Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) allocating, for 1997, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters
Date: 1996-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Poland, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  12.12.1996 
COM(%) 655 final 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

allocating,  for  1997,  catch quotas between Member  States 
for vessels  fishing  in Polish  waters 

(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. 

On the basis of the bilateral Fisheries Agreement concluded between Poland and Sweden in 
1978, the Community,  on behalf of Sweden, held consultations  with Poland which  resulted 
in a reciprocal  Fisheries  Arrangement  for  1997. 

The  purpose  of  this  proposal  for  a  regulation  is to  allocate  among  the  Member  States  the 
quotas  available  in  1997 to Community  vessels  fishing  in the Polish  zone under  the  above 
mentioned  arrangements. 

The  fishing  possibilities  obtained  by  Sweden  as  a  result  of  these  agreements  have  been 
allocated  to them. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

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allocating,  for  1997, 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  (1),  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,  in accordance  with Article  124 of the  Act of  Accession  of  Austria,  Finland  and 
Sweden, fisheries  agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are 
managed  by  the  Community; 

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for  in the  agreement  on  fisheries  of 
1  February  1978,  the Community,  on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden,  and the Republic 
of Poland  have  held  consultations  concerning  their  mutual  fishing  rights  for  1997; 

Whereas,  in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend  to their 
respective authorities that certain catch quotas for  1997 should be fixed  for the vessels of the 
other  Party; 

Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for  1997, the results of these 
consultations  held  with  Poland; 

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

Whereas  the fishing  activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control 
measures  provided  for  by  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93  of  12  October  1993 
establishing  a control  system  applicable  to the common fisheries  policy  (2); 

(1) 

(2) 

OJ  No  L389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1. 

OJ  No L 261, 20.10.1993, p.  1. 

Whereas  additional  conditions  for  the  year-to-year  management  of  TACs  and  quotas,  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  laid  down  in  Article  2  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No.  847/96(3),  were not agreed with Poland, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

From 1 January to 31 December  1997 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby 
authorized to make catches  in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Poland and 
within the quota  limits set out in the Annex hereto. 

Article 2 

Stocks referred to in the annex shall not be subject to the conditions stipulated in Articles 2, 
3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No.  847/96. 

This Regulation shall enter into force on  1 January  1997. 

Article 3 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

(3) 

O J N oL  115,  9.5.1996,  p.3 

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ANNEX 

Allocation  of  Community  catch quotas in Polish waters for  1997 

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

Species 

ICES  division 

Community  catch 
quotas 

Quotas  allocated  to 
Member  States 

Herring 

Salmon 

Sprat 

md 

Illd 

Hid 

1 000 

1 000 

Sweden 

(1) 

Sweden 

1 000 

1 000 

(1) 

18 000 

Sweden 

18 000 

(1)  Number of  individual  fish. 

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