CELEX: 51983PC0216
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Date: 1983-05-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian economic zone and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                  COM(83) 216 f i n a l
                                                  Brussels,  5th May 1983
                      PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
            allocating     c e r t a i n catch quotas between Member States for
            vessels fishing           in the Norwegian economic      zone and the
            fishery   zone around Jan Mayen
                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
            allocating     catch quotas between Member States for v e s s e l s
             fishing   i n Swedish         waters
                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
             allocating     catch quotas between Member States for vessels
             fishing   in Faroese waters
                     (presented by the Commission to the Council)
COM(83) 216 final
 ---pagebreak---                                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                          Bilateral     consultations       which the European Economie
Community has held with the                    Faroe I s l a n d s , Norway and Sweden,
respectively                have resuLted i n the i n i t i a l l i n g of  reciprocal
biLateraL             f i s h e r y arrangements for 1983.           These arrangements provide
i n t e r a L i a for c e r t a i n catch quotas for Community vessels in the
f i s h e r y zones of the other P a r t i e s .
                          The draft ReguUations now proposed aLLocate the quotas
for      1983 a v a i t a b l e to Community f i s h i n g v e s s e l s under the above-
mentioned arrangements between the i n t e r e s t e d Member States and
 refer       to the a p p r o p r i a t e c o n t r o l procedures which ensure that           the
 a l l o c a t i o n s between Member States provided i n these Regulations are
 respected.
                          The proposed a l l o c a t i o n s of the quotas a v a i l a b l e to the
Community between Member States are based on the p r i n c i p l e s used
for      the a l l o c a t i o n of the 1982         quotas.
 ---pagebreak---                                                       Proposal f o r a
                                         COUNCIL            REGULATION                  (EEC) No :
                                                               of
               allocating c e r t a i n catch q u o t a s between M e m b e r States f o r vessels f i s h i n g                  i n the
                          N o r w e g i a n e c o n o m i c z o n e a n d the f i s h e r y z o n e a r o u n d J a n M a y e n
THE COUNCIL OF T H E EUROPEAN                                                     HAS A D O P T E D THIS              REGULATION:
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community,
                                                                                   1. Catches, undr, the Agree nent on mutual fish­
                                                                                  ing rights in 1933between the Community and Nor­
                                                                                  way, by vessf!.. flying the fag of a Member State in
                                                                                  the waters '. iing within the Norwegian economic
                                                                                  zone n o i o f 6 2 ° N as well as within the fishery
                                                                                  zone a r o d Jan.Mayen shall be iimited for1983to
                                                                                  the quot; set out in Annex I .
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1 7 0 / 8 3 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Com­                                2. Catches of the species mentioned in Annex II,
munity system for the conservation and manage­                                    under the Agreement on mutual fishing rights in
ment of fishery resources (I), and in particular Arti­                        1983 between the Community and Norway, by ves­
cles 3, 4 and 11 thereof,                                                         sels flying the flag of a Member State in the waters
                                                                                  falling within the Norwegian economic zone and
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­                                    situated south of 62° N shall be limited for1983to
sion (2),                    .                                                    the quotas set out in the Annex.
Whereas the Community and Norway have ini­                                                                            Article 2
tialled an Agreement on their mutual fishing rights
for 1983which provides inter alia for the allocation                               Member States and captains of fishing vessels flying
of certain catch quotas to Community vessels in the                                the flag of a Member State shall, with regard to fish­
Norwegian fisheries zone;                                                          ing in the waters referred to in Article I, comply
                                                                                   with the provisions of Articles3 to 9 of Council
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to                               Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 o f 29 J u n e 1982
allocate these catch quotas among fishermen from                                  e s t a b l i s h i n g c o n t r o l measures f o r f i s h i n g
the Community;                                                                   a c t i v i t i e s by v e s s e l s o f t h e Member
                                                                                  States ( 3 ) .
