Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3076/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen
Date: 1996-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Norway, catch quota, exclusive economic zone, fishing area

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  23.09.1996 
COM(96) 457 final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

amending  Council Regulation  (EC) No 3076/95 allocating, for 1996, 
certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing  in the 
Norwegian  exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Under the Agreement on fisheries between Sweden and Norway of 9 December  1976, Sweden 
enjoys,  free  of charge, certain fishing  rights within the Norwegian  exclusive  economic zone 
south of 62°00'N. 

In the autumn of 1995, consultations were held between the Community, on behalf of Sweden, 
and Norway  in order to specify  the relevant  fishing  rights for  1996.  It was not possible  to 
conclude  these  consultations  because  of  Norway's  insistence  on  too  drastic  a  reduction  in 
Swedish catch quotas.  Therefore, Council Regulation (EC) No 3076/95 had to leave open the 
allocation  of the corresponding  catch quotas to Sweden. 

Consultations  continued  in  1996  and  proved  to  be  protracted.  They  eventually  led  to  a 
successful  conclusion,  on  5 July  1996, by way  of  which  an agreement  was reached  on the 
following  catch quotas to be allocated to Sweden in 1996: 

Cod: 
Haddock: 
Saithe: 
Pollack and Whiting: 
Herring: 
Mackerel: 
Shrimp: 
Industrial  Species: 
Other  Species: 

2,560 tonnes 

460 tonnes  ) 
850 tonnes  ) 
1,060  tonnes  ) 
190 tonnes  ) 
840 tonnes 
240 tonnes 
150 tonnes 
800 tonnes  * 

at a traditional level 

* 

Of which no more than 400 tonnes of Horse Mackerel. 

The objective of this proposal is to implement, at Community level, these agreed catch quotas 
and to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 3076/95 accordingly. 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No 

of 

amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 3076/95  allocating,  for  1996, 
certain  catch  quotas  between  Member  States  for  vessels fishing  in  the 
Norwegian  exclusive  economic  zone  and  the  fishing  zone  around  Jan  Mayen 

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  aquaculture0}  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  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3076/95(2)  had  to  leave  open  the  allocation  of  certain  catch 
quotas to which  Sweden  is entitled under the Agreement on fisheries  between the Kingdom  of  Sweden 
and  the  Kingdom  of Norway  of  9 December  1976; 

Whereas, in accordance with the procedure  provided for  in the aforementioned  Agreement  on  fisheries 
of  9  December  1976,  the  Community,  on  behalf  of  Sweden,  continued  to  hold  consultations  with 
Norway  concerning  the  relevant  fishing  rights  for  1996; 

Whereas these consultations have been  concluded  and, consequently,  it is now necessary to  implement 
the  agreed  measures, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  1 

Annex  II  to  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  3076/95  shall be  replaced  by the  Annex to  this  Regulation. 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  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 

(i) 

(2) 

O J N o L 3 8 9,  31.12.1992,  p.  1. 
OJ No  L  330,  30.12.1995,  p. 51. 

ANNEX 

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

(Norwegian  waters south of 62 "00 'N) 

Species 

Norway  pout(1) 

Sandeel 

Shrimp 

Other  species 

Cod,  haddock,  saithe, 
pollack,  whiting 

Herring 

Mackerel 

Industrial  species 

ICES 
division 

Community 
catch  quotas 

Quotas  allocated 
to  Member  States 

IV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

50,000 

150,000 

1,230 

11,000 

Denmark 
United  Kingdom 

Denmark 
United  Kingdom 

Denmark 
Sweden 

- 

Denmark 
United  Kingdom 
Germany 
Belgium 
France 
Netherlands 
Sweden 

2,560 

Sweden 

840 

240 

800 

Sweden 

Sweden 

Sweden 

47,500(2) 
2,500(3) 

142,500(2) 
7,500(3) 

1,080 
150 

5,500 
4,125 
620 
60 
255 
440 
p.m.(4) 

2,560 

840(5) 

240(5) 

800(4M6) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Including blue whiting and inextricably mixed horse mackerel. 
Within  a total  quota  for Norway  pout  and sandeel  up to  38,000  tonnes  may be interchanged  upon 
request. 
Within a total quota for Norway pout and sandeel up to 2,000 tonnes may be interchanged upon request. 
Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of "other species" at a traditional  level. 
By-catches of cod, haddock, saithe, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quotas for these 
species. 
Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel. 

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