10. 11. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 305/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3468/88 of 7 November 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common organization of the market in fishery products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (?). ' Having regard to the opini;m of the European Parliament (3. ) ‘Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Comnmittee (%), Whereas certain species not at the moment covered by any Community intervention arrangements nonetheless account for a significant proportion of production of fishery products in certain regions ; whereas these species make an essential contribution to the incomes of the producers concerned and to the general balance of the market ; ' Whereas, therefore, in order to foster greater market stability, due account being taken of the characteristics of the products concerned and of the diversity of the circumstances pertaining to their production and marketing, certain of them should be covered by a Community price support scheme ; Whereas, however, regional price disparities for these species do not permit their being covered at present by the existing scheme for the grant of financial compen- sation to producers’ organizations ; Whereas, in the circumstances, an intervention scheme should be introduced that is based on a withdrawal price set by producers’ -organizations themselves; whereas provision should therefore be made for such organizations () OJ No C 308, 18. 11. 1987, p. 5. () O] No C 13, 18. 1. 1988, p. 125. () OJ No C 319, 30. 11. 1987, p. 37. to receive flat-rate aid on certain terms for products that have been the subject of such independent intervention ; Whereas, in order to encourage producers’ organizations to adjust their supply to market requirements more effectively, provision should be made for suitable financial co-responsibility on ‘their part and a limit should be set on the quantities for which aid can be given; Whereas, in order where possible to prevent the destruction of fish withdrawn from the market, it should be possible for aid to be granted for the processing and storage for subsequent human consumption of certain quantities withdrawn ; Whereas, as regards three tuna species, namely albacore, bluefin and bigeye, 'the marketing characteristics are similar to those of the other species qualifying for the flat-rate aid and provision should be made to include these species as well under this scheme; ' Whereas the aid should be made conditional on the observance of common marketing standards ; Whereas the trend of market prices may make it necessary for action to be taken to help harmonize prices in the Community; whereas it should therefore be possible for the grant of flat-rate aid to be made conditional on autonomous withdrawal prices not exceeding a maximum level ; Whereas, where application of the flat-rate aid scheme brings about greater harmonization of prices as a result of changes in the production and marketing of the species concerned, the species in question should be brought within the scope of the financial compensation scheme ; Whereas experience has shown that the conditions for the granting of private storage aid need to be specified in the case of certain products frozen on board and that at the same time the scheme in question needs to be made to comply with the general oprinciples of the other Community intervention schemes;