No L 195/52 “ Official jourrial of the European Communities 23. 7. 88 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2200/88 of 22 July 1988 fixing for the 1988/89 marketing year the reference prices for carp THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, - Having regard to the Treaty 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 3759/87 (3, and in particular Article 22 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 22 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that before the beginning of each marketing year reference prices may be fixed for carp; whereas those * prices may be fixed at different 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 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 v 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 1988 : 1715 ECU/tonne, . — for the period 1 to 31 December 1988 : 1 506 ECU/ tonne, ' — for the period 1 January to 31 July 1989: 1387 "~ ECU/tonne. " Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1988. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member - States. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1988. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 359, 21. 12. 1987, p. 1. () O 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