CELEX: 32007R0444
Language: en
Date: 2007-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2007 of 23 April 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 as regards catch limits for the stock of herring in ICES zones I and II

24.4.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 106/22
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 444/2007
   of 23 April 2007
   amending Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 as regards catch limits for the stock of herring in ICES zones I and II
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 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 catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Annex IB thereto,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 fixes for 2007 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 catch limitations are required.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Pursuant to consultations between the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation on 18 January 2007, an agreement on the fishing opportunities for the Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic was reached. The overall catch limitation for 2007 is fixed at a level of 1 280 000 tonnes in full conformity with the scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). That agreement should be implemented into Community law.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 23 April 2007.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Joe BORG
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      In Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 the entry concerning the species Herring in EC and international waters of ICES zones I and II is replaced by the following:
      
         
                     
                                 ‘Species
                              
                              
                                 :
                              
                              
                                 Herring
                                 
                                    Clupea harengus
                                 
                              
                           
                  
                     
                                 Zone
                              
                              
                                 :
                              
                              
                                 EC and International waters of I and II HER/1/2.
                              
                           
               
                     Belgium
                  
                  
                     30
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Denmark
                  
                  
                     28 550
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Germany
                  
                  
                     5 000
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Spain
                  
                  
                     94
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     France
                  
                  
                     1 232
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Ireland
                  
                  
                     7 391
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     The Netherlands
                  
                  
                     10 217
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Poland
                  
                  
                     1 445
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Portugal
                  
                  
                     94
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Finland
                  
                  
                     442
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Sweden
                  
                  
                     10 580
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     United Kingdom
                  
                  
                     18 253
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     EC
                  
                  
                     83 328
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Norway
                  
                  
                     74 995 (1)
                     
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     TAC
                  
                  
                     1 280 000
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                     
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                     
                     
                        Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
                     
                  
               
                     Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:
                     
                                  
                              
                              
                                 Norwegian waters north of 62 °N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)
                              
                           
                                 Belgium
                              
                              
                                 30 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Denmark
                              
                              
                                 28 550 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Germany
                              
                              
                                 5 000 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Spain
                              
                              
                                 94 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 France
                              
                              
                                 1 232 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Ireland
                              
                              
                                 7 391 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 The Netherlands
                              
                              
                                 10 217 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Poland
                              
                              
                                 1 445 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Portugal
                              
                              
                                 94 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Finland
                              
                              
                                 442 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 Sweden
                              
                              
                                 10 580 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 United Kingdom
                              
                              
                                 18 253 ()
                                 
                              
                           
                                 
                                    ()  When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 74 995 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.’
                              
                           
               
      
         (1)  Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EC waters north of 62 °N.
      Special conditions:
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:
      
                   
               
               
                  Norwegian waters north of 62 °N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  30 ()
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  28 550 ()
                  
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  5 000 ()
                  
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  94 ()
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  1 232 ()
                  
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  7 391 ()
                  
               
            
                  The Netherlands
               
               
                  10 217 ()
                  
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  1 445 ()
                  
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  94 ()
                  
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  442 ()
                  
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  10 580 ()
                  
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  18 253 ()
                  
               
            
                  
                     ()  When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 74 995 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.’
               
            
         (2)  When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 74 995 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.’