Whereas, in order to ensure an equitable allocation
of available fishing possibilities, these quotas                                                                      Article 3
should be allocated among the Member States of
the Community;                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
                                                                                   its publication in the Official              Journal   of the Euro­
Whereas information about actual catches should be                                 pean Communities.
made available in order to ensure that the allocation
is respected.                                                                      It shall apply until 31 December 1983.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                                            The President
(1)       0J No L 24, 27.1.1983, p . 1
(2)
                                                                                   g) 0J No L 220, 2 9 . 7 . 1 9 8 2 , p . 1
 ---pagebreak---                                                   ANNEX      I
                                     Quantities referred to in Article 1 (1)
                                    (Norwegian waters north o f 6 2 ° 0 0 ' N )
                                                                                    (tonnes — fresh round weigh!)
             Species           ICES division         Quotas                        Allocations
Cod                          1,11a)and lib)        10 500         France                             1 660 ·
                                                                  Germany                            1 810
                                                                  United K i n g d o m               7 030 ·
Haddock                      1,11 a)and lib)         4 100        France                                520
                                                                  Germany                              880
                                                                   United K i n g d o m              2 700
Saithe                       1, II a) and lib).      6 000        .France                               770
                                                                   Germany                         4 800
                                                                   United K i n g d o m                430
Redfish
Sebastes mentella             1,11 a)and lib)         2 000        Germany                           1 380
                                                                   United K i n g d o m                400
                           •                                       France                              220
 Sebastes marinus             I, II a) and lib)       2 500        Germany                          1 720
                                                                   United K i n g d o m                500
                                                                   France                              280
 G r e e n l a n d halibut    1,1 la)and lib)            250       Germany                              125
                                                                   United K i n g d o m            •    125
 Blue whiting                 11                      2 000        France                            2 000
  Other species                1,11 a)and lib)           500        France                                 65
  (as by-catches)
                                                                    Germany                               170
                                                                    United K i n g d o m                  265
   Mackerel                   Ha)                      5 000        Denmark                           5   000
 ---pagebreak---                                                  ANNEX     II
                                  Quantities referred to in Article 1 (2)
                                                                                 (tonnes — fresh round weight)
          Species            ICES division         Quotas                      Allocations
 Norway pout (')           IV                       50 000    Denmark                             47 500(2)
                                                              United K i n g d o m                 2 500 (J)
 Sand-eel                  IV                     150 000     Denmark                                     J
                                                                                                142 500 ( )
                                                              United Kingdom                       7 500(')
 Shrimps                   IV                         650     Denm:   r i
                                                                                                    65Q
 Other species             IV                      3 000      Deni : rk                         1 500
                                                              Unitr    Kingdom                  1 125
                                                              Germany           1
                                                              Belgium            [                  375
                                                              France             j
(')  Including blue whiting.
(•') Within a total quota for N o r w a y pout and sand-eel up to 19 000 tonnes may be interchanged.
(•') Within a total quota for N o r w a y pout and sand-eel up to I 000 tonnes may be interchanged.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       Proposal for a
                                                      C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC) No !
                                                                              of
                         allocating catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters
THP. C O U N C I L O F T H E E U R O P E A N                                                      W h e r e a s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a c t u a l catches s h o u l d be
COMMUNITIES,                                                                                       m a d e a v a i l a b l e i n o r d e r t o e n s u r e that the a l l o c a t i o n
                                                                                                   is r e s p e c t e d ,
H a v i n g r e g a r d to the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g the E u r o ­
pean E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y ,
                                                                                                   HAS A D O P T E D THIS                   REGULATION:
                                                                                                                                           Article J
                                                                                                    F r o m 1 J a n u a r y to 31 D e c e m b e r 1983, vessels f l y i n g
                                                                                                    the f l a g o f a M e m b e r State s h a l l be a u t h o r i z e d to
                                                                                                    m a k e c a t c h e s w i t h i n the q u o t a l i m i t s set out i n the
 Having           regard        to   Council               Regulation ( E E C )
                                                                                                    A n n e x hereto i n w a t e r s f a l l i n g w i t h i n the           fisheries
 N o 1 7 0 / 8 3 o f 25 J a n u a r y 1983 e s t a b l i s h i n g a C o m ­
                                                                                                   jurisdiction of Sweden.
 m u n i t y s y s t e m for the c o n s e r v a t i o n a n d m a n a g e ­
 m e n t o f fishery r e s o u r c e s (1), a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i ­
 c l e s 3, 4 a n d 11 t h e r e o f .
