
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 232/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the Union withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 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, and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Union 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 Union. The guide prices for the 2013 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EU) No 1242/2012.

(3) In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2013, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2013.

(4) 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 conversion factors used for calculating the Union withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Articles 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the 2013 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The Union withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2013 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.
Article 3 
The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2013 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Union, the adjustment factors used for calculating those prices 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 2013.
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 I

Conversion factors for the products listed in Parts 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 andRossia 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 Union of the products listed in Parts 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 0 136
2 0 208
3 0 197
4a 0 124
4b 0 124
4c 0 260
5 0 231
6 0 116
7a 0 116
7b 0 104
8 0 87
Sardines of the speciesSardina pilchardus 1 0 300
2 0 376
3 0 423
4 0 276
DogfishSqualus acanthias 1 694 694
2 590 590
3 324 324
DogfishScyliorhinus spp. 1 451 422
2 451 394
3 310 253
RedfishSebastes spp. 1 0 996
2 0 996
3 0 836
Cod of the speciesGadus morhua 1 1 161 839
2 1 161 839
3 1 097 645
4 871 484
5 613 355
CoalfishPollachius virens 1 595 463
2 595 463
3 587 455
4 504 248
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus 1 702 546
2 702 546
3 605 419
4 507 351
WhitingMerlangius merlangus 1 599 454
2 580 435
3 544 399
4 372 272
LingMolva spp. 1 800 659
2 776 635
3 706 564
Mackerel of the speciesScomber scombrus 1 0 242
2 0 239
3 0 232
Spanish mackerel of the speciesScomber japonicus 1 0 226
2 0 226
3 0 185
4 0 138
AnchoviesEngraulis spp. 1 0 875
2 0 927
3 0 772
4 0 322
PlaicePleuronectes platessa

— 1 January to 30 April 2013
 1 762 417
2 762 417
3 732 417
4 528 345

— 1 May to 31 December 2013
 1 1 053 576
2 1 053 576
3 1 011 576
4 730 477
Hake of the speciesMerluccius merluccius 1 2 912 2 297
2 2 200 1 715
3 2 200 1 682
4 1 812 1 391
5 1 682 1 326
MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. 1 1 625 1 529
2 1 433 1 338
3 1 290 1 171
4 812 693
DabLimanda limanda 1 564 461
2 429 334
FlounderPlatichtys flesus 1 333 293
2 253 212
Albacore or longfinned tunaThunnus alalunga 1 2 149 1 898
2 2 149 1 804
CuttlefishesSepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma 1 0 1 169
2 0 1 169
3 0 730
  Whole fish Fish without head
Gutted fish, with head 
Extra, A Extra, A
MonkfishLophius spp. 1 1 765 4 632
2 2 257 4 331
3 2 257 4 090
4 1 880 3 609
5 1 041 2 586
  All presentations
Extra, A
Shrimps of the speciesCrangon crangon 1 1 443
2 660
  Cooked in water Fresh or chilled
Extra, A Extra, A
Deep-water prawnsPandalus borealis 1 5 394 1 114
2 1 891 —
Species Size Selling prices(EUR/t) 
Whole 
Edible crabsCancer pagurus 1 1 237  
2 928  
  Whole Tails
E’ Extra, A Extra, A
Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus 1 4 491 4 491 3 370
2 4 491 3 081 2 829
3 4 021 3 081 2 080
4 2 611 2 141 1 706
  Gutted fish, with head Whole fish 
Extra, A Extra, A
SoleSolea spp. 1 5 183 4 008 
2 5 183 4 008 
3 4 907 3 732 
4 4 008 2 903 
5 3 456 2 281 

ANNEX III

Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumptionSpecies Landing area Adjustment Factor Size Withdrawal price(in EUR/t)
Gutted fish, with head Whole fish
Extra, A Extra, A
Herring of the speciesClupea harengus Coastal regions and islands of Ireland 0,9 1 0 122
2 0 187
3 0 177
4a 0 112
Coastal regions of Eastern England from Berwick to Dover 0,9 1 0 122
Coastal regions of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth and the islands located West and North of those regions 2 0 187
3 0 177
Coastal regions of County Down (Northern Ireland) 4a 0 112
Mackerel of the speciesScomber scombrus Coastal regions and islands of Ireland 0,96 1 0 232
2 0 229
3 0 223
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom 0,95 1 0 230
2 0 227
3 0 220
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 2 184 1 723
2 1 650 1 286
3 1 650 1 262
4 1 359 1 043
5 1 262 995
Albacore or longfinned tunaThunnus alalunga Islands of the Azores and Madeira 0,48 1 1 032 911
2 1 032 866
Sardines of the speciesSardina pilchardus Canary Islands 0,48 1 0 144
2 0 181
3 0 203
4 0 133
Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom 0,74 1 0 222
2 0 278
3 0 313
4 0 205
Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal 0,93 2 0 350
0,81 3 0 343
