Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing for Baltic cod
Date: 2004-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery resources, fishing rights, sea fish

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 24.5.2004 
COM(2004) 390 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing for Baltic cod 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2287/2003  fixes  the  fishing  opportunities  and  associated 
conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks applicable in Community waters and 
for  Community  vessels,  in  waters  where  limitations  in  catch  are  required  for  2004.  An 
amendment  of  the  Regulation  is  required  following  decisions  recently  reached  in  the 
International  Baltic  Sea  Fisheries  Commission  (IBSFC)  to  reduce  the  period  for  a  ban  on 
fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea from 1 June to 31 August 2004 to 15 June to 15 August 2004.  

The  present  proposal  intends  to  introduce  the  necessary  amendments  to  Annexe  IV  to 
Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003. 

The  Commission  is  asked  to  adopt  this  proposal  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  allow 
fishermen to plan their activities for this fishing season and forward it to the Council. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing for Baltic cod 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy 1, and in particular Article 20 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

International  Baltic  Sea  Fisheries  Commission 

The 
(IBSFC)  adopted  a 
recommendation in May 2004 to reduce the period for a ban on fishing for cod in the 
Baltic  Sea  from  1  June  to  31  August  2004  inclusive  to  15  June  to  15  August  2004 
inclusive.  Implementation  of  that  recommendation  in  the  Community  legal  order 
should be ensured. 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2287/2003  of  19  December  2003  fixing  for  2004  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 required3 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Point 4 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is replaced by the following: 

‘ 4. 

Summer ban for the Baltic cod 

Fishing for cod shall be prohibited in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound from 15 June 
2004 to 15 August 2004 inclusive. ’ 

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ L 344 , 31.12.2003 p. 1  

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Article 2 

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

It shall apply from 1 June 2004. 

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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