CELEX: 51993PC0624
Language: en
Date: 1993-11-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating, for 1994, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(93) 624 final
                                                          Brussels, 30 November 1993
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                                           Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                allocating, for 1994, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
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                                   (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In the framework of the Agreement on fisheries between the European
Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the local
Government of Greenland, the Parties have fixed in a Protocol, laying
down the conditions relating to fishing, certain catch quantities for
the Community for each year, until 31 December 1994, in Greenland
waters.
The Agreement allows that these quantities may be taken by vessels
which do not fly the flag of a Member State of the Community to the
extent to which this is necessary for the proper functioning of the
fisheries agreements concluded by the Community with third countries.
According to the provisions of the Fisheries Protocol the authorities
responsible for Greenland undertake to offer to the Community by
15 November each year such supplementary catch possibilities referred
to in Article 8 of the Agreement which at that time are expected to be
available the following year. On 15 November 1993 the Greenland Home
Rule authorities have offered the Community the following supplementary
quantities for 1994 : 3.000 of roundnose grenadier, 2.000 of cod,
9.000 t of redfish (ICES XIV/V), 3.000 t of catfish (NAFO 0/1), 10.000
t of blue whiting (ICES XIV/M), 200 t of halibut (NAFO 0/1) and 200 t
 (ICES XIV/V) and 4.000 t of Greenland halibut (ICES XIV/V) and 2.500 t
 (NAFO O/l), as well as a so far unspecified quantity of capelin (ICES
XIV/V).
In accordance with the Annex of the said Protocol the Community shall
inform the authorities responsible for Greenland of its reaction to the
offer not later than six weeks after receipt of the offer. If the
Community either declines the offer or does not react within six weeks
the authorities responsible for Greenland will be free to offer the
catch possibilities to other parties.
Considering the quantities for 1994 of the species concerned already
available to the Community according to the Fisheries Protocol it is
not considered to be in the Community's interest to accept the
supplementary    quantities   offered   by   the Greenland   Home   Rule
authorities.
 It is incumbent upon the Council to allocate the share available for
the Community, between Member States.
Since all the arrangements with certain third countries, on exchange of
 fishing possiblities for the coming year, have not yet been concluded,
 certain fishing possibilities are not yet allocated. The capelin quota
previously allocated to the Community is transferred unallocated.,
 intended for exchange under the fisheries agreement to be concluded
with Iceland.
 Furthermore, the allocation proposed for 1994 does not prejudice in any
way that which may supervene for subsequent years in order to take
 account of the development of the Community's new international
 fisheries relations with certain coastal states of the North-East
Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
Therefore, the Commission proposes to the Council to agree to the
reaction to the supplementary catch possibilities referred to above and
to allocate the annual catch quotas in Greenland waters by adopting the
 attached regulation.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                     Proposal for a
                                           .COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                                                        of
                                allocating, for 1991», Community catch quotas in Greenland waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch
                                                                    possibilities available, they should be shared out among the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92                Member States by means of quotas in accordance with
of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for             Article $ of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92,
fisheries and aquaculture, ('), and in particular Article 8 ( A )
thereof,                                                            Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
                                                                    are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993
                                                                      establishing a control system applicable to the Common
                                                                      Fisheries Policy.(4)
Whereas 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 ), and the Protocol laying down         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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                                               Article I
 Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland,
                                                                     For 1991», the allocation of the Community catch quotas in
on the other ( 3 ), establish the catch quotas allocated to the
                                                                    Greenland waters shall be as set out in the Annex.
Community in Greenland waters;
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas these catch quotas may be used by vessels not
flying the flag of a Member State of the Community to the            Should the authorities responsible for Greenland make an
extent that this is necessary for the proper functioning of          offer regarding supplementary catch possibilities referred to
 the fisheries agreements which the Community has                    in Article 8 of the Agreement on fisheries, the Council
concluded with third countries;                                      shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
                                                                     Commission, take a decision on that offer within six weeks
 Whereas the Community shall inform the authorities                  of receipt thereof.
 responsible for Greenland of its reaction to offers regarding
 supplementary catch possibilities referred to in Article 8 of                                   Article 3
the Agreement on fisheries not later than six weeks after
 receipt of the offer;                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January \9%.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels,
                                                                                          For the Co;/»;< //
                                                                                            The President
 (') OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
 (2) OJ No L 29, 1. 2. 1985, p. 9.                                    H O j N o L 2 6 1 , 2 0 . 1 0 . 1 9 9 3 , p. 1
  (J) OJ No I. 252, 15. 9. 1990, p. 2.
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NoL                                              Officiai Journal of the European Communities
                                                                                  ANNEX
                                       Allocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1994
                                                                                                                                               Quantities         Faroese quotas in
                                                                                                                                              allocated to        Greenland waters
                                                Community                                                                                                            according to
                                                                   Quotas allocated to Member States                                       Norway & Iceland
                            Geographical            catch
        Species                                                                                                                                  (tonnes)       EC/ Greenland Fisheries
                               region              quotas                                   (tonnes)
                                                                                                                                               (shown for             Protocol (')
                                                  (tonnes)                                                                                    information              (tonnes)
                                                                                                                                                   only)     (shown for information only)
            1                     2                   3                                              4                                               5                     6
Cod                       NAFO 0/1                16 000          Germany                                                        12    320
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                   3   680
                          ICES XIV/V               15 000         Germany                                                        13    040
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                   1   960
Redfish                   NAFO 0/1                  5 500         Germany                                                          5 395
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                       105
                          ICES XIV/V              46 820          Germany                                                       46 270                                    500         /   '
                                                                  France                                                               330
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                       220
                                                                                                                                                    W
Greenland halibut         NAFO 0/1                  2 050         Germany                                                           1575           400 (2) *              150
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                        75
                          ICES XIV/V                3 950         Germany                                                           3 375          400 (2) *              150
                                                                  United Kingdom                                                       175
Halibut                   NAFO 0/1                     200                                                                              —          200(2)*
Deep-water prawns          ICES XIV/V                4 525        Denmark                                                            1012       2 500      *            1 150
                                                                  France                                                            1 012
Catfish                    NAFO 0/1                  2 000        Germany                                                           2 000            —
Blue whiting               ICES XIV/V              30 000         Denmark                                                           3 000            —
                                                                  France                                                            3 000
                                                                  Germany                                                        24 000
Capelin                    ICES XIV/V            30000            Community                                                                    30 000      *          10 000
(') These Faroese quotas are additional to the Community catch quotas and form part of the fishery arrangement for 1994 agreed on by the Community and the
    Faroe Islands.
(2) To be fished only by long-liners.
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