Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
Date: 1995-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greenland, Norway, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery management, fishing area, fishing regulations

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 3363/94  of 20 December  1994 

allocating,  for  1995, Community  catch quotas  in Greenland  waters 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

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On  20  December  1994,  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (EC)  No  3363/94  laying  down 
Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  waters  for  1995,  in  the  framework  of  the  EU-
Greenland  bilateral  Fisheries  Agreement. 

In this Council Regulation, quotas allocated to Norway were provisional, and applicable only 
until  31 March  1995 pending  the conclusion of  the bilateral fisheries arrangement  between 
the Community  and  Norway  for  1995. 

The Community and Norway have now concluded their bilateral arrangement for  1995.  This 
arrangement  includes the definitive  quantities of fishing  possibilities  in Greenland  waters to 
be allcoated  to  Norway. 

In order  to fulfil  the commitments  agreed  with Norway,  the Community  should  avail  itself 
of the offer  of supplementary catch possibilities made on 22 February  1995 by the Greenland 
Home Rule Government,  under the terms of Article 8 of the bilateral  Fisheries  Agreement. 
In particular,  the  following  quantities  will  have  to be purchased: 

Greenland  halibut (West Greenland) 
Roundnose  grenadier  (West Greenland) 

400 tonnes 
400 tonnes 

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This  proposal  amends  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3363/94  to  the  effect  of  laying  down 
definitive  fishing  possibilities  for  Norway  in  Greenland  waters,  under  the  terms  of  the 
bilateral  Fisheries  Agreeement  between the Community and Greenland. 

The Council  is requested to adopt this proposal. 

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COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

/95 

of....  March  1995 

amending Council  Regulation (EC)  No 3363/94 of 20 December  1994 

allocating,  for  1995, Community catch quotas  in Greenland  waters 

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  establishing  a 
Community  system  for fisheries and aquaculture(,) and,  in particular,  Article  8(4)  thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas  Council Regulation (EC) No 3363/94 of 20 December  1994 lays down,  for  1995, 
Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  waters,  including  the  quantities  allocated  to  third 
countries; 

Whereas the quantities allocated to Norway were provisional quotas, pending the conclusion 
of  the bilateral  fisheries  arrangement  between the Community  and Norway  for  1995; 

Whereas  the  Community  and  Norway  have  now concluded  their  bilateral  arrangement  for 
1995,  including  definitive fishing possibilities  for  Norway  in  Greenland  waters.  Whereas 
these  quotas  require  the  Community  to  purchase  supplementary  catch  possibilities  from 
Greenland, under the terms of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement between the Community and 
Greenland, 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Article  1 

The  Annex  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 3363/94  is amended  as  follows: 

The  Annex  is replaced  by the Annex of this  Regulation. 

(i)  OJ  No L 389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1. 

Article 2 

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This  Regulation shall  enter  into force  on  1 April  1995. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

ANNEX 

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Allocation  or Community  catch quotas  in Greenland  waters  for  1995 

Species 

Geographical 
area 

Community 
catch 
quotas 
(in  tonnes) 

Quotas allocated  to 
Member  States 

Quantities 
allocated 
to 
Norway'7' 

Quantities 
allocated 
to 
Iceland'" 

Faroese 
quotas 
under  EC/ 
Greenland 
protocol'7' 

Cod 

all  zones 

31 000 

Redfish'" 

NAFO 1 

5 500 

ICES XIV/V 

46 820 

Greenland 
halibut 

NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 

1 750 
4 650 

Deep-water 
prawns 

Atlantic 
halibut'2' 

Catfish 

Blue 
whiting 

ICES XIV/V'5' 

4 525 

NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 

NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 

200 
200 

1 000 
1 000 

ICES XIV/V 

30 000 

Germany 
United Kingdom 

25 360 
5 640 

Germany 
United Kingdom 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 

5 395 
105 
46 270 
330 
220 

Germany 
Germany 
United Kingdom 

France 
Denmark 

550 
4 040 
210 

1  012 
1  012 

Germany 
Germany 

Denmark 
France 
Germany 

1  000 
1  000 

3 000 
3 000 
24 000 

1 200(8> 
400 

2 500 

200 
200 

500 

150 
150 

1  150 

Capelin 

ICES XIV/V 

63 150<6) 

Community 

8  150 

25 000 

,  30 000 

10 000 

Roundnose 
Grenadier 

NAFO 1 
ICES XIV/V 

1 750 
4 650 

Germany 
Germany 
United Kingdom 

Roundnose 
Grenadier'3' 

all  zones 

2000 

Community 

1 200 

550 
4 400 
250 

2 000 

Polar cod(4) 

all  zones 

2000 

Community 

2 000 

(I) 

(2) 

(3) 

