Council Regulation (EC) No 308/1999 of 8 February 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms
Date: 1999-02-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: conservation of fish stocks, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, protection of animal life

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 308/1999

of 8 February 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources
through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (4) exhibits a number
inadequacies;
of omissions, textual errors and editorial

Whereas following a redefinition by the United Kingdom
of its fisheries limits no part of ICES sub-area XII north
of latitude 56(cid:190)N falls under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of the Member States; whereas therefore this area need no
longer be referred to;

Whereas the method by which the size of a spinous
spider crab must be determined is considered to be
impractical and has therefore to be revised;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 850/98 should therefore be
amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 850/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 29(4)(b)(iii), third indent, the words ‘quant-
ities of plaice and sole' shall be replaced by ‘quantities
of plaice and/or sole'.

remainder of Regions 1 and 2, except Skagerrak
and Kattegat';

(b) footnote 6 shall be replaced by:

‘(6) During the first year following the date of
this Regulation a minimum
application of
percentage of
species of 50 % shall
target
pertain with respect to catches taken in Region
2 with the exception of the North Sea, ICES
Division Vb and sub-area VI north of latitude
56(cid:190)N'.

4. Annex IV shall be replaced by Annex I to this Regula-

tion.

5. In Annex IX, the line ‘70-79 + ‡ 70' shall be replaced

by ‘60-69 + ‡ 70'.

(Scomber
6. In Annex XII, all reference to ‘Mackerel
scombrus)' shall be replaced by ‘Mackerel
(Scomber
spp.)' and all reference to ‘Horse mackerel (Trachurus
trachurus)'
shall be replaced by ‘Horse mackerel
(Trachurus spp.)'.

7. In Annex XIII, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by:

‘5. (a) The size of a spinous spider crab shall be meas-
ured, as shown in Figure 4A, as the length of the
carapace, along the midline, from the edge of
the carapace between the rostrums
to the
posterior edge of the carapace.

(b) The size of an edible crab shall be measured, as
shown in Figure 4B as the maximum width of
the carapace measured perpendicular
to the
antero-posterior midline of the carapace.'

2. In Article 30(2), subparagraph (b) shall be replaced by:

8. Figure 4A shall be replaced by the figure in Annex II

‘(b) ICES Division Vb and ICES sub-area VI north of

to this Regulation.

latitude 56(cid:190)N'.

3. In Annex I:

(a) footnote 1 shall be replaced by:

Article 2

‘(1) In the North Sea from 1 March to 31 October,
in the

and during the whole of

the year

(1) OJ C 337, 5. 11. 1998, p. 8.
(2) Opinion delivered on 13 January 1999 (not yet published in

the Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 2 December 1998.
(4) OJ L 125, 27. 4. 1998, p. 1.

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 1999.

For the Council

The President

O. LAFONTAINE

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX IV

TOWED GEARS: — Skagerrak and Kattegat

Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single
mesh size range

Species

Mesh size range (millimetres)

: 16

16-31

32-69

70-89

‡ 90

Minimum percentage of target species

50 %

50 % 20 % 50 % 20 % 50 % 30 %

none

Sand eels (Ammodytidae) (3)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

Sand eels (Ammodytidae) (4)

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (1)

Molluscs (except Sepia) (1)

Garfish (Belone belone) (1)

Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (1)

Argentine (Argentina spp.)

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

Eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon
spp., Palaemon adspersus) (2)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

Mackerel (Scomber spp.)

Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

Common shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon
adspersus) (1)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

All other marine organisms

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

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(1) Only within four miles from the baselines.
(2) Outside four miles from the baselines.
(3) From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.
(4) From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.'

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ANNEX II

‘Figure 4A'