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 products1, 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. X1The guide prices for the 2005 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2132/20042.

(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:

Annotations:
Editorial Information

Article 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.

Article 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.

Article 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.

Article 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.

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

Species

Size3

Conversion factors

Gutted fish, with head3

Whole fish3

Extra, A3

Extra, A3

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

Size4

Conversion factor

Gutted fish, with head4

Whole fish4

Extra, A4

Extra, A4

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

Size5

Conversion factor

Whole fish Gutted fish, with head5

Fish without head5

Extra, A5

Extra, A5

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, A5

Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon

1

0,59

2

0,27

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

Extra, A5

Extra, A5

Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis

1

0,77

0,68

2

0,27

—

Whole5

Edible crabs Cancer pagurus

1

0,72

2

0,54

Whole5

Tails5

E'5

Extra, A5

Extra, A5

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 head5

Whole fish5

Extra, A5

Extra, A5

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

The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

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

Size6

Withdrawal price (EUR/tonne)

Gutted fish, with head6

Whole fish6

Extra, A6

Extra, A6

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 head6

Fish without head6

Extra, A6

Extra, A6

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, A6

Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon

1

1 425

2

652

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

Extra, A6

Extra, A6

Deep-water prawns Pandalus borealis

1

4 863

1 092

2

1 705

—

Species

Size6

Selling prices (EUR/tonne)

Whole6

Edible crabs Cancer pagurus

1

1 253

2

940

Whole6

Tails6

E'6

Extra, A6

Extra, A6

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 head6

Whole fish6

Extra, A6

Extra, A6

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

The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

ANNEX III

Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption

Species

Landing area

Conversion Factor

Size7

Withdrawal price (in EUR/tonne)

Gutted fish, with head7

Whole fish7

Extra, A7

Extra, A7

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

The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.