COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC92) 225 final 
Brussels, 27 May 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending for the twelfth time Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 
laying down certain technical measures 
for the conservation of fishery resources 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The aim of the present proposal is to postpone the date of 
implementation of certain technical measures for the conservation of 
fishery resources. 
Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 of 7 October 1986, as 
last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 345/92 of 27 January 1992, 
the minimum mesh size applicable in Regions 1 and 2 except Skagerrak and 
Kattegat is 40 mm for certain pelagic species and prawns and 80 mm for 
sole, with effect from 1 June 1992. 
Several Member States have pointed out that there are practical 
difficulties in implementing these dispositions on the given date; the 
net manufacturers have found themselves unable to satisfy the sudden 
heavy demand before this date. 
Considering that the resources in question are not in immediate danger, 
postponing the date of entry into force of the 40 mm minimum mesh size 
for pelagic species and Nordic prawns and the 80 mm minimum mesh size 
for sole in Regions 1 and 2 until 1 January 1993 would resolve the 
abovementioned difficulties, without imperilling the stocks concerned. 
PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No. /92 
amending for the twelfth time Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 
laying down certain technical measures 
for the conservation of fishery resources 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 170/83 of 25 January 1983 
establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of 
fishery resources!1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86^2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No. 345/92^3), lays down a minimum mesh 
size of 40 mm for directed fisheries for certain pelagic species and for 
prawns (Pandalus spp. excluding Pandalus montagui), and a minimum mesh 
size of 80 mm for the sole fishery, in Regions 1 and 2 except Skagerrak 
and Kattegat; 
Whereas under the terms of the aforementioned Regulation these measures 
enter into force on 1 June 1992; 
Whereas, on the one hand, unforeseen delays have occurred in the supply 
of new codends and, on the other, a postponement of the date of 
implementation would not adversely affect the survival of the stocks 
concerned; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 should accordingly be modified to 
this effect; 
(1) O.J. No. L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 1. 
(2) O.J. No. L 288, 11.10.1986, p. 1. 
(3) O.J. No. L 42, 18.02.1992, p. 15. 
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HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Two footnotes are added to Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86, as 
follows: 
i) Footnote no. 10 in the "Minimum mesh size" column after the 
figure "40" for Regions 1 and 2; 
ii) Footnote no. 11 in the "Minimum mesh size" column after the 
figure "80" for Regions 1 and 2, authorized target species 
"Sole (Solea vulgaris)". 
The text of the new footnotes is as follows: 
"(10) The use of 32 mm mesh is authorized until 31 December 1992." 
"(11) The use of 75 mm mesh by vessels of 221 kw or less is 
authorized until 31 December 1992." 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall enter into force on 1 June 1992. 
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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