Council Regulation (EC) No 53/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating for 1998 catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Estonian waters
Date: 1997-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, Estonia, catch quota, fishery management, fishing area, fishing rights

L  12/84

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

19.  1.  98

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  53/98

of  19  December  1997

allocating  for  1998  catch  quotas  between  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in  Estonian
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), and in particular Article
8(4)  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for
in  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  relations  between  the
European  Community  and  the  Republic  of  Estonia (2),
and 
the
Community  and  Estonia  have  held  consultations
concerning  their  mutual  fishing  rights  for  1998  and  the
management  of  common  living  resources;

in  particular  Articles  3  and  6 

thereof, 

Whereas, 
in  the  course  of  these  consultations,  the
delegations  agreed  to  recommend  to  their  respective
authorities  that  certain  catch  quotas  for  1998  should  be
fixed  for  the  vessels  of  the  other  Party;

Whereas  the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to
implement, for 1998, the results of the consultations held
with  Estonia;

the  year-to-year
Whereas  additional  conditions 
management of TACs and quotas, in accordance with the
provisions  laid  down  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  (EC)  No
847/96 (4),  were  not  agreed  with  Estonia;

for 

Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this
Regulation  will  apply  from  1  January  1998,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

From  1  January  to  31  December  1998  vessels  flying  the
flag  of  a  Member  State  are  hereby  authorized  to  make
catches  within  the  quota  limits  set  out  in  the  Annex  in
waters  falling  within  the  fisheries  jurisdiction  of  Estonia.

Article  2

The financial contribution provided for in Article 4 of the
Agreement  on  fisheries  relations  between  the  European
Community  and  the  Republic  of  Estonia  shall  be  set  for
the  period  referred  to  in  Article  1  at  ECU  465  467,
payable  to  an  account  designated  by  Estonia.

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

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

Article  3

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation
are  subject  to  the  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 (3);

Article  4

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its
publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European
Communities.

(1)  OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the

1994  Act  of  Accession.

(2)  OJ  L  332,  20.  12.  1996,  p.  16.
(3)  OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation  (EC)  No  2205/97  (OJ  L  304,  7.  11.  1997,  p.
1).

It  shall  apply  from  1  January  1998.

(4)  OJ  L  115,  9.  5.  1996,  p.  3.

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

Done  at  Brussels,  19  December  1997.

For  the  Council

The  President

F.  BODEN

ANNEX

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Estonian  waters  for  1998

Species

ICES
division

Community
catch  quotas

Quotas allocated
to  Member  States

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

Cod

IIId

763

Herring

IIId

3 000

Salmon

IIId

5 400

Sprat

IIId

13 000

Denmark
Finland
Germany
Sweden

Denmark
Finland
Germany
Sweden

Denmark
Finland
Germany
Sweden

Denmark
Finland
Germany
Sweden

284
122
128
229

1 431
0
1 073
496

2 101
2 021
233
1 045

7 562
0
2 010
3 428