Commission Regulation (EC) No 2762/1999 of 22 December 1999 adjusting the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fisheries
Date: 1999-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, fishing area, fishing grounds, fishing industry, production, technical regulations

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2762/1999

of 22 December 1999

adjusting the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fisheries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/95 of 15
June 1995 establishing a system for the management of fishing
effort
relating to certain Community fishing areas and
resources (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 149/1999 (2),
and in particular the second indent of Article 4 thereof,

(1) Whereas the second indent of Article 4 of Regulation
(EC) No 2027/95 provides that the Commission, at the
request of a Member State, shall take appropriate meas-
ures so that the Member State in question can fish its
quotas in accordance with the third subparagraph of
Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 685/95 of 27
March 1995 on the management of the fishing effort
relating to certain Community fishing areas
and
resources (3);

(2) Whereas Spain has asked the Commission to adjust the
maximum annual fishing effort granted to its vessels by
transferring part of the static gear effort to towed gear in
the case of fishing directed at demersal species so that
vessels flying the Spanish flag are able to exploit fully
the yearly allocated quotas under the Community regula-
tions;

(3) Whereas this transfer of fishing effort involves only a
simple adjustment which does not alter the existing
balance and enables the effort levels allocated initially to
be adjusted to the current situation of the fleet, and
fishing activity to be diversified to include other
demersal species;

(4) Whereas this Regulation must enter into force imme-
diately in order to allow Spain to make better use of its
quotas;

(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum annual fishing effort for the Kingdom of Spain
in respect of demersal species using towed and passive gear
respectively, as referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
2027/95,

is amended, as laid down in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 199, 24.8.1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 71, 31.3.1995, p. 5.

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ANNEX

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

E

Towed gear

Demersal species

Vb (1), VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0 59 740

Fishery

Fishing effort (*)

Of which:

Vb (1), VI

Of which:

(**)

VII

Of which:

(**)

VII a

VII f (2)

VIII a, VIII b, VIII d

VIII c, VIII e, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1,
34.1.2 and 34.2.0

1 505

(5)

7 863

(6)

0

0

8 895

41 477

Of which:

VIII c, VIII e, IX (3)

27 839

IX (4)

X (4)

2 216

0

CECAF 34.1.1. (3)

10 303

CECAF 34.1.2. (3)

CECAF 34.2.0. (3)

CECAF 34.1.1. (4)

CECAF 34.1.2. (4)

CECAF 34.2.0. (4)

0

0

0

0

0

(*) Expressed in thousand of sur kW × days in the area.
(**) Part of the area included in the area defined in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 685/95. The fishing effort shown is for both towed and fixed gear.
(1) Except for waters under the sovereignty/juriskdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
(2) North of 50° 30(cid:1) N.
(3) Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
(4) Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.
(5) Fishing effort limited to eight vessels.
(6) Fishing effort limited to 32 vessels.

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Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

E

Fixed gear

Demersal species

Vb (1), VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0 49 918

Fishery

Fishing effort (*)

Of which:

Vb (1), VI

Of which:

(**)

VII

Of which:

(**)

VII a

VII f (2)

VIII a, VIII b, VIII d

VIII c, VIII e, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1,
34.1.2 and 34.2.0

2 119

(5)

6 235

(6)

0

0

6 726

34 838

Of which:

VIII c, VIII e, IX (3)

14 082

IX (4)

X (4)

0

0

CECAF 34.1.1. (3)

13 141

CECAF 34.1.2. (3)

7 615

CECAF 34.2.0. (3)

CECAF 34.1.1. (4)

CECAF 34.1.2. (4)

CECAF 34.2.0. (4)

0

0

0

0

(*) Expressed in thousands of kW × days in the area.
(**) Part of the area included in the area defined in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 685/95. The fishing effort Shown is for both towed and fixed gear.
(1) Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
(2) North of 50° 30(cid:1) N.
(3) Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
(4) Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.
(5) Fishing effort limited to eight vessels.
(6) Fishing effort limited to 32 vessels.