•ie -it COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 09 09.1996 
COM(%) 405 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 
I99(> and certain conditions under which they may he fished 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The objective of the present proposal is to fix fishing possibilities for certain stocks of fish 
and to allocate these equitably to Member States. The fixing and the sharing of possibilities 
for fishing falls exclusively within the competence of the Community and arises from 
obligations set out in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) n° 3760/92 of the Council of 
20 December 19921, establishing a Community regime for fishing and aquaculture. 
Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the Community and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased 
and the part of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and 
VII has been increased. 
Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the Community and Poland, the Community share for Baltic cod has been decreased. 
This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC) 
N° 3074/95. 
O.J. No L389, 31.12.1992, p.l 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 
1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a 
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture1 as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, 
Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 it is incumbent upon the 
Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries; 
Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3074/952 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the 
TACs for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished; 
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the Community and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased and the 
part of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and VII has been 
increased; 
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the Community and Poland, the Community share for Baltic cod has been decreased; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95, lastly amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 
1602/963, should therefore be amended accordingly, 
2 
3 O.J. No L 389, of 31.12.1992, p.l 
O.J. No L 330, of 30.12.1995, p.l 
O.J. No L 198, of 08.08.1996, p.l 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article I 
The annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 3074/95. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 
For the Council, 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Species: Plaice 
Pleuronectes platessa Zone: lia (1), IV 
België / Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
FJIada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United Kingdom 
EC (2) 
TAC 4900 
15920 
4590 
920 
30600 
22650 
79580 
81 000 (1 ) Waters of the Community as constituted in 1994 
(2) Of which no more than 40 000 tonnes may be fished in 
waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway. 
ISpecies: Blue whiting 
Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Vb(1),VI, VII 
België / Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Ellada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United Kingdom 
EC 
TAC 20000 (2) (1 ) Community waters. 
(2) Of which 5000 tonnes may be fished either in ICES Divisions Vb(EC zone), VI, VII 
or Vllla.b.d. 
(3) Available to all Member States, except Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Finland 
(*) Precautionary TAC 
1500 
47500 (3) 
69000 
350000 (*) 
ISpecies: Cod 
Gadus morhua Zone: lllbcd (1) 
België / Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Ellada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United Kingdom 
EC 
TAC 45910 
20070 
(4) Community waters 
Excluding an additional 601 of flatfish as bycatch in waters of the Community as 
constituted in 1994 
Of which, for Germany and Denmark together, no more than 11001 may be fished in the 
Estonian zone, no more than 7001 in the Latvian zone, and no more than 700 t in the 
Lithuanian zone. 
Of which no more than 1351 may be fished in the Latvian zone 
2260 (4) 
33895 (2) 
102135 (3) 
103915 
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