Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 45/98 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
Date: 1998-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, authorised catch, catch by species, catch quota, fishery management

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 27.04.1998 
COM(1998) 256 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 

amending, for the second time,  Regulation (EC) No.45/98 
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches 
for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be  fished 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

I lie  management  of  the stock  of western  mackerel  by  means of a Total  Allowable  Catch 
(TAC) is agreed  in the framework  of the fisheries  agreements between the Community and 
Norway and between the Community and the Faroe Islands. 

II  has  become  evident  that  the  Community  share  of  the  TAC  for  mackerel  in  Zone  Ha 
(except  Community  waters), Vb (Community  waters), VI, VII, VIII  a, b, d,  e, XII, XIV 
and  its  allocation  to  Member  States,  as  set  out  in  Annex  I  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
N°45/l)8',  are  incorrect,  due  to  an  erroneous  interpretation  of  the  Agreed  Records  of 
Conclusions  of  Fisheries  Consultations  between  the  European  Community  and  Norway 
for  1998 (Brussels, 2 December 1997). 

As a consequence,  and  in order  not to undermine  the  above-mentioned  agreements, these 
ligures should be corrected as soon as possible. This proposal intends to address this matter 
by modifying  Council Regulation (EC)N° 45/98 . 

O.J. No  LI2,  19.1.1998, p.  1. Regulation  as amended  by  Regulation  (EC) No  .../98 (OJ  No  L..., 

1998, p...) 

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Council  Regulation  (EC) No 

/98  of 

1998 

Proposal  for a 

amending,  for the second  time,  Regulation  (EC)  No.45/98 
fixing,  for certain  fish  stocks  and groups  offish  stocks, the total  allowable  catches 
for  1998 and  certain  conditions  under which  they  may  be  fished 

THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

I laving  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, 

1 laving  regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 

Whereas  Regulation  (EC)  No.  4f>/982  fixes,  for  certain  fish  stocks  and  groups  of  fish 

stocks,  the TACs  for  1998 and certain conditions  under which they may be  fished; 

Whereas  il  turns  out  that  the  Community  share  of  mackerel  in  the  Zone  Ha  (except 

Community  waters),  Vb  (Community  waters),  VI,  VII,  VIII  a,  b,  d,  c.  XII,  XIV  and  its 

allocation  to  Member  States,  as  set  out  in  Annex  I of  the  above-mentioned  Regulation, 

are  incorrect;  whereas  it  is appropriate  to  correct  these  figures  in order not  to  undermine 

the  agreements  with  third  countries  which  share  the  responsibility  of  the  joint 

management  of this stock. 

Whereas Council  Regulation (EC) No. 45/98  should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

O.J. No L389, 31.12.1992, p. I 

O.J.  No  LI2,  19.1.1998,  p.I.  Regulation  as amended  by  Regulation  (EC) No  .../98  (OJ  No  L..., 

1998, p...) 

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Article l 

The  annex 

to  this  Regulation  shall  replace  the  corresponding  elements  of  Annex  1 to 

Regulation (EC) No 45/98. 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall enter into force on the third 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 

Species: 

Mackerel 
Scomber scombrus 

Zone: 

lla (1). Vb(2). VI, VII, Vlllabde, XII, XIV 

BelgiS / Belgique 
Danmark 
Deutschland 
Elfada 
Espafia 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nederland 
Osterreich 
Portugal 
Suomi/Finland 
Sverige 
United  Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

18 820  (3)(4) 

20(5) 
12 550  (3)(6) 
62 740  (3)(7) 

27 450  (3)(8) 

172 530  (3)(9) 

294  110 

422  160 

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 

(5) 
(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Except  Community waters 

Community waters 

May not be fished In the waters under the soveriegnty or Jurisdiction of Spain 

Of which  4160  tonnes may be fished from  1 October to 31 December  1998 In EC 

waters of ICES Division iva. 

May be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain 

Of which  2770  tonnes may be fished from  1 October to 31 December  1998 in EC 

waters of ICES  Division IV a. 

Of which  13870  tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December  1998 In EC 

waters of ICES  Division IV a. 

Of which  6060  tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December  1998 In EC 

waters of ICES Division IV a. 

Of which  38140  tonnes may be fished from  1 October to 31 December  1998 in EC 

waters of ICES  Division IV a. 

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