COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 512 final 
Brussels,10 December 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3927 >90 laying dovm for 19 91, certain 
measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources 
applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
By regulation (EEC) N* 3927/90 the Council has allocated the shares 
available for 1991 to Norwegian vessels fishing In the Community 
fIshIng zone. 
Following a Norwegian request the Community and Norway have held 
consultations regarding an increase of 3.000 t of the Norwegian 1991 
catch possibilities of "sprat" In the Community fishing zone. As a* 
result the Community agreed that the catch quota allocated to Norway 
for 1991 was increased on the condition that Norway was prepared to 
compensate the Community under the 1992 Fisheries Arrangement. 
It Is therefore proposed to amend the above Regulation accordingly. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° / 
Of 19 91 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3927 A) laying down for 1991, certain 
measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources 
applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 
establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of 
fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3927/90 (3) lays down, for 19<?1, certain 
measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources 
applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway; 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the 
Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom 
of Norway (4), the Community and Norway have held further consultations 
concerning mutual fishing rights in 1991; 
(1) OJ No L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 1-
(2) OJ No L 302, 15..11.1985, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 378 , 31.12.1990, p- 38. 
(4) OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48. 
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^. _ ~ lrHrlp 3 of Regulation VEEC) No 170/83, 
Whereas, pursuant to the terms of Article J 01 wy« 
it is for the Council to fix the total catches allocated to third country 
and to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches must be 
taken, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3927/90, the figure relating to sprat 
(ICES IV ) is hereby replaced by the one set Out in 
the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in U>«* 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety 
and directly applicable in all Member States, 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The president 
!l ' -S** 
ANNEX 
Norwegian catch quotas for 1991 
(tonnes - fresh round weight) 
Species Area within which fishing Quantity | 
is authorized I (tonnes) 

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