Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 3078/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing agreement, fishing area

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amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3078/95  allocating,  for  1996, certain  catch  quotas 
between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in Faroese  waters 

(presented  by  the Com mission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The  Community,  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3078/95, allocated  to Member  States 
catch possibilities  for  mackerel  in Faroese  waters. 

Following a decision to reduce the mackerel TAC for biological reasons,  the Community and 
the  Faroe  Islands  have  held  consultations  which  resulted  in  an  agreement  to  reduce  the 
Parties'  quotas  for  mackerel  in  the  other  Party's  zone.  As  a  result,  the  Parties  agreed  to 
reduce  the  Community  catch  quota  for  mackerel  in  Faroese  waters  from  4,910  tonnes  to 
3,270  tonnes. 

It  is,  therefore,  proposed  to amend  the above Council  Regulation  accordingly. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No 

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amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3078/95  allocating,  for  1996, certain  catch  quotas 
between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in Faroese  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  1992 establishing 
a Community  system  for  fisheries  and aquaculture  (1), and in particular  Article  8 (4) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3078/95  (2) allocates,  for  1995, certain  catch  quotas 
between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in  Faroese  waters; 

Whereas  a catch quota of 4,910 tonnes of mackerel  was allocated to the Community  in ICES 
Division  Vb for  1996. Whereas  this quota has to be reduced  in order  to reflect  the reduction 
in the mackerel  TAC  for  that  area; 

Whereas,  in accordance  with  the procedure  provided  for  in Article  2 of  the  Agreement  on 
Fisheries  between  the  European  Community,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Government  of 
Denmark  and  the  Home  Rule  Government  of  the  Faroe  Islands,  of  the  other  part(3\  the 
Parties  have  had  further  consultations  on their  reciprocal  fishing  rights  for  1996; 

Whereas these consultations have been concluded and, as a result,  the above mentioned catch 
quota  allocated  to the Community  has been  reduced; 

Whereas,  to ensure efficient  management of the catch possibilities  available, they should  be 
allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation 
(EC)  No.  3760/92, 

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HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

In Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No. 3078/95, the figures  relating to mackerel in ICES 
Division  Vb are  hereby  replaced  by  those  set  out  in the  Annex  to this  Regulation. 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into force  the day  after  its publication  in the Official  Journal. 

Article 2 

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 

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Faroese waters for  1996,  as referred  to in 
Article 1 

(in  metric  tonnes,  iresh  round  weight) 

Species 

ICES 
Division 

Community 
catch  quotas 

Quota  allocated  to 
Member  States 

Mackerel 

Vb 

3,270 

Denmark 

3,270 

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