COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 26.06.1997 
COM(97) 328 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending, for the fourth time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches for 
1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The objective of the present proposal is to fix fishing possibilities for certain stocks offish 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. 
The allocation of catch restrictions in ICES area Vile applied to the quotas of plaice in ICES 
divisions VIId,e is causing unnecessary distorsions of the geographic pattern of activities of 
certain fleets. A reallocation of these restrictions is required in order to better reflect the recent 
patterns. 
This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC) 
N° 390/972. 
I. O.J. No L389, 31.12.1992, p. 1 
2 O..I. N° L66, 6.3.1997, p.I, Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) N°xxx/97 (OJ N° Lxxx, 
xx.xx.1997, p. 1) 
Council Regulation (EC) No 191 of 1997 
amending, for the fourth time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches for 
1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished 
TI Hi 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 aquaculture 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. 390/97 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the 
TACs for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished; 
whereas the allocation of catch restrictions in ICES area Vile applied to the quotas of plaice in 
ICES divisions VIId,e is causing unnecessary distorsions of the geographic pattern of activities 
of certain fleets; whereas a reallocation of these restrictions is required in order to better reflect 
the recent patterns; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 should therefore be amended accordingly, 
I O..I. No L 389, of 31.12.1992, p. 1 
O.J. N° L66, 6.3.1997, p.I, Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) N°xxx/97 (OJ N° Lxxx, 
xx.x.1997, p. 1) 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex to 
Regulation (EC) No 390/97. 
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 
Annex 
Species: Plaice 
Pleuronectes p/afessa Zone: viide 
België / Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Ellada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United Kingdom 
EC 
TAC 1 130 (1) 
3 780 (2) (1 ) Of which no more than 301 may be fished in Division Vile 
(2) Of which no more than 1801 may be fished in Division Vile 
(3) Of which no more than 8801 may be fished in Division Vile 
2 010 (3) 
6 920 
6 920 

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