CELEX: 51980PC0483
Language: en
Date: 1980-07-22
Title: AMENDMENT OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY SYSTEM FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES (COM(78) 5 of 16 January, 1978). (presented by the Commission to the Council, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC treaty)

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                                                     COM(80 ) 483 final
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                               AMENDMENT OF THE
                    PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
               ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY SYSTEM FOR THE CONSERVATION
                       AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES
                        ( COM(78 ) 5 of 16 January . 1978 )
           ( presented by the Commission to the Council / pursuant to
           the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC treaty ) ^
C0M(80 ) 483 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposed Regulation , submitted pursuant to Article 149 paragraph 2
of the EEC Treaty , contains the modifications to be made to the amended
proposal for a Regulation establishing a Community system for the conser­
vation and management of fishery resources ( COM ( 78 ) 5 final of 16 January 1978 ),
in order to take account of the criteria for a fair distribution of catches
among the Member States which were set out in the Council Declaration of
30 May 1980 on the Common Fisheries Policy .
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                              Article 4  v                          '
 1 . Where , in accordance with Article 3 , a total allowable catch is fixed ,
 the CounciL , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission
 shall each year determine the volume of the overall catch that may be taken
by the Member States .
2 . The volume of the catch as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be apportioned
between the Member States by the Council , acting by a qualified majority
on a proposal from the Commission .
3 .. The fair distribution of catches , has Regard most particularly :
- to traditional fishing activities ;
- to the special needs of regions where the local populations are particularly
- dependent upon fishing and the industries allied thereto , among others
    Ireland , Greenland and the northern parts of the United Kingdom ;
- to the loss of catch potential in third country waters .
4 . The provisions of this article shall apply until 31 December 1982 .
The Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission ,
in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43 , paragraph 2
of the Treaty , shall adopt the provisions to be applied after that date in the
light of experience and of the results of the conservation policy .