31.12.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 340/49 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2804/1999 of 22 December 1999 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid for certain fishery products for the 2000 fishing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4  on the basis of the information on technical and finan- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3901/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over aid for certain fishery products and aquaculture products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1337 95 (3 and in particular Article 5(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  the purpose of the carry-over aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations co carry over products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided; (2)  the amount of the aid must be such as not to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question; (3)  the amount of the aid must not exceed the technical and financial costs of processing and storage recorded during the previous fishing year, the highest costs being disregarded; cial costs associated with the concerned operations, recorded in the Community, the amount of the aid should, for the 2000 fishing year, be as indicated in the Annex; (5)  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 For the 2000 fishing year, the carry-over aid for the products listed in Annex I(A), (D) and (E) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 () shall be as indicated in the Annex thereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999. () O] L 392, 31.12.1992, p. 29. () O L 129, 14.6.1995, p. 5. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () O L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1.