Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for herring in the Baltic Sea
Date: 2004-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing rights

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.12.2004 
COM(2004) 797 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for herring 
in the Baltic Sea 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2287/2003  fixes  for  2004  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. 

An amendment of the Regulation is required following the adoption in September 2004 of a 
recommendation in the International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission (IBSFC) to increase the 
fishing possibilities for herring by 10 000 tonnes in Management Unit 3.  

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 for herring 
in the Baltic Sea 

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(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

international  Baltic  Sea  Fisheries  Commission 

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(IBSFC)  adopted  a 
recommendation  in  September  2004  to  increase  the  fishing  opportunities  for  herring 
by 10 000 tonnes in Management Unit 3. 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 
stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where 
limitations in catch are required2 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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

Article 1 

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ L 344, 31.12.2003. p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1645/2004 
(OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 3). 

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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 

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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In Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003  

ANNEX  

the entry concerning the species Herring in Management Unit 3 is replaced by the following: 

‘Species: 

Herring 

Zone:  Management Unit 3 

HER/MU3 

Clupea harengus 

Finland 

Sweden 

EC 

58 374 

12 826 

71 200 

TAC 

71 200 

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