2006/316/EC: Commission Decision of  28 April 2006  on the allocation days present within an area to the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany in accordance with point 8.1(h) of Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006  (notified under document number C(2006) 1714)
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, fishing regulations, fishing rights

L 116/72

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 April 2006

on the allocation days present within an area to the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany in
accordance with point 8.1(h) of Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006

(notified under document number C(2006) 1714)

(Only the English, Danish and German texts are authentic)

(2006/316/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

carrying on board fishing gears referred to in point
4.a.v of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22
December 2005 fixing for 2006 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 catch limitations are required (1), and
in particular point 8.1(h) of Annex IIA,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Point 8.1(h) of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No
51/2006 specifies a special condition which invites the
automatic
Member
State
suspensions of
infrin-
gements.

to develop
fishing licences

in respect of

systems

of

On the basis of requests from Member States, appliance
of
this special condition enables the allocation from
1 February 2006 to 31 January 2007 of a specific
number of
to a
Community fishing vessel while carrying on board
trawls, Danish seines or similar gears, except beam
trawls, of mesh sizes equal to or greater than 120 mm
as referred to in point 4.a.v. of Annex IIA.

days present within an area

The United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany have
submitted a request and provided information on a
system of automatic suspensions of fishing licences in
respect of infringements for fishing vessels carrying on
board such fishing gears.

In view of the information submitted, allocation of days
present within an area on special condition laid down in
point 8.1(h)
authorised to the United
Kingdom, Denmark and Germany for fishing vessels

should be

Article 1

Having regard to points 4.a.v and 8.1(h) of Annex IIA to Regu-
lation (EC) No 51/2006, vessels flying the flag from the United
Kingdom, Denmark or Germany and carrying on board trawls,
Danish seines or similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size
equal to or greater than 120 mm shall benefit from the allo-
cation of days laid down in point 8.1.(h) and the corresponding
line of Table I in point 13 of Annex IIA.

Article 2

A vessel to which is allocated a number of days pursuant to
Article 1 may not transfer these days to any other vessel unless:

(a)

the recipient vessel uses at all times a fishing gear of mesh
size greater than 120 mm;

(b) the conditions set out in point 14 and 15 of Annex IIA to

Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 are fulfilled.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Denmark and
to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1.