Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating, for 1994, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
Date: 1993-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Greenland, catch quota, fisheries policy, fishing area

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(93) 624  final 

Brussels, 30 November  1993 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

allocating, for  1994, Community  catch quotas in Greenland waters 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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  1993  the  Greenland  Home 
Rule authorities have offered the Community the following  supplementary 
quantities  for  1994  :  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 2.500 t 
(NAFO  O/l),  as well  as a  so  far unspecified  quantity  of  capelin  (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  1994  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  quantities  offered  by  the  Greenland  Home  Rule 
authorities. 

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

Since all the arrangements with certain third countries, on exchange of 
fishing  possiblities  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 1994 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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Proposal  for a 

.COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

of 

allocating,  for  1991», Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  waters 

THE  COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92 
of  20 December  1992 establishing a Community system  for 
fisheries  and  aquaculture,  ('),  and  in  particular  Article  8 ( A) 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

the  one  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  (2),  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  (3), 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 

the  Community  shall  inform 

Whereas 
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,  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 $  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92, 

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
are subject  to  the  relevant  control  measures provided  for by 

Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93  of  12  October  1993 
establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the  Common 
Fisheries  Policy.(4) 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  I 

For  1991», 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 

\9%. 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Co;/»;< // 

The  President 

(')  OJ  No L 389, 31. 12.  1992, p. 1. 
(2)  OJ  No  L  29,  1. 2.  1985, p. 9. 
(J)  OJ  No I. 252,  15. 9.  1990, p. 2. 

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Officiai  Journal  of  the  European  Communities 

ANNEX 

Allocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1994 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Community 
catch 
quotas 
(tonnes) 

Quotas allocated to Member States 
(tonnes) 

Quantities 
allocated  to 
Norway  &  Iceland 
(tonnes) 
(shown  for 
information 
only) 

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

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

Cod 

NAFO  0/1 

16  000 

ICES  XIV/V 

15  000 

Redfish 

NAFO  0/1 

5  500 

ICES  XIV/V 

46  820 

Greenland  halibut 

NAFO  0/1 

2  050 

ICES  XIV/V 

3  950 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
France 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

12  320 
3  680 
13  040 
1 960 

5  395 
105 
46  270 
330 
220 

1575 
75 
3  375 
175 

500 

/ 

' 

W 

400 (2)  * 

400 (2)  * 

150 

150 

Halibut 

NAFO  0/1 

200 

— 

2 0 0 ( 2 )* 

Deep-water  prawns 

ICES  XIV/V 

4  525 

Denmark 
France 

Catfish 

NAFO  0/1 

2  000 

Germany 

Blue  whiting 

ICES  XIV/V 

30  000 

Denmark 
France 
Germany 

1 0 12 
1 012 

2  000 

3  000 
3  000 
24  000 

2  500 

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1  150 

— 

— 

Capelin 

ICES  XIV/V 

30000 

Community 

30 000 

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10 000 

(')  These Faroese quotas  are additional  to the Community  catch  quotas and  form  part  of the fishery  arrangement  for  1994 agreed  on by the Community  and the 

Faroe  Islands. 

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

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