Council Regulation (EC) No 51/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic waters
Date: 1997-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, Iceland, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

19.  1.  98

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L  12/75

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  51/98

of  19  December  1997

allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic
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,

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

for 

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

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for
in  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  relations  between  the
European  Economic  Community  and  the  Republic  of
Iceland (2),  and  in  particular  Article  4  thereof,  the
Iceland  have  held  consultations
Community  and 
concerning  their  mutual  fishing  rights  for  1998  and  the
management  of  common  living  resources;

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  Iceland.

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

The catch quotas shall be fished in areas of the Icelandic
Exclusive  Economic  Zone  defined  by  straight 
lines
connecting  the  following  coordinates:

Whereas, 
in  the  course  of  these  consultations,  the
delegations  agreed  to  maintain  the  adjusted  fishing  area
designated  to  Community  vessels  in  Icelandic  waters;

Whereas  the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to
implement, for 1998, the results of the consultations held
between  the  delegations  of  the  Community  and  Iceland;

Whereas  to  ensure  efficient  management  of  the  catch
possibilities  available  in  Icelandic  waters,  they  should  be
allocated  among  the  Member  States  as  quotas 
in
accordance  with  Article  8  of  Council  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 (3);

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

1994  Act  of  Accession.
(2)  OJ  L  161,  2.  7.  1993,  p.  1.
(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).

South  Western  Area

1.  63°129N  and  23°059W 

26°009W

through  62°009N  and

2.  62°589N  and  22°259W
3.  63°069N  and  21°309W
4.  63°039N  and  21°009W  from  there  180°009S

South  Eastern  Area

1.  63°149N  and  10°409W

2.  63°149N  and  11°239W

3.  63°359N  and  12°219W

4.  64°009N  and  12°309W

5.  63°539N  and  13°309W

6.  63°369N  and  14°309W

7.  63°109N  and  17°009W  from  there  180°009S

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

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

Article  2

Article  3

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

It  shall  apply  from  1  January  1998.

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  Icelandic  waters  for  1998

(in  metric  tonnes,  fresh  round  weight)

Species

ICES
division

Community
catch  quotas

Quotas allocated
to  Member  States

Redfish

V a

3 000 (1)

Germany
United  Kingdom
Belgium
France

1 690
1 160
100
50

(1)  Including  unavoidable  by-catches  (cod  not  allowed).