Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2005 of  21 November 2005  amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, Greenland halibut and octopus
Date: 2005-11-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Lithuania, authorised catch, fishery management, fishing regulations

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1936/2005

of 21 November 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, Greenland halibut and octopus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(Community waters) and Sub-areas IV, VI (Community
waters and international waters). The corrected figure
should therefore be implemented.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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

resources under

fisheries

(4)

In order to contribute to the conservation of octopus and
it is necessary to
in particular to protect the juveniles,
establish, in 2005, a minimum size of octopus from the
maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of
third countries and situated in the CECAF region pending
the adoption of a Regulation amending Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conser-
vation of fishery resources through technical measures
for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (3).

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(1)

(2)

(3)

fixes
and associated conditions

Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 (2)
for 2005 the
for
fishing opportunities
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable
in Community waters and, for Community vessels,
in
waters where catch limitations are required.

(6)

Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant
an exception to the six-week period referred to in
paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national
Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the
Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Communities,

Pursuant to new scientific advice, the International Baltic
Sea Fisheries Commission has adopted a recommen-
dation increasing the Community’s fishing opportunities
for herring in Subdivisions 30 and 31 of the Baltic Sea
by 15 000 tonnes to 86 856 tonnes. The increase should
be implemented.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

In accordance with corrected catch statistics, Lithuania
to fishing opportunities of 10
should have access
IIa
tonnes

of Greenland

in Division

halibut

Article 1

Annexes IA, IB and III to Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 shall be
amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 12, 14.1.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1300/2005 (OJ L 207, 10.8.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1568/2005 (OJ L 252, 28.9.2005, p. 2).

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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, 21 November 2005.

For the Council
The President

J. STRAW

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ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 are amended as follows:

1. In Annex IA:

The entry concerning the species Herring in zone Subdivisions 30-31 is replaced by the following:

Herring
Clupea harengus

Zone: Subdivisions 30-31

HER/3D30.; HER/3D31.

72 625
14 231
86 856

86 856

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.’

‘Species:

Finland
Sweden
EC

TAC

2. In Annex IB:

The entry concerning the species Greenland Halibut in zone IIa (Community waters) IV, VI (Community waters and
international waters) is replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Spain
France
Ireland
Lithuania
Poland
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: IIa (Community waters), IV, VI (Community waters

and international waters)

10
18
10
10
168
10
10
10
661
1 052

145 (1) (2)

Not relevant

___________
(1) Fishing in VI is restricted to long lines.
(2) To be taken in EC waters of II and VI.’

3. In Annex III:

The following Part is added:

‘PART J

CECAF

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third
countries and situated in the CECAF region shall be 450g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of 450g (gutted)
shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but
shall be returned immediately to the sea.’