20.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 344/42


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1309/2008

of 19 December 2008

fixing the Community withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2009 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 (1), 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 2009 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 1299/2008 (2).

(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:

Article 1

The conversion factors used for calculating the Community withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Article 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the 2009 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Community withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2009 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.

Article 3

The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2009 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2009.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.

For the Commission

Joe BORG

Member of the Commission


(1)   OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

(2)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.


ANNEX I

Conversion factors for the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

Species

Size (*1)

Conversion factors

Gutted fish, with head (*1)

Whole fish (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Herring of the species

Clupea harengus

1

0,00

0,47

2

0,00

0,72

3

0,00

0,68

4a

0,00

0,43

4b

0,00

0,43

4c

0,00

0,90

5

0,00

0,80

6

0,00

0,40

7a

0,00

0,40

7b

0,00

0,36

8

0,00

0,30

Sardines of the species

Sardina pilchardus

1

0,00

0,51

2

0,00

0,64

3

0,00

0,72

4

0,00

0,47

Dogfish

Squalus acanthias

1

0,60

0,60

2

0,51

0,51

3

0,28

0,28

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus spp.

1

0,64

0,60

2

0,64

0,56

3

0,44

0,36

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

1

0,00

0,81

2

0,00

0,81

3

0,00

0,68

Cod of the species

Gadus morhua

1

0,72

0,52

2

0,72

0,52

3

0,68

0,40

4

0,54

0,30

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

0,30

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

0,50

2

0,64

0,48

3

0,60

0,44

4

0,41

0,30

Ling

Molva spp.

1

0,68

0,56

2

0,66

0,54

3

0,60

0,48

Mackerel of the species

Scomber scombrus

1

0,00

0,72

2

0,00

0,71

3

0,00

0,69

Spanish mackerel of the species

Scomber japonicus

1

0,00

0,77

2

0,00

0,77

3

0,00

0,63

4

0,00

0,47

Anchovies

Engraulis spp.

1

0,00

0,68

2

0,00

0,72

3

0,00

0,60

4

0,00

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

0,90

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

0,60

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

0,50

0,42

Albacore or longfinned tuna

Thunnus alalunga

1

0,90

0,81

2

0,90

0,77

Cuttlefishes

Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma

1

0,00

0,64

2

0,00

0,64

3

0,00

0,40


Species

Size (*2)

Conversion factor

 

Whole fish

Fish without head (*2)

Gutted fish, with head (*2)

 

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Monkfish

Lophius spp.

1

0,61

0,77

 

2

0,78

0,72

3

0,78

0,68

4

0,65

0,60

5

0,36

0,43

 

 

All presentations

 

Extra, A (*2)

 

Shrimps of the species

Crangon crangon

1

0,59

 

 

2

0,27

 

 

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

 

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Deep-water prawns

Pandalus borealis

1

0,77

0,68

 

2

0,27

 

 

Whole (*2)

 

 

Edible crabs

Cancer pagurus

1

0,72

 

 

2

0,54

 

 

Whole (*2)

 

Tails (*2)

E' (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

1

0,86

0,86

0,81

2

0,86

0,59

0,68

3

0,77

0,59

0,50

4

0,50

0,41

0,41

 

 

Gutted fish, with head (*2)

Whole fish (*2)

 

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Sole

Solea spp.

1

0,75

0,58

 

2

0,75

0,58

3

0,71

0,54

4

0,58

0,42

5

0,50

0,33


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

(*2)  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

Size (*1)

Withdrawal price (EUR/t)

Gutted fish, with head (*1)

Whole fish (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Herring of the species

Clupea harengus

1

0

132

2

0

202

3

0

191

4a

0

121

4b

0

121

4c

0

253

5

0

225

6

0

112

7a

0

112

7b

0

101

8

0

84

Sardines of the species

Sardina pilchardus

1

0

293

2

0

367

3

0

413

4

0

270

Dogfish

Squalus acanthias

1

667

667

2

567

567

3

311

311

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus spp.

