COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC91) 70 final 
Brussels, 5 March 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
allocating additional catch quotas among Member States for vessels 
fishing in Swedish waters, for 1991 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY yjEMQRAMfilH 
1. The accession to the Community of the Kingdom of Spain and tho 
Portuguese Republic meant that adjustments had to be mad© to th© 
free trade agreement between Sweden and the Community concluded in 
1972. At the same time, the parties concluded, In the form of ?-.\\ 
exchange of letters, a supplementary agreement on agriculture and 
fisheries; that agreement was initialled on 22 February 1986. Under 
It, Sweden offered the Community certain catch quotas for cod and 
herring for 1991 In the Swedish fishing zone of the Baltic Sea, 
excluding the area previously In dispute between Sweden and the 
USSR. Those catch quotas are to be added to the reciprocal fishing 
rights which are agreed annually between the parties under the 
fisheries agreement between the Community and Sweden. 
By notification dated 11 January 199), Sweden informed the Community 
of the supplementary catch quotas for 1991. 
2. The purpose of this Regulation Is to allocate among the Member 
States the supplementary catch quotas in the Swedish fishing zone in 
accordance with the principles of Community law and of the common 
fisheries policy. This allocation must be non-discriminatory and 
fair and guarantee each Member State a relative stability as regards 
Its fishing of each of the stocks in question. 
The Commission considers that the allocation of the somewhat limited 
suppiementary amounts in this zone, which can only be fished in 
Swedish waters according to the reference base of 1983, will best 
contribute to the relative stability of fishing activities regarding 
these stocks, and proposes that the Council adopt the attached 
Regulation as soon as possible. 
3. The Commission notes that the supplementary quotas secured from 
Sweden under the 1986 agreement were not taken Into consideration 
when the general allocation was made In 1983 which was Intended to 
serve as a reference base In later years for the allocation of all 
TACs and quotas In the North Atlantic and the Baltic. The question 
of future quota allocations will have to be considered in the 
context of a review of the general allocation made in 1983, the 
original balance of which may have been affected by later 
biological, commercial and political developments. 
If it should prove that the original overall balance has been 
substantially modified, the Commission reserves the possibility of 
proposing the necessary adjustments to the Council In line with the 
statement entered by the Council in the minutes of its meeting on 
23 January 1983 in connection with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 
170/83. 
PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
allocating additional catch quotas among Member States for vessels fishing in 
Swedish waters for 1991 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, Whereas, under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, 
it is for the Council to lay down in particular the specific 
conditions for taking those catches : whereas, under 
Article 4 of the said Regulation, the quantity available to 
the Community is to be distributed among the Member 
States ; 
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 ('), 
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 the fishing activities covered by this Regulation 
are subject to the control measures provided for by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 
establishing certain control measures for fishing 
activities Çj), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3483/88 fe), 
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden 
have initialled an agreement on their mutual fishing 
rights for 199} which provides, inter alia, for the 
allocation of certain catch quotas for Community vessels 
in Swedish waters ; whereas those catch quotas were 
allocated by Regulation (EEC) No3930/90 (3) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
Whereas, in order to take account of the accession of 
Spain and Portugal to the Community, the Community 
ar.d the Kingdom of Sweden have, inter alia, concluded 
an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters 
concerning agriculture and fisheries $ ; whereas, under 
that Agreement, the Kingdom of Sweden undertook in 
particular to grant the Community catch quotas for cod 
and herring in the Swedish fishing zone in the Baltic Sea, 
in addition to the fishing possibilities agreed annually 
under the Agreement on fisheries between the 
Community and the Kingdom of Sweden ; Vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be 
authorized in 19Ç») to take catches within the geograph­
ical limits and the quotas set out in the Annex in waters 
tailing within the fisheries juridisction of Sweden, without 
prejudice to catches already authorized for the same 
period by Regulation (EEC)'No 3930/90 
Article 2 
Whereas the Government of Sweden, by notification 
dated 1$ January 199f , informed the Community of 
the supplementary catch quêtas fer \99t. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
(') OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983. p. 1. 
(*) OJ Ne L 302, 15. II. 1985. p. 1. 
(3>0J No L373, 31.T2.1990, p, 
(tjOJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986. p. »0. 55 It shall apply until 31 December l#* 
fi OJ No L 207. 29. 7. I9S7. p. 1. 
Û OJ No L 304, 11. 11. 1988. p. 2. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
Quantities referred to in Article 1 for 1991 
(tonnes) 
Species 
Cod 
Herring ICES division (') 
Hid 
nid Quous 
2 500 
1 500 Allocations 
Denmark 1 830 
Germany 670 
Denmark 855 
Germany 645 
0) except for the area defined in Footnote (1) in the Amex to Counci I Regulation (EEC) n° 1059/89 (2) 
(2) 0J nm L113, 26.4.1989, p. 1. 
COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT 
The object of the proposed Regulation is to divide between Member states 
the supplementary catch quotas in the Swedish fishery sone in the Baltic 
Sea for 1991, as agreed upon in the exchange of letters between the 
Community and Sweden based upon the respective EFTA Adaptation Protocol, 
consequent to the enlargement of the Community by Portugal and Spain. 
It will not involve undertakings in any particular obligations except for 
the evident respect of the relevant fisheries regulations in force. 
RAPPORT DE L'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
L'objet du Règlement proposé est de répartir entre les Etats Membres les 
quotas de capture supplémentaires dans la zone de pêche suédoise en Mer 
Baltique pour 1991, tels que accordés dans l'échange de lettres entre la 
Communauté et la Suède, basé sur le Protocole d'Adaptation EFTA respectif, 
suite à l'élargissement de la Communauté à l'Espagne et au Portugal. 
Cela n'implique pas d'obligation particulière pour les entreprises excepté, 
évidemment, le respect des règlements de pêche en vigueur. 
BERICHT UBER DIE AITSWIRKUNGEN AUF WETTBEWERBSFXHIGKEIT UND BESCHAFTIGUNG 
Gegenstand der vorgeschlagenen Verordnung ist es, die zusatzlichen 
Fangquoten in der schwedischen Fischereizone in der Ostsee fîir 1991, so wie 
im Briefwechsel zwischen der Gemeinschaft und Schweden, gegrundet auf das 
diesbezûgliche EFTA Anpassungsprotokoll im AuschluB an die Erweiterung der 
Gemeinschaft um Spanien und Portugal vereinbart, auf die Mitgliedstaaten 
auf zuteilen. 
Dieser Vorschlag bringt keine besonderen Verpflichtungen fur die 
Unternehmen mit sich, mit Ausnahme der Einhaltung der entsprechenden 
geltenden Fischereibestimmungen. 
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