Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No. 3362/94 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
Date: 1995-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing regulations, stock

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 09.11.1995 
COM(95)516 final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending  for the third  time Regulation  (EC)  No.3362/94 
fixing,  for  certain fish  stocks and groups of fish  stocks, 
the total  allowable  catches for  1995 and certain conditions  under which  they  may be 
fished 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The objective  of  the present proposal  is to  fix  fishing  possibilities  for  certain  stocks of  fish 
and to allocate these equitably  to Member States.  The fixing  and the sharing of  possibilities 
for  fishing  falls  exclusively  within  the  competence  of  the  Community  and  arises  from 
obligations  set  out  in  Article  8(4)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  n° 3760/92  of  the  Council  of 
20 December  1992', establishing  a Community  regime  for  fishing  and  aquaculture. 

The TACs for certain  stocks subject  to a precautionary  TAC appear  insufficient  to maintain 
exploitation  for  the  whole  of  1995.  According  to the most recent  scientific  information,  an 
increase  in  these  TACs  would  not  jeopardize  the  future  management  of  the  resources 
concerned. 

This  proposal  intends  to  address  this  matter  by  modifying  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
N° 3362/94. 

OJ. No U99,  31.12.1992, p. I 

Proposai  fora 

COUNCIL REGULATION  fEO 

amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No.3362/94 
fixing,  for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, 
the total  allowable catches for  1995 and certain conditions under which they  may be 
fished 

THF 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  1992 establishing 
a Community  system  for  fisheries  and  aquaculture1, and in particular  Article  8 (4) thereof, 

Having regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas under  the terms of  Article  8 (4)  of Regulation  (EEC) No  3760/92  it  is  incumbent 

upon  the  Council  to  establish  the  total  allowable  catches  (TACs)  by  fishery  or  group  of 

fisheries; 

Whereas Regulation (EC) No.3362/942 as amended by Regulation (EC) No.746/953, fixes, for 

certain fish stocks and groups of fish  stocks, the TACs for  1995 and certain conditions under 

which  they  may  be fished; 

Whereas the state of the stocks of whiting in areas VII (except Vila) and VIII, Norway lobster 

in areas VII and VIII, sprat in the North Sea and cod in the Kattegat allow increase of TACs 

without endangering  the  future  management  of these resources; 

1  O.J.  No  L389,  of  31.12.1992.  p.l 

1  O.J.  No  L  363,©f  31.12.1 «W4,  p. I 

3  O.J.  No  L.  74  of  01.04.95,  p.l 

Whereas Council  Regulation  (EC) No  3362/94  should therefore  be amended  accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION  : 

Article 1 

The Annex to this Regulation replaces the corresponding elements of the Annex to Regulation 

(EC) No 3362/94. 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  of  its  publication  in  the 

Official  Journal  of the European  Communities. 

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

Donc al  Brussels, 

h or  the Council, 

The President. 

•Species: 

Cod 

Zone:  Ilia Kattegat 

Annex, p. 1 

Gadus morhua 

België / Belgique 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

4440 

90 

(*) 

Precautionary TAC 

Ellada 

Espana 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 

Suomi/Finland 

Sverige 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

2670 

7200 

7200  O 

•Species: 

Whiting 

(Zone: VHb-k 

België / Belgique 

290 

H*) 

PraeauÉonaryTAC 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

Ellada 

Espana 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 

SuomVFintand 

Sverige 

18000 

8340 

ISO 

United Kingdom 

3220 

EC 

TAC 

30000 

30000  O 

Species: 

Whiting 

Zone:  VIII 

Merlangius merlangus 

Annex, p. 2 

(1 ) 

Except for quantities subject to exchange with other  Member  States this  quota 

may be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty  or within the jurisdiction  of the 

Member  State concerned, or in international waters of the zone  concerned 

(*) 

Precautionary  TAC 

België / Belgique 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

Ellada 

Espana 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 

Suomi/Finland 

Sverige 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

3200 (1) 
4800 (1) 

8000 

8000 (*) 

Species: 

Norway  lobster 
Nephrops norvegicus 

Zone:  Vb(1),VI 

( 1 ) 

Community waters 

(*) 

Precautionary TAC 

België / Belgique 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

Ellada 

Espana 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 

Suomi/Finland 

Sverige 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

30 
110 
185 

13275 

13600 

13600 (•) 

6 

Species: 

Norway lobster 

Zone:  VII 

Nephrops norvegicus 

Annex, p. 3 

(*) 

Precautionary TAC 

1380 

5590 

8485 

België / Belgique 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

Ellada 

Espaça 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 

Suomi/Finland 

Sverige 

United Kingdom 

7545 

EC 

TAC 

23000 

23000  (*) 

ISpecies: 

Sprat 

Zone:  lia (1), IV (1) 

Sprattus sprattus 

(1 ) 

(2) 

(3) 

(*) 

Community waters 

Available to all Member States except Spain, Portugal,  Sweden and Finland. 

Including sandeel 

Precautionary TAC 

België / Belgique 

Danmark 

Deutschland 

Ellada 

Espana 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nederland 

Osterreich 

Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

1500 

1500 

1500 

1500 

1500 

1330 (3) 
1500 
164670 (2) 
175000 

200000(*) 

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