1

464

435

2

464

406

3

319

261

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

1

0

972

2

0

972

3

0

816

Cod of the species

Gadus morhua

1

1 192

861

2

1 192

861

3

1 125

662

4

894

497

5

629

364

Coalfish

Pollachius virens

1

559

435

2

559

435

3

551

427

4

473

233

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

1

747

581

2

747

581

3

644

446

4

540

374

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

1

630

478

2

611

458

3

573

420

4

392

287

Ling

Molva spp.

1

826

680

2

801

656

3

728

583

Mackerel of the species

Scomber scombrus

1

0

233

2

0

229

3

0

223

Spanish mackerel of the species

Scomber japonicus

1

0

224

2

0

224

3

0

183

4

0

137

Anchovies

Engraulis spp.

1

0

884

2

0

936

3

0

780

4

0

325

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

1 January to 30 April 2009

1

809

442

2

809

442

3

777

442

4

561

367

1 May to 31 December 2009

1

1 124

615

2

1 124

615

3

1 079

615

4

779

510

Hake of the species

Merluccius merluccius

1

3 258

2 570

2

2 462

1 919

3

2 462

1 882

4

2 027

1 557

5

1 882

1 484

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

1

1 719

1 618

2

1 517

1 416

3

1 365

1 239

4

860

733

Dab

Limanda limanda

1

606

495

2

461

359

Flounder

Platichtys flesus

1

345

303

2

261

219

Albacore or longfinned tuna

Thunnus alalunga

1

2 174

1 780

2

2 174

1 692

Cuttlefishes

Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma

1

0

1 107

2

0

1 107

3

0

692

 

 

Whole fish

Fish without head (*1)

Gutted fish, with head (*1)

 

Extra, A (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Monkfish

Lophius spp.

1

1 810

4 702

2

2 315

4 397

3

2 315

4 153

4

1 929

3 664

5

1 068

2 626

 

 

All presentations

Extra, A (*1)

Shrimps of the species

Crangon crangon

1

1 474

2

674

 

 

Cooked in water

Fresh or chilled

Extra, A (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Deep-water prawns

Pandalus borealis

1

5 035

1 103

2

1 766


Species

Size (*2)

Selling prices (EUR/t)

 

Whole (*2)

 

Edible crabs

Cancer pagurus

1

1 284

 

 

2

963

 

 

Whole (*2)

Tails (*2)

E′ (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

1

4 704

4 704

3 535

2

4 704

3 227

2 968

3

4 212

3 227

2 182

4

2 735

2 243

1 789

 

 

Gutted fish, with head (*2)

Whole fish (*2)

 

Extra, A (*2)

Extra, A (*2)

Sole

Solea spp.

1

5 160

3 990

 

2

5 160

3 990

3

4 885

3 715

4

3 990

2 890

5

3 440

2 270


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

(*2)  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

Size (*1)

Withdrawal price

(in EUR/tonne)

Gutted fish, with head (*1)

Whole fish (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Extra, A (*1)

Herring of the species

Clupea harengus

Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

0,90

1

0

119

2

0

182

3

0

172

4a

0

109

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)

0,90

1

0

119

2

0

182

3

0

172

4a

0

109

Mackerel of the species

Scomber scombrus

Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

0,96

1

0

223

2

0

220

3

0

214

Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

0,95

1

0

221

2

0

218

3

0

212

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

1 928

2

1 846

1 439

3

1 846

1 412

4

1 520

1 167

5

1 412

1 113

Albacore or longfinned tuna

Thunnus alalunga

Islands of the Azores and Madeira

0,48

1

1 043

854

2

1 043

812

Sardines of the species

Sardina pilchardus

Canary Islands

0,48

1

0

141

2

0

176

3

0

198

4

0

129

Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

0,74

1

0

217

2

0

272

3

0

306

4

0

200

Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal

0,93

2

0

342

0,81

3

0

335


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