Proposal for a Council Regulation repealing Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 establishing a Community system laying down rules for the minimum information to be contained in fishing licences
Date: 2005-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, common fisheries policy, exchange of information, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing licence

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 17.10.2005 
COM(2005) 499 final 

2005/0205 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

repealing Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 establishing a Community system laying 
down rules for the minimum information to be contained in fishing licences 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council Regulation No 3690/931 established a Community system laying down rules for the 
minimum information to be contained in fishing licences on the basis of Regulation (EC) No. 
3760/92 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture which was repealed 
by Regulation (EC) No. 2371/2002.  

The fishing licence constitutes a relevant fleet management tool, in particular concerning the 
capacity limitations as laid down in Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No. 2371/2002 and 
in Council Regulation (EC) No. 639/2004 of 30 March 2004 on  the management of fishing 
fleets  registered  in  the  Community  outermost  regions.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  adapt  the 
rules  on  fishing  licenses  to  this  new  situation  on  the  basis  of  Article  13,  paragraph  3,  and 
Article 22, paragraph 3 of regulation (EC) No. 2371/2002. 

A proposal for a Commission Regulation on this subject has received a favourable opinion in 
the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture on 6 July 2005 and has been adopted and shall 
apply from the date of repeal of Council Regulation No 3690/93. 

It is therefore necessary to repeal this regulation without delay. 

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OJ L 341, 31.12.1993 p.93. 

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2005/0205 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

repealing Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 establishing a Community system laying 
down rules for the minimum information to be contained in fishing licences 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 37 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament3, 

Whereas: 

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(3) 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3690/93  of  20  December  1993,  establishing  a 
Community system laying down rules for the minimum information to be contained in 
fishing licences4 is based on Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 
1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture5 which has been 
replaced  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries  resources  under  the  Common 
Fisheries  Policy6.  The  references  and  provisions  contained  in  Regulation  (EC) 
No 3690/93 are no longer compatible with this new Regulation which establishes new rules 
on the management of fishing capacity as expressed in fishing licences. 

Article  22,  paragraph  3,  and  Article  13,  paragraph  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
2371/2002  empower  the  Commission  to  lay  down  implementing  rules  for  the 
management of fishing licences and fishing capacities. 

The Commission has adopted Regulation (EC) No. 1281/2005 of 3 August 2005 on the 
management of fishing licences and the minimal information to be contained therein7 
which is to apply from the date of repeal of Regulation (EC) No. 3690/93. 

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Regulation (EC) No. 3690/93 should therefore be repealed. 

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OJ C , , p. . 
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OJ L 341, 31.12.1993 p. 93.  
OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.  
OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ L 203, 4.8.2005, p.3 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 is repealed. 

Article 1 

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to Regulation 
(EC) No 1281/2005 and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out 
in the Annex to this Regulation.  

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  7th  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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ANNEX  

CORRELATION TABLE 

Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 

Regulation (EC) No 1281/2005 

Article 1 

Article 2 

Article 3 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Article 8 

Article 9 

Article 10 

Articles 1 and 3  

Article 5 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6 

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Articles 8 and 9 

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