CELEX: 51998PC0144
Language: en
Date: 1998-03-11
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 45/98 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 Brussels, 11.03.1998
                                                 COM(1998) 144 final
                                  Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
                    amending Regulation (EC) No.45/98
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable
 catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
                         (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The objective of the present proposal is to fix fishing possibilities for certain stocks offish and
to allocate these equitably to Member States. The fixing and the sharing of possibilities for
fishing falls exclusively within the competence of the Community and arises from obligations
set out in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of the Council of 20 December 19921,
establishing a Community regime for fishing and aquaculture.
According to scientific evidence, a number of fish stocks in the North Sea, which at present
constitute an important by-catch in traditional fisheries, could be in the near future subject to an
increased exploitation which may put them in biological risk. It would be therefore desirable to
set limits to their catch in order that, without being necessarily restrictive in the short term, they
would prevent an uncontrolled expansion of exploitation rates.
The allocation of these catch limits must, in accordance with the second sub-paragraph of
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, ensure relative stability of fishing activities. This
can be approached by setting Member States' fish quotas for 1998 as the highest catch observed
during the last five-year period.
The Commission had already presented a similar proposal to the Council in 1997 in the
framework of the general decisions on TACs for 1998. However, the Council postponed its
decision in order to allow a revision of catch statistics. Accordingly, the present proposal
replaces the former by updating the relevant catch statistics on the basis of Member States'
catch declarations.
This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC)
N° 4S/983 .
        ()J.Nof389. 31.12.1992, p. I
        COM(97)669 final
        O.J. N o L I 2 , 19.1.1998, p. I
                                                 SU
 ---pagebreak---                                        Proposal for a
                   Council Regulation (EC) No /98 of             1998
                           amending Regulation (EC) No.45/98
    fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable
     catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/921 of 20 December 1992
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture as amended by the
Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4)
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 45/98 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks, the TACs for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas it is desirable to set new TACs for 1998 in order to limit the catches of a
number of additional fish stocks or group of fish stocks in the North Sea; whereas
these TACs should be allocated among Member States in accordance with the second
sub-paragraph of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 45/98 should therefore be amended
accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
        O.J. No L389, 31.12.1992, p. 1
        O.J.NoL12, 19.1.1998, p.l
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 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 1
The tables in annexes 1 and II to this Regulation shall be inserted, respectively, in
Annexes I and III to Regulation (EC) No 45/98.
                                       Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels.
                                                                    For the Council,
                                                                    The President
                                            *
 ---pagebreak---                                               Annex I, p. 1
Species:          Megrims         |Zone: iia(i). North sea(i)
                  Lepidorhombus spp.
Belgie / Belgique         10       (1)   Community waters
Danmark                   10
Deutschland               10
Ellada
Espana
France                    50
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland                 40
Osterrelch
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige
United Kingdom         2880
EC                     3000
TAC                    3000
Species:          Anglerfish       Zone: iia(i), North sea (1) i
                  Lophiklae
Belgie / Belgique       770        (1)   Community waters
Danmark                1710
Deutschland             830
Ellada
Espana
France                  150
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland               580
Osterreich
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige                   10
United Kingdom       17950
EC                   22000
TAC                  22000
                                                     s~
 ---pagebreak---                                              Annex I, p. 2
Species:          Turbot     (2)  Zone: iia(i), North sea
                  Psetta maxima
Belgie / Belgique       660       (1)   Community waters
Danmark                1410       (2)   Including brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
Deutschland              360
Ellada
Espana
France                   170
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland              5000
Osterreich
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige                   10
United Kingdom         1390
EC                     9000
TAC                    9000
Species:          Skates and rays Zone: iia(i), North Sea                      i
                  Rajidae
Belgie / Belgique      1010       (1)   Community waters
Danmark                   30
Deutschland               40
Ellada
Espana
France                   150
 Ireland
 Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland                860
Osterreich
 Portugal
 Suomi/Finland
Sverige
 United Kingdom        3910
 EC                    6000
TAC                    6000
                                                          £
 ---pagebreak---                                               Annex I, p. 3
Species:          Dab (2)          Zone: iia(i), North sea(i)                         i
                  Limanda limanda
Belgie / Belgique       760        (1)   Community waters
Danmark               2860         (2)   including flounder (PiaOchthys flesus)
Deutschland           4300
Ellada
Espana
France                  290
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland            17380
Osterreich
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige                    0
United Kingdom         2410
EC                   28000
TAC                  28000
Species:          Lemon sole (2)   Zone: iia (1), North Sea (1)
                  Microstomus kitt
Belgie / Belgique       600        (1)    Community waters
Danmark                1640        (2)   including witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)
Deutschland             210
Ellada
Espana
France                  450
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland              1370
Osterreich
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige                   20
United Kingdom         6710
EC                   11000
TAC                  11000
                                                      3-
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                     Annex II
                                             Stocks                                          Type of TAC      Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation Deductions of Article 5(2)
                                 Species                                       Area          A=analytical      (EC) No 847/96 applicable of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
       Common name                         Latin name                                        P= precautionary         ( 1/0 = yes/no)        applicable ( 1/0 = yes/no )
   Megrims              Lepidorhombus spp.                            lla(1) , North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   Anglerfish           Lophius spp.                                  Ha(1) ,  North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   Turbot and brill     Psetta maxima & ScophthaJmus rhombus          Had) ,   North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   Skates and Rays      Rajidae spp.                                  lla(1) , North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   Dab and flounder     Umanda limanda & Platichthys flesus           lla(1) , North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   Lemon sole and witch Microstomas kitt & Gtyptocephalus cynoglossus lla(1) , North Sea (1)         P                                                    0
   (1) Community waters
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