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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 7^2 final  
Brussels, ^ December 1983
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or  
jurisdiction of the Member States adopted provisionally pending the  
fixing of TACs and quotas for 198* +
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
V
COM(83) 7^2 final

Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction  
of the Member States adopted provisionally pending the fixing of TACs and
quotas for 1984.
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 Articles 1  (paragraph 1), 2, 3,
4  (paragraph 1 ) a n d  article 1 1  thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, .
Whereas the Council adopted on 25 January 1983 a Community regime of conser­
vation and management of fishery resources and, in application of this regim-  
e, fixed TACs and quotas for 1982
Whereas 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), authorized vessels flying the flag of a Member State provisionally  
to engage in fishing activities in keeping with normal seasonal cycles and in  
accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 172/83 of 25 January 1983 fixing  
for certain fish '-stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the  
Community's fishing zone, total allowable catches for 1982, the share of  
these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share  
between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable  
catches may be fished (3),
Whereas the continuation of fishing at the volume of captures provided for by  
Regulation (EEC) No. 198/83 in conjunction with Regulation (EEC) No. 172/83 
will not be possible in certain zones in 1984 given the need to respect the  
scientific advice that the stocks in these zones are greatly reduced;
Whereas pending the adoption by the Council of the proposal of the Commission  
for a Council Regulation fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish  
stocks occurring in the Community's fishing zone, provisional total allowable  
catches for 1984, the provisional share of these catches available to the  
Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the  
conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished (4) it is  
necessary in order to take account of conservation objectives, for fishing by  
vessels from the Member States to be carried out on the basis of the quanti­
ties included in that proposal;
(1) 0.J. No. L 24
(2) O.J. No. L 25
(3) O.J. No. L 24
(4) O.J. No. Cof 27.1 .  1983 ,  p. 1  
of 27.1 .  1983, p. 32  
of 27.1 .  1983, p. 30

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Whereas Member States should conduct their fishing activities in accordance  
with seasonal cycles in order neither to jeopardize the conservation of the  
fish stocks nor to prejudice fishing patterns in the remainder of 1984;
Whereas the Commission is not yet in a position to make definitive proposals  
for TACs for all stocks;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Pending the decision of the Council on the proposal of the Commission fixing,  
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Commu­
nity's fishing zone, provisional total allowable catches for 1984, the provi­
sional share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of  
that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total  
allowable catches may be fished, vessels flying the flag of a Member state  
shall engage in fishing activities in keeping with the normal seasonal cycles  
and in conformity with that proposal.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force three days after its publication in  
the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1  January 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in  
all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1983
For the Council  
The President