W 

A maximum  of 20 000 tonnes  may be fished by pelagic  trawl.  Catches  from  the bottom  trawl  fishery  and the 
pelagic  trawl  fishery  shall  be  reported  separately. 
If by-catches  of Atlantic  halibut  in trawl cod and  redfish fisheries imply  over-runs  of  this quota,  the Greenland 
authorities will provide solutions to the effect  that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless  continue 
until  the  respective  quotas  have  been  exhausted. 
Experimental  fishery,  to be conducted  at depths greater than  1  500 metres.  The maximum by-catch of Greenland 
halibut  will  be 40%  and  will  be counted  against  this quota. 
To  be  fished  only  by  pelagic  trawl  or  longline.  A by-catch  of  up to  10%, excluding  deep-water  prawns  and 
Greenland  halibut,  will  be admitted.  The by-catch  will  be counted  against  this  quota. 
Up to  1 000 tonnes  can  be caught  in NAFO areas  0/1  under  agreement  with  Greenland  license  holders. 
70% of the Greenland  share of the TAC for capelin  minus  10 000 tonnes to the Faroe Islands.  Calculated  on the 
basis of a provisional  TAC of 950 000 tonnes.  Upon revision of this TAC in the coursé of  1995, the Community 
quota  shall  be  revised  accordingly. 
Shown  for  information  only. 
Trawl  fishing  is not  allowed  north  of  64°30'N. 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

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1. 

TITLE: 

Proposal  for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) 
No  3363/94 of  20 December  1994 allocating,  for  1995,  Community 
catch quotas  in Greenland  waters. 

2. 

BUDGETARY  LINE CONCERNED: 

B7-800 

3. 

LEGAL BASIS: 

Article 43 of the Treaty 

4. 

DESCRIPTION: 

4.1  General objective: 

To  establish  the definitive  fishing  quotas  for  Norway  in Greenland  waters  after  the 
conclusion  of the bilateral  arrangement  on mutual access  fishing  rights between the 
Community  and Norway  for  1995. 

4.2 

Period covered: 

Until  31 December  1995. 

5. 

CLASSIFICATION  OF EXPENDITURE: 

CD. 

6. 

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE: 

The expense is the payment for supplementary catch possibilities in Greenland waters, 
under  the  terms  and  conditions  of  Article  8  of  the  bilateral  Fisheries  Agreement 
between  the  Community  and  Greenland.  The  supplementary  catch  possibilities 
proposed are 400 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 400 tonnes of roundnose grenadier. 

7. 

AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE: 

The amount to be paid for the 400 tonnes of Greenland halibut and the 400 tonnes of 
roundnose grenadier  is calculated on the basis of a contribution of 319.58 ECU  per 
ton  of  cod-equivalent,  taking  into  account  a  cod  equivalent  of  0.8  for  Greenland 
halibut and 0.6  for  roundnose  grenadier: 

400 tonnes  Greenland  halibut 
400 tonnes of roundnose grenadier 

x  0.8  x  319.58  =  102,266 ECU 
x  0.6  x  319.58  =  76,699 ECU 

Total 

.  .  178,965 ECU 

8. 

ANTI-FRAUD PROVISIONS: 

Under the Fisheries Agreement between the Co  imunity and Greenland,  the financial 
contribution  from  the Commission  is not subje  t to any specific  provision  as  to the 
end use of  funds. 

9. 

ELEMENTS  OF COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS: 

The  bilateral,  mutual-access  Agreement  between  the  Community  and  Norway  is 
managed  on an  annual  basis,  by  calculating  the balance  between  Community  catch 
possibilities  in  Norwegian  waters  and  Norwegian  catch  possibilities  in  Community 
waters  for  different  species.  This arrangement  is variable annually according  to the 
state of the different  fish stocks concerned.  For  1995, the arrangement with Norway 
was particularly  difficult  to achieve due to the poor  state of  some of  the fish  stocks 
in Community waters.  This fact made it extremely difficult  to compensate the access 
of  Community  vessels  to  Norwegian  resources  with  Norwegian  access  to  the poor 
Community resources.  For this reason,  it was necessary to compensate Norway with 
some of the Community catch possibilities  in Greenland waters under the terms of the 
bilateral  Agreement  between the Community  and  Greenland. 

In spite of the improvement of the catch possibilities  under the Third  Protocol  of the 
Agreement  with  Greenland,  some  of  the  concessions  made  to  Norway  require  the 
purchase  of additional  fishing  possibilities  from  Greenland. 

For  this reason,  the purchase of such  fishing  possibilities  from  Greenland  has been 
the  only  way  to  find  a  satisfactory  solution  to the  mutual-access  arrangement  with 
Norway,  without jeopardizing  the  conservation  of  some  fish  stocks  in  Community 
waters. 

10.  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 

None 

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