Council Regulation (EC) No 54/1999 of 18 December 1998 allocating, for 1999, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
Date: 1998-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Greenland, authorised catch, catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  54/1999

of  18  December  1998

allocating,  for  1999,  Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  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,

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation
are  subject  to  the  relevant  control  measures  provided  for
by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2847/93  of  12  October
1993  establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the
common  fisheries  policy (3);

Whereas  no  agreement  has  been  reached  with  the
authorities  responsible  for  Greenland  on  whether  the
relevant fish stocks should be subject to the provisions of
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  847/96  of  6  May  1996
for  year-to-year
conditions 
introducing  additional 
management  of  TACs  and  quotas (4);

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this
Regulation  should  apply  from  1  January  1999,

fisheries  between 

the  Agreement  on 

Whereas 
the
European  Community,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the
Government  of  Denmark  and 
the  Home  Rule
Government  of  Greenland,  on  the  other  hand (2),  has
been extended for an additional period of six years, until
31  December  2000;

Whereas the European Community, on the one hand, and
the  Government  of  Denmark  and  the  Home  Rule
Government  of  Greenland,  on  the  other  hand,  have
subsequently  approved  the  Third  Fisheries  Protocol,
establishing  the  conditions  for  fishing  and,  in  particular,
the  catch  quotas  for  Community  vessels  in  Greenland
waters  for  the  period  from  1  January  1995  to  31
December  2000;

Whereas  these  quotas  may  be  used  by  vessels  not  flying
the  flag  of  a  Member  State  of  the  Community,  to  the
extent that this is necessary for the proper functioning of
the  fisheries  agreements  which  the  Community  has
concluded  with  third  countries;

Whereas  the  Community  shall  inform  the  authorities
its  reaction  to  offers
responsible  for  Greenland  of 
regarding supplementary catch possibilities, as referred to
in Article 8 of the Fisheries Agreement, not later than six
weeks  after  receipt  of  the  offer;

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

For  1999,  the  allocation  of  the  Community  catch  quotas
in  Greenland  waters  shall  be  as  set  out  in  the  Annex.

Article  2

Fishing  quotas  set  out  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

Should the authorities responsible for Greenland make an
offer  regarding  supplementary  catch  possibilities,  as
referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement on fisheries, the
Council  shall,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority  on  a
proposal  from  the  Commission,  take  a  decision  on  that
offer  within  six  weeks  of  receipt  thereof.

Article  4

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

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.

(1)  OJ  L  389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by
Regulation  (EC)  No  1181/98  (OJ  L  164,  9.6.1998,  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).

(2)  OJ  L  29,  1.2.1985,  p.  9.

(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,  18  December  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

W.  MOLTERER

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ANNEX

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Greenland  waters  for  1999

Species

Geographical
area

Community
catch  quotas
(in  tonnes)

Quotas  allocated  to
Member  States

Quantities
allocated  to
Norway (9)

Quantities
allocated  to
Iceland (9)

Faroese
quotas  under
EC/Greenland (9)

Cod

all  zones

31 000

Redfish

NAFO  0/1

6 000

ICES  XIV/V (1)

47 820

Germany
United  Kingdom

Germany
United  Kingdom
Germany
France
United  Kingdom

Greenland  halibut

NAFO  0/1

ICES  XIV/V

1 650

5 500

Germany
Germany
United  Kingdom

Deep-water  prawns

ICES  XIV/V (5)

4 525

France
Denmark

Atlantic  halibut (2)

Catfish

NAFO  0/1
ICES  XIV/V

NAFO  0/1
ICES  XIV/V

200
200

1 000
1 000

Germany
Germany

Blue  whiting

ICES  XIV/V

30 000

Denmark
France
Germany

25 360
5 640

5 395
105
46 270
330
220

550
4 040
210

1 012
1 012

1 000
1 000

3 000
3 000
24 000

1 000 (8)

500

150
150

1 150

950
1 100

2 500

200 (7)
200 (7)

Capelin

ICES  XIV/V

109 340 (6) Community

59 340

10 000

30 000

10 000

Roundnose  grenadier

NAFO  0/1
ICES  XIV/V

1 350
5 150

Germany
Germany
United  Kingdom

Roundnose  grenadier (3)

all  zones

2 000

Community

Polar  cod (4)

all  zones

2 000

Community

800
320

550
4 400
250

2 000

2 000

(1)  A  maximum  of  20 000  tonnes  may  be  fished  by  pelagic  trawl.  Catches  from  the  bottom  trawl  fishery  and  the  pelagic  trawl  fishery  shall  be  reported

separately.

(2)  If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide solutions to the

effect  that  Community  cod  and  redfish  fisheries  can  nevertheless  continue  until  the  respective  quotas  have  been  exhausted.

(3)  Experimental  fishery,  to  be  conducted  at  depths  greater  than  1 500  metres.  The  maximum  by-catch  of  Greenland  halibut  will  be  40 %  and  will  be

counted  against  this  quota.

(4)  To  be  fished  only  by  pelagic  trawl  or  longline.  A  by-catch  of  up  to  10 %,  excluding  deep-water  prawns  and  Greenland  halibut,  will  be  admitted.  The

by-catch  will  be  counted  against  this  quota.

(5)  Up  to  1 000  tonnes  can  be  caught  in  NAFO  areas  0/1  under  agreement  with  Greenland  licence  holders.
(6)  70 %  of  the  Greenland  share  of  the  TAC  for  capelin.  Upon  revision  of  this  TAC  in  the  course  of  1998,  the  Community  quota  shall  be  revised

accordingly.

(7)  To  be  fished  only  with  longline.
(8)  May  be  fished  by  pelagic  trawl.
(9)  Shown  for  information  only.