This decision, taken on the initiative of Mr Yannis Paleokrassas, Commissioner responsible for fisheries policy, in agreement with President Delors, completes the strategy which the Commission began introducing when the first indications of a major disruption of the Community market were brought to its attention by the Member States. 1. The crisis on the white fish market The white fish market (in particular: cod, haddock, monkfish, hake, coalfish) in the Community has recently been seriously disrupted because of imports at abnormally low prices from certain non-member countries.
Cette décision, à l'initiative de M. Yannis PALEOKRASSAS, Commissaire responsable de la Politique de la pêche, en accord avec le Président DELORS, vient compléter la stratégie mise en place par la Commission à partir du moment où les premières indications d'une perturbation importante du marché communautaire lui sont parvenues de la part des Etats membres.