Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating, for 1993, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
Date: 1992-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Greenland, fishing area, sea fishing

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 539 final 

Brussels, 8 December  1992 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

allocating, for 1993, Community  catch quotas  in Greenland waters 

(presented by the Commission) 

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In  the  framework  of  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the  European 
Economic  Community  and  the  Government  of  Denmark  and  the  local 
Government  of  Greenland,  the  Parties  have  fixed  In  a  Protocol,  laying 
down  the  conditions  relating  to  fishing,  certain  catch  quantities  for 
the  Community  for  each  year,  until  31  December  1994,  in  Greenland 
waters. 

The  Agreement  allows  that  these  quantities  may  be  taken  by  vessels 
which  do  not  fly  the  flag  of  a  Member  State  of  the  Community  to  the 
extent  to  which  this  is  necessary  for  the  proper  functioning  of  the 
fisheries  agreements  concluded  by  the Community  with  third  countries. 

According  to  the  provisions  of  the  Fisheries  Protocol  the  authorities 
responsible  for  Greenland  undertake  to  offer  to  the  Community  by 
15 November  each  year  such  supplementary  catch  possibilities  referred 
to  in Article  8 of  the  Agreement  which  at  that  time  are  expected  to  be 
available  the  following  year.  On  15  November  1992  the  Greenland  Home 
Rule  authorities  have offered  the Community  the  following  supplementary 
quantities  for  1993  :  3.000  of  roundnose  grenadier,  2.000  of  cod, 
9.000 t of  redfish  (ICES  XIV/V),  3.000  t of  catfish  (NAFO 0 / 1 ), 10.000 
t  of  blue  whiting  (ICES  XIV/M),  200  t of  halibut  (NAFO  0/1)  and  200 t 
(ICES  XIV/V) and  4.000  t of  Greenland  halibut  (ICES  XIV/V) and  3.000 t 
(NAFO  0 / 1 ), as  well  as  a  so  far  unspecified  quantity  of  cape I in  (ICES 
XIV/V). 

In  accordance  with  the  Annex  of  the  said  Protocol  the  Community  shall 
inform  the  authorities  responsible  for  Greenland  of  Its  reaction  to  the 
offer  not  later  than  six  weeks  after  receipt  of  the  offer.  If  the 
Community  either  declines  the offer  or  does  not  react  within  six  weeks 
the  authorities  responsible  for  Greenland  will  be  free  to  offer  the 
catch  possibilities  to other  parties. 

Considering  the  quantities  for  1993  of  the  species  concerned  already 
available  to  the  Community  according  to  the  Fisheries  Protocol  It  is 
not  considered  to  be  In  the  Community's  Interest  to  accept  the 
supplementary 
Rule 
author i tles. 

quantities  offered 

the  Greenland 

Home 

by 

it  is  incumbent  upon  the  Council  to  allocate  the  share  available  for 
the Community,  between  Member  States. 

Since  a!!  the  arrangements  with  certain  third  countries, on  exchange  of 
fishing  possibiities  for  the  coming  year,  have  not  yet  been  concluded, 
certain  fishing  possibilities  are  not  yet  allocated.  The  capelin  quota 
previously  allocated  to  the  Community  is  transferred  unallocated, 
intended  for  exchange  under  the  fisheries  agreement  to  be  concluded 
with  Iceland. 

Furthermore,  the allocation  proposed  for  1993 does  not  prejudice  in any 
way  that  which  may  supervene  for  subsequent  years  In  order  to  take 
account  of  the  development  of  the  Community's  new  International 
fisheries  relations  with  certain  coastal  states  of  the  North-East 
Atlantic  and  the Baltic  Sea. 

Therefore,  the  Commission  proposes  to  the  Council  to  agree  to  the 
reaction  to  the supplementary  catch  possibilities  referred  to above  and 
to  allocate  the  annual  catch  quotas  in Greenland  waters  by  adopting  the 
attached  regulation. 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

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allocating,  for  1993,  Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  waters 

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N oL 

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  die 
conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources (*),  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, 

the  N>ne  hand,  and 

Whereas  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the  European 
Economic  Community,  on 
the 
Government  of  Denmark  and  the  local  Government  of 
Greenland,  on  the  other (3),  and  the  Protocol  laying  down 
the  conditions  relating  to  fishing  provided  for  in  the 
Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the  European  Economic 
Community,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  Government  of 
Denmark  and  the  Home  Rule  Government  of  Greenland, 
on  the  other (4),  establish  the catch  quotas  allocated  to  the 
Community  in Greenland  waters; 

