31.12.91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 363/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3874/91 of 16 December 1991 fixing the guaranteed minimum price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus : THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules on the granting of compensatory indemnities in respect of sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (%), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 provides for the granting of a compensatory indemnity for producers of Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 who sell their products at a price below a guaranteed minimum price ; Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the guaranteed minimum price is to be the same as the withdrawal price in force in the year preced- ‘ing accession, corrected in accordance with any adjust- ment applicable to the guide price for the following fishing year; Whereas the guide prices for the 1992 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/91 (%); Whereas 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 guaranteed minimum provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 shall be as follows for the 1992 fishing year: (in ECUftonne) Whole fish Size Extra, A B 1 254 162 2 254 162 3 392 ) 162 4 254 162 The freshness, size and presentation categories shall be those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (*). Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991. () OJ No L 297, 9. 11. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1987, p. 6. () OJ No L 338, 10. 12. 1991, p. 4. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.