Introductory text

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^f1, and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

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.

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. X1The guide prices for the 2005 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2132/2004 ^f2 .

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: