2007/707/EC: Commission Decision of 30 October 2007 on the allocation to Germany of three additional fishing days for an enhanced observer coverage programme in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 5221)
Date: 2007-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, fishery management, fishing regulations

1.11.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 287/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 October 2007

on the allocation to Germany of three additional fishing days for an enhanced observer coverage
programme in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007

(notified under document number C(2007) 5221)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2007/707/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 fish
stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community
vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in
particular points 11.1 and 11.3 of Annex IIA,

Whereas:

management of the date needed to conduct the common
fisheries policy (2), was confirmed by the Scientific,
Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries after
consultation, as provided for in point 11.3 of Annex
IIA of Regulation (EC) No 41/2007.

(6)

(7)

In view of the programme submitted on 1 March 2007,
three additional days at sea should be allocated to
Germany for the period between 1 February 2007 and
31 January 2008 for
involved in the
submitted enhanced programme of observer coverage.

the vessels

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

in this Decision are in
the Committee for

Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 fixes for the year 2007 the
fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, and the associated conditions under which
such fishing opportunities may be used.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 specifies the
for which a
maximum number of days per year
Community fishing vessel may be present within any
one of the geographical areas as defined in point 2.1
of
the
that Annex having carried on board one of
fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 thereof.

Annex IIA enables the Commission to allocate three
additional
fishing days on which a vessel may be
present within those areas when carrying on board any
of the gears referred to in point 4.1 of that Annex on the
basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in
partnership between scientists and the fishing industry.

Article 1

For vessels flying the flag of Germany which are involved in the
enhanced observer coverage programme submitted to the
Commission on 1 March 2007,
the maximum number of
days on which such vessels may be present within any one of
the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 of Annex IIA to
Regulation (EC) No 41/2007, as shown in Table I of
that
Annex, shall be increased by three additional days for vessels
having on board the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 of
that Annex.

Article 2

On 1 March 2007, Germany
submitted to the
Commission an enhanced programme of observer
coverage in partnership between scientists and the
fishing industry.

Seven days after the publication of this Decision in the
1.
Official Journal of the European Union, Germany shall submit to
the Commission an exhaustive list of vessels selected for the
sampling plans related to the enhanced observer coverage
programme referred to in Article 1.

Interest in such programme, which would be comple-
mentary to the obligations laid down in the Council
Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 estab-
lishing a Community framework for the collection and

(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).

Only vessels selected for those sampling plans, and which
2.
the enhanced observer
the end of
have participated until
coverage programme referred to in Article 1, shall benefit
from the allocation of three additional days as provided for in
that Article.

(2) OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Article 3

Two months after the end of the enhanced observer coverage programme referred to in Article 1, Germany
shall provide a report to the Commission on the outcomes of that programme for the species and areas
covered by it.

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission