Fishery and aquaculture products: common organisation of the markets COM (amend. Regul.n 3759/92/EEC)

The Council regulation aimed to adapt the common organisation of the markets in fishery products and aquaculture in order to remedy the serious crisis affecting this sector. To this end, the Council regulation: - taking account of the enlargement on 1 January 1995, provided for the possibility of exclusively recognising a producers' organisation for a special area of activity; the list of products eligible for the market support mechanisms was supplemented; - substituted the current system of a priori controls of the extensions of discipline with regard to producers' organisations with a posteriori checks in order to shorten the time frame for their implementation; - laid down the requirement for non-members who marketed products within an area for which a producers' organisation was representative to comply with the withdrawal price for the products involved should the market be seriously disturbed; as a result, it provided for an indemnity from the Member States for non-members required to comply with the withdrawal price; - granted specific recognition and temporary aid for producers' organisations that implemented a plan to improve the quality and the marketing of the products approved by the competent national authorities; - provided for special financial compensation for withdrawals effected in exceptional circumstances for a limited period of time, as a result of a disturbance on the market, in order to relieve the accounts of the producers' organisations. Moreover, the regulation banned the use by producers' organisation of the 10% margin of tolerance below the Community withdrawal price or selling price for products whose importation was subject to minimum prices. The regulation entered into force on 1 January 1995. �