PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL CATCH QUOTAS AMONG MEMBER STATES FOR VESSELS FISHING IN SWEDISH WATERS, FOR 1991
Date: 1991-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Sweden, fishery management, sea fishing

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 

C O U N C IL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

of 

allocating  additional  catch  quotas  among  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in 
Swedish  waters 

1 9 91 

f or 

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  the  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden 
have  initialled  an  agreement  on  their  mutual 
fishing 
for  the 
rights  for  199}  which  provides, 
allocation  of  certain  catch  quotas  for  Community  vessels 
in  Swedish  waters ;  whereas  those  catch  quotas  were 
allocated  by  Regulation  (EEC)  N o 3 9 3 0 / 90 

inter  alia, 

( 3) 

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 
on 
Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden ; 

the  Agreement 

between 

fisheries 

Whereas,  under  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  170/83, 
it  is  for  the  Council  to  lay  down  in  particular  the  specific 
conditions 
those  catches  :  whereas,  under 
Article  4  of  the  said  Regulation,  the  quantity  available  to 
the  Community  is  to  be  distributed  among  the  Member 
States ; 

for  taking 

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 
fishing 
establishing 
activities Çj),  as  amended  by  Regulation 
(EEC)  No 
3483/88  fe), 

control  measures 

certain 

for 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Article  1 

the 

flying 

Vessels 
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  3 9 3 0 / 90 

Article  2 

Whereas  the  Government  of  Sweden,  by  notification 
,  informed  the  Community  of 
dated  1$  January  199f 
\99t. 
the  supplementary  catch  quêtas  fer 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its 
publication 
of  the  European 
Communities. 

in  the  Official  Journal 

(')  OJ  No  L  24,  27.  1.  1983.  p.  1. 
(*) OJ  Ne  L  302,  15.  II.  1985.  p.  1. 

( 3 > 0J  No  L 3 7 3,  3 1 . T 2 . 1 9 9 0,  p, 

55 

(tjOJ  No  L  328,  22.  11.  1986.  p.  »0. 

It  shall  apply  until  31  December 

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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 

Species 

ICES  division (') 

Quous 

Allocations 

Cod 

Herring 

H id 

nid 

2  500 

1  500 

Denmark 
Germany 

Denmark 
Germany 

(tonnes) 

1  830 
670 

855 
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 W E T T B E W E R B S F X H I G K E IT 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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