Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) amending Regulation ( EEC ) n° 3927/90 laying down for 1991, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
Date: 1991-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, fishery management, fishing area, fishing permit

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 512 final 

Brussels,10  December 1991 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3927 >90 laying dovm for 19 91, certain 

measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources 

applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

By  regulation  (EEC)  N*  3927/90  the  Council  has  allocated  the  shares 

available  for  1991  to  Norwegian  vessels  fishing  In  the  Community 

fIshIng  zone. 

Following  a  Norwegian  request  the  Community  and  Norway  have  held 

consultations  regarding  an  increase  of  3.000  t  of  the  Norwegian  1991 

catch  possibilities  of  "sprat"  In  the  Community  fishing  zone.  As  a* 

result  the  Community  agreed  that  the  catch  quota  allocated  to  Norway 

for  1991  was  increased  on  the  condition  that  Norway  was  prepared  to 

compensate  the Community  under  the  1992 Fisheries  Arrangement. 

It  Is therefore  proposed  to amend  the above  Regulation  accordingly. 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) N° 

/ 

Of 

19 91 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 3927 A)  laying down for  1991, certain 

measures for the conservation and management of fishery  resources 

applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 

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  (2), and in particular Article  11 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas Regulation  (EEC) No  3927/90 (3) lays down, for  19<?1, certain 

measures for the conservation and management of fishery  resources 

applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway; 

Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided  for in Article  2 of the 

Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom 

of Norway  (4), the Community  and Norway have held further consultations 

concerning mutual fishing rights in  1991; 

(1) OJ No L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 1-
(2) OJ No L 302, 15..11.1985, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 378 , 31.12.1990, p- 38. 
(4) OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48. 

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Whereas, pursuant  to the terms of Article J 01  w y« 

s 
it is for the Council to fix the total catches allocated to third country 

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~ l r H r lp  3 of Regulation  VEEC) No 170/83, 

and to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches must be 
taken, 

HAS  ADOPTED  T H IS  REGULATION 

: 

A r t i c le  1 

in Annex I to Regulation  (EEC) No 3927/90, the figure relating to s p r at 

( I C ES  IV 

) is hereby replaced by the one set Out in 

the Annex to this Regulation. 

Article 2 

This Regulation  shall enter  into force on the day of its publication in U>«* 

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 

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ANNEX 

Norwegian catch quotas for  1991 

(tonnes - fresh round weight) 

Species 

Area within which fishing 

Quantity 

| 

is authorized 

I  (tonnes) 

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