                                                                                                                                            Article 2
 H a v i n g r e g a r d to the p r o p o s a l f r o m the C o m m i s ­                            Member            States,      and      captains        of   fishing     vessels
 s i o n (2),
                                                                                                    H y i n g the f l a g o f a M e m b e r State a n d f i s h i n g i n the
                                                                                                    w a t e r s referred to i n A r t i c l e 1, s h a l l c o m p l y w i t h the
 W h e r e a s the C o m m u n i t y a n d S w e d e n h a v e i n i ­                               p r o v i s i o n o f A r t i c l e s 3 to 9     of Council       Regulation
 t i a l l e d a n A g r e e m e n t o n t h e i r m u t u a l fishing rights                       ( E E C ) N o 2057/82 of 29 June 1982
 for 1 9 8 ^ w h i c h p r o v i d e s inter alia for c e r t a i n c a t c h                         e s t a b l i s h i n g c e r t a i n c o n t r o l measures
 q u o t a s to C o m m u n i t y vessels i n S w e d i s h w a t e r s ;                             for f i s h i n g a c t i v i t i e s by v e s s e l s of
                                                                                                     the Member States . (3).
  W h e r e a s it is the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f the C o m m u n i t y to
 a l l o c a t e the c a t c h q u o t a s a m o n g fishermen f r o m the                                                                  Article 3
  Community;
                                                                                                     T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l e n t e r i n t o force o n the d a y o f
  W h e r e a s , i n o r d e r to e n s u r e a n e q u i t a b l e a l l o c a t i o n             its p u b l i c a t i o n i n the Official Journal of the Euro­
  of available               fishing      p o s s i b i l i t i e s , these q u o t a s              pean Communities.
  s h o u l d be a l l o c a t e d b e t w e e n the M e m b e r States o f
  the C o m m u n i t y ;                                                                             It s h a l l a p p l y u n t i l 31 D e c e m b e r       1983.
                       T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l b e b i n d i n g i n its e n t i r e t y a n d d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e i n a l l M e m b e r
                       States.
                       D o n e at B r u s s e l s ,
                                                                                                                             For the        Council
                                                                                                                               The President
 CD 0J No L 24,                        27.1.1983,                       p.-1
 (2) "                                                                                               0)       0J No L 220,                   29.7.1982> p . .1
 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX
          Quantities referred to ID Article 1 for the period 1 January to 31 December   1983
                                                                                              (tonnes)
        Species            ICES division         Quotas                     Allocations
Cod                       Hid)                    3 350       Denmark                       2 450
                                                              Germany                         900
Herring                   Hid)                    1 000       Denmark                         570
                                                              Germany                         430
Salmon                    111 d)                       35     Denrna-                           30
                                                              G e r m ; .·.                       5
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    Proposal for a
                                                   C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC) No
                                                                           of
                        allocating catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                                     s h o u l d be a l l o c a t e d a m o n g the M e m b e r States o f
COMMUNITIES,                                                                                    the C o m m u n i t y ;
H a v i n g r e g a r d to the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g the E u r o ­
                                                                                                W h e r e a s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a c t u a l c a t c h e s s h o u l d be
pean E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y ,
                                                                                                m a d e a v a i l a b l e i n order to ensure that this a l l o c a ­
                                                                                                t i o n is r e s p e c t e d ,                            /
                                                                                                                                                       {•
                                                                                                 HAS A D O P T E D THIS R E G U L A T I O N :
                                                                                                                                        Article I
Having            reg. rd to Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1 7 0 / 8 3 o f 25 January 1983 establishing a Com­
                                                                                                 From l January to 31 December 1983,catches by
munity system for the conservation and manage­
                                                                                                 vessels f l y i n g the flag of a Member State in the wat­
ment o f fishery resources (1), and in particular Arti­
                                                                                                 ers f a l l i n g within the fisheries jurisdiction of the
cles 3, 4 and 11 thereof.
