CELEX: 51997PC0662
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-04
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating, for 1998, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          Brussels, 04.12.1997
                                          COM(97)662 final
                          Proposal for a
                COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
allocating, for 1998, certain catch quotas between Member States
               for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
                 (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, held in Torshavn on 13 and
14 October 1997, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1998. These
arrangements imply, inter alia, certain catch quota for Community vessels in Faroese waters.
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among Member States the quotas
available in 1998 to Community vessels fishing in the Faroese zone under the above mentioned
arrangements.
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 ---pagebreak---                                             Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No                         /98
                                        of.... December 1997
                  allocating, for 1998, certain catch quotas between Member States
                                   for vessels fishing in Faroese waters
 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(1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the
 European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home
 Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, the two parties have held consultations on their
mutual fishing rights for 1998;
Whereas, as a result of these consultations, the two Parties have agreed on an arrangement for 1998
whereby certain catch quotas are allocated to Community vessels in the Faroese fishing zone;
Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, they should be
allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No.
3760/92;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control
measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a
control system applicable to the commonfisheriespolicy(2);
Whereas additional conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas, in accordance
with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 847/96(3), were not
agreed with the Faroe Islands,
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January
1998,
(1)
        OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession
(2)
        OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1..
(3)
        OJ NO L I 15,9.5.1996, p.3
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                            Article 1
From 1 January to 31 December 1998 catches taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State in
the waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, under the arrangement on
reciprocal fishing rights for 1998 between the Community and the Faroe Islands, shall not exceed
the quotas set out in the Annex hereto.
                                            Article 2
Fishing quotas referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles
2, 3 and 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No. 847/96.
                                            Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels,      December 1997.
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                     The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                                   ANNEX
                 Allocation of Community catch quotas in Faroese waters for 1998,
                                          as referred to in Article 1
                                    (in metric tonnes, fresh round weight)
       Species          ICES Division           Community              Quotas allocated to Member
                                               catch quotas
    Cod, haddock              Vbl                    500             France                            60
                                                                     Germany                           io
                                                                     United Kingdom
                                                                                                      430
        Saithe                 Vb                   2,500            Belgium
                                                                     France                            50
                                                                     Germany                       i,5ib
                                                                     Netherlands                      310
                                                                     United Kmgdbm                     50
                                                                                                      580
       Redfish                 Vb                   7,000            Belgium                           50
                                                                     France                          435
                                                                     Germany                       6,440
                                                                     United Kingdom                    75
    Blue ling, ling            Vb                  3,600', ( ! ) • •
                                                                     France                        2,340
                                                                     Germany                       1,055
                                                                     United Kingdom                  2(55
    Blue whiting               Vb                  25,000            Denmark                     ii.rido
                                                                     France
                                                                     Germany                       3,
                                                                     Netherlands
                                                                     United Kingdorri            11,000
       Flatfish                Vb                  1,000',(2)        France                           14(5
                                                                     Germany                          180
                                                                     United Kingdom                  68t)
      Mackerel                 Vb                   3,270            Denmark                       3,27d
    Other species              Vb                   760(3)           France                          275
                                                                     Germany                          305
                                                                     United Kingdom                   180
(1)
         By-catches of roundriose grenadier and black scabbard to be counted against this quota.
a)
         Including Greenland halibut.
(3)
         Excluding fish species of no commercial value.
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