Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland waters
Date: 2004-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greenland, authorised catch, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 9.8.2004 
COM(2004) 545 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland 
waters 

(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. 
Amendments of the Regulation are required as a consequence of international Agreements. 

The  Fourth  Protocol  to  the  Fisheries  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the 
Government  of  Denmark  and  the  Local  Government  of  Greenland  expires  on  31  December 
2006. However, according to Article 14 of the Protocol a Midterm Review was foreseen to be 
finalised by 30 June 2003. 

The modified Protocol covers the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006. Though 
the financial contribution remains EUR 42,820,000 per year, there is now a clear distinction 
between the budget support in compensation for the fisheries  possibilities;  EUR 31,760,679 
and the budget support for the structural reform of the fisheries policy; EUR 11,059,321. 

The compensation for the fisheries possibilities is based on i.a. the following changes: 

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An increase in quotas of 800 tonnes of Atlantic halibut, of 4,200 tonnes of Greenland 
halibut  in  Eastern  waters,  and  of  4,000  tonnes  of  Shrimps  in  Western  waters,  in 
accordance with scientific advice; 

The  introduction  of  a  quota  of  1000  tonnes  of  Snowcrab,  in  accordance  with 
scientific advice; 

The introduction of a quota of 2,000 tonnes for all by-catches. 

The  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to  implement  the  Agreement  in  Community 
legislation. 

The  Council  is  requested  to  adopt  this  proposal  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  allow 
fishermen to plan their activities for this fishing season. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland 
waters 

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, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

In Council Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 of 28 June 2004 on the conclusion of the 
Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing 
provided  for  in  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the  European  Economic 
Community,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  Government  of  Denmark  and  the  local 
Government  of  Greenland,  on  the  other2  fishing  possibilities  for  the  Community  in 
Greenlandic  waters  are  laid  down.  The  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to 
implement the results of the Agreement. 

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: 

Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this 
Regulation. 

Article 1 

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

Article 2 

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p.1. 
OJ L 344, 31.12.3003, p. 1 

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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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ANNEX 

Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is amended as follows: 

a) 

The  following  entry  shall  be  inserted  before  the  entry  concerning  Roundnose 
grenadier in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters):  

‘Species: 

Snow crab 

Zone: 

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters) 

Chionoecetes spp. 

PRC/NO1GRN 

Ireland 

Spain 

EC 

125  
875  
1 000  

TAC 

___________ 

Not relevant’ 

b) 

The  entry  concerning  the  species  Cod  in  zone  Greenland  waters  shall  be  inserted 
after the entry Cod in zone I, II b:  

Species: 

Cod 

Zone:  Greenland waters 

Gadus morhua 

COD/N01514 

Germany 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

0  
0  
0  

Not relevant 

c) 

The entry concerning the species Atlantic halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) 
is replaced by the following: 

‘Species: 

Atlantic halibut 

Zone:  V, XIV (Greenland waters) 

Hippoglossus hippoglossus 

HAL/514GRN 

Portugal 

EC 

TAC 

__________ 

800  
1 000 (1) (2) 

Not relevant 

(1) 

(2) 

Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway. 

If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the 
Greenland authorities will provide solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can 
nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been exhausted.’ 

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d) 

The  following  entry  shall  be  inserted  after  the  entry  concerning  Northern  prawn  in 
zone V, XIV (Greenland waters): 

‘Species: 

Northern prawn 

Zone: 

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters) 

PRA/NO1GRN 

Denmark 

France 

EC 

TAC 

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Pandalus borealis 
2 000  
2 000  
4 000  

Not relevant’ 

e) 

The  entry  concerning  the  species  Greenland  halibut  in  zone  V,  XIV  (Greenland 
waters) is replaced by the following: 

‘Species: 

Greenland halibut 

Zone: 

V, XIV (Greenland waters) 

GHL/514GRN 

Reinhardtius 
hippoglossoides 

7 647  

403  
9 000 (1) 

Not relevant 

Germany 

United Kingdom 

EC 

TAC 

__________ 

(1) 

Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to Faroe Islands.’ 

f) 

The  following  entry  shall  be  added  after  the  entry  concerning  Flatfish  in  zone  Vb 
(Faroese waters): 

‘Species: 

Bycatches 

Zone: 

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters) 

XBC/NO1GRN 

EC 

TAC 

___________ 

2 000 (1) 

Not relevant 

(1) 

Combined bycatches of cod, catfish, skate, ling and tusk. The bycatch quantities of cod shall not exceed 100 
tonnes. May be fished in sub-areas XIV and V (Greenlandic waters)’ 

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