COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 12.12.1997 
COM(97) 704 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Polish waters 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
In accordance with the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the fisheries 
agreements concluded by these countries with third countries shall be managed by the 
Community. 
On the basis of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement concluded between Poland and Sweden in 
1978, the Community, on behalf of Sweden, held consultations with Poland which resulted in 
a reciprocal Fisheries Arrangement for 1998. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among the Member States the 
quotas available in 1998 to Community vessels fishing in the Polish zone under the above 
mentioned arrangements. 
The fishing possibilities obtained by Sweden as a result of these agreements have been 
allocated to them. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /98 
of.... December 1997 
allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Polish 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 aquaculture1, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements 
concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by the Community; 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries of 
1 February 1978, the Community, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Republic of 
Poland have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1998; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their 
respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1998 should be fixed for the vessels of the 
other Party; 
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1998, the results of these 
consultations held with Poland; 
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Polish waters, 
they should be allocated among the Member States as 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 (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 
establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy2; 
OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. 
2 OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 
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Whereas additional conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas, in 
accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) 
No. 847/961, were not agreed with Poland, 
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 
1 January 1998, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
From 1 January to 31 December 1998 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby 
authorized to make catches in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Poland and 
within the quota limits set out in the Annex hereto. 
Article 2 
Stocks referred to in the annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 
3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 847/96. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1998. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, December 1997. 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJ No L 115, 9.5.1996, p.3 
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ANNEX 
Allocation of Community catch quotas in Polish waters for 1998 
(in metric tonnes, fresh round weight) 
Species 
Herring 
Cod 
Sprat 
Flatfish ICES division 
md 
md 
ffld 
md Community catch 
quotas 
1000 
500 
20.000 
50 Quotas allocated to 
Member States 
Sweden 1000 
Sweden 500 
Sweden 20 000 
Sweden 50 
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