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C O M (83) 693 final 
Brussels, 15th November 1983
P R O P O S A L  F O R  A  C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC) No. 198/83 on fishing activ ities 
in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the M e m - 
ber States, adopted provisionally pending the fixing of 
T A C s and quotas for 1983
(presented by the Commission to the Council)
C O M (83) 693 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation (EEC) No 172/83 of 25.1.1983 (1) in conjunction with Regulation 
(EEC) No 198/83 of 25.1.1983 (the "roll-over") (2) limits fishing for 
herring to the southern North Sea and eastern English Channel (ICES 
divisions IVc and Vlld),  except for minor catch possibilities which are 
still available to France under Regulation (EEC) No 1353/83 of 
26.5.1983 (3). The TAC of 68,000 t available under the "roll-over"
exceeds the TAC of 40,000 t proposed by the Commission for 1983 (4), which 
is based on scientific advice and is agreed with Norway.
The proposed Regulation modifies Regulation (EEC) No. 198/83 as follows: 
firstly, it increases the TACs and quotas in ICES divisions IVa and IVb;
secondly, it provides that catches which have already been taken in those 
divisions shall be debited against these TACs and quotas;
thirdly, it provides that catches of herring in ICES divisions IVa and IVb 
from the date of entry into force of the Regulation until 15 December 1983 
shall be debited against the TAC and quotas permitted in ICES divisions 
IVc and VIId under the "roll-over". This will reduce the possibility of 
over-fishing this stock of herring and will permit more rational fishing 
activities; TACs for ICES divisions IVa and IVb will not exceed the 
Community shares agreed with Norway;
fourthly, and in order to reflect the fact that the Belgian fleet does not 
fish herring in the northern and central North Sea, it provides for an 
increase of 1,000 tonnes in the herring fishing possibilities available 
for Belgium in ICES divisions IVc and Vlld whose catches will be reported 
by Belgium up to 15 December next as specifically coming from the 
additional 1,000 t.
Twice weekly reporting of landings is proposed in order to provide 
effective control.
(1) O.J.-L24 of 27.1.1983, p. 30
(2) Û.J. L25 of 27.1.1983, p. 32
(3) O.J. L139 of 26.5.1983, P. 54 
('4 )  COM(83 )  385 final of 24.6. 1983.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No. 198/83 on
fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of 
the Member States, adopted provisionally pending the fixing of TACs
and quotas for 1983
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), and in particular Article 11 
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council adopted on 25 January 1983 a common fisheries policy 
covering inter alia the fixing of total allowable catches (TACs) and 
quotas for 1982, access arrangements and a structural policy;
Whereas those TACs and quotas are provisionally applied to 1983, pending 
the adoption by the Council of the Commission's subsequent proposals for 
TACs and quotas for 1983, by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No 198/83 
of 25 January 1983 on fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty 
or jurisdiction of the Member States, adopted provisionally pending the 
fixing of TACs and quotas for 1983 (2);
Whereas, having regard to scientific advice obtained, fishing for northern 
and central North Sea herring stocks may be authorized, taking into 
account the results of consultations with Norway concerning the shares 
available to the Community;
Whereas fishing for limited quantities of herring in the northern and 
central North Sea was authorised by Regulation (EEC) No 1353/83 (3);
Whereas, pending a final Council decision, it is appropriate to amend 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 198/83 in order to authorize Community 
fishermen to fish the northern and central North Sea herring stocks until 
15 December 1983;
Whereas such catches should be counted against the quantities which may be 
caught from the southern North Sea and eastern English Channel in 
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 198/83;
(1) O.J. No L24,  27.1.1983, p. 1
(2) O.J. No L25,  27.1.1983, p. 32
(3) O.J. No L139, 28.5.1983, p. 54

-  2 -
Whereas the possibilities for transfers opened by this Regulation will 
have the effect of reducing catches in the southern North Sea and eastern 
English Channel;
Whereas Belgium does not have quotas in the northern and central North Sea 
and that it appears opportune to increase its catch possibilities in the 
southern North Sea and eastern English Channel;
Whereas it is necessary that these catches should be reported twice 
weekly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The following article is added to Regulation (EEC) No 198/83 :
"Article 1a
1. Fishing for herring shall be authorized in the northern and central 
North Sea (ICES divisions IVa) and b))  until 15 December 1983 in 
accordance with the Annex hereto. All the quantities caught in 
these divisions in 1983 shall be counted against the TACs and 
quotas listed in the Annex.
2. Member States shall report by telex to the Commission on each 
Tuesday and Friday landings of herring caught in the area mentioned 
in paragraph 1  by their vessels.
3. Catches made in ICES divisions IVa) and IVb) under paragraph 1  of 
this Article from the date of entry into force of this Regulation 
shall count against the total allowable catch, the share available 
to the Commmunity and the allocations to each Member State 
permitted under Regulation (EEC) No 198/83 for the stock of herring 
in the southern North Sea and eastern English Channel (ICES 
divisions IVc) (excluding the Blackwater stock) and Vlld))."
Article 2
By derogation from Article 1  of Regulation (EEC) N° 198/83, an additional 
quantity of 1,000 tonnes of herring is allocated to Belgium in the 
southern North Sea and eastern English Channel (ICES divisions IVc) 
(excluding the Blackwater stock) and Vlld)), to be fished by 
15 December 1983.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1983.
For the Council 
The President

A N NEX
Species
H erring
H erringS to rk
C ie o g i.ip h ic a i if 'i'. S  N A i- O  
re g io n s  j d iv is io nMember Nimr
Northern 
North SeaI Va)
Central 
North SeaIV b)B elgium  
I  Denm ark.
j Federal Republic of Germany 
Greece 
.  France 
!  Ireland 
i Italy
i  Luxembourg 
.  Netherlands 
i  U nited Kingdom 
j  Available T o r Member States
H liC  total
Belgium
Denmark
Federal Republic of Germany 
Greece 
France 
Ireland 
I  Italy
|  Luxembourg 
,  Netherlands 
| United Kingdom 
J  Available for Member S  ates
j  EEC totalQuota
(tonnes)
1983
4260 
2 620
1  460
3 530
13 780
25 650
1  250 
1  400
1  440
5 450 
5 870
•  h  5 410
Fishing for herring is prohibited in IC E S division IVb east of 3°E 
throughout the whole year.

Annex
Proposed declarations for the Council minutes
The Council and the Commission declare that Regulation .........  shall be
co
nsidered as an exceptional measure, which does not in any sense 
represent an allocation key or reflect principles relevant for determining 
such a key and does not in any way prejidice future allocations of North 
Sea herring TACs.
Belgium declares that the additional 1,000 tonnes of herring which may be 
fished until 15 December 1983 cannot in any circumstances be debited 
against the 5,000 tonnes allocated to Belgium in divisions IVc and Vlld 
under the "roll-over". Catches made until 15 December 1983 by Belgian 
fishermen will be notified to the Commission as counting against the 
1,000 tonnes.