2007/593/EC: Commission Decision of 27 August 2007 on the allocation to Ireland and the United Kingdom of additional days at sea for an enhanced data pilot project in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 3983)
Date: 2007-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Irish Sea, United Kingdom, fishery management, fishing regulations, project management, ship's flag

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 August 2007

on the allocation to Ireland and the United Kingdom of additional days at sea for an enhanced data
pilot project in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007

(notified under document number C(2007) 3983)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2007/593/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21
December 2006 fixing for 2007 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 points 11.4 and 11.5 of Annex IIA,

Whereas:

Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 specifies inter
alia the maximum number of days per year for which a
Community vessel may be present within the Irish Sea
having carried on board trawls, Danish seines and similar
gears, except beam trawls.

In view of the enhanced data pilot project, either 6 or 12
additional days at the Irish Sea should be allocated for
vessels flying the flag of Ireland or the United Kingdom
according to the mesh size of the fishing gear carried on
board,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For vessels flying the flag of Ireland or the United Kingdom
which are involved in the enhanced data pilot project submitted
on 30 April 2007, the maximum number of days at sea within
the area referred to in point 2.1 (c) of Annex IIA to Regulation
(EC) No 41/2007, as specified in Table I of that Annex, shall be
increased as follows:

(a) by six days for vessels carrying on board gear referred to in

points 4.1.a (iv) and 4.1.a (v) of that Annex;

Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 enables the Commission to
allocate to Member States 6 or 12 additional days at sea
within the Irish Sea on the basis of an enhanced data
pilot project.

(b) by 12 days for vessels carrying on board gear referred to in
point 4.1.a of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007,
except gear referred to in points 4.1.a (iv) and 4.1.a (v) of
that Annex.

On 30 April 2007 Ireland and the United Kingdom
for such a project. The
submitted a joint proposal
proposal was approved on 13 June 2007.

(1) OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007,
p. 22).

Article 2

Seven days after the publication of this Decision in the
1.
Journal of the European Union, Ireland and the United
Official
Kingdom shall submit to the Commission an exhaustive list
of vessels selected for participation in the enhanced data pilot
project.

(1)

(2)

(3)

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Only vessels selected and having participated until the end
2.
of the enhanced data pilot project shall benefit from the allo-
cation of additional days as laid down in the Article 1.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Ireland and to the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 3

Two months after the end of the enhanced data pilot project,
Ireland and the United Kingdom shall provide a report to the
Commission on the outcomes of
the enhanced data pilot
project.

Done at Brussels, 27 August 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission