L 331/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.12.1999 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2748/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing the Community producer price for the fishery products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for the 2000 fishing year THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (!), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a Community producer price should be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex III to that Regula- tion,; (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82 (3 sets down the conversion factors applicable to different species of tuna; it is not therefore necessary to fix the Community producer price for all species of tuna listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 but only for yellow-fin tuna (Thunnus albacares); (3)  On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 9(2) and in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the price for the 2000 fishing year should be decreased; (4)  The fishing year begins on 1 January 2000 for the products covered by this Regulation; given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in point 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the Euro- pean Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 2000 for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is hereby fixed as follows: (EUR/tonne) Species Commercial specifications Community producer price Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) each Whole, weighing more than 10 kg 1221 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, 17 December 1999. () OJ L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 3318/94 (O] L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15). () OJ L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3899/92 (O] L 392, 31.12.1992, p. 24). For the Council The President K. HEMILA