CELEX: 51997PC0458
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-19
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending, for the fifth time, Regulation (EC) No 390/97 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         Brussels, 19.09.1997
                                                         COM(97) 458 final
                                          Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
                    amending, for the fifth time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97
    fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches for
                  1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
                                  (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 The objective of the present proposal is to fix fishing possibilities for certain stocks offish and
to allocate these equitably to Member States. The fixing and the sharing of possibilities for
fishing falls exclusively within the competence of the Community and arises from obligations
sol out in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) n° 3760/92 of the Council of 20 December 19921,
establishing a Community regime for fishing and aquaculture.
Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the
Community and Norway, the TAC and the Community share for North Sea plaice have been
increased.
This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC)
N° 390/972.
         ( U No 1.38*), 31.12.1W2, p.I
         O.J. N° 1.66, 6.3.IW7, p.I, Regulation as amended by Regulation (HC) N0xxxx/<>7 (OJ N° l.xxx,
         xxxxxx, p. xx)
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Proposal for a
                            Council Regulation (EC) No /97of                  1997
                       amending, for the fifth time, Regulation (EC) No. 390/97
       fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the total allowable catches for
                     1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
TIIE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
I laving 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 as amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
I laving regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/92 it is incumbent upon
the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries;
                                          2
Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups offish stocks, the
 TACs for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights
between the Community and Norway, the TAC and the Community share for North Sea plaice
have boon increased;         *                                                                           \
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 390/97 should therefore be amended accordingly.
    I       O.J. No L 389, oF31.12.1992, p. 1
             O.J. N° L66, 6.3.1997, p.l. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) N°xxxx/97 (OJ N° Lxxx,
             xxxxxxxxxx, p. x)
                                                         3
 ---pagebreak---   IAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                              Article 1
 The annex     to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 390/97.
                                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                                For the Council,
                                                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Annex
Species:          Plaice                Zone: Ha (1), IV
                  Pleuronectes platessa
Belgiô / Belgique        5360           (1)    Waters of the Community
Danmark                17430            (2)   Of which no more than 400001 may be fished in waters under the sovereignty or
Deutschland              5030                 jurisdiction of Norway.
Ellada
EspaAa
France                   1010
Ireland
Italia
Luxembourg
Nederland              33500
Osterreich
Portugal
Suomi/Finland
Sverige
United Kingdom         24800
EC                     87130 (2)
TAC                    91000
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                                                           COM(97) 458 final
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EN                                                            03 08 02 14
                                    Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-472-EN-C
                                                             ISBN 92-78-24654-9
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