Council Regulation (EU) No 1242/2012 of 18 December 2012 fixing for the 2013 fishing year the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
EU Regulation No 1242/2012 · Adopted 18 December 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom
Council Regulation (EU) No 1242/2012
of 18 December 2012
fixing for the 2013 fishing year the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing of prices.
(2)
Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture productsf1 requires that guide prices and Union producer prices for each fishing year be fixed in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.
(3)
It is incumbent upon the Council to fix the guide prices for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the Union producer prices for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation.
(4)
On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria laid down in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2013 fishing year depending on the species.
(5)
It is appropriate to establish the Union producer price for one of the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and to calculate the Union producer prices for the others by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2006 of 30 May 2006 fixing the conversion factors applicable to fish of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus f2.
(6)
On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Union producer price for the 2013 fishing year should be fixed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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Contents
1
For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, 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.
2
For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, the Union 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.
3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.
For the Council
The President
S. Aletraris
Annex I
Products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
| Annexes | Species | Commercial presentation | Guide price(EUR/tonne) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1. Herring of the species Clupea harengus | Whole fish | 289 |
| 2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus | Whole fish | 588 | |
| 3. Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) | Whole fish or Gutted fish with head | 1 157 | |
| 4. Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.) | Whole fish or Gutted fish with head | 704 | |
| 5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.) | Whole fish | 1 230 | |
| 6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 1 613 | |
| 7. Saithe (Pollachius virens) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 827 | |
| 8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 975 | |
| 9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 907 | |
| 10. Ling (Molva spp.) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 1 176 | |
| 11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus | Whole fish | 336 | |
| 12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus | Whole fish | 294 | |
| 13. Anchovy (Engraulis spp.) | Whole fish | 1 287 | |
| 14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head from 1.1.2013 to 30.4.2013 | 1 016 | |
| Whole fish or gutted fish with head from 1.5.2013 to 31.12.2013 | 1 404 | ||
| 15. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 3 235 | |
| 16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 2 389 | |
| 17. Dab (Limanda limanda) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 795 | |
| 18. Common flounder (Platichthys flesus) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 505 | |
| 19. Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) | Whole fish | 2 343 | |
| Gutted fish with head | 2 388 | ||
| 20. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma) | Whole | 1 826 | |
| 21. Monkfish (Lophius spp.) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 2 893 | |
| Without head | 6 015 | ||
| 22. Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon | Simply boiled in water | 2 446 | |
| 23. Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Simply boiled in water | 7 005 | |
| Fresh or chilled | 1 638 | ||
| 24. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) | Whole | 1 718 | |
| 25. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | Whole | 5 222 | |
| Tails | 4 160 | ||
| 26. Sole (Solea spp.) | Whole fish or gutted fish with head | 6 911 | |
| II | 1. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 1 974 |
| 2. Hake of the genus Merluccius spp. | Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products | 1 270 | |
| Frozen, filleted, in original packages containing the same products | 1 513 | ||
| 3. Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.) | Frozen, in lots or in original packages containing the same products | 1 461 | |
| 4. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | Frozen, whole, in original packages containing the same products | 4 098 | |
| 5. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma) (Sepiola rondeletti) | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 2 002 | |
| 6. Octopus (Octopus spp.) | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 2 293 | |
| 7. Squid (Loligo spp.) | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 1 203 | |
| 8. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus) | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 961 | |
| 9. Illex argentinus | Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 886 | |
| 10. Prawn of the family Penaeidae
| Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 4 070 | |
| Frozen, in original packages containing the same products | 7 813 |
Annex II
Products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
| Species | Weight | Commercial specifications | Community producer price(EUR/tonne) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) | weighing more than 10 kg each | Whole | 1 248 |
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| weighing not more than 10 kg each | Whole | ||
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) | weighing more than 10 kg each | Whole | |
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| weighing not more than 10 kg each | Whole | ||
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) | Whole | ||
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) | Whole | ||
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other | |||
| Other species of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus | Whole | ||
| Gilled and gutted | |||
| Other |