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COM(95) 104 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 of 20 December 1994 
allocating, for 1995, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM z 
On 20 December 1994, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 laying down 
Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1995, in the framework of the EU-
Greenland bilateral Fisheries Agreement. 
In this Council Regulation, quotas allocated to Norway were provisional, and applicable only 
until 31 March 1995 pending the conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement between 
the Community and Norway for 1995. 
The Community and Norway have now concluded their bilateral arrangement for 1995. This 
arrangement includes the definitive quantities of fishing possibilities in Greenland waters to 
be allcoated to Norway. 
In order to fulfil the commitments agreed with Norway, the Community should avail itself 
of the offer of supplementary catch possibilities made on 22 February 1995 by the Greenland 
Home Rule Government, under the terms of Article 8 of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement. 
In particular, the following quantities will have to be purchased: 
Greenland halibut (West Greenland) 400 tonnes 
• Roundnose grenadier (West Greenland) 400 tonnes 
This proposal amends Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 to the effect of laying down 
definitive fishing possibilities for Norway in Greenland waters, under the terms of the 
bilateral Fisheries Agreeement between the Community and Greenland. 
The Council is requested to adopt this proposal. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /95 
of.... March 1995 
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 of 20 December 1994 
allocating, for 1995, 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 establishing a 
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(,) and, in particular, Article 8(4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 of 20 December 1994 lays down, for 1995, 
Community catch quotas in Greenland waters, including the quantities allocated to third 
countries; 
Whereas the quantities allocated to Norway were provisional quotas, pending the conclusion 
of the bilateral fisheries arrangement between the Community and Norway for 1995; 
Whereas the Community and Norway have now concluded their bilateral arrangement for 
1995, including definitive fishing possibilities for Norway in Greenland waters. Whereas 
these quotas require the Community to purchase supplementary catch possibilities from 
Greenland, under the terms of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement between the Community and 
Greenland, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
The Annex of Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 is amended as follows: 
The Annex is replaced by the Annex of this Regulation. 
(i) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1995. y 
This Regulation shall be binding in Us entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
Allocation or Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1995 r-
Species 
Cod 
Redfish'" 
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 1 
ICES XIV/V 
NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 
ICES XIV/V'5' 
NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 
NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 
ICES XIV/V 
ICES XIV/V 
NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 
all zones 
all zones Community 
catch 
quotas 
(in tonnes) 
31 000 
5 500 
46 820 
1 750 
4 650 
4 525 
200 
200 
1 000 
1 000 
30 000 
63 150<6) 
1 750 
4 650 
2000 
2000 Quotas allocated to 
Member States 
Germany 25 360 
United Kingdom 5 640 
Germany 5 395 
United Kingdom 105 
Germany 46 270 
France 330 
United Kingdom 220 
Germany 550 
Germany 4 040 
United Kingdom 210 
France 1 012 
Denmark 1 012 
Germany 1 000 
Germany 1 000 
Denmark 3 000 
France 3 000 
Germany 24 000 
Community 8 150 
Germany 550 
Germany 4 400 
United Kingdom 250 
Community 2 000 
Community 2 000 Quantities 
allocated 
to 
Norway'7' 
1 200(8> 
400 
2 500 
200 
200 
25 000 
1 200 Quantities 
allocated 
to 
Iceland'" 
, 30 000 Faroese 
quotas 
under EC/ 
Greenland 
protocol'7' 
500 
150 
150 
1 150 
10 000 
(I) 
(2) 
(3) 
W 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 coursé of 1995, the Community 
quota shall be revised accordingly. 
Shown for information only. 
Trawl fishing is not allowed north of 64°30'N. 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. TITLE: Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) 
No 3363/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, Community 
catch quotas in Greenland waters. 
2. BUDGETARY LINE CONCERNED: B7-800 
3. LEGAL BASIS: Article 43 of the Treaty 
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 1995. 
4.2 Period covered: 
Until 31 December 1995. 
5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE: CD. 
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 supplementary catch possibilities 
proposed are 400 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 400 tonnes of roundnose grenadier. 
7. AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE: 
The amount to be paid for the 400 tonnes of Greenland halibut and the 400 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: 
400 tonnes Greenland halibut x 0.8 x 319.58 = 102,266 ECU 
400 tonnes of roundnose grenadier x 0.6 x 319.58 = 76,699 ECU 
Total . . 178,965 ECU 
8. ANTI-FRAUD PROVISIONS: 
Under the Fisheries Agreement between the Co imunity and Greenland, the financial 
contribution from the Commission is not subje t 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 1995, the arrangement with Norway 
was particularly difficult to achieve due to the poor state of some of the fish stocks 
in Community waters. This fact made 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 was 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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