0,0
0,64
3
0,0
0,4
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Species
Size
Conversion factor
Whole fish Gutted fish, with head
Fish without head
Extra, A
Extra, A
Monkfish Lophius spp.
1
0,61
0,77
2
0,78
0,72
3
0,78
0,68
4
0,65
0,6
5
0,36
0,43
All presentations
Extra, A
Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
1
0,59
2
0,27
Cooked in water
Fresh or chilled
Extra, A
Extra, A
Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis
1
0,77
0,68
2
0,27
—
Whole
Edible crabs Cancer pagurus
1
0,72
2
0,54
Whole
Tails
E'
Extra, A
Extra, A
Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus
1
0,86
0,86
0,81
2
0,86
0,59
0,68
3
0,77
0,59
0,5
4
0,5
0,41
0,41
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Sole Solea spp.
1
0,75
0,58
2
0,75
0,58
3
0,71
0,54
4
0,58
0,42
5
0,5
0,33

## Annex II 

Withdrawal and selling prices in the Community of the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Species
Size
Withdrawal price (EUR/tonne)
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Herring of the species Clupea harengus
1
0
122
2
0
187
3
0
177
4a
0
112
4b
0
112
4c
0
234
5
0
208
6
0
104
7a
0
104
7b
0
94
8
0
78
Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
1
0
299
2
0
376
3
0
423
4
0
276
Dogfish Squalus acanthias
1
661
661
2
562
562
3
308
308
Dogfish Scyliorhinus spp.
1
486
455
2
486
425
3
334
273
Redfish Sebastes spp.
1
0
934
2
0
934
3
0
784
Cod of the species Gadus morhua
1
1 163
840
2
1 163
840
3
1 098
646
4
872
485
5
614
355
Coalfish Pollachius virens
1
541
421
2
541
421
3
533
413
4
458
225
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
1
708
550
2
708
550
3
609
423
4
511
354
Whiting Merlangius merlangus
1
618
469
2
600
450
3
562
412
4
384
281
Ling Molva spp.
1
813
670
2
789
646
3
718
574
Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus
1
0
226
2
0
223
3
0
217
Spanish mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus
1
0
233
2
0
233
3
0
191
4
0
142
Anchovies Engraulis spp.
1
0
864
2
0
914
3
0
762
4
0
318
PlaicePleuronectes platessa
— 1 January to 30 April 2005
1
809
442
2
809
442
3
777
442
4
561
367
— 1 May to 31 December 2005
1
1 124
615
2
1 124
615
3
1 079
615
4
779
510
Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius
1
3 358
2 649
2
2 537
1 977
3
2 537
1 940
4
2 089
1 604
5
1 940
1 530
Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.
1
1 669
1 571
2
1 472
1 374
3
1 325
1 202
4
834
712
Dab Limanda limanda
1
623
509
2
474
368
Flounder Platichthys flesus
1
350
307
2
265
223
Albacore or longfinned tuna Thunnus alalunga
1
2 264
1 816
2
2 264
1 726
Cuttlefishes Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma
1
0
1 037
2
0
1 037
3
0
648
Whole fish Gutted fish, with head
Fish without head
Extra, A
Extra, A
Monkfish Lophius spp.
1
1 740
4 519
2
2 225
4 226
3
2 225
3 991
4
1 854
3 521
5
1 027
2 524
All presentations
Extra, A
Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
1
1 425
2
652
Cooked in water
Fresh or chilled
Extra, A
Extra, A
Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis
1
4 863
1 092
2
1 705
—
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Species
Size
Selling prices (EUR/tonne)
Whole
Edible crabs Cancer pagurus
1
1 253
2
940
Whole
Tails
E'
Extra, A
Extra, A
Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus
1
4 613
4 613
3 449
2
4 613
3 165
2 895
3
4 130
3 165
2 129
4
2 682
2 199
1 746
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Sole Solea spp.
1
4 960
3 836
2
4 960
3 836
3
4 695
3 571
4
3 836
2 777
5
3 307
2 182

## Annex III 

Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
Species
Landing area
Conversion Factor
Size
Withdrawal price (in EUR/tonne)
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Herring of the species Clupea harengus
Coastal regions and islands of Ireland
0,9
1
0
110
2
0
168
3
0
159
4a
0
101
Coastal regions of Eastern England from Berwick to Dover
Coastal regions of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth and the islands located West and North of those regions
Coastal regions of County Down (Northern Ireland)
0,9
1
0
110
2
0
168
3
0
159
4a
0
101
Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus
Coastal regions and islands of Ireland
0,96
1
0
217
2
0
214
3
0
208
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom
0,95
1
0
215
2
0
212
3
0
206
Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius
Coastal regions from Troon (in South-Western Scotland) to Wick (in North-Eastern Scotland) and the Islands located West and North of those regions
0,75
1
2 518
1 987
2
1 903
1 483
3
1 903
1 455
4
1 567
1 203
5
1 455
1 147
Albacore or longfinned tuna Thunnus alalunga
Islands of the Azores and Madeira
0,48
1
1 086
872
2
1 086
829
Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
Canary Islands
0,48
1
0
144
2
0
180
3
0
203
4
0
132
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom
0,74
1
0
222
2
0
278
3
0
313
4
0
204
Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal
0,93
2
0
349
0,81
3
0
342

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