CELEX: 32004R1691
Language: en
Date: 2004-09-24 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 1691/2004 of 24 September 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland waters

1.10.2004   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 305/3
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1691/2004
   of 24 September 2004
   amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland waters
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               In Council Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 of 28 June 2004 on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (2), fishing possibilities for the Community in Greenland waters are laid down. The necessary measures should be taken to implement the results of that Agreement.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 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 limitations in catch are required (3), should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I C to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         L. J. BRINKHORST
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
   
      (2)  OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 1.
   
      (3)  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      Annex I C to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is amended as follows:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  the following entry shall be inserted before the entry concerning Roundnose grenadier in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters):
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Snow crab
                                          
                                             Chionoecetes spp.
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)
                                          PRC/NO1GRN
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Ireland
                           
                           
                              125
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              Spain
                           
                           
                              875
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              1 000
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant’
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  the entry concerning the species Cod in zone I, II (Norwegian waters) is replaced by the following:
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Cod
                                          
                                             Gadus morhua
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          I, II (Norwegian waters)
                                          COD/1N2AB-
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Germany
                           
                           
                              2 431
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              Greece
                           
                           
                              301
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              Spain
                           
                           
                              2 712
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              Ireland
                           
                           
                              301
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              France
                           
                           
                              2 232
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              Portugal
                           
                           
                              2 712
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              United Kingdom
                           
                           
                              9 431
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              20 120
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              486 000’
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (c)
               
               
                  the entry concerning the species Cod in zone Greenland waters shall be inserted after the entry Cod in zone I, II b:
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Cod
                                          
                                             Gadus morhua
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Greenland waters
                                          COD/N01514
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Germany
                           
                           
                              “pm”
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              United Kingdom
                           
                           
                              “pm”
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              “pm”
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant’
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (d)
               
               
                  the entry concerning the species Atlantic halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Atlantic halibut
                                          
                                             Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                                          HAL/514GRN
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Portugal
                           
                           
                              800
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              1 000 (1)
                                  (2)
                              
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (e)
               
               
                  the following entry shall be inserted after the entry concerning Northern prawn in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters):
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Northern prawn
                                          
                                             Pandalus borealis
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)
                                          PRA/NO1GRN
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Denmark
                           
                           
                              2 000
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              France
                           
                           
                              2 000
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              4 000
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant’
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (f)
               
               
                  the entry concerning the species Greenland halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Greenland halibut
                                          
                                             Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
                                          
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                                          GHL/514GRN
                                       
                                    
                        
                              Germany
                           
                           
                              7 647
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              United Kingdom
                           
                           
                              403
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              9 000 (3)
                              
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
                  (g)
               
               
                  the following entry shall be added after the entry concerning Flatfish in zone Vb (Faroese waters):
                  
                              
                                          ‘Species
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          Bycatches
                                       
                                    
                           
                              
                                          Zone
                                       
                                       
                                          :
                                       
                                       
                                          NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)
                                          XBC/NO1GRN
                                       
                                    
                        
                              EC
                           
                           
                              2 000 (4)
                              
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
                              TAC
                           
                           
                              not relevant
                           
                           
                               
                           
                        
            
         (1)  Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway.
      
         (2)  If bycatches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been exhausted.’
      
         (3)  Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.’
      
         (4)  Combined bycatches of cod, carfish, skate, ling and tusk. The bycatch quantities of cod shall not exceed 100 tonnes. May be fished in sub-area XIV and V (Greenland waters).’