# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1277/2009 of 22 December 2009 fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2010 fishing year

EU Regulation No 1277/2009 · adopted 22 December 2009

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1277/2009 of 22 December 2009 fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2010 fishing year

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## Introductory text

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1277/2009
of 22 December 2009
fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2010 fishing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 EU 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 EU. The guide prices for the 2010 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 1212/2009.
(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 EU withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Article 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the 2010 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

## 2 

The EU withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2010 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.

## 3 

The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2010 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the EU 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 2010.

## Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2009.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso

## 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
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
Fish without head
Gutted fish, with 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
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
Species
Size
Withdrawal price (EUR/t)
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Herring of the species
Clupea harengus
1
0
129
2
0
198
3
0
187
4a
0
118
4b
0
118
4c
0
248
5
0
220
6
0
110
7a
0
110
7b
0
99
8
0
83
Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus
1
0
296
2
0
371
3
0
418
4
0
273
Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
1
654
654
2
556
556
3
305
305
Dogfish
Scyliorhinus spp.
1
455
427
2
455
398
3
313
256
Redfish
Sebastes spp.
1
0
962
2
0
962
3
0
808
Cod of the species
Gadus morhua
1
1 144
826
2
1 144
826
3
1 081
636
4
858
477
5
604
350
Coalfish
Pollachius virens
1
559
435
2
559
435
3
551
427
4
473
233
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
1
703
547
2
703
547
3
605
420
4
508
351
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
1
593
449
2
575
431
3
539
395
4
368
269
Ling
Molva spp.
1
792
652
2
769
629
3
699
559
Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus
1
0
228
2
0
225
3
0
219
Spanish mackerel of the species
Scomber japonicus
1
0
215
2
0
215
3
0
176
4
0
131
Anchovies
Engraulis spp.
1
0
875
2
0
927
3
0
772
4
0
322
PlaicePleuronectes platessa
—
1 January to 30 April 2010
1
789
431
2
789
431
3
757
431
4
547
358
—
1 May to 31 December 2010
1
1 097
599
2
1 097
599
3
1 053
599
4
760
497
Hake of the species
Merluccius merluccius
1
3 063
2 416
2
2 314
1 804
3
2 314
1 770
4
1 906
1 463
5
1 770
1 395
Megrims
Lepidorhombus spp.
1
1 633
1 537
2
1 441
1 345
3
1 297
1 177
4
817
697
Dab
Limanda limanda
1
588
480
2
447
348
Flounder
Platichtys flesus
1
327
288
2
248
208
Albacore or longfinned tuna
Thunnus alalunga
1
2 238
1 815
2
2 238
1 726
Cuttlefishes
Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma
1
0
1 140
2
0
1 140
3
0
712
Whole fish
Fish without head
Gutted fish, with head
Extra, A
Extra, A
Monkfish
Lophius spp.
1
1 783
4 632
2
2 280
4 331
3
2 280
4 090
4
1 900
3 609
5
1 052
2 586
All presentations
Extra, A
Shrimps of the species
Crangon crangon
1
1 430
2
654
Cooked in water
Fresh or chilled
Extra, A
Extra, A
Deep-water prawns
Pandalus borealis
1
4 985
1 081
2
1 748
—
The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
Species
Size
Selling prices (EUR/t)
Whole
Edible crabs
Cancer pagurus
1
1 207
2
905
Whole
Tails
E′
Extra, A
Extra, A
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
1
4 469
4 469
3 323
2
4 469
3 066
2 789
3
4 002
3 066
2 051
4
2 599
2 131
1 682
Gutted fish, with head
Whole fish
Extra, A
Extra, A
Sole
Solea spp.
1
5 057
3 910
2
5 057
3 910
3
4 787
3 641
4
3 910
2 832
5
3 371
2 225

## 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
116
2
0
178
3
0
168
4a
0
106
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
116
2
0
178
3
0
168
4a
0
106
Mackerel of the species
Scomber scombrus
Coastal regions and islands of Ireland
0,96
1
0
219
2
0
216
3
0
210
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom
0,95
1
0
217
2
0
214
3
0
208
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
2 444
1 812
2
1 846
1 353
3
1 846
1 327
4
1 520
1 097
5
1 412
1 046
Albacore or longfinned tuna
Thunnus alalunga
Islands of the Azores and Madeira
0,48
1
1 043
871
2
1 043
828
Sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus
Canary Islands
0,48
1
0
142
2
0
178
3
0
200
4
0
131
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom
0,74
1
0
219
2
0
275
3
0
309
4
0
202
Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal
0,93
2
0
345
0,81
3
0
338

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