Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
Date: 1996-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, North Sea, authorised catch, fishing regulations, sea fish

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  09 09.1996 
COM(%)  405  final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending,  for  the  4th  time,  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3074/95 
fixing,  for  certain  fish  stocks  and  groups  of  fish  stocks,  the  total  allowable  catches  for 
I99(>  and  certain  conditions  under  which  they  may  he  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  19921, establishing  a Community  regime  for  fishing  and aquaculture. 

Within  the  framework  of the bilateral  consultations  on the reciprocal  fishing  rights between 
the  Community  and Norway, the Community  share for North  Sea plaice has been  increased 
and the part of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and 
VII  has been  increased. 

Within  the  framework  of the bilateral  consultations  on the reciprocal  fishing  rights  between 
the Community  and  Poland,  the Community  share for  Baltic cod  has been  decreased. 

This  proposal  intends  to  address  these  matters  by  modifying  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
N° 3074/95. 

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

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending, for  the 4th time,  Regulation  (EC) No. 3074/95 
fixing,  for certain  fish  stocks and  groups of fish  stocks, the total  allowable  catches  for 
1996 and  certain  conditions  under which they  may  be  fished 

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 aquaculture1 as amended by the Act of Accession  of Austria, 
Finland  and  Sweden,  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. 3074/952 fixes,  for certain fish stocks and groups of fish  stocks, the 
TACs for  1996 and certain  conditions under which they may be fished; 

Whereas, within the framework  of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the Community  and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased and the 
part of the TAC of blue whiting  available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and VII has been 
increased; 

Whereas, within the framework  of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between 
the  Community  and Poland, the  Community  share for  Baltic cod has been  decreased; 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EC) No. 3074/95, lastly  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC) No. 
1602/963,  should  therefore  be amended  accordingly, 

O.J. No L 389, of 31.12.1992, p.l 

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O.J. No L 330, of 30.12.1995, p.l 

O.J. No  L  198, of 08.08.1996, p.l 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Article I 

The annex  to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the  Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 3074/95. 

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. 

Done  at Brussels, 

For the Council, 
The President 

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ANNEX 

Species: 

Plaice 
Pleuronectes  platessa 

Zone: 

lia (1),  IV 

(1 ) 

(2) 

Waters of the Community as constituted in 1994 

Of which no more than  40 000  tonnes may be fished in 

waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway. 

België /  Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
FJIada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United Kingdom 

EC (2) 

TAC 

4900 
15920 
4590 

920 

30600 

22650 

79580 

81 000 

ISpecies: 

Blue whiting 
Micromesistius  poutassou 

Zone: 

Vb(1),VI, VII 

(1 ) 

(2) 

(3) 

(*) 

Community waters. 

Of which 5000 tonnes may be fished either in ICES Divisions Vb(EC zone), VI, VII 

or Vllla.b.d. 

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

Precautionary TAC 

België /  Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Ellada 
Espafia 
France 

Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United  Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

20000  (2) 

1500 

47500  (3) 
69000 

350000  (*) 

ISpecies: 

Cod 
Gadus  morhua 

Zone: 

lllbcd (1) 

Community waters 

Excluding an additional 601 of flatfish as bycatch in waters of the Community as 

constituted in 1994 

Of which, for Germany and Denmark together, no more than 11001 may be fished in the 

Estonian zone, no more than 7001 in the Latvian zone, and  no more than 700 t in the 

Lithuanian zone. 

(4) 

Of which no more than 1351 may be fished in the Latvian zone 

België /  Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Ellada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United  Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

45910 
20070 

2260  (4) 
33895  (2) 

102135 (3) 

103915 

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