COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 15.12.1995 
COM(95) 714 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The European Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government 
of Greenland agreed to extend their Fisheries Agreement in 1994 for an additional period of 
six years until 31 December 2000. The Parties to the Agreement subsequently agreed on a 
Third Fisheries Protocol covering the same six years and laying down the terms and 
conditions for fishing by Community vessels in Greenland waters, in particular catch quotas 
for the Community for each year of the Protocol. They also agreed to allow for the 
establishment of joint ventures and temporary associations. 
The Agreement allows for the quantities to be taken by vessels which do not fly the flag of 
a Member State of the Community, to extent where this is necessary for the proper 
functioning of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Community with other Parties. 
Under the provisions of the Fisheries Protocol, the authorities responsible for Greenland 
undertake to offer to the Community, by 15 November each year, such supplementary catch 
possibilities as referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement, which at that time are expected to 
be available in the following year. On 15 November 1995, the Greenland Home Rule 
authorities offered supplementary quantities for 1996: 
Cod NAFO 0,1; ICES V, XIV 2,000 t 
Redfish (pelagic trawl) ICES V, XIV 15,0001 
Greenland halibut NAFO 0,1 1,750 t 
Greenland halibut ICES V, XIV 1,8001 
Halibut NAFO 0,1 200 t 
Halibut , ICES V, XIV 200 t 
Catfish ' NAFO 0,1 1,8001 
Blue whiting ICES V, XIV 10,0001 
Round nose grenadier NAFO 0,1 1,7501 
Roundnose grenadier ICES V, XIV 1,8001 
Depending on the outcome of negotiations between the Community and Norway and 
considering the quantities of the species concerned already available to the Community for 
1996 under the Fisheries Protocol, it may be felt to be in the Community's interest to accept 
one or more of the supplementary quantities offered by the Greenland Home Rule 
Government. To that end, the Commission will complete its proposal as soon as possible. 
Therefore, the Commission proposes that the Council should agree to react appropriately to 
the supplementary catch possibilities referred to above and to allocate the annual catch quotas 
in Greenland waters by adopting the attached regulation. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /95 
of.... December 1995 
allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters 
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 aquaculture(1) and, in particular, Article 8(4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the European Community, on the one hand, and 
the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other 
hand(2), has been extended for an additional period of six years, until 31 December 2000; 
Whereas the European Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and 
the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand, have subsequently approved 
the Third Fisheries Protocol, establishing the conditions for fishing and, in particular, the 
catch quotas for Community vessels in Greenland waters for the period from 1 January 1995 
to 31 December 2000; 
Whereas these quotas may be used by vessels not flying the flag of a Member State of the 
Community, to the extent that this is necessary for the proper functioning of the fisheries 
agreements which the Community has concluded with third countries; 
Whereas it is appropriate to react [positively] [partly positively] [negatively] to the offer 
regarding supplementary catch possibilities made by the authorities responsible for Greenland 
pursuant to Article 8 of the Agreement on 15 November 1995; 
Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, they should be 
allocated among Member States by means of quotas in accordance with Article 8 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control 
measures provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993, 
establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3), 
a) OJNoL389, 31.12.1992, p. 
(2) OJNoL29, 1.2.1985, p. 9. 
(3) OJNoL252, 15.9.1993, p. 2. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
For 1996, the allocation of the Community catch quotas in Greenland waters shall be as set 
out in the Annex. 
Article 2 
Should the authorities responsible for Greenland make an offer regarding supplementary catch 
possibilities, as referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement on fisheries, the Council shall, 
acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, take a decision on that 
offer within six weeks of receipt thereof. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, .... December 1995. 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Allocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1996 
Species 
Cod 
Redfish (l) 
Greenland 
halibut 
Deep-water 
prawns 
Atlantic 
halibut(2) 
Catfish 
Blue whiting 
Capelin 
Roundnose 
grenadier 
Roundnose 
grenadier (3) 
Polar cod (4) Geographical 
area 
all zones 
NAFO 0/1 
ICES xrv/v 
NAFO 0/1 
ICES xrv/v 
ICES xrv/v 
(5) 
NAFO 0/1 
ICES xrv/v 
NAFO 0/1 
ICES xrv/v 
ICES xrv/v 
ICES xrv/v 
NAFO 0/1 
ICES xrv/v 
all zones 
all zones Community 
catch 
quotas 
(in tonnes) 
31 000 
5 500 
46 820 
1 350 
4 650 
4 525 
200 
200 
1 000 
1 000 
30 000 
63 150(6) 
1 350 
4 650 
2 000 
2 000 Quotas allocated to Member j Quantities 
States ! allocated 
! to Norwav 
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Germany 25 360 
United Kingdom 5 640 
Germany 5 395 
United Kingdom 105 
Germany 46 270 
France 330 
United Kingdom 220 
Germany 550 pm{7) 
Germany 4 040 pm (7) 
United Kingdom 210 | Quantities 
allocated 
to Iceland 
IS) 
! S France 1 012 j pm j 
Denmark 1 012 ! ! 