                                                                                                 F a r o e I s l a n d s under the arrangement on reciprocal
                                                                                                 fishing rights for1983between Community and the
H a v i n g regard to the proposal from the Commis­
                                                                                                 Faroe I s l a n d s s h a l l b e l i m i t e d to the q u o t a s set out
sion (3,
                                                                                                 i n the A n n e x .
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure prov­
 ided for b y the Fisheries Agreement between the
                                                                                                                                        Article 2
 European E c o n o m i c Community, of the one part,
and the Government                   of Denmark and the                      Home
 Government o f the Faroe Islands, of the other part,                                             M e m b e r States a n d c a p t a i n s o f f i s h i n g vessels f l y i n g
 b o t h parties have held consultations concerning                                              the f l a g o f a M e m b e r State s h a l l , w i t h regard to                  fish­
 their mutual fishing rights for 1983.                                                            ing     i n the waters referred to i n A r t i c l e 1, c o m p l y
                                                                                                  w i t h the p r o v i s i o n s o f A r t i c l e s 3 to 9 o f C o u n c i l
  W h e r e a s as a result of these consultations the two                                        R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) N o 2057/82 of 29 June 1982
   parties have agreed an arrangement for1983involv-                                              e s t a b l i s h i n g c e r t a i n c o n t r o l measures
  i n g inter alia the allocation of certain catch quotas                                         for •Hshinn a c t i v i t i e s by v e s s e l s
  to Community vessels in the fisheries zone of the                                               of the Member States ( 3 ) .
   Faroe Islands;
                                                                                                                                         Article 3
   W h e r e a s it is the responsibility of the Community to
   allocate the c a t c h quotas in the fisheries z o n e of the
   Faroe Islands among fishermen from the Com­                                                     T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l enter i n t o force o n the d a y o f
   munity;                                      <·                                                 its p u b l i c a t i o n i n the Official Journal of the Euro­
                                                                                                   pean        Communities.
   W h e r e a s , in order to ensure an equitable allocation
   of available fishing possibilities, these quotas                                               It s h a l l a p p l y u n t i l 31 D e c e m b e r        1983.
                      T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g i n its e n t i r e t y a n d d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e i n a l l M e m b e r
                      States.
                       D o n e at B r u s s e l s , '"
                                                                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                                                                    The President
 (1)       0J No L 24,                27.1.1983, p. 1
 (  2 )
                                                                                                   (5) 0J No L 220, 29.7.1982, p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX
                      Quantities referred to in Article 1
                                                                                  Xtonnts)
              Species        Quotas                             Allocations
C o d and haddock          2    200         France                                 260
                                           Germany                                    50
                                            United K i n g d o m                1 890
Saithe                          3  500      Belgium                         to :en entry
                                            France                                 2 200
                                            Germany                                  450
                                            Netherlanr                      token entry
                                            United K i r d o m                       850
Redfish                         4 800       Belgium                          token entry
                                            France                                    300
                                            Germany                                4 450
                                            United K i n g d o m                        50
 Ling                             500        France                                   280
                                             United Kingdom                           200
                                            Germany                                     20
 Blue ling                      4 500        France                                 2 950
                                             United Kingdom                            100
                                             Germany                                1 450
 Tusk                              400       United Kingdom                           300
                                             Germany                                    90
                                             France                                      10
 Blue whiting                  25 000        Denmark                               11 000
                                             France
                                             Germany                                3 000
                                             Netherlands
                                             United K i n g d o m                  11 000
 Flatfish                          300        France                                    40
                                             Germany                                    60
                                              United Kingdom                         200
 Other species                      500       France                                    180
                                              United K i n g d o m                      120
                                              Germany                                  200
Mackerel                       3     500       Denmark                            3    500