Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 237/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2013 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⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 29(1) and (5) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Union may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price.
Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.
The Union withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2013 fishing year by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 232/2013⁽²⁾.
Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed.
There is no need to fix reference prices for those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are imported from third countries in insignificant volumes.
In order to allow a swift application of the reference prices in the year 2013, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 104/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The reference prices for the 2013 fishing year of fishery products, as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

ANNEX

1. Reference prices for fishery products referred to in Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Species	Size⁽¹⁾	Reference price (EUR/tonne)
		Gutted with head⁽¹⁾		Whole fish⁽¹⁾
		Additional Taric code	Extra, A⁽¹⁾	Additional Taric code	Extra, A⁽¹⁾
		Boiled in water		Fresh or refrigerated
		Additional Taric code	Extra, A⁽¹⁾	Additional Taric code	Extra, A⁽¹⁾
Herring of the species Clupea harengus ex03024100	1		—	F011	136
	2		—	F012	208
	3		—	F013	197
	4a		—	F016	124
	4b		—	F017	124
	4c		—	F018	260
	5		—	F015	231
	6		—	F019	116
	7a		—	F025	116
	7b		—	F026	104
	8		—	F027	87
Redfish (Sebastes spp.) ex03028931 and ex03028939	1		—	F067	996
	2		—	F068	996
	3		—	F069	836
Cod of the species Gadus morhua ex03025110	1	F073	1 161	F083	839
	2	F074	1 161	F084	839
	3	F075	1 097	F085	645
	4	F076	871	F086	484
	5	F077	613	F087	355
Deepwater prawns (Pandalus borealis) ex03062690	1	F317	5 394	F321	1 114
Deepwater prawns (Pandalus borealis) ex03062690	2	F318	1 891	—	—

2. Reference prices for fishery products referred to in Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Product	Additional Taric code	Presentation	Reference price (EUR/tonne)
Redfish (Sebastes spp.)		Whole:
ex03038931 ex03038939	F411	with or without head	998
ex03048921 ex03048929		Fillets:
	F412	with bones (‘standard’)	2 011
	F413	without bones	2 136
	F414	blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg	2 239
Cod
ex03036310, ex03036330, ex03036390, ex03036910	F416	Whole, with or without head	1 095
ex03047190 ex03047910		Fillets:
	F417	interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)	2 451
	F418	interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones	2 716
	F419	individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin	2 574
	F420	individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin	2 972
	F421	blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg	2 990
ex03049525	F422	Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks	1 448
Coalfish
ex03047300		Fillets:
	F424	interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)	1 611
	F425	interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones	1 739
	F426	individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin	1 476
	F427	individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin	1 764
	F428	blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg	1 933
ex03049540	F429	Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks	976
Haddock
ex03047200		Fillets:
	F431	interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)	2 241
	F432	interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones	2 606
	F433	individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin	2 537
	F434	individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin	2 682
	F435	blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg	2 988
Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)		Fillets:
ex03047500	F441	interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)	1 170
ex03047500	F442	interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones	1 311
Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)		Herring flaps
ex03045950	F450	exceeding 80 g a piece	510
ex03049923	F450	exceeding 80 g a piece	464