1 : 
Germany 1 000 
Germany 1 000 
Denmark 3 000 
France 3 000 
Germany 24 000 
Germany 550 
Germany 4 400 
United Kingdom 250 pmn) | 
pm(7> i 
pm 
pm 
1 
s 
< i 30 000 Faroese 
quotas 
under EC/ 
Greenland 
500 
150 
150 
1 150 
10 000 
A maximum of 20 000 tonnes may be fished by pelagic trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the pelagic trawl fishery shall 
be reported separately. 
If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide 
solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been 
exhausted. 
Experimental fishery, to be conducted at depths greater than 1 500 metres. The maximum by-catch of Greenland halibut will be 40% 
and will be counted against this quota. 
To be fished only by pelagic trawl or longline. A by-catch of up to 10%, excluding deep-water prawns and Greenland halibut, will be 
admitted. The by-catch will be counted against this quota. 
Up to 1 000 tonnes can be caught in NAFO areas 0/1 under agreement with Greenland license holders. 
70% of the Greenland share of the TAC for capelin minus 10 000 tonnes to the Faroe Islands. Calculated on the basis of a provisional 
TAC of 950 000 tonnes. Upon revision of this TAC in the course of 1996, the Community quota shall be revised accordingly. 
To be fished only with longline. 
Shown for information only. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. TITLE: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating, for 1996, 
Community catch quotas in Greenland waters. 
2. BUDGETARY LINE CONCERNED: B7-800 
3. LEGAL BASIS: Article 8 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/92 
4. DESCRIPTION: 
4.1 General objective: 
To establish the definitive fishing quotas for Norway in Greenland waters after the 
conclusion of the bilateral arrangement on mutual access fishing rights between the 
Community and Norway for 1996. 
4.2 Period covered: 
Until 31 December 1996. 
5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE: CD. Obligatory expenditure. 
6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE: 
The expense is the payment for supplementary catch possibilities in Greenland waters, 
under the terms and conditions of Article 8 of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement 
between the Community and Greenland. The maximum supplementary catch 
possibilities required will include 1,200 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 1,300 tonnes 
of roundnose grenadier. 
7. AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE: 
The amount required to be committed in 1996 and to be paid for 1,200 tonnes of 
Greenland halibut and 1,300 tonnes of roundnose grenadier is calculated on the basis 
of a contribution of 319.58 ECU per ton of cod-equivalent, taking into account a cod 
equivalent of 0.8 for Greenland halibut and 0.6 for roundnose grenadier: 
1,200 tonnes Greenland halibut . . . 
1,300 tonnes of roundnose grenadier x 0.8 x 319.58 = 306,796 ECU 
x 0.6 x 319.58 = 249,272 ECU 
Total 556,068 ECU 
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8. ANTI-FRAUD PROVISIONS: 
Under the Fisheries Agreement between the Community and Greenland, the financial 
contribution from the Commission is not subject to any specific provision as to the 
end use of funds. 
9. ELEMENTS OF COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS: 
The bilateral, mutual-access Agreement between the Community and Norway is 
managed on an annual basis, by calculating the balance between Community catch 
possibilities in Norwegian waters and Norwegian catch possibilities in Community 
waters for different species. This arrangement is variable annually according to the 
state of the different fish stocks concerned. For 1996, the arrangement with Norway 
is particularly difficult to achieve due to the poor state of some of the fish stocks in 
Community waters. This fact makes it extremely difficult to compensate the access 
of Community vessels to Norwegian resources with Norwegian access to the poor 
Community resources. For this reason, it will be necessary to compensate Norway 
with some of the Community catch possibilities in Greenland waters under the terms 
of the bilateral Agreement between the Community and Greenland. 
In spite of the improvement of the catch possibilities under the Third Protocol of the 
Agreement with Greenland, some of the concessions made to Norway require the 
purchase of additional fishing possibilities from Greenland. 
For this reason, the purchase of such fishing possibilities from Greenland has been 
the only way to find a satisfactory solution to the mutual-access arrangement with 
Norway, without jeopardizing the conservation of some fish stocks in Community 
waters. 
10. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: None 
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