Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters
Date: 1996-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Poland, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  20.06.1996 
COM(96)288  final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3089/95  allocating,  for  3996, 
certain  catch  quotas  between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in  Polish  wa ers 

(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,  the  quotas  obtained  by  the  Community  in  the  Polish  zone  have  been 
allocated  to  Member  States  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3089/95. 

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

The  purpose  of  this  proposal  is  to  amend  the  above  mentioned  Council  Regulation 
accordingly. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No 

/96 

amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3089/95  allocating,  for  1996, 
certain  catch  quotas  between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in  Polish  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  (l)  and,  in particular,  Article  8 (4)  thereof, 

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  3089/95  <2)  allocates,  for  1996,  certain  catch  quotas 
between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in  Polish  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  150 tonnes  of  cod  to  the  Community; 

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

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

In the Annex to the Council  Regulation  (EC) No 3089/95, the figures  relating to the allocation 
of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Polish  waters  for  1996  are  hereby  replaced  by  those  set  out 
in  the  Annex  to  this  Regulation. 

(l) 
,:) 

OJ  No  L 389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  the  1994  Act  of" Accession. 
OJ  No  L 330,  21.12.1995,  p.  106. 

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Article  2 

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

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

1996. 

For  the  Council 
The  President 

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ANNEX 

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Polish  waters  for  1996 

(in  metric  tonnes,  fresh  round  weight;  for  salmon:  numbers  of  individual  fish) 

Species 

Herring 

Salmon 

Sprat 

Flatfish 

Cod 

ICES 
division 

Community 
catch  quotas 

Quotas  allocated 
to  Member  States 

Hid 

Hid 

Hid 

Hid 

Hid 

1,000 

1,350 

15,000 

50 

150 

Sweden 

Sweden 

Sweden 

Sweden 

Sweden 

1,000 

1,350 

15,000 

50 

150 

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