Whereas  these  catch  quotas  may  be  used  by  vessels  not 
flying  the  flag  of  a Member  State of  the  Community  to  the 
extent  that  this  is  necessary  for  the  proper  functioning  of 
the 
the  Community  has 
concluded  with  third  countries; 

fisheries  agreements  which 

Whereas  the  Community  shall 
inform  the  authorities 
responsible  for Greenland  of  its reaction  to offers  regarding 
supplementary  catch  possibilities  referred  to  in  Article  8  of 
the  Agreement  on  fisheries  not  later  than  six  weeks  after 
receipt  of  the  offer; 

Whereas  it  is  for  the  Community  to  lay  down,  under  the 
terms  of  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1 7 0 / 8 3,  the 
conditions  subject  to  which  these  catch  quotas  may be  used 
by  Community  fishermen; 

Whereas,  to  ensure  efficient  management  of  the  catch 
possibilities  available,  they  should  be shared  out  among  the 
Member  States  by  means  of  quotas  in  accordance  with 
Article  4  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1 7 0 / 8 3; 

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
are subject  to  the  relevant  control  measures provided  for by 
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2 2 4 1 / 87  of  23  July  1987 
for 
establishing 
fishing 
control  measures 
activities (5),  as  amended  by  Regulation 
(EEC)  No 
3 4 8 3 / 88  («), 

certain 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  1 

For  1993,  the  allocation  of  the Community  catch quotas  in 
Greenland  waters  shall  be  as  set  out  in  the  Annex. 

Article  2 

Should  the  authorities  responsible  for  Greenland  make  an 
offer  regarding supplementary  catch  possibilities referred  to 
in  Article  8  of  the  Agreement  on  fisheries,  the  Council 
shall,  acting  by  a qualified  majority on  a proposal  from  the 
Commission,  take  a decision  on  that  offer  within  six  weeks 
of  receipt  thereof. 

Article  3 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1993 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done  at  Brussels, 

December  1992 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

(')  OJ No  L  24, 27.  1.  1983, p.  1. 
(2)  OJ No  L  302,  15.  11.  1985,  p. 1 
(3)  OJ No  L 29,  1.  2.  1985, p.  9. 
(4)  OJ No  L  252,  15.  9.  1990,  p.  2. 

(s)  OJ No  L 207,  29.  7.  1987,  p.  1. 
(6)  OJ No  L 306,  11.  11.  1988,  p.  2. 

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ANNEX 

Allocation  of  C o m m u n i ty  catch  q u o t as  in Greenland  waters  for  1 9 93 

u 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Community 
catch 
quotas 
(tonnes) 

Quotas  allocated  to Member  States 
(tonnes) 

Quantities 
allocated to 
Norway & 
( t o n n e s ) ' «M 

(shown for 
information 
only) 

Farocse  quotas in 
Greenland  waters 
according to 
EC/Greenland  Fisheries 
Protocol (*) 
(tonnes) 
(shown  for information  only) 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

Cod 

N A F O 0 /1 

16 000 

ICES  XIV/V 

15 000 

Redfish 

NAFOO/1 

5 500 

ICES  XIV/V 

46 820 

Greenland  halibut 

NAFOO/1 

1 850 

ICES  XIV/V 

3  750 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
France 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 

12 320 
3 680 
13 0 40 
1  960 

5  395 
105 
46 2 70 
330 
2 20 

1  575 
75 

3 375 
175 

— 

200  (2f 

200  (2)* 

500 

150 

150 

Halibut 

NAFOO/1 

200 

— 

200(2)* 

Deep-water  prawns 

ICES  XIV/V 

4525 

Denmark 
France 

Catfish 

NAFOO/1 

2  000 

Germany 

Blue  whiting 

ICES  XIV/V 

30  000 

Denmark 
France 
Germany 

1 0 12 
1 0 12 

2 0 00 

3 0 00 
3 000 
24 000 

2  5 0 0* 

1150 

— 

— 

Capelin 

ICES  XIV/V 

Communiry 

30000  * 

10  000 

('!  These  Faroese  quotas  are additional  to the Communiry  catch  quotas  and form  part  of the fishery  arrangement  for 199^agreed  on by the Community  and the 

Faroe  Islands. 

(*) To be fished  only  by long-liners. 

*  non-allocated 

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