No L 203/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 87 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2186/87 of 23 July 1987 fixing for the 1987/88 marketing year the reference prices for carp THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Tl;eaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (!), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 2315/86 (°), and in particular Article 22 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 22 (1) thereof provides that before the beginning of each marketing year reference prices may be fixed for carp ; whereas those prices may be fixed at diffe- rent levels within each marketing year according to “seasonal fluctuations in prices ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1985/74 of 25 July 1974 laying down detailed rules of application for carp (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/85 (*), provides that the reference prices shall be fixed for the period 1 August to 30 November, for the period from 1 December to 31 December and for the period from 1 January to 31 July; Whereas the fixing of reference prices is essential in order to enable appropriate measures to be applied for the protection of Community production; whereas, having regard to the information available on production prices, reference prices should be fixed at the levels indicated below ; 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 reference price for carp shall be as follows: — for the period 1 August to 30 November 1987 : 1 715 ECU/tonne, — for the period 1 to 31 December 1987 : 1 506 ECU/ tonne, — for the period 1 January to 31 July 1987: 1373 ECU/tonne. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1987. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1987. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 202, 25. 7. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1974, p. 30. () OJ No L 193, 25. 7. 1985, p. 15. For the Commission Anténio CARDOSO E CUNHA Member of the Commission