26. 7. 89 Official ' Journal of the  European Communities- No L 215/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2237/89 of 25 July 1989 fixing the reference prices for carp for the period 1 August to 31 December 1989 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1495/89 (%), 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 and for the period from 1 to 31 December in particular; 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 1989 : ECU 1732 per tonne, — for the period 1 to-31 December 1989 : ECU 1 521 per tonne. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1989. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p: 1. () O] No L 148, 1. 6. 1989, p. 1. () OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1974, p. 30. () OJ No L 193, 25. 7. 1985, p. 15. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President