Council Regulation (EC) No 2273/96 of 22 November 1996 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1997 fishing year

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2273/96 of 22 November 1996 fixing the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 1997 fishing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9 (3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be fixed annually for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;

Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9 (2), of that Regulation, these prices should be maintained and decreased according to the species for the 1997 fishing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The guide prices for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1997 for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 1996.

For the Council

The President

S. BARRETT

(1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).

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