Proposal for a Council Regulation amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98
Date: 2000-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, conservation of fish stocks, fishing agreement, fishing area, sea fish

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 23.05.2000
COM(2000) 273 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the
fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in
waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC)
No 66/98

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixes, among other stipulations, the fishing
opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks, applicable in Community waters for 2000. The Commission has presented a
proposal for amendment on 27 March 2000 (COM(2000)175) to include certain
adjustments, which are now submitted to the Council for approval. During the process
of adoption of such a proposal by the Commission, it has emerged the need of further
amendments:

First, consultations between the Community and the Home Government of the Faeroe
Islands on mutual fisheries relations were concluded on 3 March 2000. Similarly,
consultations with the. Republic of Estonia concerning co-operation in fisheries for
2000 were concluded on 14 March 2000. The conclusions of such consultations,
which concern exchange of fishing opportunities in the form of quotas and licences,
need now to be implemented in Community legislation so that fishermen can make
use of the new fishing possibilities.

Secondly, the areas where Norwegian vessels may fish for blue whiting should be
precisely defined, in order to exclude certain zones north and west of Ireland, as
specified in the Agreed Record of consultations between the Community and the
Kingdom of Norway on fishing rights for 2000.

The Council is requested to adopt this proposal in order to allow fishermen to utilise
the new fishing opportunities and to continue fishing under appropriate conditions.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the
fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in
waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC)
No 66/98

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, paragraph 4,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the
fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community
in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending
vessels,
Regulation (EC) No 66/982 establishes conditions to manage the exploitation
rates of stocks of Community interest;

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries
between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the
government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands of
the other part3 and in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the
European Community and the Republic of Estonia4 the Community has held
consultations with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands and the
Republic of Estonia. The delegations agreed to recommend to their respective
authorities to fix, for the year 2000, certain fishing opportunities in the form of
quotas and licences for the vessels of the other Party. The necessary measures
should be taken to implement the results of the consultations in Community
legislation.

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2

3

4

OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No ... (OJ L ...,
......2000, p. ..).
OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.
OJ L 332, 20.12.1996, p. 16.

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(3)

The areas where Norwegian vessels may fish for blue whiting should be
precisely defined, in order to exclude certain zones north and west of Ireland,
as specified in the Agreed Record of consultations between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Norway on fishing rights for 2000 (Brussels,
2 December 1999).

(4)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 is amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

The following entry shall be inserted in the table of Article 3(3):

Estonia

EUR 216 695.

The term "Estonia" shall be inserted in Article 10 between "Barbados" and
"Guyana" and in subparagraph (ii) of Article 11 before "Latvia".

The entries in Annex I shall replace the corresponding entries in annex I A.

The entries in Annex II shall be inserted in Annex I A.

The entries in Annex III shall replace the corresponding entries in Annex I D.

The entry in Annex IV shall be inserted in Annex VI.

The entry in Annex V shall be inserted in Annex VI bis.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day 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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Species:

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russian Federation

ANNEX I

Herring
Clupeaharengus

Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters), except Management Unit 3

23243
70486
26350
98971
218550

2000 (1)
1000 (2)
500 (3)

4000
2500

TAC

405000

__________
(1) To be counted against the Estonian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(2) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(3) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC TAC.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

EC
Denmark
Sweden

IBSFC
Subdiv.23

Estonian
waters
2000

3000
3000

Latvian waters Lithuanian waters Management Unit 3

1000

500

8000

5

Species:

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

TAC

Cod
Gadusmorhua

Zone:

IIIbcd (Community waters)

28865
12623
1471
21303
64262

2100 (1)
1000 (2)
350 (3)

105000

__________
(1) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(2) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(3) To be fished only with gillnets.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

EC

Species:

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Latvia
Lithuania

TAC

Estonian waters
600

Latvian waters
1300

Lithuanian waters
1000

Atlantic salmon
Salmosalar

Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters) (1)

91479 (2)
10178 (2)
114068 (2)
123652 (2)
339377 (2)

1000 (3)
500 (4)

450000 (2)

__________
(1) Excluding Sub-division 32 of IBSFC
(2) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(3) To be counted against the Latvian share of the TAC.
(4) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the TAC.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

EC

Latvian waters
3000

Lithuaninan waters
500

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Species:

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

TAC

Sprat
Sprattussprattus

Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters)

35480
22478
18573
81589
158120

2000 (1)
8000 (2)
4000 (3)
4000

400000

__________
(1) To be counted against the Estonian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(2) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(3) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC TAC.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

EC

Estonian waters
4000

Latvian waters Lithuanian waters
4000

8000

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ANNEX II

Species:

Herring
Clupeaharengus

Zone:

IIId (Estonian waters)

EC

TAC

2000 (1)
2000 (2)

405000

__________
(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters)
(2) This quota is to be counted against the Community share of the TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters).

Species:

EC

Cod
Gadusmorhua

600 (1)
600 (2)

Zone:

IIId (Estonian waters)

TAC
__________
(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters)
(2) To be counted against the Community share of the TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters).

105000

Species:

EC

Sprat
Sprattussprattus

4000 (1)
4000 (2)

Zone:

IIId (Estonian waters)

TAC
__________
(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters)
(2) Of which 1300 tonnes are to be counted against the Community share of the TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters).

