Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 820/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing opportunities for blue whiting in certain zones (OJ L 153, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish

30.6.2004

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 820/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing opportunities for blue whiting in certain zones

(Official Journal of the European Union L 153 of 30 April 2004)

Regulation (EC) No 820/2004 should read as follows:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) 820/2004
of 29 April 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as regards fishing opportunities for blue whiting
in certain zones

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to 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 ves-
sels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in par-
ticular Article 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 lays down
the possibility of increasing the Community’s fishing
opportunities for blue whiting and herring when third
countries do not respect a responsible management of
those stocks.

No maximum fishing opportunities for blue whiting for
2004 have been established by the Faeroe Islands and
Norway. Iceland has established fishing opportunities far
above their historical catches of the stock. It may therefore
be considered that those third countries do not respect a
responsible management of the blue whiting stock.

appropriate for the Community provisionally to increase
its quota with 350 000 tonnes in zones II (International
waters), IIa (Community waters), North Sea (Community
waters), V,VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV, CECAF 34.1.1
(Community waters).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes IB and IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 are amended
in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

While awaiting a long-term management agreement on the
blue whiting stock with the coastal States concerned, it is

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

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 are amended as follows:

1.

In Annex IB:

The entries concerning the species blue whiting in zones:

IIa (Community waters), North Sea (Community waters),

V, VI, VII, XII, and XIV,

VIIIa, b, d, e,

VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1

are replaced by the following:

Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

IIa (Community waters), North Sea
(Community waters)

Micromesistius poutassou

WHB/2AC4-C

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

Community

Norway

TAC

97 058

160

294

313

2 141

99 966

40 000

(1)

Not relevant

(1) Within a total quota of 120 000 tonnes in Community waters.

Analytical TAC where deductions of
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 apply.

Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

V, VI, VII, XII and XIV

Micromesistius poutassou

WHB/571214

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Portugal

United Kingdom

Community

Norway

Faroe Islands

8 031

31 087

51 812

(1)

43 263

62 174

97 665

3 886

(1)

90 671

388 589

120 000

(2) (3)

45 000

(4) (5)

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Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

V, VI, VII, XII and XIV

Micromesistius poutassou

WHB/571214

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where deductions of Article
5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Of which up to 75 % may be taken in areas VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters).
(2) May be fished in Community waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30’N, VIb, VII west of 12°W
(3) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(4) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)
(5) May be fished in Community waters in areas VIa north of 56° 30’ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.

Special conditions:

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

Norway

IVa

40 000

WHB/04A-C

Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

Micromesistius poutassou

VIII a, b, d, e

WHB/8ABDE

Spain

France

Portugal

United Kingdom

Community

19 993

15 513

2 999

14 477

52 982

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where deductions of Article
5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Special conditions:
Any part of the abovementioned quotas may be fished in ICES Division Vb (Community waters), subareas VI, VII,
XII and XIV

Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters)

Micromesistius poutassou

WHB/8C3411

Spain

Portugal

Community

87 970

21 993

109 963

(1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where deductions of Article
5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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2.

In Annex IC:

The entry concerning the species blue whiting in zone I, II (international waters) is replaced by the following:

Species

Blue whiting

Zone:

I, II, (international waters)

Community

TAC

Micromesistius poutassou

70 000

Not rel-
evant