CELEX: 51998PC0670
Language: en
Date: 1998-11-23
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone of the Russian Federation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                       Brussels, 23.11.1998
                                                       COM(1998)670 final
                                        Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone
                                of the Russian Federation
                               (presented by the Commission)
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The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among Member States the
quotas available in 1999 to Community (Swedish) vessels fishing.in the zone of the
Russian Federation under the above mentioned arrangement.
The fishing possibilities obtained by Sweden as a result of these agreements have been
allocated to them.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No                     /99
                                           of       1998
 allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the zone
                                    of the Russian Federation
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 ', and in particular Article
8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries
agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by
the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 3 of the agreement on
fisheries of 11 December 1992 concluded between the Government of the Kingdom of
Sweden and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Community, on behalf of the
Kingdom of Sweden, held consultations with the Russian Federation concerning their
mutual fishing rights for 1999;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to
their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1999 should be fixed for the
vessels of the other Party;
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1999, the results of
the consultations held with the Russian Federation;
Whereas, in order to ensure the efficient management of the catch possibilities available
in waters of the Russian Federation, 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 common fisheries policy2;
1
       OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1 Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) n° 1181/98 (O.J. L
       164,9.6.1998, p. 1)
2
       OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. I Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) n° 2205/97 (O.J. L
       304, 7.11.1997, p.l)
                                                    5
 ---pagebreak--- 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 847/963, were not agreed with the Russian Federation;
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1
January 1999;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                          Article 1
From 1 January to 31 December 1999 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are
hereby authorised to make catches in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the
Russian Federation and within the quota limits set out in the Annex.
                                          Article 2
Stocks referred to in the annex shall not be subject to the conditions stipulated in
Articles 2, 3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
                                          Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following thai of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1999.
       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
       States.
       Done at Brussels,       1998
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                 The President
 3
   OJ No LI 15,9.5.1996, p.3
 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX
                            Allocation of Community catch quotas
                 in the fishing zone of the Russian Federation for 1999
                                  (in tonnes, fresh round weight)
    A maximum of seven vessels are allowed to fish simultaneously.
(2)
    A maximum often vessels are allowed to fish simultaneously.
    A maximum often vessels are allowed to fish simultaneously.
    However,
    However, not
               not more
                    more than
                           than ten
                                ten vessels
                                      vessels (for
                                              (for both
                                                   both cod
                                                        cod and
                                                            and sprat
                                                                 sprat fisheries) are allowed
                                                                       fisheries) are allowed to
                                                                                              to fish
                                                                                                 fish
    simultaneously in the Russian  area.
    simultaneously in the Russian area.
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