
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, 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.

(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
ANNEX I

Conversion factors for the products listed in points A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000Species Size Conversion factors
Gutted fish, with head Whole fish
Extra, A Extra, A
Herring of the speciesClupea 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 speciesSardina pilchardus 1 0,0 0,51
2 0,0 0,64
3 0,0 0,72
4 0,0 0,47
DogfishSqualus acanthias 1 0,6 0,6
2 0,51 0,51
3 0,28 0,28
DogfishScyliorhinus spp. 1 0,64 0,6
2 0,64 0,56
3 0,44 0,36
RedfishSebastes spp. 1 0,0 0,81
2 0,0 0,81
3 0,0 0,68
Cod of the speciesGadus 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
CoalfishPollachius virens 1 0,72 0,56
2 0,72 0,56
3 0,71 0,55
4 0,61 0,3
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus 1 0,72 0,56
2 0,72 0,56
3 0,62 0,43
4 0,52 0,36
WhitingMerlangius merlangus 1 0,66 0,5
2 0,64 0,48
3 0,6 0,44
4 0,41 0,3
LingMolva spp. 1 0,68 0,56
2 0,66 0,54
3 0,6 0,48
Mackerel of the speciesScomber scombrus 1 0,0 0,72
2 0,0 0,71
3 0,0 0,69
Spanish mackerel of the speciesScomber japonicus 1 0,0 0,77
2 0,0 0,77
3 0,0 0,63
4 0,0 0,47
AnchoviesEngraulis spp. 1 0,0 0,68
2 0,0 0,72
3 0,0 0,6
4 0,0 0,25
PlaicePleuronectes platessa 1 0,75 0,41
2 0,75 0,41
3 0,72 0,41
4 0,52 0,34
Hake of the speciesMerluccius 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
MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. 1 0,68 0,64
2 0,6 0,56
3 0,54 0,49
4 0,34 0,29
DabLimanda limanda 1 0,71 0,58
2 0,54 0,42
FlounderPlatichthys flesus 1 0,66 0,58
2 0,5 0,42
Albacore or longfinned tunaThunnus alalunga 1 0,9 0,81
2 0,9 0,77
CuttlefishesSepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma 1 0,0 0,64
2 0,0 0,64
3 0,0 0,4
Species Size Conversion factor 
Whole fish Fish without head
Gutted fish, with head 
Extra, A Extra, A
MonkfishLophius 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, A 
Shrimps of the speciesCrangon crangon 1 0,59  
2 0,27
  Cooked in water Fresh or chilled 
Extra, A Extra, A
Deep-water prawnsPandalus borealis 1 0,77 0,68 
2 0,27 —
  Whole  
Edible crabsCancer pagurus 1 0,72  
2 0,54
  Whole  Tails
E' Extra, A Extra, A
Norway lobsterNephrops 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 head Whole fish 
Extra, A Extra, A
SoleSolea 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

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 104/2000Species Size Withdrawal price (EUR/t)
Gutted fish, with head Whole fish
Extra, A Extra, A
Herring of the speciesClupea 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 speciesSardina pilchardus 1 0 293
2 0 367
3 0 413
4 0 270
DogfishSqualus acanthias 1 667 667
2 567 567
3 311 311
DogfishScyliorhinus spp. 1 464 435
2 464 406
3 319 261
RedfishSebastes spp. 1 0 972
2 0 972
3 0 816
Cod of the speciesGadus morhua 1 1 192 861
2 1 192 861
3 1 125 662
4 894 497
5 629 364
CoalfishPollachius virens 1 559 435
2 559 435
3 551 427
4 473 233
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus 1 747 581
2 747 581
3 644 446
4 540 374
WhitingMerlangius merlangus 1 630 478
2 611 458
3 573 420
4 392 287
LingMolva spp. 1 826 680
2 801 656
3 728 583
Mackerel of the speciesScomber scombrus 1 0 233
2 0 229
3 0 223
Spanish mackerel of the speciesScomber japonicus 1 0 224
2 0 224
3 0 183
4 0 137
AnchoviesEngraulis spp. 1 0 884
2 0 936
3 0 780
4 0 325
PlaicePleuronectes 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 speciesMerluccius 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
MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. 1 1 719 1 618
2 1 517 1 416
3 1 365 1 239
4 860 733
DabLimanda limanda 1 606 495
2 461 359
FlounderPlatichtys flesus 1 345 303
2 261 219
Albacore or longfinned tunaThunnus alalunga 1 2 174 1 780
2 2 174 1 692
CuttlefishesSepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma 1 0 1 107
2 0 1 107
3 0 692
  Whole fish Fish without head
Gutted fish, with head 
Extra, A Extra, A
MonkfishLophius 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
Shrimps of the speciesCrangon crangon 1 1 474
2 674
  Cooked in water Fresh or chilled
Extra, A Extra, A
Deep-water prawnsPandalus borealis 1 5 035 1 103
2 1 766 —
Species Size Selling prices (EUR/t) 
Whole 
Edible crabsCancer pagurus 1 1 284  
2 963
  Whole Tails
E′ Extra, A Extra, A
Norway lobsterNephrops 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 Whole fish 
Extra, A Extra, A
SoleSolea 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

ANNEX III

Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumptionSpecies Landing area Conversion Factor Size Withdrawal price(in EUR/tonne)
Gutted fish, with head Whole fish
Extra, A Extra, A
Herring of the speciesClupea harengus Coastal regions and islands of Ireland 0,9 1 0 119
2 0 182
3 0 172
4a 0 109
Coastal regions of Eastern England from Berwick to DoverCoastal regions of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth and the islands located West and North of those regionsCoastal regions of County Down (Northern Ireland) 0,9 1 0 119
2 0 182
3 0 172
4a 0 109
Mackerel of the speciesScomber 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 speciesMerluccius 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 tunaThunnus alalunga Islands of the Azores and Madeira 0,48 1 1 043 854
2 1 043 812
Sardines of the speciesSardina 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
