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Brussels, 25.04.1996 
COM(96) 179 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EO 
amending Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and 
management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the 
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries 
(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
On 22 December 1995, the Council established certain conservation and management 
measures which are applicable in the NAFO Regulatory Area in 1996(,). Those measures also 
comprise the distribution of the share of Greenland halibut in NAFO area 3LMNO which is 
available to the Community between the Member States. 
The objective of the present proposal is to change, for Member States and masters of 
Community vessels, the existing 48-hour reporting system for the Greenland halibut fishery 
into a weekly reporting system. 
Now that the allocation of the Community quota of Greenland halibut among the Member 
States has been established, it appears to be appropriate to bring the existing 48-hour rule, 
which had its merits in the case of an unallocated quota, in line with the currently applicable 
NAFO rule which requires Contracting Parties to report their Greenland halibut catches on 
a weekly basis, i.e. "every Tuesday for the week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous 
Sunday". However, provisions have to be made for the weekly reports to be received by the 
Commission sufficiently in advance, i.e. every Tuesday by noon at the latest, so that they can 
be transmitted to the Executive Secretary of NAFO in due time. 
Furthermore, this proposal offers the possibility to correct drafting errors which occurred in 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 in relation to the by-catch rules that are applicable in 
connection with the ban of directed fishing for cod, witch flounder and capelin respectively 
in NAFO area 3NO. 
This proposal intends to address these matters by amending Council Regulation (EC) 
No. 3090/95. 
(i) Council Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 of 30.12.1995, O.J. No. L 330, p. 108 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 
of.... 1996 
amending Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and 
management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the 
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries 
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 aquaculture (l), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 (2) lays down, inter alia, fishing quotas for Member 
States in the Regulatory Area for 1996; 
Whereas following the distribution of the share of Greenland halibut which is available to the 
Community between Member States, it now appears appropriate to change the existing 48-
hour reporting system into a weekly reporting system, in accordance with the conservation and 
enforcement measures that are applicable in the Regulatory Area; 
Whereas reference has to be made to the by-catch rules that are applicable in connection with 
the ban of directed fishing for cod, witch flounder and capelin respectively in NAFO 
area 3NO; 
Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 should therefore be amended; 
(1) O.J. No. L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) O.J. No. L 330 of 30.12.1995, p. 108 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 5, last paragraph, shall be replaced as follows: 
"Member States shall report to the Commission every Tuesday before 12:00 hours for the 
week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut 
caught by their vessels". 
2. Article 7 (4) shall be replaced as follows: 
"4. Masters of Community vessels fishing for Greenland halibut shall notify the competent 
authorities of the Member State whose flag their vessel is flying or in which their 
vessel is registered, 48 hours in advance of engaging in that fishery, including if 
possible an estimate of the projected catch, and shall report every Monday for the 
week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut 
caught". 
3. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 1996 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Cod Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 2J3KL 
NAFO 3NO (1) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
4 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Atlantic redfish Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3M 
NAFO 3 M Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
513 
1,574 
221 
2,155 
1,022 
5,485 
4,030 
Stock 
Species 
Atlantic redfish 
American plaice Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LN 
NAFO 3M(I) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
374 
374 
0 
(l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
<f 
Stock 
Species 
American plaice 
Yellowtail 
flounder Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNO(1) 
NAFO 3LNO(l) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
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Stock 
Species 
Witch flounder 
Capelin Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3NO (I) 
NAFO 3NO (" Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(I) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
% 
Stock 
Species 
Squid 
Greenland 
halibut Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO-
subzones 3+4 
NAFO 
3LMNO Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
p.m. 
332 
7 616 
3 122 
11 070 
A 
Stock 
Species 
Shrimp Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNO(,) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
(,) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
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