COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 266 final 
Brussels, 12 July 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
ankending, for the second time, Regulation (EEC) No.3926/90 
fixing,for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, 
the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain 
conditions under which they may be fished 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This proposal for a Council regulation amending, for the second time, 
Council Regulation (EEC) n°3926/90 of 20 December 1990(1), has the 
following objectives : 
1. to put into effect the agreement reached in the EEC-Norway 
consultations by modifying the TAC for herring in the North Sea, 
2. to increase the TAC for the Celtic Sea herring stock and the TAC 
for sole in the Skagerrak and Kattegat as soon as the latest 
scientific advice shows that fishing possibilities exceed the TAC 
fixed in December 1990. 
(1) OJ No L378 of 31.12.1990, p.l 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /91 
of 1991 
amending, for the second time, Regulation (EEC) No.3926/90 
fixing,for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, 
the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain 
conditions under which they may be fished 
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 ( •* ), 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 under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 it is 
incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches 
(TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the 
Community and the specific conditions under which these catches must be 
taken; whereas, under Article 4 of the same Regulation, the share 
available to the Community is allocated among the Member States; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No.3926/90(2), fixes, for certain fish stocks 
and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1991 and certain conditions 
under which they may be fished; 
(1) O.J. N°L24, 27.01.1983,p.l 
(2) O.J. NO.L378, 31.12.1990, p.l ^ 
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Whereas, taking account of the latest scientific advice, the TACs for 
herring in the North Sea and the Celtic Sea and for sole in the 
Shagerrak and Kattegat may be increased; 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of 
the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and 
the Kingdom of Norway(3) ,the parties have consulted on their 
reciprocal fishing rights for 1991 in the North Sea; whereas these 
consultations have been concluded and it is possible, in consequence, to 
fix definitively the TACs and the Community shares available for herring 
in this area; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
The Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of 
the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No.3926/90. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council, 
The President. 
(3) O.J. N°L226, 29.08.1980, p.48 H 
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