Council Regulation (EC) No 1696/2000 of 20 July 2000 amending 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
Date: 2000-07-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing regulations

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1696/2000

of 20 July 2000

amending 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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 Euro-
pean Community and the Kingdom of Norway on
fishing rights for 2000 (Brussels, 2 December 1999).

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,

(4)

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December
1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated 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 (2)
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 part (3) and in the Agreement on
fisheries relations between the European Community
and the Republic of Estonia (4) 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
in
of
Community legislation.

consultations

results

the

the

Article 1

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

1. the following entry shall be inserted in the table of Article

3(3):

‘Estonia

EUR 216 695’

2. the term ‘Estonia’ shall be inserted in Article 10 between
‘Barbados’ and ‘Guyana’ and in subparagraph (ii) of Article
11 before ‘Latvia’;

3. the entries in Annex I shall replace the corresponding

entries in Annex I A;

4. the entries in Annex II shall be inserted in Annex I A;

5. the entries in Annex III shall replace the corresponding

entries in Annex I D;

6. the entry in Annex IV shall be inserted in Annex VI;

7. the entry in Annex V shall be inserted in Annex VI bis.

(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1447/2000 (OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 332, 20.12.1996, p. 16.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 2000.

For the Council

The President

F. PARLY

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ANNEX I

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters), except Management Unit 3

(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.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

23 243
70 486
26 350
95 971
216 050

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russian Federation

2 000 (1)
1 000 (2)
500 (3)

4 000
2 500

TAC

405 000

Special conditions:

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

EC

Sweden

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters Management Unit 3

2 000

1 000

500

8 000

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters)

(1) Of which 500 tonnes are allocated in Estonian waters but shall be

fished in Community waters.

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

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

29 051
12 707
1 551
21 453
64 762 (1)

600 (2)
2 100 (3)
1 000 (4)
350 (5)

TAC

105 000

Special conditions:

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

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

EC

600

1 300

1 000

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Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters) (1)

(1) Excluding Sub-division 32 of IBSFC.
(2) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(3) Of which 6 750 individuals are allocated in Estonian waters but shall

be fished in Community waters.

(4) To be counted against the Latvian share of the TAC.
(5) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the TAC.

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Latvia
Lithuania

TAC

94 105 (2)
10 469 (2)
116 595 (2)
124 958 (2)
346 127 (2) (3)

1 000 (2) (4)
500 (2) (5)

450 000 (2)

Special conditions:

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

EC

Latvian waters

3 000

Lithuanian waters

500

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters)

(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.

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

TAC

35 480
22 478
18 573
81 589
158 120

2 000 (1)
8 000 (2)
4 000 (3)
4 000

400 000

Special conditions:

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

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

EC

4 000

8 000

4 000

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

EC

TAC

2 000 (1)
2 000 (2)

405 000

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

600 (1)
600 (2)

105 000

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

EC

TAC

4 000 (1)
4 000 (2)

400 000

ANNEX II

Zone: IIId (Estonian waters)

(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).

Zone: IIId (Estonian waters)

(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).

Zone: III d (Estonian waters)

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within the

respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters).

(2) Of which 1 300 tonnes are to be counted against the Community

share of the TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters).

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ANNEX III

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

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

Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

3 370
13 040
21 730
18 150
26 080
40 970
1 630
38 030
163 000

(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 VIa south of 56° 30(cid:1) N and in subarea

VII east of 12 ° W.

(3) May be taken in IIa (EC waters).
(4) Of which up to 9 000 t may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(5) Includes unavoidable by-catches of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(6) Excluding 40 000 t that may be taken by Norway in IVa (EC waters).
(7) Of which up to 40 000 t may be taken by Norway in IVa (EC waters).

Norway
Faroe Islands

222 000 (1) (2) (3) (4) (7)

62 000 (1) (2) (5)

TAC

407 000 (1) (6)

Special conditions:

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

Spain

Norway

VIIIa,b,d,e

5 000

IVa

40 000

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

21 080 (1)
20 (2)
14 060 (1)
70 270 (1)
30 740 (1)
193 240 (1)
329 410 (1)

Norway
Faroe Islands

13 460 (3)
9 600 (4)

TAC

560 000 (5)

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

(1) May not be fished in the waters under the sovereignty of the jurisdic-

tion of Spain.

(2) May be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty or within the
the zone

jurisdiction of Spain or in the international waters of
concerned.

(3) May be fished only in IIa, IVa, VIa (north of 56° 30(cid:1) N), VIId,e,f,h.
(4) May be fished only in VIa (north of 56° 30(cid:1) N), VIIe,f,h, except for
1 580 t that may be fished in IVa. Includes 4 360 t 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 abovementioned 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(cid:1) N:

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IVa (EC waters)

VIa North of 56° 30(cid:1) N

Germany

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Norway

Faroe Islands

6 720

4 480

22 400

9 800

61 600

13 460

1 580

4 360

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Denmark
EC

TAC

4 360 (1)
4 360

Not relevant

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

(1) May be fished in IVa (EC waters)

ANNEX IV

Estonian waters

All fisheries

250

80

ANNEX V

Estonia

Herring and sprat, IIId

Cod, IIId

106

14

63

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