Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending for the fifth 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 they may be fished
Date: 1996-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, catch of fish, catch quota, fishery management, stock

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  ŒO 

amending  for  the fifth 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 

(presented by  the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The TACs  for  certain  stocks  subject  to a precautionary  TAC appear  insufficient  to  maintain 
exploitation  for  the  whole  of  1996. According  to the  most  recent  scientific  information,  an 
increase  in  these  TACs  would  not  jeopardize  the  future  management  of  the  resources 
concerned. 

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  increased. 

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

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Proposal  for a 

amending for  the fifth 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, and in particular  Article  8 (4) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Wliereas 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 offish  stocks, 
the TACs  for  1996 and  certain  conditions  under  which they  may be  fished; 

Whereas the state of the stocks of herring in area VII g,h,j,k  and haddock in areas VII, VIII, 
IX, X and  CECAF 34.1.1  (Community waters) allow increase of TACs without  endangering 
the  future  management  of these resources; 

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 increased. 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  3074/95  should therefore  be amended  accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 

Article 1 

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

O.J. No L389, of 31.12.1992, p.l  as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden 

OJ. No L 330,of 30.12.1995, p.l. Regulation  as last amended by Regulation (EC) No xxxx/96 (OJ No 
L  xxx,  xxx.1996,  p. )) 

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, p. 1 

ISpecies : 

Herring 
Clupea harengus 

Zone: Vllg,h,j,k (1) 

(1 ) 

Increased by zone bounded : 

- to the north by latitude 52 30'N, 

- to the south by latitude 52 00'N, 

- to the west by the coast of Ireland. 

- to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom. 

(*) 

Precautionary TAC 

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

EC 

TAC 

230 

1300 
18140 

1300 

30 

21000 

21000  O 

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Cod 
Gadus morhua 

Zone: lllbcd(1) 

(D 
(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Community waters 

Excluding an additional 60 t 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 7001 in the 

Lithuanian zone. 

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

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

EC 

TAC 

45910 
20070 

2260  (4) 
33955  (2) 

102195 (3) 

103915 

Annex, p. 2 

Species: 

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

EC 

TAC 

Haddock 
Melanogrammus aeglefinus 

|Zone: VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (1) 

110 (2) 

( 1 ) 

Community waters 

(2) 

May not be fished in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain and 

Portugal. 

(*) 

Precautionary TAC 

6670 (2) 
2220 (2) 

1000 (2) 

10000 

10000  o 

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