Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3088/95 laying down, for 1996, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland
Date: 1996-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, catch quota, fishery management, fishing area, fishing vessel

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  20.06.1996 
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Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3088/95  laying  down,  for  1996, 
certain  measures  for  the conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources 
applicable  to  vessels  flying  the  Hag of  Poland 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

In  accordance  with  the  Act  of  Accession  of  Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden,  the  fisheries 
agreements  concluded  by  these  countries  with  third  countries  shall  be  managed  by  the 
Community. 

The  Community,  on  behalf  of  Sweden,  has  held  consultations  with  Poland  resulting  in 
agreements  defining  fisheries  arrangements  for  1996.  In  accordance  with  these  reciprocal 
fisheries  arrangements,  Polish  vessels  were  authorised  to  fish  the  quotas  allocated  to  them  by 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3088/95. 

Further  consultations  between  the  Parties  have  resulted  in  an  additional  exchange  of  quotas. 

The  purpose  of  this  proposal 
accordingly. 

is  to  amend 

the  above  mentioned  Council  Regulation 

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amending  Council  Regulation  (EC!)  No  3088/95  laying  down,  for  1996, 
certain  measures  for  the  conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources 
applicable  to  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  Poland 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (HliC)  No  3760/92  of  20  December  1992  establishing 
a  Community  system  for  fisheries  and  aquaculture  (l)  and,  in  particular,  Article  8  (4)  ihereof. 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  Article  124  of  the  1994  Act  of  Accession,  fisheries  agreements 
concluded  by  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  with  third  countries  are  managed  by  the  Community; 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3088/95  (2)  allocates,  for  1996,  certain  catch  quotas  to 
vessels  flying  the  flag  of  Poland  in  Community  waters; 

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for  in  Article  III  of  the  Agreement  on 
Fisheries  of  1 February  1978  between  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  and  the  Republic  of  Poland. 
the  Community  have  held  further  consultations  concerning  on  their  reciprocal  fishing  rights 
for  1996,  resulting  in  the  allocation  of  130  tonnes  of  cod  to  Poland; 

Whereas  it  is  for  the  Council  to  lay  down  the  specific  conditions  under  which  such  catches 
must  be  taken, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  I 

The  Annex  I  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3088/95,  the  figures  relating  to  Polish  catch 
quotas  for  1996  in  the  fishing  /one  of  Sweden  are  hereby  replaced  by  those  set  out  in  the 
Annex  to  this  Regulation. 

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OJ  No  I.  389,  31.12.1992,  p.  I.  Regulation  as  amended  by  the  1994  Act  of  Accession 
OJ  No  L  330,  21.12  1995,  p. 99 

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This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  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, 

1996. 

For  the  (  ouncil 
The  President 

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ANNEX 

Polish  catch  quotas  for  1996 

Fishing  zone  of  Sweden  (1) 

Species 

Herring 

Sprat 

flatfish 

Cod 

Area  within  which 
fishing  is  authorised 

Quantity 
(tonnes) 

Number  of 
licences 

ICES  Hid 

ICES  Hid 

ICES  Hid 

ICES  Hid 

10,000 

3,000 

50 

130 

50  (1) 

5 

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t2) 

Swedish  waters  south  of  59°30'N  in  the  Baltic  Sea. 
A  maximum  of  three  non-fishing  mother  ships  may  also  be  used  simultaneously 

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