400000

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ANNEX III

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistiuspoutassou

Zone:

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV

Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

3370
13040
21730
18150
26080
40970
1630
38030
163000

Norway
Faroe Islands

222000 (1)(2)(3)(4)
62000 (1)(2)(5)

TAC

407000 (1)(6)

__________
(1) Excluding blue whiting taken within the quotas for mixtures of sandeel, Norway pout and sprat (see sandeels in the North Sea).

(2) Fishing is prohibited in subarea VI south of 56° 30' N and in subarea VII east of 12° W
(3) May be taken in IIa (EC waters).
(4) Of which up to 9000 t may consist of argentine (Argentinaspp.).
(5) Includes unavoidable by-catches of argentine (Argentinaspp.)

(6) Excluding 40000 t that may be taken by Norway in IVa

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

Spain
Norway

VIIIa,b,d,
e
5000

IVa

40000

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Species:

Mackerel

Zone:

IIa (non-EC waters), Vb(EC waters), VI, VII,
VIIIabde, XII, XIV

Scomberscombrus

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

21080 (1)
20 (2)
14060 (1)
70270 (1)
30740 (1)
193240 (1)
329410 (1)

13460 (3)
9600 (4)

560000 (5)

__________
(1) May not be fished in the waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of Spain.
(2) May be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain or in the international waters of the zone
concerned.

(3) May be fished only in IIa, IVa, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIId,e,f,h.
(4) May be fished only in IVa and VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIIe,f,h, except for 1580 tonnes that may be fished in IVa. Includes 4360
tonnes to be counted against the Faroese share of the TAC.
(5) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the whole stock of western mackerel.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified, and
only during the period 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December, except for the Faroe Islands, for which the periods
applicable shall only be 1 October to 31 December in IVa (EC waters) and the whole year in VIa North of 56° 30' N:

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

Norway
Faroe Islands

IVa(EC
waters)
6720
4480
22400
9800
61600

13460
1580

VIa North of 56°
30' N

4360

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ANNEX IV

Estonian waters

All fisheries

250

80

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ANNEX V

Estonia

Herring and sprat, IIId

Cod, IIId

106

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending, for the second time, Regulation (EC)
No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and,
in waters where limitations in catch are required and
for Community vessels,
amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98.

2.

BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED

B7-800

3.

LEGAL BASIS

Article 8 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92

4.

4.1

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

General objective

• maintain and develop the traditional activity of Community fishermen in Estonian

waters;

• supply the Community market;

• decrease the fishing effort in Community waters.

4.2

Period covered and arrangements for renewal

1 January to 31 December 2000

5.

5.1

5.2

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE

Compulsory expenditure

Differentiated appropriations

6.

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE

Financial compensation paid for fishing possibilities in Estonian waters

7.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
€

216,695

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7.1

Method of calculating total cost of operation

The financial compensation provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement on Fisheries
Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia has been
negotiated on the basis of average landing prices for 1998 in Community ports in the
Baltic Sea. A deduction has been made for estimated fleet exploitation costs for each
of the species.

COD

SALMON

Quotas obtained (in tonnes)

500

33.75

€
Average landing prices 1998 (
/tonne)

Market value (in

€

)

(6,750 units)

1,548

2,749

774,000

92,778

Negotiated prices (percentage)

25 %

25 %

€

In

193,500

23,195

Total financial compensation: 216,695

Average price

€

/tonne: 406

€

8.

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES

The financial contribution granted by the Community is utilised by Estonia to develop
their fisheries sector, in accordance with Article 4 of the Fisheries Agreement. The
amount is administered by the Estonian Authorities.

9.

9.1

ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS

Specific and quantified objectives; target population

The Community fleet in the Baltic Sea has been severely hit by reductions in catch
possibilities, mainly due to biological factors (low salinity of the water, changes in
environmental conditions and multi-species interaction). Any increase in fishing
possibilities above current critical catch levels will contribute towards preventing the
Community fleet, and connected industries and services ashore, from collapsing and
to a certain extent, payments under lay-up
disappearing. This will also avoid,
schemes or social programmes.

The financial compensation, similar to that paid in previous years, is mainly used by
Estonia for the continued improvement of scientific research on fisheries, the training
of fisheries managers, and control activities. This has entailed improved scientific
assessment and enforcement in the fishery zone of Estonia, and has thus contributed
to a more rational exploitation of the stocks, to the benefit of all concerned in the
Baltic Sea.

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9.2

Grounds for the operation

fisheries policy is

The
financial
compensation for fishing possibilities in third countries’ waters, negotiated in
accordance with the provisions laid down in bilateral fisheries agreements, has
consequently to be paid out of the Community budget.

exclusive Community competence. The

The expenses proposed are foreseen in the budgetary planning for the period concerned.

9.3

Monitoring and evaluation of the operation

The Commission receives monthly statistics on catches and landings. The utilisation
of the contracted fishing possibilities is therefore assessed on a regular basis.

10.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (SECTION III, PART A OF THE BUDGET)

The proposal does not
administrative costs.

require new Commission staff or entail additional

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