Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating, for 1997, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone of the Russian Federation
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Russia, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, ship's flag

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  10.04.1997 
COM(97)  147  final 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EC) 

allocating, for 1997, catch quotas between  Member States for vessels fishing in the zone 
of the Russian Federation 

(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  the  Russian 
Federation and Sweden in 1992, the Community, on behalf of Sweden, held consultations 
with  the  Russian  Federation  which  resulted  in  a  reciprocal  Fisheries  Arrangement  for 
1997. 

The  purpose  of  this  proposal  for  a regulation  is  to  allocate  among  Member  States  the 
quotas  available  in  1997  to  Community  (Swedish)  vessels  fishing  in  the  zone  of  the 
Russian Federation under the above mentioned arrangement. 

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  191 

of 

1997 

allocating, for  1997, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone 
of the Russian Federation 

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  ', 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 Article 3 of the agreement on 
fisheries of  11 December  1992 concluded  between the Government  of the  Kingdom  of 
Sweden and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Community, on behalf of the 
Kingdom  of  Sweden,  held  consultations  with  the  Russian  Federation  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 
the consultations held with the Russian Federation; 

Whereas  to ensure  efficient  management  of the  catch possibilities  available  in  Russian 
waters,  they  should  be  allocated  among  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; 

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2 

OJNo L 389, 31.12.1992, p.  1 
OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p.  1 

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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 the Russian Federation, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article  1 

From  1  January  to  31  December  1997  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  a  Member  State  are 
hereby authorised to make catches in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the 
Russian Federation 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. 

Article  3 

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, 

1997 

For the Council 
The President 

OJ No L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3 

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ANNEX 

Allocation of Community catch quotas 
in the fishing zone of the Russian Federation for 1997 

(in metric tonnes, fresh  round weight) 

Sweden 

2,000 

(i) 

(2) 

(3) 

A maximum of seven vessels are allowed to fish simultaneously. 
A maximum of ten vessels are allowed to fish simultaneously. 
However,  not  more  than  ten  vessels  (for  both  cod  and  sprat  fisheries)  are  allowed  to  fish 
simultaneously in the Russian area. 

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