CELEX: 51997PC0277
Language: en
Date: 1997-06-05
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No 390/97 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     Brussels, 05.06.1997
                                                     COM(97)277 final
                                      Proposal for a
                            flOTINCTf, REGULATION ŒO
               amending, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97
fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches for
              1997 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) n° 3760/92 of the Council of 20 December 19921,
establishing a Community regime for fishing and aquaculture.
Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the
Community and Norway, the TAC and the Community share for North Sea plaice have been
increased.
This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC)
N° 390/972.
        O.J. No L389, 31.12.1992, p. 1
        O.J. N° L66, 6.3.1997, p.l, Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) N°711/97 (OJ N° LI06,
        24.4.1997, p. 1)
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 ---pagebreak---                                                Proposal for a
                             Council Regulation (EC) No 191 of                1997
                      amending, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97
      fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for
                     1997 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. 3760/92 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 under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/92 it is incumbent upon
the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries;
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Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the
TACs for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights
between the Community and Norway, the TAC and the Community share for North Sea plaice
have been increased;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 should therefore be amended accordingly,
    1       O.J. No L 389, of 31.12.1992, p. 1
    2
            O.J. N° L66, 6.3.1997, p.J, Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) N°711/97 (OJ N° L106,
            24.4.1997, p. 1)
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 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                              ArtkleJ.
The annex     to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 390/97.
                                              Ariicje_2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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
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 ---pagebreak---                                                 Annex
Species:          Plaice                Zone: lia (1), IV
                  Pleuronectes platessa
Belgiê / Belgique       4730            (1)    Waters of the Community as constituted In 1994
Danmark                15380            (2)   Of which no more than 400001 may be fished in waters under the sovereignty or
Deutschland             4440                  jurisdiction of Norway.
Ellada
Espafla
France                   890
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
 Nederland             29570
Osterreich
 Portugal
Suomi/Finland
 Sverige
 United Kingdom        21890
 EC                    76900 (2)
ITAC                   80000
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