Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters
Date: 1998-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, Sweden, catch quota, fishing agreement, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  15.12.1998 
COM(1998) 757 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 

allocating, for  1999, catch quotas between Member  States 
for vessels fishing  in Polish waters 

(presented by the Commission) 

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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 1999. 

The purpose of this proposal  for  a regulation  is to  allocate among the Member  States the 
quotas available in  1999 to Community (Swedish) vessels fishing in the Polish zone under 
the above mentioned arrangements. 

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

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No  /99 

of.... December  1998 

allocating, for  1999, 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 aquaculture1, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  Article  124  of  the  1994  Act  of  Accession,  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 1999; 

Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their 
respective  authorities that certain catch  quotas  for  1999 should be fixed for  the vessels of 
the other Party; 

Whereas  the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to  implement,  for  1999, 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 policy2; 

Whereas  additional  conditions  for  the  year-to-year  management  of  TÀCs  and  quotas, in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  laid  down  in  Article  2  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No. 847/963, were not agreed with Poland, 

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OJNo L 389,31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 1181/98 (OJ. L 164, 
9.6.1998, p. 1). 
OJ No L 261,20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 2205/97 (O.J. L 304, 
7.11.1997, p. 1 
OJ No LI 15,9.5.1996, p.3 

Whereas,  for  imperative  reasons  of  common  interest,  mis  Regulation  will  apply  from 
1 January 1999, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

From  1  January to 31 December  1999 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. 

Article 2 

Stocks referred to in the annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down 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 of its publication in the Official  Journal of 
the European Communities. 

It shall apply from 1  January 1999. 

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

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Done at Brussels, 

December 1998. 

For the Council 
The President 

ANNEX 

Allocation  of Community catch quotas in Polish waters for  1999 

(in metric tonnes, fresh round weight) 

Species 

ICES division 

Community catch 
quotas 

Quotas allocated to Member 
States 

Herring 

Cod 

Sprat 

Flatfish 

— 
Hid 
Hid 

Hid 

Hid 

1,000 

Sweden 

500 

Sweden 

1,000(1) 

500(1) 

3,000 

Sweden 

3,000(1) 

50 

Sweden 

50( l) 

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A maximum of forty vessels up to 1,000 HP are allowed to fish simultaneously 

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